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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingData Quality: In Demand But Hard To Define
“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 Jason Downie, senior vice president and general manager of data solutions at Lotame. Marketers can have all the data they could ever want, but if that data is of low […]
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Google's Ad Blocking Strategy; Snap's Ties That Bind
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Google’s Ad Blocking Rationale Google Ads and Commerce SVP Sridhar Ramaswamy clarified the tech giant’s rationale for baking an ad blocker into its Chrome browser. In short: Google wants to ensure there’s no need for third-party ad blockers in mobile. “It’s only technology that’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingLemon Markets And Marketplace Crashes: Lessons For 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 Nico Neumann, assistant professor at Melbourne Business School. Programmatic has for years faced a lot of heat for its lack of transparency and measurement, brand-safety and fraud issues. Over the […]
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The Many Shades Of In-Housing
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Belinda J. Smith, global director of media activation at Electronic Arts. Belinda will present “EA’s Programmatic Arts” at AdExchanger’s upcoming PROGRAMMATIC I/O New York conference on Oct. 25-26. Of all the trends happening in programmatic, “in-housing” seems to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow Would You Like Your Data: Automatic Or Manual?
“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 Jeremy Hlavacek, head of global automated monetization at IBM Watson Advertising. We have all met people who love driving a manual stick-shift car. They will tell you how much they […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMarketers Must Redefine ‘Premium’ In Mobile
“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 Dean Vegliante, president at Netmining. With smartphones “positioned to become the default device for internet access” for many Americans, according to eMarketer, marketers know that they must have a mobile component. But […]
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Provisioning: Data’s New Paradigm
“Managing the Data” is a column about customer and audience data strategy written by longtime AdExchanger contributor Chris O’Hara. The promise of “data is the new oil” has slowly come to fruition over the last five years. Connected devices are producing data at a Moore’s-law-like rate, and companies are building the artificial intelligence systems to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhich Telco Will Be The First To Challenge Facebook And Google?
“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 Keiser, founder and CEO at LiveIntent. The telcos are uniquely equipped for the battle of the people-based marketing crown. They have the best mobile data, which is crucial for […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingJust Give Me The 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 Steve Marosi, director, client advisory, at 84.51°. Why is it that many analysts – who have so much data, yet so little time – turn up their noses at reporting […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Evolving Data Landscape: Veracity, Convergence And Anonymity
“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 Ramsey McGrory, chief revenue officer at Mediaocean. In February 2013, I developed a simple data framework to demystify the data landscape and explain why technology and media companies were building […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Marketing Clouds Are Growing Apart
“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. We’ve looked at marketing clouds from both sides now, up and down – and still, somehow, it’s their illusions that we recall. Do […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBusiness Model Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Unique Selling Point
“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 Sebastiaan Moesman, CEO at Improve Digital. A lot has happened in the last year, and the programmatic industry is at a turning point: It must educate, control, check and adapt, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingNever Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection
“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 Alan Chapell, president at Chapell & Associates. Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari browser will treat […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingData Feeds Can Bridge The Digital Divide
“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 Kluge, group manager, product marketing, at Adobe Advertising Cloud. Digital marketers live in a bubble. All too often, we fixate on the newest shiny toy or fall down the […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderIdentifying The True Value Of Identity
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Drew Bradstock, senior vice president of product at Index Exchange. People-based marketing, in which publisher and advertiser first-party data is employed to target users across devices, is hotly debated as the new standard for […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingLow-Cost Data No Longer Means Cheap
“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 Kim Brown, founder and CEO at Centrally Human. We all know data is an integral ingredient in today’s digital marketing and performance-based world. Yet with so many data options and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTruth Vs. Religion: What Kind Of Data Company Are You?
“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. Startup data companies have to make a very important choice: What kind of company will they be? I see four basic types of data companies, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGDPR: The Death Knell For Programmatic 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 Mark Roy, founder and chairman at REaD Group. In a little under a year, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, and for programmatic advertisers, it […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoIs OTT Right For B2B Marketers?
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Sarah Wilson, associate media director at DWA Media. TV-connected devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google Chromecast are proliferating. Half of US Wi-Fi households now stream over-the-top (OTT) content directly […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Personalization Misconception
“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 Victor Davidson, US lead at DBi Consulting. One of the most important, and often misunderstood, aspects of a data strategy is the approach to personalization. Recently I was asked what […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingB2B Marketers Should Act More Like B2C Brands
“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 Erik Matlick, Founder and CEO at Bombora. Prior to the rush to big data, and before mobile and social ate the world, the best practices and tactics that B2B and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWith GDPR On The Horizon, Data Challenges And Opportunities Loom
“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 Marco Kloots, CEO at Platform161. The challenges associated with the upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are well documented. The opportunities, not so much. The fact is, GDPR is […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFor Blockchain To Work In Ad Tech, We Need To Be Honest About Its 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 Bill Wise, co-founder and CEO at Mediaocean, and Boris Mouzykantskii, founder, CEO and chief scientist at IPONWEB. With its ability to radically open up opaque transaction systems, blockchain is perfectly […]
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Data For Data’s Sake
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Belinda J. Smith, global director of media activation at Electronic Arts. Belinda will present “EA’s Programmatic Arts” at AdExchanger’s upcoming PROGRAMMATIC I/O New York conference on October 25-26. Having been in the biddable/programmatic space for more than 10 […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWill Advanced TV Force Innovation In Law And Regulation?
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Andy Dale, VP, legal and data protection officer at dataxu. My grandfather was a real-life “mad man.” During the “creative revolution” of the 1960s, he built copy and art teams at Doner Advertising, handling […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow AI Will Introduce New Ad Units Into VR And AR Environments
“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 Ken Rona, chief data scientist at IgnitionOne. About 10 years ago, the marketing consulting firm I worked for was discussing where to focus our efforts. At the time, leadership was […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderThe Ad Tech Do-Over: What Will You Do Differently With In-App Header Bidding?
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by David Jakubowski, director of publisher solutions at Facebook. The benefits of header bidding on the web are well documented: Publishers receive an average increase of 15% to 30% – even as high as 50% […]
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Google Partners With Walmart; Brand Safety Side Effects
Googling For Shoppers By the end of September, Google will have integrated Walmart into its Google Express shopping service for voice-activated home speakers and Google Assistant-enabled devices. Google Express offers free, one- to three-day delivery for retail partners – including Target, Costco, Stop & Shop and Walgreens – for orders over a store-set minimum (typically […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe ‘Who’ And ‘How’ Behind Data-Driven Decision-Making
“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 Milen Mahadevan, chief operating officer at 84.51°. As the explosion of data grows, many are consumed with questions of data quality, connectedness and infrastructure, not to mention what to do […]
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Achieves $1 Billion Run Rate; MRC Preps New 'Duration Weighted' Metric
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Head of Steam The acquisition of Krux appears to be paying off for enterprise cloud giant Salesforce. The company’s Marketing Cloud–now on a $1 billion run rate for 2017–turned in Q2 revenue of $317 million, a 36% increase over Q2 2016. The acquisitions of […]