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The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act
Last week, 3 Congresswomen introduced the bill to ban surveillance advertising. The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act prohibits advertising networks and facilitators from using personal data to target advertisements, with the exception of broad location targeting to a recognized place, such as a municipality. Understandably, many marketing and advertising service providers including[…]
Continue »Don’t be the Next International Cultural Blunder
Back in 2013, I wrote an article for Click Z about some of the global brands’ cultural blunders that costed them in not just the sales, but also the brand image. During the past 7 years since the article, I’ve seen many other global companies made similar mistakes. I wonder[…]
Continue »Paid Search Webinar
In May, I participated the paid search virtual conference, PSAC20, held by the Paid Search Association. It was a well received event by the audiences from around the world. Perhaps, that’s one good thing about the virtual event in the “staying-at-home” circumstance. What better is that the recording of the[…]
Continue »Yahoo Japan Killed 5900 Fraudulent Ads
Yahoo! Japan said they have removed 5900 ads in five months since they came out with new guidelines for ads in the late October 2018. The new guidelines are structured around 3 pillars: Visualization of appropriate advertising effects Secured brand value and media credibility (elimination of fraud) Provide a stress-free[…]
Continue »Dentsu Scamed 2.3 Billion Yen from Internet Ad Customers
Last week, Dentsu, one of the largest advertising agencies in Japan, had a press conference to admit and apologize about the fraud they have committed against their advertising clients. The fraud was made through Internet advertising impacted their 111 clients including Toyota for the amount of 2.3 billion yen (US.3[…]
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