{"id":11824,"date":"2025-10-07T02:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T06:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2025\/10\/07\/id-for-every-ad-why-universal-ad-tracking-is-the-industrys-next-imperative\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:33:10","slug":"id-for-every-ad-why-universal-ad-tracking-is-the-industrys-next-imperative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/id-for-every-ad-why-universal-ad-tracking-is-the-industrys-next-imperative\/11824\/","title":{"rendered":"ID for Every Ad: Why Universal Ad Tracking is the Industry\u2019s Next Imperative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertising is leaking money, about $27 billion a year thanks to fraud, duplication, and a messy, fragmented digital ecosystem. 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