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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMaximizing Return On Investment In A Post-GDPR World
“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 Wayne Blodwell, founder and CEO at The Programmatic Advisory. Now that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been activated, brands must quickly learn how to maximize what they do with […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWill IGTV And Digital Long-Form Finally Bring Big TV Ad Budgets Online?
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Edward Kim, founder and executive chairman at SimpleReach. Facebook recently announced the launch of IGTV, a hub for long-form, vertical videos that’s accessible from both a new app and the existing Instagram app. Facebook’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPost-GDPR, How Many Will Really Opt Out Of Personal Targeting?
“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 Duncan Arthur, managing director at illuma. You’d be forgiven for thinking we’re reliving the Y2K bug all over again. Though there were reports of drops in bidding for inventory lacking […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderGetting In On The 2020 Election Campaigns: What Publishers Need To Know
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Erik Requidan, vice president of programmatic strategy at Intermarkets. Instead of taking a well-deserved (and much-needed) break after the 2016 presidential election, digital teams went right back to work. That’s partly because presidential elections […]
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The In-House Hiring Challenge; NYT Covers TV Ad Tracking
Now Hiring The overarching trend of brands in-housing marketing technology operations isn’t great for agencies and tech vendors. But one thing working in their favor is the challenge many brands now face securing top programmatic and data-driven talent. The pharmaceutical giant Bayer would like to more than double its 10-person programmatic and analytics team, but […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThis ‘Oil’ Should Fuel Creative Campaigns, Too
“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 Lux Narayan, co-founder and CEO at Unmetric. Data is often likened to oil, but the similarities go deeper than you might think. The first oil drills in North America were […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderProgrammatic Guaranteed: A Chance To Rethink Publisher Growth
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Devlin Jefferson, vice president of product at Operative. Bauer Xcel recently gave publishers advice about working directly with brands that take programmatic in-house. Note that the advice was written by Bauer’s new in-house programmatic […]
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Summer Of Our Missed Consent
Summer Of Our Missed Consent Google is causing consternation and potential GDPR violations by delaying its implementation of the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework, a collaborative model for publishers to gather consent and transmit that consent up the supply chain, Reuters reports. Google promised to fully integrate with the industry framework by August, but […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingEuropean Advertisers Have Limited Ability To Verify YouTube Ads
“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 Bjarte Humborstad, digital director at RED Media Consulting. Following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Google has allowed advertisers to serve their YouTube ads only from Google-owned […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Programmatic Transparency Challenges That Still Must Be Solved
“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 James O’Connor, head of programmatic at Kiip. Our industry has taken great strides improving transparency in recent years, and it’s about to do so again with the IAB’s release of […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoMissed Opportunities: Creative Testing For TV
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Kevin O’Reilly, chief strategy officer at TVSquared. It goes without saying that a creative can make or break an ad campaign. TV advertisers spend millions to create visually memorable, emotion-driven and even humorous ads […]
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Data Driven And Daring: The 10 Boldest Marketers
by Allison Schiff, Alison Weissbrot, Sarah Sluis, James Hercher and Ryan Joe Getting a big brand to shift its marketing approach is about as easy as moving a planet out of orbit. Yet, many see the writing on the wall: If they don’t change, consumers will leave them behind. As such, big marketers have to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThrough Consolidation And Net Neutrality Repeal, The Duopoly Becomes A Lots-More-Opoly
“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 Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. Most of the discussion about who dominates digital media over the past few years has focused on the Google and Facebook duopoly. That’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFast-Forward To 2040: How Businesses Will Evolve With AI
“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 Aman Naimat, senior vice president of technology at Demandbase. From scaling repetitive tasks to improving human-to-machine interactions, artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way when it comes to freeing […]
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With Cultivation, Advertising-Supported Video On Demand Poised To Flourish
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Greg Smith, an independent advertising technology consultant. Spring has sprung, and now we enter the dog days of summer. One new advertising “flower” that is poised to grow, even among the walled gardens, is […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIn-House Agencies: Should They Go It Alone?
“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 Bruno Gralpois, co-founder and principal at Agency Mania Solutions. The growing number of brand advertisers setting up their own in-house agencies has grown exponentially in recent years. This phenomenon is […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingApp Publishers Must Avoid The Audience Circulation Trap
“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 Evan Rutchik, general manager at Ogury US. When app publishers advertise their platform on other apps to increase their own visitors, they’re often just trading app audiences and not growing […]
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Local Races Are Key To Retaking The House, But Attribution For Political Ads Is Still MIA
“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. Borrell Associates predicts the 2018 election cycle will be an $8.5 billion “advertising bonanza.” Given the temperature of the electorate this figure is likely to grow. Unfortunately, fallout from the Cambridge […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Comeback Of Context
“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. 2018 has been marked by uncommon turbulence, starting with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal through the recent, ongoing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) chaos. […]
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Ad Tech Abandoned The SMB Market
“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 Ratko Vidakovic, founder at AdProfs. With the digital ad market poised to continue growing by double-digit figures, Facebook and Google will, unsurprisingly, “account for 90% of that growth,” according to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTrade-offs: The Reality No One Wants To Accept In Digital Advertising
“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 David Doty, digital publishing consultant. As I sit here in Cannes and listen to rosé-fueled frets around the digital advertising industry issues du jour, I’ve been thinking about how I’ve […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIncreased Consumer Expectations For Privacy Could Be A Good Thing For 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 Keith Eadie, vice president and general manager at Adobe Advertising Cloud. As the dust from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data breach settles, consumers and legislators alike are asking tough questions around […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingData Ethics: Permission Is Not The Problem
“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 Weiss, chief technology officer and chief data scientist at Dativa. The recent uproar caused by the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal has made the ethical use of data one of the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingToday’s Ad Verification Providers May Fail Us In The Long Term
“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 Broitman, chief strategy officer at Kiip. Despite the industry’s best efforts, the cost of ad fraud remains a $6.5 billion concern. Trust, in the world of digital advertising, is […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBrand Privacy: Who’s Knocking Off Your Consumer 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 Mark Shedletsky, founder and CEO at Vertical Mass. Many consumers clamor to get their hands on the most sought-after brands – lining up for days for Apple’s new iPhone, spending […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMarketing PSA: Do You Know What And Where Your Data Is?
“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 Katrin Ribant, co-founder and chief solutions officer at Datorama. Doomsday – also known as May 25, when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect – has come and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingA Guide For Not Going All-In With A Walled Garden
“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 David Markel, director of digital activation at Hearts & Science. Against the backdrop of data privacy, marketers are being forced to weigh their options for how media should be run […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhat It Takes To Close The Gap Between Strategy And Planning
“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. As a general waging battles in ancient China, the philosopher and writer Sun Tzu would never had come across the terms “marketing” or “advertising,” yet […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAcxiom’s Next Steps And The LiveRamp Acquisition Four Years Later
“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 Auren Hoffman, CEO at SafeGraph. The LiveRamp acquisition by Acxiom, which closed four years ago on July 1, 2014, has been one of the most successful acquisitions in the last […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPerformance Pricing Pitfalls: The Truth About Offline-Visit Data For 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 Tim Gough, vice president of insights and analytics at Verve. Advertising is being held more accountable for the actions it drives. That’s good news, but even so, there are limits. While […]