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What you – yes, you – can do to fight ad fraud

As we speak (or, uh, “read”?), someone is out there making you look bad. And by “you,” we mean digital advertisers (and yes, that includes your pals at Fluency), and by “someone,” we mean a global army of bots controlled by… …you guessed it (or you just read the title): ad fraudsters. Wait, how can ...

Do people actually click on native ads?

You never click on native ads, do you? If you’re a digital marketer, the answer is probably no – unless you’re curious about what the competition’s up to. As a consumer, you likely steer clear of them. So why would you expect other people to click on your native ads? It’s a fair question. But here’s a ...

Will Ad Blockers haunt digital marketers forever?

Ad blockers are to digital marketers what German U-boats were to Allied naval fleets – a hidden (and dangerous) nuisance that could derail otherwise perfect planning. Unlike U-boats, though, you can’t really blame folks for using them. This makes our perpetual conflict with ad blockers that much more difficult, because we know that users have ...