Ever wondered if your chosen advertising channels are as effective as they seem? According to our latest advertising...
Read MoreEver wondered if your chosen advertising channels are as effective as they seem? According to our latest advertising...
Read MoreAre you -- like many other advertisers and marketers -- struggling with the weight of manually reviewing websites for...
Read MoreNot content with just faking clicks and impressions on the average website with display ads, fraudsters are also using...
Read MoreWhen it comes to marketing campaigns, advertisers and marketers alike are keen to make their investment back with a...
Read MoreLast year, ad fraud was reported to cost advertisers $81 billion in losses. Now, in 2023, this figure is predicted to...
Read MoreThe rise of automated chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) -- such as ChatGPT -- presents digital marketers...
Read MoreAd fraud is like a game of cat and mouse. Fraudsters use ever-evolving tactics, techniques, and technology to perform...
Read MoreWhat many marketers suspected for a long time has finally been confirmed: Organic traffic fraud, or invalid traffic,...
Read MoreRed Lemon Media is a leader in lead generation in verticals like insurance, finance, energy and tourism. The pivotal...
Read MoreProxy traffic in and of itself isn’t a bad thing -- internet users have been using proxies for many years to evade...
Read MoreWhen the marketing team of IMF Smart Education identified fake clicks and leads in their campaigns, they realised they...
Read MoreB2C (business-to-consumer) companies invest around 9.6% of their revenue in their marketing efforts. And B2B...
Read MoreAd fraud is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the latest data indicates that it will cost businesses a...
Read MoreWith 15 years of experience in traffic and lead generation, Tagada Media is expected to generate high-quality leads and...
Read MoreWhen Papernest uncovered several cases of click fraud in Google Ads, they decided to investigate this problem to make...
Read MoreAs losses due to ad fraud continue to grow exponentially, ad fraud detection should be a priority for marketers and...
Read MoreIn this interview, Opticks CEO Eduardo Aznar sat down with the Cybernews team to discuss the past, present, and future...
Read MoreDespite only entering the advertising game in 2019, TikTok has quickly snapped up a sizable portion of overall digital...
Read MoreBlack Friday -- one of the biggest sales periods of the year -- is right around the corner. What was once an event...
Read MoreAdvertisers launch paid campaigns to see results. But what if these results are not accurate?
Read MoreAlmost half of all web traffic is made of bots. But while some are good bots, others have been made with the wrong...
Read MoreSmart advertisers are always looking ahead to not only make sure that they have an edge over their competition, but to...
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that Opticks has become a member of the IAB Technology Laboratory.
Read MoreYou might be surprised, but research shows that advertisers will lose $120 billion globally by 2023 because of ad...
Read MoreInvalid traffic is a huge problem for marketers. Click fraud is a significant driver of this type of traffic, and it...
Read MoreSimply put, your advertising campaigns will be more successful with an ad fraud solution. After all, it's everywhere....
Read MoreIf you’ve dealt with ad fraud before, you know just how pervasive it can be -- and the online streaming world isn’t...
Read MoreFake apps, malware, and adware traffic have been causing havoc for legitimate ad campaigns for a long time. Given that...
Read MoreThe online digital advertising industry is booming. And while this is great news for advertisers and marketers...
Read MoreDid you know that the digital advertising industry is expected to lose $68 billion in 2022 to ad fraud -- up from $59...
Read MoreAd fraud schemes are becoming more sophisticated, and marketers everywhere are suffering the consequences.
Read MoreIf you’re serious about not just surviving but thriving in the digital advertising space, you won’t just lie back and...
Read MoreGlobally, ad fraud will cost advertisers $81 billion in losses in 2022. This number alone demonstrates how the threat...
Read MoreYou’ve seen a sudden spike in campaign traffic and unusually high click-through rates (CTRs). Your first reaction is to...
Read MoreAcross the entire continent, Africa is increasingly becoming a mobile-first region. When it comes to mobile marketing,...
Read MoreIn response to low ROAS rates linked to a lack of transparency in advertising supply chains, advertisers have begun to...
Read MoreAttribution fraud doesn’t just decimate campaign budgets – it also has a devastating effect on your campaign data. When...
Read MoreWhen it comes to ad spend, digital media is being prioritized more than ever. Many advertisers, like you, might be...
Read MoreWe know who is behind ad fraud, but how do these bad actors drain advertiser budgets? How, exactly, does the money flow...
Read MoreThere’s a lot of talk about how fraudsters drain budgets, ruin campaign data, and tarnish reputations. But in reality,...
Read MoreAd fraud is a major problem for all marketers. As our Annual Ad Fraud Report reveals, it affects everyone. No country,...
Read MoreAdvertisers rely on a wide range of key metrics to measure campaign success, make data-driven decisions, and improve...
Read MoreFraud prevention doesn’t start and end with an anti-fraud solution. In fact, optimizing your fraud prevention processes...
Read MoreOrganizations are often filled with committees and boards spearheading different business functions to drive business...
Read MoreDespite the fact that digital ads are the core of their marketing strategies, ad fraud is often an afterthought in the...
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that we at Opticks have been awarded a Cervera grant by The Centre for the Development of...
Read MorePicture the scene: You’ve put time, effort, and money into crafting the perfect Google Ads campaign. It’s just been...
Read MoreFor digital ad campaigns to be successful, advertisers need to ensure that their ad budget is being used to reach real...
Read MoreIn the digital marketing world, affiliate marketing is considered one of the most successful in driving sales and...
Read MoreROAS is a crucial metric for helping marketers understand and measure the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. It’s...
Read MoreGoogle’s advertising platform, Google Ads (formerly known as Google Adwords), is used by millions of businesses across...
Read MoreHow Opticks compares to DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science Over three-quarters of advertisers are prioritizing...
Read MoreHow Opticks compares to ClickGUARD, Clickcease, and Lunio If you’re tired of fraudsters eating your budgets and...
Read MoreThe digital advertising industry depends on consumer clicks. In theory, the more ad clicks the better.
Read MoreHow many types of ad fraud techniques are you aware of? Of those that you know of, can you explain how each works, and...
Read MoreThere are no boundaries that scammers won’t cross to fraudulently cash out on ad revenue at the expense of advertisers....
Read MoreFraudsters are well versed in mimicking real user behavior to bypass checks and balances. They’re also experts in...
Read MoreRecently, we’ve been exploring types of ad fraud that target pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns such as click fraud, and...
Read MoreAccording to a study conducted by Hewlett Packard, ad fraud is not only the most lucrative form of cybercrime but also...
Read MoreThere are multiple types of ad fraud that are common knowledge across the industry; clickjacking, ad stacking, pixel...
Read MoreLast year at Opticks, we analyzed over 466 billion visits in over 200 different territories while protecting...
Read MoreAll types of ad fraud have similar consequences: wasted ad budgets, skewed campaign data, and reputational damage, to...
Read MoreEvery fifth click on a PPC (pay-per-click) ad is fraudulent. This makes click fraud one of the most pervasive ad fraud...
Read MoreAlthough overall digital ad revenue is rising, ad fraud remains a widespread, insidious problem for the ad tech...
Read MoreEven for those in the digital advertising industry, ad fraud is a tough topic to discuss and define. We all know it’s...
Read MoreAndroid smartphone users have unrestricted access to around three million apps listed on Google’s Play Store. To the...
Read MoreWhat do you think of when you hear the word ‘bot’? Nine times out of ten, your mind is probably drawn to the malicious...
Read MoreWherever there’s money to be made, you’ll find fraudsters, too. If you work in the digital advertising industry, you’ll...
Read MoreAd fraud is a multi-layered problem. From click farms and cookie stuffing to ad injections and botnets, the list of ad...
Read MoreAd fraud has been plaguing the ad tech industry for well over a decade, yet despite initiatives to address it,...
Read MoreFrom Cyber Monday to Black Friday, Super Saturday to Singles’ Day and Diwali, the fourth quarter of the year is always...
Read MoreThis guide will help both marketers and advertisers navigate the complex and ever more sophisticated world of digital...
Read MoreThanks to technology, businesses now have a wide array of data at their disposal. With that data, affiliate marketers...
Read MoreWhat is ad fraud and how does it work? Ad fraud is the practice of generating false interactions with any digital asset...
Read More2020 is certainly a year full of uncertainty, however, affiliate marketing is definitely on the rise. Digital marketers...
Read MoreYear on year, we consume more content, spend more money, and view more advertisements on our mobile phones. Advertisers...
Read MoreAnother case of fraudulent apps has recently been uncovered. Google has removed over 30 popular apps from the Play...
Read MoreAffiliate marketing is your ideal ally to reach your target audience, whether you work for a traditional bank, a...
Read MoreAccording to Rakuten Marketing, 81% of advertisers worldwide use affiliate marketing and the expected affiliate spend...
Read MoreEvery advertising agency knows that in order to attract the most exclusive clients, there must be something exceptional...
Read MoreLet’s say the success of your business depends on growing a thriving user base. In order to grow such a user base, you...
Read MoreAs the fraud lexicon keeps on getting more complex every day, we decided to go back to the basics in this article and...
Read MoreAccording to Juniper Research, online ad spend lost to ad fraud will amount to $100 billion world wide by 2023.
Read MoreMalicious bots are a major problem in today’s digital advertising industry. According to this years’ Distil Research...
Read MoreMany smart businesses are quickly aligning their ad budgets with shifts in shopper intent amid the COVID-19 crisis....
Read MoreAre you using AdKernel and can't work with top-tier partners due to quality issues? Or maybe you are selling traffic to...
Read MoreWhen Mobibase started out in the VAS industry, they relied mostly on mobile operators to advertise their services but,...
Read MoreNot all Google Play Store apps are safe to download. A number of malicious apps have consistently made their way into...
Read MoreAd fraud affects almost every level of the advertising ecosystem, especially advertisers. Conversion Minds have...
Read MoreHarmful apps are mobile applications designed to generate fraudulent revenues for their developers. They accomplish...
Read MoreDid you know that mobile ad spending accounts for 26% of the total cost of digital advertising? In 2019, global ad...
Read MoreIf you are a digital marketer or use ads to promote your content around the web, and think your campaigns are not...
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