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Lack of frequency capping in digital ads

Cartoon showing dozens of the exact same ad over and over
What is an unreasonable number of times to see the exact same ad in a single day?  A recent Twitter survey asked 337 people this specific question - the majority of respondents indicated they would not want to see the same ad more than five times in a given day.... Read More

Major brands appear to be blocking ad targeting keywords

Keyword in a newspaper article is shown through a magnifying glass
Updated Feb. 2nd, 2021 - In my original post, I described data that appeared to be advertiser blocklists. However, I also noted that my conclusions were based on purely observational data, and I invited readers to submit additional information. Recently, we received additional in... Read More

How relevant are Reddit's ads?

I recently had a discussion with a friend regarding the relatively high relevance of Instagram Sponsored posts versus what seems like a lack of relevance in Reddits’ ads. Reddit allows advertisers to pay for promoted content to appear as interstitial posts within the main Reddit post feed (note t... Read More