{"id":14735,"date":"2020-03-14T23:11:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=14735"},"modified":"2022-10-31T18:06:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:36:22","slug":"5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions with Ben Ilfeld, Head of Product at VentureBeat","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ddf2ff\"><em>How do cookie demise and CCPA affect publishers? What ad tech changes should you expect in coming years? We asked Ben from VentureBeat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p> The slow death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/google-delays-the-phasing-out-of-third-party-cookies-until-2023\/\">third-party cookies<\/a> makes your first-party data more valuable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently reached out to Ben Ilfeld, Head of Product at VentureBeat, the leading source for transformative tech news and events, which provides deep context to help business leaders make smart decisions and stay on top of industry developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben, who started publishing in his 20\u2019s, is an ad tech entrepreneur and a revenue strategist. For over a decade, Ben has consistently innovated and experimented with new models for creating healthy media ecosystems. Most recently, as Lead Revenue Strategist at 10up, and audience development for dozens of 10up clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, he founded and led product development at SXSW Accelerator Finalist AdGlue, which provided top publishers incremental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/january-ad-revenue-drop-what-to-do-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad revenue<\/a> and deeper partnerships with their most valued clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, Ben launched The Sacramento Press as a new breed of the local publication dedicated to rethinking how media interacts with a local audience. Ben built the first independent online local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/the-best-ad-networks-for-publishers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad network<\/a> (SLOAN) that generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for over 60 publishers. He was also a founding board member of the Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our conversation, we talked about the recent changes happening in ad technology and what experts like him think would be the impact on the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#Q_Third-party_cookies_are_at_the_end_of_their_lifecycle_What_possible_challenges_does_this_bring_and_what_do_you_suggest_to_tackle_them\" >Q. Third-party cookies are at the end of their lifecycle. What possible challenges does this bring and what do you suggest to tackle them?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#Q_Any_advice_to_publishers_struggling_to_comply_with_CCPA\" >Q. Any advice to publishers struggling to comply with CCPA?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#Q_What_are_your_thoughts_on_ad_blocking\" >Q. What are your thoughts on ad blocking?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#Q_What_is_your_biggest_learning_in_the_year_2019_as_web_publisher_ad_tech_entrepreneur_and_revenue_strategist\" >Q. What is your biggest learning in the year 2019 as web publisher, ad tech entrepreneur, and revenue strategist?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#Q_What_are_your_predictions_for_the_ad_industry_and_technology_in_2020\" >Q. What are your predictions for the ad industry and technology in 2020?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#About_VentureBeat\" >About VentureBeat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-ben-ilfeld-head-of-product-at-venturebeat\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-q-third-party-cookies-are-at-the-end-of-their-lifecycle-what-possible-challenges-does-this-bring-and-what-do-you-suggest-to-tackle-them\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_Third-party_cookies_are_at_the_end_of_their_lifecycle_What_possible_challenges_does_this_bring_and_what_do_you_suggest_to_tackle_them\"><\/span>Q. Third-party cookies are at the end of their lifecycle. What possible challenges does this bring and what do you suggest to tackle them?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This particular disruption isn\u2019t a shift in the fundamental value publishers provide, but rather the strategies and practices that enable us to unlock and transact on that value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key immediate shift is that the slow death of third party cookies makes your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"1st party data more valuable (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/how-first-party-data-will-drive-user-engagement-and-revenue-in-a-post-cookie-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">first party data more valuable<\/a>. So, the challenge in 2020 is to continue building transactional relationships (not limited to monetary transactions) with your core audience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realistically, many publishers have been slow shifting strategies and adjusting tactics. So, for many there will be a gap with relatively lower revenue prospects. But as stakeholders become more familiar with new opportunities, publishers with strong audiences will rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-q-any-advice-to-publishers-struggling-to-comply-with-ccpa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_Any_advice_to_publishers_struggling_to_comply_with_CCPA\"><\/span>Q. Any advice to publishers struggling to comply with CCPA?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, publishers won\u2019t have clarity on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/a-ccpa-compliance-checklist-for-publishers\/\">CCPA<\/a> for some time, but what we learned with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/ccpa-vs-gdpr-things-to-know-before-ccpa-comes-in-effect-in-2020\/\">GDPR<\/a> is that taking proactive measures to ensure your audience\u2019s privacy builds trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like with third-party cookies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-ad-revenue-lost-to-ad-blocking-and-new-viewability-metrics\/\">ad blocking<\/a>, this is about maintaining and enhancing relationships with your core audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some technologies, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/what-is-a-customer-data-platform-should-publishers-invest-in-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Customer Data Platforms (opens in a new tab)\">Customer Data Platforms<\/a>, that enable publishers to better adapt their experiences to individual audience member preferences&#8211;including privacy. These platforms also build up trusted first-party data and give us greater cross-channel opportunities to build those most valuable transactional relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, in the short run, we\u2019re going to hit some bumps. This whole strategic direction is foreign to many publishers. But at VentureBeat, we\u2019re embracing this shift as it aligns us with our core audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-q-what-are-your-thoughts-on-ad-blocking\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_your_thoughts_on_ad_blocking\"><\/span>Q. What are your thoughts on ad blocking?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishers should aim to be both better aligned with our audience\u2019s interests and more creative finding value exchanges with those audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At VentureBeat, we\u2019re building a spectrum of engaging experiences for key audiences. For example, we produce industry-leading events (<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vbtransform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transform<\/a>; GamesBeat Summit); and we provide private forums for thought leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be a remarkable mistake to degrade the user experience for a portion of our key audiences who value their attention and privacy. That stance would undermine opportunities to engage and exchange value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-q-what-is-your-biggest-learning-in-the-year-2019-as-web-publisher-ad-tech-entrepreneur-and-revenue-strategist\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_is_your_biggest_learning_in_the_year_2019_as_web_publisher_ad_tech_entrepreneur_and_revenue_strategist\"><\/span>Q. What is your biggest learning in the year 2019 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/the-web-publishers-guide-to-surviving-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">web publisher<\/a>, ad tech entrepreneur, and revenue strategist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 proved that the friction of building transactional relationships with audiences is now low enough to support new reader revenue models from digital-only startups. That\u2019s a massive change from the digital media ecosystem of a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s an opportunity for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/audience-segmentation\/\">audiences<\/a> to be more involved and invested. And these proof points give scaled publishers some space to experiment themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-q-what-are-your-predictions-for-the-ad-industry-and-technology-in-2020\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_your_predictions_for_the_ad_industry_and_technology_in_2020\"><\/span>Q. What are your predictions for the ad industry and technology in 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 is set to be a year of transition and experimentation. Buyers, marketplaces, and publishers aren\u2019t ready to take our new experiments to full scale, while the old transactions are being undermined by the exposure we all have to unreliable 3rd party data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the shifts we\u2019re grappling with in 2020 are not existential threats to our fundamentals. In fact, I\u2019d argue we will be stronger after this set of strategic adjustments. We will establish closer alignment with our audiences, and provide more reliable and robust data to our partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-about-venturebeat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_VentureBeat\"><\/span>About VentureBeat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>VentureBeat is a leading source of news covering everything from AI to gaming, SMBs to enterprise, AR\/VR to 5G tech, and more to help business leaders stay up to date with the latest trends. The company is based in SF, California, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Monthly page views: 12M+<\/li><li>Alexa global rank: 6812<\/li><li>Time on site: ~11 minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>5 Questions With<\/em>\u00a0is an interview series in which we ask industry leaders on both the buy- and sell-side about the ongoing issues in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/ad-tech-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad tech industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-faqs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1667219334351\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">1. 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