American multi-national AOL is set to have its mammoth data platform operating by the end of the year, fusing key consumer information from telco Verizon and Microsoft to better leverage targeting potential for marketers.
Combining the wealth of Verizon, AOL and Microsoft resources will draw on a huge mass of data that some view as a viable option just behind Facebook and Google as far as reach and how many consumers can be targeted.
But while Verizon does not have the presence the Australian market to offer similar data, the Australian arm of AOL is exploring partnerships locally to offer a better level of targeting.
AOL Platform’s CTO Seth Demsey has been reported as saying the new data platform “is a different ballgame because of the depth of the relationship Verizon has with customers,” “We know things like addresses, credit cards, phone numbers.” These are “real, authenticated people,” he said.
Managing director at AOL International AU/NZ, Mitch Waters, while said the company doesn't have access to the Microsoft properties and data in the Australian market, there is movement away from cookies and more talk locally about targeting consumers through their device ID, at scale.
“It has also put us at the table when talking about achieving multiscreen campaigns at scale alongside Facebook and Google,” he said.
This measurement could improve effectiveness of ads by “getting a single view of the user, rather than duplicates that cookies currently provide. Further to this it deepens our ability to offer true multi touch attribution and moves us closer to ROI optimisation,” Waters said.
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