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In our latest Smart Talk, GDR co-founder and COO Gunnar Kihl shares his perspective on what really matters in an increasingly automated advertising industry: understanding customers, building strong partnerships, and delivering real value.

We’re pretty excited to share that Global Data Resources has been recognised among the top 10 Best Privacy-First Audience Data Providers in 2026, in a new industry overview published by Lara Translate.

As AI reshapes advertising, the buying journey is changing - and so is the role of audience intelligence. In our latest white paper, "Real Ad Dollars in AI", we explore what the shift from keyword auctions to conversational interfaces (ChatGPT Ads) means for the value of audience intelligence.

As GDR expands its audience intelligence across more markets, the principle stays the same: Understand people without following people. We look at patterns, places and context to create meaningful audience insight.

The latest edition of idfree insider marks an important milestone for Global Data Resources. We're excited to introduce IDfree.ai, our new audience intelligence and activation platform designed for a privacy-first marketing world.

Why understanding audience behaviour matters more than identifying individuals. Explore privacy-first audience intelligence and the future of trusted advertising.

Danish advertising growth exceeded expectations in 2025 as brands shifted toward smarter, data-driven activation. GDR explores what’s driving the change - and why ID-free audience strategies matter next.

Reaching the right audience across markets just got a lot simpler. GDR’s expansion into the Americas and APAC makes global activation actually actionable. Our audience segments now cover 37 markets and ~2.8B people worldwide. Same audience. Every market. No IDs.

With the launch of the Criteo x ChatGPT pilot, we’re seeing the first real step toward monetisation inside conversational AI. With it comes a fundamental shift in how programmatic works. And yes, this is where real ad dollars start moving. Read our new white paper to dig into why that changes everything: "Real Ad Dollars in AI."

Spring is springing, and the March newsletter explores how to bypass the Zero-Click Trap. While clicks are fading, attention is not. It’s shifting. From zero-click search to smarter CTV activation, this edition breaks down what’s changing. And what to do next.

Be honest - what’s holding your data strategy back? Take our quick poll. No judgment. No visibility. Just a quick pulse check.

Old Spice’s new “Mom Song” campaign shows how nostalgia and cultural insight create powerful marketing. Instead of targeting individuals, brands can reach audiences by understanding where behaviours happen. Discover how geo-intelligence reveals audience hotspots - and why advertising with integrity means focusing on patterns, not people.

February's newsletter is out with a Zlatan'ish kick to our Football World Cup audience segments - live in marketplaces & platforms. Read about why, how, and when to target World Cup activities and get your data in order. We rely only on ethical, compliant data sources to deliver regional profiling & cross-market scalability during the biggest sporting event of the year.

Most AI initiatives fail not because of technology, but because processes, data, and people aren’t ready. Gartner is explicit: AI must be treated as a growth engine, not a cost-saving layer.

January’s newsletter is out: GDR’s geo-demographic audiences are now integrated into Azerion’s Hawk DSP, proving privacy-first targeting can scale across Europe without losing performance.

Winning brands won't be defined by how many AI tools they deploy. They'll be defined by how clearly they understand the problem they're solving, the signals that matter, and the distinction between noise and insight. AI doesn't reward speed alone. It rewards precision.

If you care about: privacy-safe performance • how data actually gets activated in-market • what’s changing before it becomes common practice, idfree insider is your newsletter. No hype. No tracking. Just patterns worth paying attention to.

To us at GDR, AI-powered search is changing how influence happens. Not eliminating it. We see patterns. Not people. And in an AI-shaped world, patterns matter more than clicks when we build for decisions made by humans, algorithms, or both.

This December 🎁 edition of idfree insider reflects a year where regulation, consumer expectations, and media innovation all moved in the same direction > toward trust-based, privacy-safe advertising that still delivers results.

As we approach the end of the year, we want to pause and extend our warmest wishes to everyone we’ve had the pleasure of working with in 2025. 🎅 🦌From everyone here at GDR, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyful season.