Remember how we decided on Monday that individually-targeted out-of-home ads are still science fiction? The line between fantasy and reality just got even thinner with news that Accretive Media can now send connected TV ads to people who saw a particular digital out-of-home ad. They don’t explain how this happens but apparently they’re tracking mobile devices to know who was near each screen.
The news gods are in a generous mood today, Dear Reader. First we have SAP purchasing multi-channel customer interaction platform (and CDP) Emarsys. The main goal seems to be better B2C personalization, but SAP has been nosing around the CDP market for some time, so this could help in that area too.
Social Native applies advanced analytics to match brands with social media content creators. They just bought Olapic, which helps brands source user-generated visual content. The combined firm will apply Social Native’s analytics to Olapic’s content collection. Makes sense.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.