Google’s deadline to block third-party cookies in Chrome web browsers in 2022 — Chrome commands 70% of usage on desktop and 41% on mobile, according to the latest estimations — stirred up the advertising ecosystem, making marketers more reliant on first-party data (first party data is the information you collect directly from your audience or customers. It includes: Data from behaviours, actions or interests demonstrated across your websites or apps and Data you have in your CRM or any other kind of database).
And this is the policy that also other browsers and tech giants are following such as Mozilla, Apple, etc. blocking third-party cookies to prevent unwanted consumer tracking.
A majority of advertisers use third-party cookies in their digital campaigns, which means it’s time to act to be ready for this privacy-forward future by building direct relationships with your consumers.
First-party data is your own knowledge bank of who your customers are, what they are doing and what they need. More than ever before, brands need to find ways to adapt around cookie reliability and prioritise on creating consumer experiences and services which will generate data to overcome industry changes.
Download here Ogilvy’s new paper “Why the collection of 1st party data should be the highest priority for brands in 2021” and learn more.