As behavioral data and sharing information between publishers becomes more complicated with cookie deprecation and the rise of IDFA, contextual data is poised to take a pole position for marketers across the spectrum of media and channels in the online space.
As teams strategize to reach relevant consumers with content that matches the moments when they are most receptive to ads, Digiday and Connatix spoke with Katie Price, programmatic media lead at PMG, about how contextual data will help marketers drive revenue and performance — and privacy compliance — in 2021.
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