Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. - IAS STOCK NEWS

Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global leader in media measurement and optimization, has announced its upcoming participation in two major investor conferences. CEO Lisa Utzschneider will engage in fireside chats at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on March 4, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. PT / 3:20 p.m. ET, and the KeyBanc Capital Markets Emerging Technology Summit on March 5, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET.

Investors and interested parties can access these discussions through live webcasts and archived replays available on the IAS investor relations website at investors.integralads.com.

Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global media measurement and optimization platform, has scheduled its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results announcement for February 28, 2025, before market opening. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET on the same day, where management will discuss the financial results. Interested participants can register for the live call and Q&A session via dial-in, and a webcast with replay option will also be available.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has launched its AI-driven Total Media Performance™ (TMP) solution, designed to enhance campaign outcomes by combining media quality measurements with in-flight optimization. The solution leverages AI models to align media quality with cost and outcomes, providing advertisers with end-to-end transparency across the programmatic supply chain.

The TMP solution offers three key benefits: boosting outcomes through pre-bid protection and brand equity protection, gaining greater transparency by combining media quality and cost insights, and enabling automated in-flight campaign adjustments through Dynamic Performance Profiles.

In a case study with a global technology brand, IAS's TMP demonstrated significant results, achieving a 25% decrease in cost per conversion and a 33% decrease in the cost of quality impressions through strategic spend reallocation.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) announced the immediate departure of CFO Tania Secor and appointed Board member Jill Putman as Interim CFO. The company has initiated a search for a permanent CFO replacement. IAS reaffirmed its previously announced revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook for Q4 and full year 2024.

Putman, who has served as IAS Board member since 2021 and Chair of the Audit Committee, brings over 30 years of finance experience, including her role as CFO at Jamf Holding Corp. Following this transition, she will continue as a Board member but has stepped down from her Audit Committee positions. Current IAS Board member Bob Lord has been appointed as the new Audit Committee member and Chair.

Horizon Media Holdings has appointed Bob Lord as its first President, reporting to CEO Bill Koenigsberg. Lord brings over three decades of experience in marketing, media, and technology, including roles as IBM's first Chief Digital Officer and AOL's President. In his new role, Lord will oversee the company's diversified businesses, focusing on integrating advanced technologies and leading international strategy.

Lord's previous achievements include revolutionizing IBM's go-to-market strategy, launching the Call for Code initiative, and leading The Weather Company. At AOL, he developed a leading programmatic media platform, and as Global CEO of Razorfish, he oversaw its transformation into a digital marketing leader.

The appointment aligns with Horizon's focus on enterprise innovation and technology transformation. Lord currently serves on several boards, including Integral Ad Science (IAS) and Finance of America, and is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has announced partnerships with Alpine Project and 51toCarbonZero (51-0) to enhance its sustainability initiatives. These collaborations aim to measure, report, and manage IAS's carbon footprint across operations.

Through 51toCarbonZero's measurement platform, IAS will calculate its carbon footprint across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, considering factors like office space, server usage, and employee travel. The platform will also provide decarbonization strategies.

The Alpine Project partnership will facilitate stakeholder engagement regarding IAS's carbon footprint, emphasizing third-party verification and public disclosure. This initiative follows IAS's 2023 inaugural Responsibility Report, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and transparency in the digital advertising industry.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has announced an exclusive first-to-market partnership with Kwai for Business to provide content-level brand safety and suitability measurement for advertisers. The partnership includes the launch of IAS's AI-driven Total Media Quality (TMQ) product suite, offering viewability and invalid traffic measurement.

The collaboration targets advertisers in LATAM and APAC markets, reaching over 100 million monthly active users in Brazil and Indonesia. IAS's TMQ for Kwai enables advertisers to place ads next to higher-quality media, protect against misinformation, and access enhanced reporting through IAS Signal, their unified reporting platform.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has announced two major developments: the beta release of its Quality Attention™ Optimization product and a partnership with Lumen Research for Social Attention measurement. The optimization product enables advertisers to automatically optimize campaigns toward high-attention scoring impressions, while the Lumen partnership will provide attention measurement across programmatic and social campaigns starting January 2025.

IAS's Quality Attention has demonstrated significant results, showing up to 130% lift in conversion rates when comparing high versus low attention impressions. The solution combines media quality and eye tracking with machine learning to help advertisers improve ROI through reduced costs, greater reach, enhanced awareness, and better consideration metrics.

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification, becoming the first measurement provider and one of the first companies globally to receive this accreditation for AI management systems. The certification, performed by Schellman, specifically applies to IAS's Quality Attention product.

The ISO 42001 standard covers important aspects including AI governance, risk management, data privacy, responsible AI development, and ethical considerations. IAS's AI-powered platform processes up to 280 billion interactions daily, utilizing AI for prediction, decisioning, protection, and targeting across its products.

This achievement follows IAS's ISO 27001:2022 certification received in Q2 2024 for Information Security Management, further demonstrating the company's commitment to maintaining high standards in business practices and technological governance.