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Allison Schiff
Senior Editor

Allison Schiff is a senior editor for AdExchanger.com, where she covers mobile, Facebook, cross-device, measurement, privacy and the app economy. Previously, she was senior digital strategist at Direct Marketing News, where she blogged regularly and handled Web and social strategy. Allison received her M.A. in journalism from the Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland (her favorite place), and a B.A. in history and English from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.

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Facebook Keeps Touting The First Amendment To Justify Its Content Policies

Facebook won’t ever solve its content moderation problems to the satisfaction of all. Not because it’s incapable of doing so, but because free speech is the hottest of hot buttons. People want Facebook to police itself – and they don’t want Facebook acting as a censor. It’s an awkward dynamic that was on display at... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 27th, 2020 //
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Social Distancing – And Meditating – With Friends: Polar CEO Kunal Gupta

“Visualize where you are. It may be a city or a neighborhood … the building … the home … the floor … the room.” In honor of Mental Health Month, we did something a little different in this episode. The second half is a guided meditation session led by Kunal Gupta who, in addition to... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 22nd, 2020 //
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Skullcandy: ‘We’ve Become A Wildly Metrics-Driven Company’

Direct-to-consumer sales at Skullcandy are up more than 100% year over year. That doesn’t mean the audio, headphone and earbud company isn’t feeling the effect of the coronavirus situation like most everyone else. “Of course we are, “ said CMO Jessica Klodnicki. But the uptick validates Skullcandy’s long-term strategy to diversify its sales channels. It... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 22nd, 2020 //
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AppLovin’s Game Plan: Go Big On Content And Distribution

AppLovin’s acquisition of Machine Zone last week turned heads. Shouldn’t it be MZ acquiring AppLovin? But the deal makes perfect sense when you consider that Machine Zone is only the most recent – albeit the largest – content deal for AppLovin, which has made strategic investments in mobile game studios regularly for the last two... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 21st, 2020 //
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The Gaming Audience Is A Lot More Diverse And Desirable Than You Think

A couple of years ago, Amazon Kindle asked Nativex, one of its app monetization partners, to strike hypercasual game publishers from its media plan. But Nativex demonstrated that the hypercasual audience is primarily female and 25+ with a predilection for e-reading – and that Kindle campaigns have really good conversions when targeting that audience. “We’re... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 21st, 2020 //
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Not Giving Up On Its DMP: Adobe Intros Predictive Segments For Audience Manager

Some marketers are disillusioned with data management platform technology, but Adobe is still actively investing in its DMP. On Wednesday, Adobe added a feature to Audience Manager that allows marketers to associate unknown users with segments based on their propensity to take a certain action. The feature, which was in beta for roughly a month,... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 20th, 2020 //
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Constellation Software Buys TUNE, Plans Performance Marketing Acquisition Spree

If you haven’t heard of Constellation Software before, you’re about to start. The $21 billion market cap Canadian software conglomerate acquired mobile app analytics company TUNE on Tuesday, with plans to buy more performance marketing companies in the near term. Peter Hamilton, TUNE’s CEO, declined to share the deal price. Specifically, TUNE is being acquired... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 19th, 2020 //
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‘Do I Really Need That New Smartphone?’ Consumer Tech Brands Adapt Their Marketing For A Changing World

Consumer electronics sales are usually a bellwether of consumer confidence and the broader economy. But this year, all bets are off. Although worldwide mobile phone shipments have been declining for several years largely due to market penetration and higher prices, the drop in 2020 is expected to be far more extreme, down to 1.57 billion... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 15th, 2020 //
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With Sports On Hold, The Drone Racing League Is Flying High With Marketing Partners And A Broadcast Deal

Professional drone racing is a sport for our socially distanced world. Pilots race remotely wearing goggles that provide a first-person view from their drones as they whizz around 3D courses in neon lit arenas and outdoor tracks at nearly 100 miles per hour. But drone racing was gaining momentum with viewers and marketers before COVID-19... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 15th, 2020 //
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IAB Extends Support For TCF V.1 Until Aug. 15; Google Won’t Integrate Until Then

IAB Europe is extending technical support for V.1 of the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) to give publishers more time to adjust to the updated version in light of COVID-19. The new deadline is Aug. 15. This is the second and final extension, and it doesn’t impact a company’s ability to implement the new version,... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 14th, 2020 //
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