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Data and identity

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Ideas

  • Consent Management Platform

    Technology used to collect, manage and communicate user consent preferences.

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  • Contextual Targeting

    Targeting users based on the content or environment in which an advertisement appears rather than an individual's behavioural history.

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  • Cookie

    A small data file stored by a browser that can be used to maintain state or recognise activity.

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  • CRM Data

    Customer information maintained within a customer relationship management system.

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  • Customer Data Platform

    Technology designed to unify customer data from multiple sources into persistent customer profiles for activation and analysis.

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  • Data Clean Room

    A secure environment where two or more parties can match and analyse their combined first-party data without either party seeing the other's raw, underlying data.

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  • Data Management Platform

    Technology used to collect, organise and activate audience data, traditionally for advertising use cases.

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  • Deterministic Matching

    Identity matching based on a known shared identifier, such as a logged-in email address.

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  • First-Party Data

    Data a company collects directly from its own customers or users, such as CRM records, site behaviour, or app activity.

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  • Identity Graph

    A system that connects multiple identifiers associated with the same person, household or device.

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  • Identity Resolution

    The process of connecting multiple identifiers or records that are believed to represent the same user or entity.

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  • Match Rate

    The percentage of a first-party or third-party data list that a platform can successfully identify and match to its own user base.

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  • Probabilistic Matching

    Identity matching based on statistical signals indicating that different identifiers may belong to the same entity.

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  • Second-Party Data

    First-party data obtained directly from another organisation through a partnership or transaction.

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  • Third-Party Cookie

    A cookie set by a domain different from the website the user is visiting.

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  • Third-Party Data

    Data collected or aggregated by an organisation that does not have a direct relationship with the end user.

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  • Universal ID

    A persistent identifier designed to support recognition across advertising environments without relying on third-party cookies.

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Tools

  • Eyeota

    Global audience data marketplace and data onboarding/enrichment platform. Core products: Identity (data onboarding and matching), Audience Marketplace (third-party segment access), Omnichannel Advertising (multichannel audience activation), Data Enrichment, Data Onboarding, and Social Advertising audience intelligence. Vendor-stated: 60,000+ segments across 20 verticals in 180 countries, reaching 26 billion+ devices, distributed through 60+ DSP, SSP, retail and social channel integrations.

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  • LiveRamp

    Data collaboration and identity resolution platform built around RampID, an interoperable identifier connecting first-, second- and third-party data across platforms, clouds and channels. Core capabilities: identity resolution and translation, segmentation and activation, a data marketplace, enrichment, data monetization, clean room technology, and a conversion program (CAPI-style conversion APIs). Vendor-stated: 500+ global technology and data partners, 600+ top advertisers and brands in its monetization ecosystem, and reach into destinations including Disney, Hulu, Pinterest, Snap, Spotify, Netflix and TikTok.

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  • Ogury Persona Intelligence Engine

    Persona-based cross-screen advertising platform built for a de-identified, signal-loss environment. Combines zero-party survey data, contextual/semantic signals, bid-request-level context, and third-party data partnerships into reusable audience Personas, activated through Ogury own SSP and formats plus programmatic channels. Vendor-stated: 2.5B+ unique devices reached monthly across 19 countries.

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  • SQREEM ONE

    Cognitive AI audience intelligence platform translating behavioral and content-engagement signals into activatable audience segments. Activates through third-party DSP/SSP partners rather than running campaigns directly.

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