Equativ Partners with IRIS.TV for Enhanced Contextual Ad Targeting
The world’s top independent ad platform, Equativ, has officially partnered with IRIS.TV, the only data platform designed specifically for organizing, connecting, and enabling video-level data. Through the collaboration, a new marketplace will be able to provide brand-appropriate, contextual ad targeting for online video and CTV advertising using IRIS_ID’s smart content identifier, IRIS.TV. Equativ takes pride in its brand- and privacy-safe approach to optimizing ad impact while upholding customer rights. Media buyers will be able to use publisher-declared content, AI-assisted contextual targeting, and metadata. It will guarantee that advertisements are shown next to the content that is most appropriate for their audience and brand,
What is IRIS_ID?
For video-level data, IRIS_ID is a global content identifier. Outside of fenced landscapes, it is utilized by the IRIS.TV Contextual Video Marketplace to enable marketers to target the topic of video across any screen in real-time and at scale. An IRIS_ID is given to a video when it is ingested into the IRIS.TV Contextual Video Marketplace. After that, this identifier is sent to several data partners via the bid stream, where they utilize it to evaluate the video content and supply contextual information. Buyers use this information to assess whether inventory is appropriate for a particular campaign. IRIS_ID is a useful tool for publishers as well as marketers. It benefits publishers by acquiring more revenue from their video content and enables marketers to reach their target audiences with relevant ads.
Premier Full-Stack Integration for contextual targeting
It is IRIS.TV’s first full-stack partnership. Equativ’s advanced ad server, supply-side, and demand-side platforms (SSP and DSP) can now use granular video-level data thanks to the partnership with IRIS.TV. Equativ will establish a new marketplace through direct integration where publishers will have easier access to demand from media buyers and be able to easily integrate the IRIS_ID to provide contextual ad targeting that is appropriate for brands for online video and connected TV (CTV) inventory. By leveraging comprehensive insights about on-screen digital content, the smart content identifier facilitates secure data sharing and makes it simple to effectively drive relevant advertising.
Benefits of the partnership
- Simplified and safe revenue generation- The IRIS_ID gives publishers a shared data signal that they can use to boost CTV and video ad revenue while keeping strict control over their priceless assets.
- Smart contextual targeting- Ads are positioned next to content that is most appropriate for their audience and brand when media buyers use AI-assisted contextual targeting, which is twice as effective as demo and publisher-declared content metadata.
- Scalable deal configuration- This refers to the flexible ability to optimize and arrange multi-publisher deals in the manner that buyers desire. This is all while creating distinct deal IDs that are easily obtainable by any DSP of their choosing.
- Strict guidelines- Data management procedures adhere to the same standards as large display advertising. These include brand suitability segments created in accordance with the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) framework. Furthermore, it ensures compliance with the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
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Privacy-by-design solution for publishers
The privacy-by-design solution offered by IRIS.TV enables publishers to safely share video-level insights with advertisers. It assigns an IRIS_ID—a universal content identifier—to each video after seamlessly ingesting and normalizing all of the metadata for that video. Data partners have access to this IRIS_ID. These include Pixability, Oracle Advertising, and GumGum’s Verity for advanced enrichment and segmentation that is enabled by AI frame-to-frame analysis. Publishers can pass the IRIS_ID into the bid stream through Equativ’s platform. It will allow flexible programmatic transactions via direct, private marketplace (PMP), and pre-bid deals.
Deprecation of third-party cookies
This collaboration occurs at a time when persistent changes in data access and usage are shaking up conventional methods of digital media buying and monetization. The impending removal of third-party cookies in 2024, along with growing data privacy regulations, is making more contextual-based solutions necessary. Contextual approaches that can provide consumers with more engaging and privacy-compliant ads are becoming more and more popular. Brands, agencies, and advertisers are realizing how important it is to investigate alternative data sources. This is especially true in the rapidly expanding CTV space.
Here’s what they said
Sean Holzman, EVP, Ad Platforms and Agencies at IRIS.TV commented,
Accessing content data at the video level has been a major challenge for many contextual intelligence solutions looking to enter the video and CTV arena. The IRIS_ID is engineered around solving this issue and supporting an open ecosystem where video owners, distributors, and advertisers can tap detailed video-level data to deliver the right ads in the moments that matter. By integrating the IRIS_ID with Equativ, we look forward to providing advanced ad decisioning capabilities that are unique in the marketplace. This integration will also enable players across the industry to access and connect to high-value and privacy-centric data. This access will help them achieve deeper audience understanding and, ultimately, provide a better user experience.
James Grant, SVP and Head of Agency & Enterprise CTV Partnerships at Equativ added,
Maintaining addressability is essential to not only accelerate growth in the CTV space but also help protect its future viability. While subscriptions are becoming an important element of monetization strategies, the exploding popularity of FAST platforms means there is a growing need for technologies that help supply and demand side players connect and trade efficiently. We are committed to constantly honing and extending our CTV capabilities, developing contextual and curation tools that fuel greater yield without relying on cookies, and moving to become an ID-agnostic platform. Working with IRIS.TV to access content signals via the IRIS_ID is the next phase of that progression, which will bring a rich new avenue of data to make ads even more impactful.
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Taboola and Yahoo Partner for Native Ads Worldwide
Taboola, the leader in enabling proposals for the open web, revealed that its advertiser clients can now begin running native ads on Yahoo’s top digital properties worldwide. Taboola’s advertising platform will make this possible in more than a dozen markets around the world. With Taboola’s assistance, advertisers can now access Yahoo‘s extensive portfolio of websites, including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, and Yahoo Sports. Globally, they can access hundreds of millions of active users each month. Additionally, advertisers can run campaigns in conjunction with Yahoo’s dependable editorial environments and well-liked email platforms on desktop, mobile web, and mobile apps. Taboola projects $1 billion in annual revenue from the partnership.
A Significant Milestone
The information represents a crucial turning point in Taboola’s already declared 30-year strategic alliance with Yahoo. Additionally, it establishes Taboola as the sole provider of native advertising across all of Yahoo’s digital sites that may be purchased through the Yahoo DSP. In addition, Yahoo will keep several managed clients who purchase native ads on its owned and operated websites. Future cooperation milestones will center on technical and data connections made to give advertisers new ways to identify, target, and engage audiences more accurately.
Partnership benefits
The Independent, BBC, CNBC, and CBSi are among Taboola’s publisher partners. Combined with them, the collaboration with Yahoo gives businesses enormous reach to hundreds of millions of customers globally. Both businesses have been focusing on technology integration since January. It has been introduced in a few international areas to advertisers’ satisfaction. Advertising can be purchased on the Taboola network and Yahoo thanks to the supply being fully accessible worldwide, including in the United States.
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Potential challenges
The ability to service a huge volume of new advertisers and greatly increase size, according to Taboola, was the largest challenge. The statement went on to say that establishing seamless integration was the toughest hurdle.
Here’s what they said
Adam Singolda, CEO of Taboola said,
We’ve seen great results for advertisers on Yahoo’s international markets, and I’m excited to share that we’re taking a meaningful step forward to make Yahoo now available globally. With Yahoo, we’re supercharging advertisers’ ability to connect with millions of consumers around the world each day. This adds significantly to Taboola’s existing worldwide footprint and gives advertisers greater reach, better campaign performance, and a strong local team that can support advertiser success.
Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Chief Revenue Officer at Yahoo added,
We are excited about this next phase in our strategic partnership with Taboola. This collaboration sets us apart in the market, helping us drive long-term growth in native advertising while enhancing the experiences of users, advertisers, and publishers.
About Taboola
Taboola powers predictions for the public internet, assisting users in finding content they would enjoy. Digital properties, including websites, gadgets, and mobile apps, leverage the company’s platform. It is AI-powered, to increase user engagement and revenue. With some of the top digital publications in the world, such as CNBC, BBC, NBC News, Business Insider, The Independent, and El Mundo, Taboola has long-standing agreements. More than 15,000 advertisers use Taboola to reach more than 600 million active users every day in a setting that protects their brands. Taboola is a market leader in e-commerce suggestions after acquiring Connexity in 2021, fueling more than 1 million monthly transactions. Key clients include well-known companies like Walmart, Macy’s, Skechers, and eBay.
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