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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCCPA Means It’s An Opt-Out World 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 Myles Younger, senior director of marketing at MightyHive. Much of the handwringing over how to handle opt-outs under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and similar legislation is simply wasted energy. […]
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Walmart Gets Serious About Programmatic Sales; Viacom-Owned Pluto Reaches 20M
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Walmart At Your Self-Service Walmart Media Group will roll out a self-serve ad platform and API in early 2020, Business Insider reports. The retail giant sees an opportunity to model an advertising business after Amazon, with the ability to bid programmatically for ad space […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking5G Will Reshape Advertising Data
“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 Jake Moskowitz, head of Emodo Institute and host of FIVE – The 5G Podcast for Marketers. 5G was designed to enable a more connected world. The next-gen mobile network takes connectivity […]
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Cardlytics Surges; Big Tech Invades Banking
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Strong Cards Cardlytics shares jumped almost 40% on Wednesday, pushing its market cap above $1 billion. The company partners with banks to create cash-back offers – so banking app users can be served promotional deals, and the discount is credited by the bank when […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWe Must Bridge The Gap Between Attribution And CRM In Mobile Marketing
“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 Hilit Mioduser Ames, vice president of growth, reengagement, at YouAppi. The great benefit of digital marketing is that we can measure everything, or so the experts said in the 1990s. […]
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Meet Digital Media's Newest Darlings; Accenture Interactive Wins Big Piece Of Kimberly-Clark's Business
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Raise The Roof Vice, Refinery29, Mashable, Mic and BuzzFeed are just a few of the VC-backed digital media companies that faced painful revenue shortfalls and setbacks over the past year. But newer news startups are starting to gain traction, typically in narrow categories – […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingState Privacy Laws Ignite The Contextual Targeting Opportunity
“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 Tony Chen, CEO at Channel Factory. As the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) loomed last year, many industry leaders asked if limitations on consumer data would disrupt ad targeting. Major […]
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Microsoft Does the CDP Thing (Who Isn't?); Instagram To Test Nixing Likes
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. You Down With CDP? Microsoft is throwing its hat in the CDP ring (that ring’s getting pretty crowded) with the launch of Dynamics 365 Customer Insight, a cloud-based data and customer identity portability service. Data analysts and marketers are the obvious targets for a […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoYesterday’s Startup Strategy: Insert TV Buzzword [Here] For Immediate Success
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Marketers and investors care about what consumers like, and right now that is TV. A seemingly obvious statement, yet tech startup leaders are once again acting as […]
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Disney Plus Finally Strikes A Deal With Amazon Fire; Advertisers Are Buying More Ad Tech
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. That’s Settled Disney reached a deal with Amazon to carry Disney Plus on Fire TV sets. The two companies were at an impasse on a distribution deal because Amazon was demanding a substantial percentage of the media giant’s ad revenue, The Wall Street Journal […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderHow Publishers Can Fight The Identity Crisis
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matt Prohaska, principal and CEO at Prohaska Consulting. I am finding that the major issues in our industry are increasingly overlapping with the major issues of our country, and not just when hearing Zuck, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingJust Because You Can Collect Customer Data Doesn’t Mean You Should
“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 Scott Tieman, global head of programmatic services at Accenture Interactive. Many brands collect prolific customer data without having a clear idea of how they will put it to good use. That’s not […]
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Google Mulls Political Ad Changes; Grocers Want CPGs To Invest In Ad Tech
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Political Ad Firestorm Google is considering changes to its political advertising policy, according to The Wall Street Journal and Axios. The reports come as Facebook is under pressure from users, issue groups and regulators to block some (or even all) political advertising. Twitter banned […]
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Apple Means It About Privacy; Data Licensing Scandal Hits Colleges
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Privacy As Product Who reads privacy policies? Maybe lawyers, definitely not users. Apple wants to change that, Engadget reports. On Wednesday, Apple revamped the privacy page on its website to make it easier to understand. The policies themselves haven’t changed, though, just the way […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTransparency In Programmatic And Lessons From Ad/Fin’s Demise
“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 Christian Polman, chief strategy officer at Ebiquity. The bold move made by ad tech business Ad/Fin to drive transparency in programmatic media trading came to an abrupt end last month […]
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GroupM NA CEO Castree Leaves; TikTok Is Testing A Self-Serve Ad Platform
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Castree Out GroupM North America CEO Tim Castree has stepped down from his role after less than a year on the job, Business Insider reports. Castree was promoted to CEO in late 2018, after leading the merger of media agencies MEC and Maxus, with […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingLog-Level Data Isn’t A Silver Bullet For Transparency
“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 John Nardone, CEO at Flashtalking. There is increasing demand from large brands and agencies for log-level data directly from publishers and exchanges. The original impetus was to audit the auction […]
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Where Is Google On Political Ads?; Gannett Sees Digital Gains
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Hiding In Plain Sight Facebook and Twitter have opened up a very public debate about political ads, but where is Google? The internet giant was still working on its pitch to lure political ad buyers away from Facebook and onto YouTube with new tools […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWhat Sets Amazon OTT Apart
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Peter Chun, vice president of platform strategy and growth at SocialCode. This shift to streaming and over-the-top (OTT) services gives marketers the chance to reach an ever-growing and fragmented audience outside of their traditional […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow I Would Break Up Facebook
“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 Kunal Gupta, CEO at Polar. Several political, business and tech leaders have called for the break up of Facebook, usually suggesting that Facebook split its core social networking app from […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoHow Convergent TV Can Avoid The Pitfalls Of Open Web Digital Advertising
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lance Neuhauser, CEO at 4C. Marketers have long pined for more accountability within their television budgets, and now that accountability is at last coming to fruition. By transacting on audience impressions, buyers and sellers can provide consistency […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingOut-Of-Home ROI: All Signs Must Point In The Right Direction
“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 Ian Campbell, CEO at Nucleus Research. We’re surrounded by signage but we rarely think about it. From roadways to retail stores, signs are everywhere, yet we tend to notice them […]
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Walmart May Sell Vudu; G/O Media Editors Rebel Against Autoplay Video
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Scary Vudu Walmart is considering a sale of Vudu, its on-demand service, The Information reports. On the one hand, Vudu Is Walmart’s only OTT foothold. On the other hand, Vudu isn’t much of a foothold. The inventory and audience opportunities are limited – though […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhat Marketers Can Learn From GDPR As They Get Ready For CCPA
“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 Guy-Thomas Barbier, country manager, North America, at zeotap. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should be viewed as a positive change for the industry because it puts customers back at the […]
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The Ad Tech Angels Are Back; Google Sued In Australia Over Location Tracking
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. On The Side Of The Angels Many early ad tech companies were founded and backed by a loose cadre of “investorpreneurs,” including Brian O’Kelley, Joe Zawadzki, Auren Hoffman and Jonah and Noah Goodhart. “There definitely is an ad tech cabal,” as O’Kelley put it […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingReality Check: Are Brands Ready For A First-Party 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 Nancy Marzouk, founder and CEO at MediaWallah. As the end of the third-party cookie era looms, marketers eye first-party data as the future of targeting. How far along are they in […]
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Facebook Staffers Question Political Ad Policies; CMOs Lose Titles, Gain Influence
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Political Unrest There’s dissent brewing in Menlo Park. The New York Times reports that more than 250 Facebook employees recently signed a letter addressed to Mark Zuckerberg slamming the company’s decision to let politicians lie in ads on its platform. The impassioned letter pleads […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe Balancing Act Between Addressable And People-Based Marketing
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Stephanie Russell, client development officer at Dentsu Aegis Network. Addressability in marketing and advertising is a brilliant thing and rightfully gaining traction. Improvements and innovation in technology and identity resolution are paving the way […]
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Facebook Makes Another Run At News; HBO Max Could Include Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Picking Up The Tab Facebook has long demurred that it’s a technology platform and not a publisher. But Friday marked a milestone: Facebook is going to pay publishers for content and it’s hiring journalists to curate top stories for a dedicated news tab on […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderWhat Programmatic Can Learn From TV
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Rachel Parkin, executive vice president of strategy and sales at CafeMedia. The impending privacy cloud looms large. With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation in place and the California Consumer Privacy Act soon to […]