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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Ad Tech Business Models
“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 Ari Paparo, CEO at Beeswax. “Ad tech is like Taco Bell: the same seven ingredients combined in hundreds of ways” – unknown Look, there’s nothing new under the sun. But […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Location Data Market Must Trade On Clarity, Not Confusion
“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 Michael Hayes, chief marketing officer and chief revenue officer at UberMedia. Although location data and location-based advertising are by no means new sectors, they’re far from mature when it comes to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Data Silo Narrative Is Outdated
“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 Jordie van Rijn, an independent email and eCRM marketing consultant. We’ve all heard the story about data silos, which are unconnected monsters filled with unused zombie data. This scary tale […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
What Is The Future Of A Universal Ad ID?
“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 Michael Nevins, chief marketing officer at Smart. The past month has been topsy-turvy in digital universal ad ID circles. First we heard that AppNexus would drop out of the Advertiser […]
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‘It Wasn’t A Job, It Was A Cult!’: The Definitive Oral History Of DoubleClick
This article is based on interviews conducted with early DoubleClick employees and a co-founder. It was written by an external contributor who prefers not to be identified. Suddenly, last summer, Google announced it was erasing the DoubleClick name from its product portfolio. So ends 23 years of ad tech myth and legend that coincides with […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Is The Time Ripe For A National Privacy Policy?
“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 Ray Kingman, CEO at Semcasting. Recent polling indicates overwhelming public support for GDPR-style privacy regulation in the United States. Congress has discussed privacy frequently since Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. And there’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
We Must Continue Making Noise To Push Ads.txt For Mobile Apps Forward
“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 Anne Frisbie, senior vice president of global programmatic and North America at InMobi. As a declared list of authorized ad resellers for publishers, Ads.txt has proven enormously useful in the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Here’s How The Industry Is Addressing Podcasting’s Biggest Challenges
“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 Tutuwa Ahwoi, ad operations manager at National Public Media. The podcast industry faces a glut of obstacles: fragmentation in listening, a lack of discovery and insufficient measurement, to name a few. It’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Lessons Brands Can Learn from Political Advertisers
“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 Jordan Lieberman, vice president at a4. The most progressive area of the digital advertising industry can be found on the campaign trail – both nationally and locally – where political […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
California’s Privacy Law: A Raw Deal For The Advertising Industry
“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 Tiffany Morris, vice president of global privacy at Lotame. The California Legislature passed privacy regulation AB 375 in June. Media coverage has rightly characterized AB 375 as the equivalent of the General […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Data And Creativity: Living In Sin
“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 Rick Milenthal, CEO at The Shipyard. As companies invest more in the collection and analysis of customer data, the expectation rises that deep customer knowledge alone will drive more efficient and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Future Of Search Has No Keywords
“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 Jared Belsky, CEO at 360i. Since the first clicks on Lycos, AltaVista and Ask.com in the mid-1990s, search has been about keywords. Brands, clients and platforms like Google were built on this model […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Apple’s Upgraded Intelligent Tracking Prevention May Cause Conversions To Crash
“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 Simon Harris, head of programmatic activation at Dentsu Aegis Network. Each fall, Apple releases a new iPhone with the promise that it’s the best iPhone ever. This year’s iPhones are […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Surviving Social In B2B 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 Vinodini Suresh, senior social media strategist at DWA, a Merkle company. Social platforms have taken a reputation hit this year. Mounting scandals and revelations, such as widespread bot accounts, discriminatory […]
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Measuring Experiential Marketing: Finding Tangible KPIs In Ephemeral Experiences
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Emily Ketchen, regional head of marketing, Americas, at HP. For experienced marketers, reaching consumers has often been about the numbers. The basic strategy is to develop a product marketing plan and then observe related spikes in […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
What Would Accountable Digital Marketing Even Look Like?
“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 Heimlich, senior vice president of media at GALE Partners. There’s a crisis of trust in the market for digital media services. Advertisers are finding ways to pay their agencies […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Programmatic In-House Movement Is Another Facet Of Digital Transformation
“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 Julia Amorim, CEO at MediaNet. The opportunity to create more compelling customer experiences has led many organizations to pursue some form of digital transformation or another. Most of what the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Programmatic: The Struggle
“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 Tom Triscari, co-founder and managing partner at Labmatik. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” This little vignette comes from the writing genre known as flash fiction, often attributed to Ernest Hemingway […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Turning The Tables On Ad Tech Turnover
“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 Abbey Thomas, chief marketing officer at Tremor Video DSP. The median number of years employees ages 25 to 34 stay with an employer is 2.8, according to the Bureau of […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The CCPA’s Potential Impacts That No One Is Talking About
“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 Neil Sweeney, founder at Killi. During the lead-up to the rollout of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there was a ton of coverage about the good it might […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
GDPR: Leveling The Playing Field Or Flattening Publishers?
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Ivan Ivanov, chief operating officer at PubGalaxy. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has positive intentions, aimed primarily at controlling the data practices of large corporations. Many hoped the regulation would begin to level the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Brands Can Win the ‘War’ For The Customer
“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 Garner, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at ADARA. During a panel discussion over the summer, Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson described how his company is pitched in a […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The Dark Side Of Media M&A
“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 Mark Gorman, CEO at Matrix Solutions. While M&A strategies offer media companies a leg up on competition, little attention goes to the behind-the-scenes drama when aligning the legacy technology platforms […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Data Drought? Prepare For A Deluge
“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 Julie Fleischer, vice president of marketing solutions at Neustar. We’ve all heard the stats. There are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created each day. Ninety percent of the world’s data […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
How Agencies Can Help Prepare The Next Generation Of Data-Driven Marketers
“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 Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, CEO at Hawthorne. The rise of data science has had a major impact on just about every industry out there, but the effect on marketing and advertising has […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The 2018 Summer Of 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 Terence Kawaja, founder and CEO at LUMA Partners. There was great uncertainty in the two years leading up to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). During this time, only […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Brand Safety Cannot Be The Duty Of Everyone But The Responsibility Of No One
“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 Phil Schraeder, president and chief operating officer at GumGum. The question of who exactly bears the responsibility for ensuring brand safety has typically been a gray area, with no one […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
What Will Ad Tech Consolidation Look Like?
“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 Pete Kim, CEO at MightyHive. We have all been saying for years that the ad tech ecosystem is a mess that needs to be cleaned up. But few have offered […]
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The Voter Messaging Challenge
“AdExchanger Politics” is a recurring feature that tracks developments in politics and digital advertising. Today’s column is written by Ray Kingman, CEO at Semcasting. As the candidates, PACs and parties lean into the remaining 50-odd days before the midterm elections, media budgets are coming into focus for both television and digital. But a mixed ad […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Data Ownership Can Help Marketers Avoid The Next Bid Caching Debacle
“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 Ka Mo Lau, chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Thunder. With the recent uproar over bid caching, where an exchange enables a losing bid in one auction to […]