Walled gardens
“Walled gardens” like Google Ads, Meta and TikTok act as data silos, preventing you from being able to execute a full-funnel strategy.
The digital ads ecosystem is now characterised by three shifts. Understand them, and you can build a strategy that wins.
“Walled gardens” like Google Ads, Meta and TikTok act as data silos, preventing you from being able to execute a full-funnel strategy.
Consumer journeys can no longer be characterised by clean upper, middle and lower funnel behaviours. Online consumers now jump between very different touchpoints as they move from interest to conversion.
Marketers can digest and analyse more data than ever before, developing the sharpest insights on their consumers thanks to the integration of AI technologies with media platforms.
Seek partners that operate across the ecosystem, not within a single layer of it. The fragmented digital advertising landscape rewards specialists, but it punishes isolation. Partners that can provide cross-platform intelligence, supply-side and demand-side expertise, and transparent reporting across channels are better positioned to help you govern the ecosystem rather than simply participate in it.