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New DAA-Commissioned Survey Shows ‘AdChoices’ Icon Recognition Has Grown to 82 Percent in 2021

June 3, 2021

By Lou Mastria

Consumers use and see the icon as a portal to privacy information – and assign trust to brands, publishers and advertisers who use it in ads, in apps and on sites.

To evaluate ongoing consumer awareness and perception around the “AdChoices” icon, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) conducted a survey of 1,000 US adults in February 2021. Among top-line findings are that 82 percent of respondents have some familiarity with the YourAdChoices Icon and 81 percent understand the icon broadly offers them choice and control as it pertains to advertising.

The $1,400 Question: Consumers Expect to Pay Much More Without Free Ad-Supported Content & Services

September 28, 2020

By Lou Mastria

Americans believe popular digital offerings like news, sports, and email would cost $1,404/year without funding from advertising, up more than $200 in last four years.

Americans are struggling to recover from the worst economic collapse in modern times, with tens of millions out of work, struggling to pay their bills, or reducing household expenses to make ends meet.

Americans Value Free Ad-Supported Online Services at $1,400/Year; Annual Value Jumps More Than $200 Since 2016

Four in Five Say Availability of Free Apps Would Influence Decision on Which Mobile Phone to Purchase

NEW YORK, NY, September 28, 2020 – Americans place a value of more than $1,400 per year on the array of free digital content, services, and mobile apps that are currently funded by advertising, according to a new survey conducted by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).

New Study Shows Ad Revenue Benefit through Cookies – Reinforcing Previous 2014 DAA Research: We Can Have Both Personalization & Ubiquitous Privacy Protections

September 5, 2019

By Lou Mastria

YourAdChoices can help strike a balance between valuable relevance and ubiquitous privacy controls.

A newly updated academic study highlighted in AdExchanger this week reinforces a previous separate study commissioned by the Digital Advertising Alliance (D

Interest-Based Advertising – Getting a Whole Lot of Love (and Trust)

November 18, 2013

By Lou Mastria

The DAA program offers the types of privacy protections that consumers want -- and having these protections present increases their trust in advertising and brands..

Two weeks ago, the Digital Advertising Alliance announced the results of a Zogby consumer research effort it commissioned which provided an opportunity to take the temperature regarding U.S. consumer attitudes about their Internet experiences, and their understanding of how advertising (and interest-based advertising) helps to finance the quantity, quality and diversity of content they experience there.

Encouraging Data-Driven Policymaking: New Survey Results Reveal Consumer Priorities & Pragmatism

December 19, 2018

By Lou Mastria

Consumers overwhelmingly want Congress to protect ad-supported funding model for free content and services online.

In digital advertising, good data helps drive good decisions. As Congress begins to consider the shape of privacy legislation, we thought it might be useful for the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) to gather some additional data by asking consumers to share their policy priorities (and potential pitfalls) for any federal privacy legislation that may affect responsible data collection and interest-based advertising (IBA).

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Consumer Attitudes

By Lou Mastria

Consumers use and see the icon as a portal to privacy information – and assign trust to brands, publishers and advertisers who use it in ads, in apps and on sites.

By Lou Mastria

Americans believe popular digital offerings like news, sports, and email would cost $1,404/year without funding from advertising, up more than $200 in last four years.

Four in Five Say Availability of Free Apps Would Influence Decision on Which Mobile Phone to Purchase

By Lou Mastria

YourAdChoices can help strike a balance between valuable relevance and ubiquitous privacy controls.

By Lou Mastria

The DAA program offers the types of privacy protections that consumers want -- and having these protections present increases their trust in advertising and brands..

By Lou Mastria

Consumers overwhelmingly want Congress to protect ad-supported funding model for free content and services online.

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