As technology continues to drive the adoption of automation in advertising many of the details at the coalface of its operations, particularly in digital, remain a mystery to most of us. There have been dramatic operational changes in programmatic ad...

As always it has been an eventful year for the digital advertising industry. We are now an $8.5b industry that represents 54% of all media spend, which is underpinned by consumers increasing their time on digital media to over 90 hours per month on t...

As the old saying goes, if it can't be measured, then it can't be managed. But how then do we, as an industry, manage in the ever-changing world of advertising and media measurement? Many people would agree that a key ingredient is about getting the ...

One thing that is often missed in the debate over the best media measurement is the importance of providing the market with an accurate macro picture of how people are consuming media. While day-to-day focus is often on the size and composition of an...

We're delighted to have now updated the HTML5 Creative Guidelines for the Australian digital advertising market. The initial version of these guidelines was first released in October 2016, so this update is certainly due and many thanks to all the co...

​ General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European privacy law designed to harmonise data privacy laws within the European Union (EU) but also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU. Its purpose is to regulate how individuals and...

<link rel="canonical" href="https://benchplatform.com/programmatic-tv-australia/" /> Like every new channel that gets the programmatic treatment, connected TV is being touted as the new, new holy grail that will transform marketers' digital cam...

Creativity and automation aren't usually words that are used in the same sentence. But as technology advances, the possibility of marrying the two increases. And it's a possibility that promises to supercharge video ad campaigns. Real-time data on th...

The Facebook / Cambridge Analytica story has been in the headlines for several weeks, and has brought to the fore the issue of corporate responsibility and privacy protection. Regardless of whether a data breach has occurred – as the continued scruti...

​ Thanks to everyone for finding the time last week to attend Programmatic Summit 2018. Great to see many new faces too. I wanted to share an edited version of my opening, as I believe it's relevant to the wider industry: Last night I read the f...

​ The IAB Australia Ad Effectiveness Council released The Digital Ad Effectiveness Playbook recently and it is great resource in guiding accurate measurement of the success of media activity. The Playbook has contributions from IAG, Columbus, Kantar,...

​ The IAB's Affiliate Marketing Working Group worked together to produce a survey of the Affiliate Marketing industry in Australia. This group is comprised of members from agencies, affiliate networks and publishers. It includes Cash Rewards, Columbu...

​ A couple of weeks back, I was lucky enough to grab a few days in New York to be part of the IAB Global Summit. This is when at least half of the 44 global IAB offices get together to share best practice and work together on the future of digital ad...

For most consumers, purchasing their next vehicle is a major decision which involves careful thinking and due diligence to ensure that they are purchasing a vehicle which not only satisfies their lifestyle needs, but also one that suits their financi...

This was my first time at dmexco (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference), and while I was expecting something big, my imagination just didn't do justice to the scale of the event; 70,000 people, 8 halls, some incredibly creative and lavish bo...

For all the technological advancements that have occurred in media over the past 5 years, there is still a question I often get asked by clients when talking about digital media & programmatic trading: "I'm the target audience. Why don't I see my...

​ Digital is a world littered with metrics – clicks, impressions, CPC, CTR – so why do so many advertisers still ask 'how do I measure the effectiveness of my digital campaign?' One of the biggest hurdles is that there is often confusion or disagreem...

Watch the above video on YouTube here .  I have been reading an increasing number of U.S. industry trade articles and blogs discussing co-operative audience measurement, even though this term isn't commonly used in the Australian market, we have...

Programmatic is an inevitable enabler of media delivery, and last week, the IAB moderated three separate sessions at the Programmatic Forum. The event was a good fit with our mission to simplify and inspire and ties into what we do as an industry bod...

Publishers are embracing automated buying for video, but face constant challenges optimising their technology and revenue. With more and more money being spent programmatically, many fear losing profits to ad tech middlemen and platforms, as well as ...

At the AdNews Media & Marketing Summit last week Professor Ritson displayed a chart that did the rounds in the UK mid last year, looking at the habits of ad industry folk compared with the general population, put out by the TV lobby group Thinkbo...

Thanks to Paul, Nina and the Unltd crew for inspiring a group of us to spend a night at a youth detention centre in Paramatta last Friday. I shared an Uber from sunny Surry Hills with some peers. We shared stories of who might have spent a night in p...

Just a couple of days ago, Sarah Golding from CHI made her inaugural presidential speech. So, this is the most senior person from the UK advertising industry. This speech was bold and fresh. Some visionary thinking: 'Not to lead from the front, but t...

Each month the IAB profiles a Council Member working hard to proactively define the future of digital advertising. This month we profile   Cat Prestipino from IAB's Technology Council.  Name: Cat Prestipino IAB Council: Technology Coun...

Like all the important things in life, there is always a time to look back at the past. History always teaches us a lot about people, development and the future. The same applies to digital and technology. When we look at digital advertising, we all ...

​ Several years ago, I was part of a small group of people working very long hours in a small flat in South London. By some minor miracle of luck and ignorance, as the founders of our newly formed digital business we made a series of very simple, una...

Name: Rick Knott IAB Council: Mobile Advertising Council Involved in the IAB Council since: 2010 Day job + company: Regional Director, APAC at Celtra I joined the Council because: At that time no one really had a clue how to deliver effective display...

Programmatic is an environment that is dynamic and is constantly evolving. And it's heralding in an era where advertisers put more emphasis on reaching a demographic or a targeted audience, regardless of the site in which the audience is visiting. Bu...

​ I was flicking through Facebook earlier today and I caught a picture of a school friend who is now the CEO of a UK retailer. He had updated his status with a picture of him on the shopfloor and with a name tag bearing his christian name. Nothing ne...

It's an exciting time in online video — the explosion of new services and vast consumer demand makes video an increasingly crucial tool in any publisher's arsenal. However, the economics of ad-supported video publishing are often too strained to enab...