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Ad fraud likely to exceed $50bn globally by 2025 on current trends second only to the drugs trade as a source of income for organized crime Advertisers are the only victims. Agencies, vendors and media owners still benefit, albeit unintentionally, from fees and commission when fraud occurs Brands should apply caution to their digital investment until the advertising technology industry takes decisive action to deal effectively with the problem
Ad fraud likely to exceed $50bn globally by 2025 on current trends second only to the drugs trade as a source of income for organized crime
The intention of this compendium is to raise awareness of ad fraud among brand owners and to provide the knowledge and best practices to effectively counter it. This document seeks to encourage brand owners to adopt these best practices and to work with industry partners to make the changes necessary to reduce fraud substantially.
This WFA survey offers insights into the level of ad fraud exposure global marketers are aware of, the areas where it is seen to be most concentrated, and the solutions that brands can consider.
Survey to identify whether attribution modelling is conducted, the reasons for doing this, models used and benefits identified.
Survey to determine the reasons for tracking Return On Marketing Investment, how this is approached globally, the metrics used and individuals involved.
Survey to determine how clients are using digital media auditors, and whether viewability and verification services are being delivered by these companies
This charter has been developed by the Media Committee of the WFA.