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Topsort, an auction-based advertising startup, now valued at $110M after seed round

TechCrunch

Exploring Ostrovsky’s work on auctions, together they started Topsort in 2021 to provide auction-based advertising technology, through APIs, so that smaller retailers and vendors could more easily promote without the reliance on cookies, which are poised to go away. Where will our data go when cookies disappear?

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Advertising Startup StackAdapt Snags Massive $235M Round

Crunchbase News

Advertising technologies do not interest investors as they once did, however, when you mix in artificial intelligence they take note. The Toronto-based company is a multichannel programmatic advertising platform that uses AI and automation in its software to enhance capabilities and user experience.

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Adtech Startup Funding Has Collapsed

Crunchbase News

Per Anindya Ghose , a professor of technology and marketing at NYU Stern School of Business , the decline in adtech investment “can be largely attributed to market saturation, increased regulatory pressures, and economic uncertainties.” For anyone who spends time online, the notion of market saturation isn’t hard to comprehend.

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The death of identity: Knowing your customer in the age of data privacy

TechCrunch

Companies have employed digital analytics, advertising and marketing solutions to track customers and connect their behaviors across touch points. This enabled the creation of data profiles, which have been leveraged to deliver personalized experiences that resonate through relevance and context.

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Radar trends to watch: September 2020

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

TRUSTS is a data market funded by the European Commission. Individuals don’t participate in the market as individuals; the trust handles (and enforces) the transactions and pays dividends. Facebook is not happy about this; targeted advertising depends critically on user tracking. New Infrastructure.

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

That transformation requires adopting new digital technologies in every aspect of business — from product design and operations to customer service and marketing. Jean-Louis later managed the business intelligence group for IRI, analyzing product performance to offer insights on pricing, advertising, and category management.

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Exploring AI solutions enhancing productivity and cost savings

Agile Engine

Workflow optimization based on predictive analytics of demand, customer behavior, and market Studies have shown that increasing customer retention rates by just 5% can boost profits by 25% to 95%. Companies can launch new products, enter new markets, or pivot their offerings to capitalize on opportunities before competitors do.