Case Study

Secure Signals Delivers 9% Revenue Uplift for ExMarketPlace

Google Ad Manager

ExMarketPlace is a Google Certified Publishing Partner that provides comprehensive monetization and technology solutions for publishers across display, video, and in-app advertising.

The challenge

Google Ad Manager

Third-party cookie deprecation and strict privacy laws have fragmented addressability signals across the ecosystem. ExMarketPlace needed to maintain strong programmatic performance by ensuring demand partners received privacy-safe identifiers and encrypted signals.

The approach

By simply toggling a switch1 in Google Ad Manager and confirming buyer integrations, ExMarketPlace seamlessly shared encrypted identifiers with bidders. This straightforward feature provided demand partners with precise, privacy-safe targeting on ad requests. The transparency automated higher competition from third-party identify-driven bidders, driving stronger programmatic yields.

The results

  • +9%
    Overall revenue uplift2
  • +56%
    CPM uplift for in-stream video ad traffic2
  • +24%
    CPM uplift for banner ad traffic with signals present2

Navigating privacy-first addressability was vital for us. By simply enabling Secure Signals in GAM, we unlocked stronger programmatic yields and a 9% revenue uplift, proving that privacy-safe targeting can be both simple and highly effective.

Andrea Mora, Business Development Director

  1. Use of Secure Signals to share encrypted identifiers is strictly conditioned on the publisher obtaining valid, ePrivacy-compliant user consent in accordance with applicable regulations (including GDPR and DMA).

  2. Ad Manager reporting data 2026. Individual results may vary.

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