
DMPs (Data Management Platforms)
Data Partners & Walled Gardens - Different data companies and how they collect user data for targeting
Device Graphs & Cross Device Targeting
Laws/Regulations/PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
Describe how a data management platform collects, organizes, and activates first-, second-, and third-party data from online, offline, and mobile sources. Builds detailed customer profiles for targeted advertising and personalization.
Identify first, second, and third party data from own sources, partners, and external platforms, and explain how DMPs collect data, build profiles using IP and mobile identifiers, and target advertising.
Explore top DMP solutions such as Oracle BlueKai, Acxiom, and Cubic, and see how DSPs use third-party audiences for targeted digital advertising.
Identify your target audience first, then choose a DMP that matches that audience, and optimize your budget by leveraging a DSP with multiple DMP data sources.
Define a walled garden as an advertising platform that controls data collection, ad serving, and reporting, limits outside data, and relies on its data, with Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
Explore why the walled garden matters in digital advertising, detailing how data fees, DSPs, SSPs, and ad servers shrink a $5 CPM to the publisher while limiting data export.
Explore device graphs and cross-device targeting to reach a user across mobile, desktop, tablet, and TV, using actions on one device to boost bookings, travel intent, and overall brand awareness.
Learn how device identity gaps collect data from multiple sources to build user profiles using IPs, cookies, and device IDs, and how advertisers use device graphs while keeping outputs anonymized.
Defines PII as name, address and email, and explains how EU and US laws regulate data use, consent, cookie policy, and anonymization for advertising.
Explore how GDPR protects EU residents' data, requiring lawful basis, consent, and breach notification. See how it grants rights of access and deletion and imposes penalties for noncompliance across platforms.
Explore the California consumer privacy act (CCPA), its rights to know, delete, opt out of sale, non-discrimination, and how it restricts data collection and prohibits targeting California residents under 16.
Explore COPPA, the 1998 U.S. act governing operators of sites directed to children under 13 and those collecting data, with IAB guidance and real-world YouTube penalties.
Explain Apple's app tracking transparency, the opt-in and opt-out choices, and the impact on IDFA data, ad campaigns, and attribution through the Apple ad network.
unified id 2.0 replaces cookies by cross-device identification, built by the Trade Desk and partners to preserve the internet's quid pro quo of relevant ads.
Shifts in the data collection landscape, driven by GDPR and privacy regulations, reshape how advertisers collect, share, and target data across markets, impacting Europe, publishers, and ad tech jobs.
Strategize regulation readiness by outlining the IAB's role in advocating for members, informing policymakers, and shaping privacy-safe approaches that protect jobs and the economy.
Understand where advertiser data comes from, ensure GDPR-compliant first party collection, and explore alternatives to cookies, including unified 2.0.
Understand how data fuels digital marketing, who collects and anonymizes it, and how GDPR, COPPA, and walled gardens influence privacy and audience targeting.
Data is the new oil. If you’ve heard this phrase, or one like it, then you’re in the right place.
Data is what powers the multi-billion dollar digital marketing industry. Without it, marketers and advertisers wouldn’t be able to target their customers, serve ads and messages, and track their campaign performance. But it’s not as a simple as dropping a cookie on a browser.
In recent years the digital marketing industry has seen regulation from both governments and private companies that is changing the way data is collected, stored, and used. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the E.U. was the first major legislation that re-shaped the industry. This was followed by the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) in the United States, and both Apple and Google have introduced changes to how they share data in the past couple of years.
In this course we cover exactly how data is collected by marketers and advertisers, the companies and tools used to store it, and how major changes have affected the industry.
Course Curriculum:
Section 1 - Introduction
Welcome to The Course
Digital Marketing Data Agenda
Section 2 - DMPs (Data Management Platforms)
What is a Data Management Platform (DMP)
Types of Data that DMPs Collect
How does a DMP collect user data
Top DMPs
how to select the right one
Section 3 - Walled Gardens
What is a Walled Garden and what data do they have
What is the business case behind a Walled Garden
Section 4 - Device/Identity Graphs
Why is a Device Graph important
Difference between Device Graph and Identity Graph
How do the Graphs work
Section 5 - Laws/Regulations/Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
PII - Personally Identifiable Information and use cases
GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
CCPA - California Consumer Privacy Act
COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Apple - App Tracking Transparency
Google - Cookie Deprecation
Unified ID 2.0 and the Post-Cookie world
Section 6 - Recap & What’s Next
How the data landscape is changing
What is the industry doing to get ahead of changes
Why should you as an advertiser care
Recap & Thank You!
Meet Your Instructor:
Ben Silverstein is a New York City based, award winning digital media professional with over a 15 years of experience working in the digital space. He's managed hundreds of millions of dollars for local, national, and international brands including Six Flags Amusement Parks, Giorgio Armani, Cafe de Columbia, William Grant & Sons, and the FDA Real Cost which won a 2015 gold Effie in the Disease Awareness and Education category.
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