Facebook charged by Trump administration with 'discriminatory' housing ad practices

USA Today | March 28, 2019

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has charged Facebook with "discriminatory" advertising practices, alleging that the social network prevents advertisers from reaching a broad swath of buyers.Facebook's advertising platform uses data and machine learning that allows landlords, developers and other housing providers to target certain users, the Housing Department alleges, which discriminates against other users on the base of race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, sex, and disability. Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson in a statement. “Using a computer to limit a person’s housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone’s face.

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Smart campaigns are a type of advertising campaign that use machine learning algorithms to optimize your ads and maximize your return on investment. Here are four tips for creating smart campaigns:

Set clear campaign objectives: Before creating a smart campaign, it's important to define your goals and what you want to achieve. This could be increasing website traffic, generating leads, or boosting sales. Once you have a clear objective in mind, you can create a campaign that is tailored to achieving that objective.

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Smart campaigns are a type of advertising campaign that use machine learning algorithms to optimize your ads and maximize your return on investment. Here are four tips for creating smart campaigns:

Set clear campaign objectives: Before creating a smart campaign, it's important to define your goals and what you want to achieve. This could be increasing website traffic, generating leads, or boosting sales. Once you have a clear objective in mind, you can create a campaign that is tailored to achieving that objective.

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Clinch Partners Samsung Ads for Personalized Video and Digital Ads

Clinch | February 23, 2023

On February 22, 2023, Clinch, a creative advertising service provider, announced a certification with Samsung Ads, to offer a new automated data-driven personalization solution on the Samsung Ads platform. Through the partnership, it will provide personalized video and digital ads on a larger scale. It is a dynamic ad serving and DCO or personalization platform and creator of Flight Control, the Omnichannel Campaign Activation Platform. The certification will help run and optimize dynamic and personalized programmatic campaigns for Samsung TV Plus and Audience Extension inventory suite of Samsung North America. In addition, it will provide connected TV, online video, display and mobile advertising campaigns through the Samsung DSP. Its solutions are open to Samsung Ads clients and partners worldwide this year. Samsung Ads is Samsung Electronics' advertising platform for smart devices over desktop, mobile and TV. With a deep understanding of customer experience, it connects hardware and software companies with advertising agencies for the growth outcomes of brands at a vast scale. In addition, its single-source TV data provides consumer engagement opportunities during the connected TV experience. Advertisers would be able to make creative decisions with the use of Samsung Ads' automatic content recognition (ACR) technology through the partnership. This technology provides unparalleled insights based on the smart TV behavior of the audience. In addition, with Clinch's Flight Control omnichannel activation platform, the leveraging advertisers could customize and scale campaigns quickly through a single workflow. This platform also provides multi-platform campaign insights in a real-time scenario. CEO of Clinch, Oz Etzioni, said, "Samsung has established an incredible global footprint, fueled in part by their commitment to providing innovative consumer experiences." He added, "Through this partnership, we are able to bring a new level of real-time personalization to millions of Samsung-connected devices with superior automation and efficiency." (Source – Cision PR Newswire) About Clinch Clinch, an advertising company, provides solutions for personalized video ads, real-time optimization with location, user and product, multi-screen advertising, unlimited scalability, dynamic rich media HTML5, automatic generation in all ad formats, and creative programmatic solutions. It is recognized as an omnichannel advertising service with AI-driven dynamic personalization technology and offers customized ad experiences across different channels for enhanced advertising performance and ROI. It automates workflows and provides data for personalized video and display ads across programmatic, CTV, social media, in-app, native, and DOOH.

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Captivate and WeWork Partner to Elevate On-Screen Experience in Workspaces

Captivate | January 19, 2023

Captivate, a leading digital-out-of-home video network, and WeWork, one of the global leaders in flexible space providers, announced a strategic partnership to display the Captivate on-screen content experience on existing digital screens in WeWork lobbies, elevator banks, and collaborative workplaces. "WeWork Powered by Captivate" will give marketers access to modern, high-value professionals who make business and personal purchase decisions. Captivate will act as a complete communication solution for WeWork locations, offering an engaging viewer experience that educates and entertains WeWork members and visitors while displaying relevant advertisements during their workdays. In addition, the partnership expands Captivate's network by 175+ locations in major North American metropolitan regions, increasing the number of Captivate office and residential building displays to over 14,500 screens. CEO of Captivate, Marc Kidd, said, "We are excited to offer advertisers and WeWork members the benefits of our video network." He also stated, "Our partnership means advertisers can more easily reach coveted B2B decision-makers and B2C consumers with spending power at multiple daily touch points throughout the day. And Captivate's skilled editorial team brings value to WeWork members and guests with an interesting combination of news and entertainment, plus high-utility content such as traffic and weather updates." (Source – Cision PR Newswire) Captivate provides a rich content experience to complement WeWork's creative workplaces with a programming mix customized for modern professionals. It also provides contextually relevant environments with custom-branded solutions, such as content alignment and branded integrations, to activate campaigns for agencies and brands. About Captivate Captivate is the industry-leading digital media network, including over 13,200 screens in prime areas where modern professionals work and live. Through innovative, research-driven, and Nielsen-measured advertising and marketing campaigns, it links advertisers with over 13 million unique monthly viewers by providing its audience with relevant news and practical advice. In addition, through live editorial content, the company offers advertisers a highly desirable and difficult-to-reach audience of affluent and influential business professionals. The company, which was founded in 1997, is owned by Generation Partners and TEGNA.

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Clear Channel Airports Launches Digital Media Program at Newark Liberty International Airport

Clear Channel Airports | January 18, 2023

Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the U.S.-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., launched yet another cutting-edge digital media program for the highly anticipated grand opening of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Terminal A. The digital media makeover, created in collaboration with the PANYNJ, includes almost 6,000 square feet of the most cutting-edge premium advertising media. Global businesses headquartered in New Jersey, such as Rutgers University, Audible, and Atlantic Health System, are the first advertisers to access this new airport media area, where they will reach millions of airport consumers using the most advanced digital and printed display technology. Clear Channel Airports, the nation's premier airport media supplier, included this advertising space in the terminal's $2.7 billion refurbishment. The nearly one million square foot terminal offers advertising, brand collaborations, sponsorship, and experiential marketing options for brands and enterprises seeking to reach millions of flyers in the larger metro region. This current redevelopment at EWR coincides with CCA's 12-year contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to renovate its prestigious airports, including LaGuardia (LGA), John F. Kennedy International (JFK), and Stewart International (SWF). The partnership, announced in October 2020, is the biggest airport sponsorship and advertising campaign in the United States. CCA's new digital media program involves over 70 high-impact and innovative displays throughout the 33-gate terminal, including an iconic 24-foot seamless digital "umbrella" — a suspended, first-of-its-kind airport advertising screen hanging above the terminal's most enormous concourse, where not only can you view the massive installation head-on in both directions, but you can also see the advertising as you walk beneath it. Moreover, a network of 54 ultra-high-definition LCD panels, two distinctive 42-foot curved LED soffits, and 16 dynamic digital columns illuminate the new ultramodern interior of Terminal A, providing an impactful, audience-focused advertising environment. In addition, CCA said that a 75-foot-long external head-on digital welcome display would be added to the new consolidated car rental facility (CONRAC). About Clear Channel Airports Clear Channel Airports is the foremost airport advertising, sponsorship expert, and pioneer in the United States, having devoted over 45 years to airport advertising. Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the Americas-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies. Clear Channel Airports operates over 260 airport media programs worldwide and has a presence in 28 of the top 50 U.S. markets with major airports.

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