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100

This federal law governs how health information is handled—and is the reason your media plan can't include PII.

What is HIPAA?

100

A U.S. judge ruled this company illegally monopolizes both the open-web display ad exchange and publisher ad server markets—handing antitrust regulators a major win.

What is Google

100

50% of the ad’s pixels must be in view for at least 1 continuous second. for desktop ads

What is viewability standards?

100

These are two primary types of CM360 ads.

What are Standard and Tracking

100

This Pharma company spent $35 million airing ads for 1 drug on TV commercials in June

What is AbbVie 

200

Pharma brands must submit these to ensure ad creatives follow FDA guidelines, especially when referencing risk info, indications, or ISI.

What are MLR submissions (Medical/Legal/Regulatory reviews)

200

This industry trade group develops technical standards, conducts research, and advocates for the digital advertising ecosystem—serving as a key authority on issues like privacy, identity, and programmatic transparency.

What is the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau)?

200

DV’s term for non-human or fraudulent impressions.

What is IVT (Invalid Traffic)?

200

This type of tag is used in CM360 to track user actions like conversions or site visits.

What is a Floodlight tag?

200

This acronym refers to content or media that has been reviewed and approved by legal, medical, and regulatory teams.

What is MLR

300

This is the acronym for the text block that must accompany most branded pharma ads, summarizing key risks and safety information.

What is ISI?

300

In response to declining traffic from AI-powered search tools, publishers and regulators are exploring this emerging compensation model

What is pay-per-query or pay-per-use

300

Overuse use of this feature can result in ads being blocked from contextually appropriate content, due to automated misclassification or lack of nuance in language. 

What is brand safety keyword blocking?

300
According to IAB specs, what is the max weight of a 320x50 HTML5 banner?

What is 100kb

300

When a branded drug reaches this milestone, generic manufacturers can begin producing equivalent versions, often triggering a shift in marketing focus or budget de-prioritization.

What is Loss of Exclusivity

400

The typical expiration period for a Veeva-approved creative asset is this many months—after which you must resubmit it to MLR.

What is 12 months?

400

The FTC conditionally approved this $13+ billion merger, requiring that the combined agency must not steer ad spend away from publishers based on their political or ideological viewpoints—unless explicitly requested by advertisers.

What are Omnicom and IPG

400

This is the formula for block rate

What blocks/requests

400

Where can you enable or disable third-party verification settings like DoubleVerify at the individual placement level?

What is the Placement settings or Placement properties panel (“Verification” section)?

400

This unique 10-digit identifier enables pharma advertisers to deliver personalized messaging to individual HCPs across digital platforms using Rx behavior, specialty, and geography.

What is NPI number?

500

This type of update, often triggered by new clinical data or safety info, forces every team to hit pause on campaigns and refresh ISI and PI across all assets.

What is a label update?

500

In July 2025, this legacy digital media company officially rebranded to People Inc., spotlighting its flagship brand as it reorganizes around AI-era strategy and human-first publishing.

What is DotDash Meredith

500

Under which tab in DV can you find the ABS profiles?

What is Programmatic Targeting

500

When setting up a Floodlight tag, this is required to group multiple tags together.

What is the Activity Group?

500

This type of digital environment enables pharma advertisers to analyze patient-level data in a privacy-compliant way without sharing raw PII.

What is a Data Clean Room?

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