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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingReturning To Profitability Means Reducing The Cost Of Selling In The Wake Of COVID-19
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jim Helberg, executive vice president and chief media officer at RPA. The COVID-19 shelter-in-place dynamic has compromised many business categories and nearly toppled others. The world of commerce has been […]
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Twitch, Reddit Join Trump Crackdown; Free Retail Listings Come To Google Search
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. No Hate Twitch and Reddit have joined Twitter and other social platforms in cracking down on President Trump for hate speech. Twitch temporarily banned Trump’s account for violating its hateful conduct policy. The first incident was via a re-broadcasted clip from 2016 in which […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoGrowing The Addressable TV+ Pie
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Allen Klosowski, senior vice president of advanced solutions at SpotX. The rise of cord cutting, new streaming services and advanced digital delivery have changed the face of TV advertising’s future. While traditional TV represents most […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingA Decade Of Marketing Inefficiency Is Being Laid Bare
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Julian Baring, general manager, North America, at Adform. The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic implications are catapulting the tech-driven marketing world into a new phase of maturity: a long-overdue period of […]
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DOJ Winding Down Google Investigation; Fortnite Flexes Marketing Muscle
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Ducks In A Row The US Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of Google is coming to a close. By the end of July, the DOJ seeks to have final documents and data from competitors that have allegedly been hurt by Google’s dominance in online advertising, […]
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News From The NewFronts: Gaming Companies Woo Brands, YouTube's Pitch To TV Buyers
Gaming And Esports Make Their Pitch For Brand Bucks The gaming stats that get slung around are always eye-popping. And those cited Friday during the final day of this year’s NewFronts – a content block dedicated to esports and gaming – were no exception. In April, for example, time spent with games soared 75% year over year. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDuring The Restart, Advertisers Will Need To Do More With Less. That Could Be An Asset.
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Philip Smolin, chief strategy officer at Amobee. Society has restarted, and businesses are learning a new normal in real time. They’re adapting to changing public health measures, evolving consumer behaviors […]
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Google To Pay Some Publishers For Content; Here Comes Shoppable Video
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Paying For News Google will license news content from publishers to populate its Google Assistant app and Android phones – so users can swipe from the homescreen to see news updates. The product will launch later this year with news companies from Germany, Brazil […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe Pandemic Underscores The Need For A Unified Approach To TV And Video Measurement
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). The dramatic shifts in TV and premium video viewership driven by the COVID-19 crisis has confirmed that consumers care more about what […]
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AdExchanger Research: The Pandemic Has Changed How Advertisers Think About Data And Tech Investments
AdExchanger’s newest research report, 2020 Industry Outlook: How COVID-19 Reset Digital Marketing, details how exactly the pandemic has impacted technology and data investments among the marketer and agency community. Here’s a snippet: The sky didn’t fall and the ground didn’t crumble — but nearly all segments of the global economy experienced a significant jolt from […]
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Twitch Wins As Microsoft Shuts Down Mixer; Amazon Hiring In Linear TV?
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Ahead Of The Game Facebook was the designated beneficiary earlier this week when Microsoft gave up on the video game streaming platform Mixer, diverting its traffic and accounts to Facebook Gaming. But the big winner here could be Twitch. Mixer lured popular streamers with […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWith The End Of Browser Cookie Support, What Will Happen To Measurement And Attribution?
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Angelina Eng, vice president of measurement and attribution at IAB and IAB Tech Lab. In less than two years, many publishers, advertisers, data vendors and technology platforms will need to reevaluate […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderAs The Industry Reinvents Itself, Diverse Perspectives Have Never Been More Critical
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alessandro De Zanche, an audience and data strategy consultant. I have always considered a programmatic monoculture to be one of the biggest threats to digital advertising. A lack of diversity in experience, backgrounds and […]
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Publishers Tap Online Events To Grow Their Email Lists; Microsoft To Shut Down Game Streaming Platform Mixer
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Check Is In The Email Online events are a fraction as valuable as real-world equivalents, but publishers are hosting them more and more as a way to build up authenticated email databases. “That is now the starting point of conversations with publishers,” Tessa […]
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Andrew Yang Backs Consumer Data Payments; Former Google Ads Boss Founds Subscription Search Company
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Searching For Something? Breaking into the search engine category is hard, borderline impossible. But one familiar name is taking a new approach. Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google’s former SVP of ads and commerce, co-founded a search engine called Neeva that doesn’t collect user data or sell […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFirst-Party Data Was Never Enough For Marketers. That’s Glaringly Obvious Now.
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Adam Solomon, chief growth officer at Lotame. Mid-30s cord-cutter woman lives in the city, eats out regularly, shops at high-end stores. Two-car family of four lives in the burbs, commutes […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderUgly Delicious Advertising
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Erik Requidan, founder and CEO at Media Tradecraft. There’s a lot to admire about restaurateur David Chang. He’s accomplished, innovative, highly creative and, these days, reflective. He rose from humble beginnings to attain “underground” […]
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Mark Zagorski Exits Rubicon; Spotify Pursues Podcast World Domination
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Aprés-Zagorski Mark Zagorski is leaving Rubicon Project at the end of June, the company announced on Thursday. It’s hardly surprising. Zagorski was CEO of Telaria before its absorption by Rubicon, and he has been COO and president since then. “Thanks to Mark’s leadership, we […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWith Upfronts Upended, The TV Industry Is Banking On Addressable
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike O’Donnell, senior vice president, platform business, at Vizio. So, here we are in June. Upfront presentations would have just ended, under the usual circumstances. But business is far from usual right now. Advertisers plan […]
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TikTok’s Huge US Growth Projections; Amazon’s Media Businesses Valued At $500B
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. TikTok Goes Boom TikTok made between $200 million and $300 million in advertising worldwide last year, and this year it’s aiming to generate $500 million in the United States alone, The Information reports. Optimistic forecasts and sales goals are far from reliable predictors of […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMedia-Buying Strategies Must Adapt In Times Of Crisis
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Rémi Lemonnier, co-founder at Scibids. Intelligence, success and even survival are often determined by one’s ability to adapt to change. The current crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderThe COVID-19 Era Underscores The Importance Of Rooting Out Publisher Fraud
“The Sell Sider” is a column written about the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Amanda Martin, vice president of enterprise partnerships at Goodway Group. In the media, where there are eyeballs – time spent – there are dollar signs, and where there are dollars, there is fraud. A […]
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Retail Sales Surged In May; Kimberly-Clark Appoints CMO
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. April Showers, May Flowers Retail sales surged in May, recovering 63% of their losses from March and April. While this is a sign of recovery, Reuters reports, the United States economy isn’t out of the hole, especially since many states have rising COVID-19 infections. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGoogle Experiments Hint At Cookie-Free Future
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Martin Kihn, senior vice president of marketing strategy, Salesforce Marketing Cloud. In late April, Google announced in-market tests for some of the proposals in its Privacy Sandbox, where the cookie-free web is […]
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Shopify Ties Up With Walmart; What Went Wrong At Quartz
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Setting Up Shop Shopify landed a partnership with Walmart so that merchants that use the ecommerce software can sell on Walmart’s online marketplace. It’s a logical tie-up: Walmart wants to rapidly scale the brands and SKUs in its marketplace and Shopify can offer small […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingNo Going ‘Back’
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Doug Weaver, founder and CEO at Upstream Group. Throughout this pandemic many of us have managed our vision of the future by making it about the past. We talk about […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe 2020 Upfronts Will Require A Different Kind Of Playbook
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Fraser Woollard, senior vice president of business development at Mediaocean. Not long ago, the upfronts symbolized stability in the media world, with their guaranteed viewership against a predictable lineup of shows, all offered months […]
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Ecommerce During Covid Eclipses 2019 Holiday Season; Can Advertisers Hold Facebook Accountable?
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Back To Normal? Ecommerce shopping reached $153 billion during April and May, surpassing spend during the 2019 holiday season by 7%, according to Adobe. Consumers spent $70.2 billion online in April and $82.5 billion online in May during lockdowns, $52 billion more than forecasted […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderNew Buyer Urgency Will Accelerate SPO Activity In 2020
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jeff Hirsch, chief commercial officer at PubMatic. Looking back on global supply-path optimization (SPO) conversations as recently as the first quarter, several common themes were of interest across the board. On the agency side […]
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Adobe To End Transaction-Based Ad Cloud Biz; ANA Asks To Postpone Upfronts
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Adobe’s Ad Cloud Drags Adobe is “significantly” accelerating its plan to eliminate its low-margin Advertising Cloud transaction-driven business and focus on the software side of the business. “The transaction business is very resource-intensive,” CEO Shantanu Narayen said Thursday when explaining the move during Adobe’s […]