Google targets better online ad performance and revenues

Google adds third-party ad networksGoogle has added the ability for other ad networks to publish their ads through the adsense platform; almost certainly providing a boost to Google and adsense publisher’s revenues. Each ad network is pre-approved by Google so in theory at least Adsense should not descend into anarchy 😉 Each ad network will have to meet Google’s standards for user privacy, ad quality, and speed..

You have complete control over which networks can appear (though they are all enabled by default..) though it would be nice to have a better understanding of how each network is performing. That way you are able to at least make an informed decision! Google also says that the third-party ad networks that support better targeting and therefore more relevant ads based on the content on your site will not necessarily be able to use that functionality unless they adhere to Google’s privacy standards.

Overall, this is an interesting move by Google – it could allow them to become the “operating system” of online advertising. There is an abundance of advertising space available online. Unlike the offline world where ad space was in short supply; there are more ad impressions online than can actually be sold and if Google can fine tune the platform to display ads from the best performing networks then more people will want to use the Adsense platform over others.

It may also help them argue that rather than having a monopoly position in the online advertising space they are a facilitator of online advertising though that would be a stretch 😉

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Riaz Kanani

Founder of Radiate B2B, which helps companies target advertising at specific companies usually as part of an account based marketing programme.

I have spent almost two decades building startups or expanding fast growth companies in a variety of functions - from tech to operations to marketing, with a little corp dev on the side.

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