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Why advertisers should stop treating verification like a receipt

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Why advertisers should stop treating verification like a receipt

The advertising industry has spent years treating verification as a relatively narrow exercise, asking only, “Was the impression viewable? Was there invalid traffic? Was the content safe?” Those questions are no longer enough. Over the last seven years, one simple message has become clear: Advertisers need to understand not only whether an impression met a minimum standard — but what they actually bought, why it performed and what they should do differently the next time they bid. They need to know that the inventory they’re buying is what it claims to be before the money is spent, not only in hindsight. Continue reading this article on…

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