How Cookie Alternative Inventory Helped Salvage a Rocky Q4

Q4 2022 was challenging compared to prior years due to low consumer spending caused by inflation. Despite this, cookie alternative inventory helped save a disappointing Q4, giving advertisers greater efficiency and publishers increased incremental revenue.

The 33Across Programmatic Cookie Alternative Trends Report highlights buy-side and sell-side cookie alternative trends on the 33Across exchange during Q4 2022.

Specifically, the report answers the following questions:

Programmatic Advertisers:

  • Which advertising vertical purchased the most cookie alternative inventory?
  • What was the share of programmatic buying for each advertising vertical by cookie-state and how is this trending?
  • How do cookie alternative CPMs compare to cookied CPMs for advertising verticals?

    Supply:

    • Which content categories monetized the most cookie alternative supply?
    • What was the share of programmatic monetization for third-party cookies and cookie alternatives for each content category?

    Key Findings:

    1. Weak December Caused by Economic Slowdown
    Consumer spending was down across almost every category*, forcing advertising to significantly reduce investment in comparison to past holiday seasons

    2. Cookie Alternative Revenue Salvaged a Weak Q4
    Even with a soft market, cookie alternative revenue grew across every publisher category in Q4, supporting the publisher opportunity for net-new revenue

    3. Cookie Alternative Spend Surpasses Third-Party Cookie
    Insurance advertisers spent more on inventory without third-party cookies in Q4, with an 18% increase in cookie alternative investment from Q3

    4. Cookie Alternative Impressions Cost Less
    Across all advertising verticals, there was up to a 67% CPM discount for cookie alternative inventory when compared to the third-party cookie inventory purchased

     

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    *US Commerce Department

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