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A little about me...

● 20+ years leading high-performance


marketing teams

● Most recently at Appian, previously


MicroStrategy, PTC, others

● Helped lead two software companies through


IPO – NYSE: SMWB and NASDAQ: APPN

● BA from Dartmouth College and JD from


Harvard Law School
Kevin Spurway
Chief Marketing Officer / Based in US

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Digital has fundamentally
transformed how we live,
work, and play

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COVID accelerated digitization by 6-10 years

+7 yrs
+6 yrs
+10 yrs

SOURCE:

Adoption acceleration of products/services that are partially or fully digitized

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Ad spending follows the audience

Online ad spending
is projected to reach
$400B in 2022

Source: eMarketer

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Competition for
digital leadership
is intense…

New threats can


come from anywhere.

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Traditional models are being disrupted.

+ =
Digital Subscriptions Funding of
advertising and products content creation

What happens when the IDs and technologies enabling


this ecosystem start to disappear?

Business
Competitive
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& Confidential
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Privacy concerns and regulatory
changes are driving change

Apple announces opt-in


Apple enforces opt-in
EU enforces GDPR requirement for ad
requirements
tracking in Apps

May 2018 June 2020 April 2021

Pre-2018 January 2020 July 2020 2023 - Future

Safari and Firefox Google plans to sunset


California enforces Chrome Sunsets 3p
sunset 3rd party 3p cookie support in
CCPA Cookies
cookies early 2022

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What we will lose

Retargeting Lookalike Conversion Audience Attribution


and behavioral optimization behavioral
targeting insights

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Essential questions to develop your strategy

Publishers / Ad Sellers Brands / Ad Buyers

How do I pick which brands to target for How can I determine what media are
ad sales? working for myself and my competitors?

What do my customers love about my How can I be sure of the quality of the ad
content today? impressions that I’m purchasing?

Which sites are sending me the most traffic? Where are my competitors buying ads?

Which other sites do our readers visit often? How can I better understand the
behavior of my target audiences?

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How do I pick which brands to target for ad sales?

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Where are my competitors buying ads, and what are
they running?

Creatives

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In conclusion ● 2023 is almost here. Prepare like it’s 1999.

● The way buyers buy ads is going to change.

● Publisher business models will continue to


shift.

● Digital intelligence gives you the edge you


need to stay ahead.

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Global Coverage

Similarweb is the fastest, Websites


easiest way to discover Content Apps

what’s really happening Pages

online.
Search Audiences
Terms

TRY IT FREE
Display Product
similarweb.com Ads SKUs
Categories

Across Industries

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Thank you.

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