No Cookie, No Cry: First-party data for effective advertising strategies

With the planned phasing out of 3rd party cookies, the ongoing development of data protection in the digital space and the ever stricter requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), market players are increasingly faced with the challenge of developing effective solutions that meet the new standards. This paradigm shift also requires strategies and […]

Traditional radio is ready for programmatic advertising

After the Virtual Minds Media Manager was used as an SSP within a programmatic linear radio campaign for the first time in November 2023, the second campaign has now been successfully sent through the airwaves. In the current field test for the Hornbach DIY chain, the Virtual Minds Media Manager also formed the programmatic tech […]

A closer look at the Google Privacy Sandbox

Amid ongoing discussions following Google’s announcement to remove third-party cookies, the company is promoting its Privacy Sandbox as a viable alternative. This initiative aims to address privacy concerns related to unlawful tracking while enabling targeted advertising in Google’s Chrome browser. In the post-cookie era, Google’s Privacy Sandbox aims to introduce standards for ad targeting, measurement […]

Admanagerforum Summer Summit 2023 at a glance

  In Munich at the end of August, everything was once again under the motto “Demand meets Supply” – because it was time again for the Admanagerforum Summer Summit. On site this year we were represented by Marc Krückemeier (VP Account Management, Adition & Active Agent) as well as Anna Rossmanith (Team Lead Key Account […]

Tom Peruzzi: 10 hypotheses on the importance of the new data world for the ad tech industry

While the supposed end of 3rd party cookies is getting closer and closer and practically all players in the advertising market are looking for new solutions and alternatives, many industry observers are wondering which further developments and trends will shape the Programmatic Advertising market in the near future. Tom Peruzzi, Virtual Minds CTO and adtech […]

Programmatic Radio: First Mover Case

In recent years, the traditional booking processes in radio have hardly changed and programmatic radio was unthinkable. For a long time, therefore, a solution was sought to optimize the processes in the linear audio sector as well and to make them more contemporary. Until now, however, there has been a lack of technology to programmatically […]

Programmatic TV: Effective advertising at the push of a button

In today’s digital age, the media landscape has changed dramatically, and TV advertising is no exception. ProSiebenSat.1 has joined forces with Virtual Minds to address this paradigm shift by introducing what is known as Programmatic TV to the Group’s channels, making it possible to target viewers with personalized content. What is Programmatic TV? Programmatic TV […]

Why linear TV campaigns must change – This was our keynote at Interact 2023

  On May 23rd and 24th, the Interact conference took place in Madrid under the central motto “Innovation, Sustainability & Growth”, where we were inspired not only by discussions and talks, but also by numerous presentations on current and upcoming topics in the digital advertising world. Alongside other industry professionals, our CTO Tom Peruzzi was […]

A World without Cookies – “Clean” Tracking through Data Clean Rooms?

  The era of third-party cookies as the most popular means of user identification in the digital world is coming to an end. Although a world completely without cookies is not expected until the end of 2024, advertisers and publishers are already facing major changes: Identifying and targeting users is already complicated by browser tracking […]