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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Psychology Of App Usage: Targeting Motivations, Not 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 Taylor West, general manager, North America, at Zeotap. The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but your smartphone is the mirror to everything else about you. In the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGDPR And Lessons From The Credit Card Chip Rollout
“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 Ryan Eney, director, legal, at OpenX. In 2016, the retail and finance ecosystem was shaken up with the US introduction of EMV, the global credit card chip technology retailers were […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIn Defense Of ‘Wasted’ Impressions
“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 G. Brooks Jr., founder and CEO at GlassView. Digital marketing for the last few years has focused on wringing every last atom of efficiency out of ad buys. This […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDigital Attribution Technologies Can Stall Business Growth
“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 Chris Peterson, managing partner at R2C Group. Many technologies promise to deliver the holy grail of advertising: the ability to know exactly how advertising is performing and where it’s working […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy We Need Checks And Balances 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 Mike Hans, founder and CEO at Forge Group. In US history class in high school, we learned about the concept of checks and balances. Each branch serves a distinct role […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBrands Are Entering A New Data Arms-Race, And Agencies Must Help Them To Compete
“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 Kelly, CEO and co-founder at Infectious Media. A major shift is taking place in our industry, illustrated by Facebook shutting down its Partner Categories offering, which allowed advertisers to […]
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Did Google Just Kill Independent 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 Martin Kihn, research vice president at Gartner. In a muted squib released last week, Google signaled it would no longer include user IDs with log files from its industry-leading ad server. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingNaming Conventions: The Secret Weapon Of The In-House Programmatic Practitioner
“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 strategy officer at Datorama. You’re a digital media practitioner, and you’ve joined a company that has decided to in-house its media execution. You are now […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBe Selfish With Your 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 Tom Noyes, CEO at Commerce Signals. Sharing is a trait we are taught at a young age, but when it comes to data, being selfish doesn’t just have benefits – […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Demise Of Decades-Long Agency-And-Client Relationships
“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. As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When advertisers consider a review […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingProgrammatic: A Series Of Cascading, Interconnected Contracts
“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. While in-housing is often positioned as ramping up headcount, it is first and foremost about rearranging contractual relationships such that external parties can […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTech-Stack Distraction: When Data-Driven Advances Set Back 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 Samantha Cunliffe, head of client services, Australia-New Zealand, at DWA Media. Nobody can deny that advancements in algorithms, processing power and audience verification are anything short of astounding. The level at […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy Agencies Should Embrace Zero-Based Budgeting
“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 Greg Paull, founder and principal at R3 Worldwide. Zero-based budgeting is one of the most radical approaches to cost-reduction, yet it has become the go-to model for big-name companies like […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingSix Questions I Would Have Asked Mark Zuckerberg
“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. As the attention on Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimonies dies down, the conversation is shifting instead to what should have been addressed. From an […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMobile Performance Advertising Is Broken. Here’s How To Fix It
“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 Maor Sadra, managing director and chief revenue officer at AppLift. In last-touch and last-view attribution models, the ad that is clicked or viewed last gets all the credit for a […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Seventh Deadly Sin Of Digital: Reach And Frequency
“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 Ming Wu, chief revenue officer at MightyHive. The digital advertising industry is afflicted by seven deadly sins, six of which are common themes in the industry: ad fraud, viewability, ad […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPost-GDPR, Clients Will Own Data And Agencies Must Get Creative
“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 Snyder, CEO at Grapeshot. The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides impetus for brands to take a stronger hand in the stewardship of the data that will be […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWho Will Survive The Machine-Learning Revolution?
“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. Machine learning (ML) is a very trendy term, raising huge expectations on one end and creating fantastic fears on the other. Even if there is […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFacebook’s Blow To Third-Party Data Makes First-Party Data Even More Crucial
“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 Matt McGowan, president at Adestra. Facebook’s move to shut down its Partner Categories program helps it look good in the court of public opinion, shores up some loose ends with […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingA New Beginning For In-App Measurement
“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 Eric Picard, vice president of product management at Pandora. Last week, the IAB Tech Lab released the Open Measurement (OM) Software Development Kit (SDK), a universal SDK to support standardized, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIs Google Using GDPR As An Excuse To Restrict Advertiser And Publisher Choices?
“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 Joshua Koran, managing director, DMP, at Sizmek. As the May deadline for GDPR compliance approaches, many companies have been asking how Google may react. So when Google recently announced as […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Growing Global Influence Of GDPR
“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 Peter Micciche, CEO at Certain. If 2017 was the year of the data breach, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of data privacy. Data breaches impact millions of […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFacebook’s Third-Party Data Pull-Back: Winners And Losers
“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 Kurt Abrahamson, CEO at ShareThis. Facebook recently created a small panic in the marketing and data community when it announced that it would pull the plug on its Partner Categories […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow Much Targeting Is Too Much 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 Frost Prioleau, CEO and co-founder at Simpli.fi. P&G made headlines in 2016 when it announced it would scale back on Facebook targeting. At the time, P&G CMO Marc Pritchard said, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow Digitally Native Brands Succeed On Programmatic
“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 Sam Appelbaum, general manager at Yellowhammer Media Group. At its annual meeting, the IAB [PDF] highlighted a shift in today’s brand economy from a supply chain-driven paradigm to one defined […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingSpeaking The Same Language On Cross-Media Audience Measurement Standards
“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 George W. Ivie, CEO and executive director at the Media Rating Council. Cross-device audience measurement is difficult and has been slow to emerge because the clues involved are unique to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking‘Advertising Wins Elections’ And Other Myths
“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, research vice president at Gartner. People who believe Cambridge Analytica put our president in office aren’t thinking very hard. We know how advertising works: It hardly works at […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Customer Service Imperative In Ad Tech
“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 Alex Perrin, vice president of programmatic strategy at Viant’s Adelphic. Brands place too high of a priority on impersonal technology versus strategic partnerships that garner access to innovative solutions. Everyone […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFixed-Price Buying Prevents Marketers From Unlocking The Power Of Their 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 Tim Sims, senior vice president of inventory partnerships at The Trade Desk. For all of digital’s promise, some marketers today still execute media buys the way they did in the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAds.txt And The Future Of Data Pricing
“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 Ben Goldman, chief revenue officer at 180byTwo. Ads.txt adoption is creating ripple effects throughout the media ecosystem. Launched by the Interactive Advertising Bureau as a way to combat fraud caused […]