A conversation with Scibids Internet ad revenue exceeded 12.3 billion Canadian dollars in 2021, with a staggering 51% of ads being served programmatically (according to our IAB Canada 2021 Ad Revenue Study). But with the impending death of 3rd party…
Read MoreToronto was a buzz with the Future of Television this week. IAB Canada was on the ground at the event alongside many of our members. The agenda focused on one of the fastest growing mediums in the mix and over…
Read MoreThis week, IAB released part two of the Report on Data in partnership with Media Science. The study takes a qualitative look at data preparedness across senior-level, data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers. While the industry is making great…
Read MoreWith the recent shift in consumer behaviour brought on by the global pandemic, retail channels are evolving to meet changing customer needs. With health and safety top of mind many are serving their customers in less crowded retail spaces, eliminating…
Read MorePrivacy and AI have been keeping us busy on the policy front at IAB Canada. ISED’s newly tabled Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 has a lot of new elements to unpack and we’re on the case. Aside from a revised private…
Read MoreIn a session held by WARC at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this past summer, J.P. Castlin, an independent strategist consultant, warned about a major shift in the way brands need to think about driving eCommerce growth. Profitability…
Read MoreLast week, IAB Tech Lab released the updated Ad Format Guidelines for Digital Video and CTV. This critical output was delivered in response to the rapid evolution in the video landscape since they were first launched in 2016. With the…
Read MoreThe timing could not be better for IAB Canada’s Business of Digital: eCommerce, Full Circle Shopping event on September 27, 2022. Given the buzz around Canadians and their changing shopping habits while the country faces economic uncertainty and a slew…
Read MoreIn late June 2022, ISED introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 which includes Bill C-27 – a new Bill with several updates to our current federal private sector privacy law – PIPEDA. Also included in C-27, is the provision…
Read MoreThe number of Smart TVs in Canadian households is rapidly growing, and the amount of TV viewership data potentially available via automatic content recognition (ACR) has risen accordingly. True to its name — ACR is a technology that can be used…
Read MoreWe’ve been covering the topic of misinformation in the context of brand safety since the 2016 elections south of the border. For over two years, political misinformation has been exacerbated with health and safety topics related to Covid-19 creating some…
Read MoreStatistics Canada recently released a new report: Forging ahead during the pandemic: How selected service industries bounced back in 2021. The report is largely based on an analysis of GST revenue data which helped identify business trends. Taking a deep…
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