Decoding Industry Growth at IAB Canada’s State of the Nation Toronto 2024

IAB Canada’s recent State of the Nation event in Toronto provided some key insights into the state of the industry as we close out the first half of the year. Canada's digital media revenue is expected to reach $18.1 billion by the end of 2024, indicating steady growth from $15.9 billion in 2023. Growth is diverse in this dynamic sector as we turn our attention the retail media, CTV and the changing definition of search and performance media. 

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IAB Tech Lab Releases Essential ID Solutions Guide

Google may have hit the snooze button on phasing out third-party cookies, but the digital ad world isn't hitting pause. Case in point: the IAB Tech Lab's Rearc Addressability and PETs Working Group just dropped the ID Solutions Guidance. 

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Canadian CTV Landscape: Insights from Amazon Ads and Kantar’s ‘Connected Consumers’ Report 

Connected TV (CTV) has emerged as a way for advertisers to interact with these customers in a way that allows them to not only reach but connect with audiences through quality content. A recent report from Kantar and Amazon Ads titled "Connected Consumers Canada" highlights the growth and engagement of the CTV audience, and emphasizes the importance of connecting with customers with the right message at the right time. 

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Pulse on Policy – The Privacy Edition

The fate of C-27 has seen some productive progress within the INDU Committee who are knee deep into the clause-by-clause examination of the Bill. Meanwhile south of the border the US the privacy patchwork continues to grow with 16 enacted state laws and upwards of ten more states working to pass their own legislation.

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