August 08, 2024
Learn about the standout components of EX․CO's offering which has helped countless brands maximize the value of their advertising dollars. At EX.CO, we believe that buying online video should be simple. There are three critical components of digital advertising - scale, quality, and cost - and the most difficult part is identifying partners that achieve all three with finite time and team resources.
July 23, 2024
Learn about the “Great Video Advertising Bake-Off,” where the heat is on to find the perfect recipe for targeting success in a post-cookie world. Editor’s Note (April 2025): Since this post was originally published in July 2024, Google has made several major updates to its third-party cookie plans—most notably announcing this month that cookies will no longer be removed from Chrome. Despite this shift, the broader industry trend toward...
July 08, 2024
Learn about EX․CO's platform updates, including enhanced playlist, player, reporting, and media management features. Summer has finally arrived, and besides the wonderful weather and sun to warm us up, we're also excited to announce a bunch of new exciting product updates and enhancements to EX.CO’s online video platform (OVP). Our team has been working hard to deliver a set of improvements to our playlist,...
June 26, 2024
Learn how EX.CO helped turn digital cooperative 1XL into a video powerhouse with out-of-the-box video monetization and management solutions. 1XL is one of the most significant English-language digital media cooperatives in the world, providing advertisers access to 43 local and regional news publishers across the UK and Ireland. With a de-duplicated user reach of 34.7 million, it provides scalable access to over half of the UK digital...
May 08, 2024
Ad tech jargon: digital advertising acronyms explained; glossary of ad tech terms: CPM, CTR, CTV, DMP, DSP, PII, PMP, ROAS, ROI, RPM, RTB, SSP. It’s no secret that the world of ad tech uses an entirely different language, with terms like DSP, SSP, DMP, and many more mind-boggling acronyms. Technically speaking, these terms are actually initialisms – terms identified strictly by their first letter like DNA or DIY –while acronyms are...
April 02, 2024
Learn the basic components of programmatic advertising in this quick overview. On the internet, programmatic ads are everywhere. Odds are, you've already seen a few hundred today, given that—of the 1,622 ads that internet users encounter daily—98% are digital, and 90% of those are programmatic. And more specifically, programmatic video ad spend is expected to reach $96.98...
February 12, 2024
Learn how video publishers can thrive without third-party cookies and the new, privacy-friendly paths to addressability for advertisers. Are we finally at the beginning of the end? The drawn-out death of third-party cookies has been looming over since 2020 when Google first announced its plan to phase out support for them on Chrome. Now, Google has at last taken the first bite, eliminating cookies from 1% of Chrome traffic (just...
January 31, 2024
Learn more about EX.CO's mission to support local journalism and its game-changing alliance with the Local Media Consortium (LMC). Despite reports raising questions about the future of local news, local digital news is rapidly evolving. In fact, nearly 300 new digital local news organizations have started since 2016. And as the leading publisher video technology platform, supporting local journalism is an extremely important...
January 24, 2024
Learn about the impact of digital ads on the environment, the challenges in offsetting carbon footprints, and actionable steps to reduce carbon emissions. In recent years, the digital advertising industry has taken significant strides towards sustainability, acknowledging the pressing need to address its environmental impact. At first glance, the issue may sound confusing and you may wonder, what on Earth does saving the planet have to do with...