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Letter to IAB and AOP regarding cookie compliance practices

Alongside IAB, AOP have been leading conversations with ICO regarding compliance with data protection law in relation to advertising cookies. Following these consultations, we’re delighted to share that ICO have published their response to deliver a greater degree of certainty around the adoption of alternate models, intended to help guide publisher investment and strategic compliance decisions.

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Thirteen steps in your journey to revenue diversification

To understand how digital publishers can take advantage of this tumultuous environment, we asked our Associate partners what they saw as the key to success when it came to developing new revenue streams. Here are thirteen ideas to help you adopt an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit and uncover new opportunities to open new avenues for revenue.

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The science behind crafting sticky content that engages your audience

In an age where consumers have a wealth of media competing for their attention, you need your content to be ‘sticky’: to catch the audience’s attention, to engage their interest, to encourage them to return to your content time and again. But what can digital publishers practically do to increase the stickiness of their content? Eleven of our Associate Members shared their top tips to help you deliver the maximum return on your work.

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Defining the future of digital publishing - Take part in our survey

The digital publishing industry is at the cutting edge of technological change, and we want to understand how your strategic priorities are evolving as a result of new technologies, enhanced advertiser requirements, and broader societal change.

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Reasons to be cheerful: Four areas digital publishing is positively thriving

As we find ourselves nearing the end of 2023, AOP MD Richard Reeves takes a moment to reflect on the brilliant work undertaken by our community of digital publishers to build a more resilient, collaborative, and valuable industry.

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Publicis Media and top UK publishers announce test of innovative privacy-enhancing cookieless technology

Publicis Media and the UK Association of Online Publishers (AOP) have announced today that they will conduct a large-scale test of Anonymised — a new privacy-enhancing technology (PET) for cookieless targeting and measurement.

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Bloated creatives are hitting publishers’ bottom line and third-party tags are to blame

Publishers have leapt from the frying pan of unauthorised data scraping into the fire of bloated creative sizes. AOP’s Managing Director, Richard Reeves, unpacks findings from an investigation by an AOP member and the harmful consequences of inflated creatives that often exceed IAB standards.

Responsible journalism. Good for society, good for your brand

In a world where multiple content providers, both reputable and untrustworthy, are vying for advertising budgets, the need for the media industry to actively support responsible journalism has never been greater. Our MD, Richard Reeves, joins industry experts to share his thoughts on what publishers can be doing and how delivering good for society delivers for your brand as well.

Podcast: What next for digital publishing?

What does the future of digital publishing, and in particular, digital news publishing, look like? Our MD Richard Reeves, and Raymond Snoddy, the former presenter of BBC News Channel’s NewsWatch and a longtime columnist for The Media Leader, joined The MediaLeader podcast to discuss.