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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWishful Thinking, Meet Pragmatic Planning: A Portfolio Approach To Addressability
Change is coming to online identity, writes Anthony Katsur, CEO of the IAB Tech Lab. Resist the urge to plan based on hope or cynicism. Instead, focus on a defensible approach, whether you’re creating audiences as a publisher or connecting audiences between an advertiser and a publisher.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCDPs Can Disrupt The B2B Space – Here’s How
The customer data platform market for B2B organizations has lagged behind the B2C space to date. But, at last, it’s starting to take shape. Going into 2022, we’re going to see a lot of B2B marketers contemplating whether – and how – a CDP might fit into their tech stack, writes Craig Howard, chief solution architect for Merkle B2B.
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWhat’s Holding Back Live CTV Advertising?
With millions of households tuning into live TV through CTVs, advertisers need to overcome the constraints that are holding them back, writes Paige Bilins, VP of video product management at Magnite.
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OPINION: The Sell SiderMoving Content Recommendation Out Of The Chumbox
In the content recommendation box, it often feels like we’re being shown too many click-baity articles about former child stars and much less content from top brands, writes Alon Rosenthal, CEO and founder of WhizzCo. Which begs the question: Where are the brands? Are ad quality concerns keeping them away?
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingConscious Marketing Can Transform Our Cookie-Dependent Industry
Marketing on the web is undergoing a monumental shift as third-party cookies are phased out. But the real problem is that our industry has gotten so used to them that we’ve missed an important fact: Cookies were never intended to do the heavy lifting we’ve come to rely on, writes Erica Schmidt, Global CEO of Matterkind.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTo Remain Relevant, Advertisers Need to Reimagine Audiences
It’s time for brands to discard their overly simplistic preconceptions and misconceptions so they can serve their audiences with the right ads in the right way, writes Melody Lin, director of client strategy and insights at Aki Technologies.
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OPINION: The Sell SiderPublishers, Stop Prioritizing Monetization Over User Experience
Premium publishers are some of the least compliant with Google’s Core Web Vitals. The result, writes Alexander Azarov, CEO and founder of Clickio, is bad advertising outcomes, such as accidental clicks and low engagement. Here’s how to fix the problem.
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OPINION: The Sell SiderCuration Can Bring Simplicity And Order To The Supply Side
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Romain Job, Chief Strategy Officer, Smart AdServer. With our programmatic marketplace becoming increasingly unwieldy, the challenge of identity resolution in a privacy-first, consent-based marketplace has made curation essential. What is curation? Simply put, it’s […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe Four Data Sets You’ll Need For Effective Converged TV Measurement
A growing number of companies are working to assemble all the building blocks needed for converged TV audience measurement. As solutions continue to emerge, these core building blocks will determine the effectiveness of measurement methodologies – and whether they can enable buyers and sellers to realize the full potential of converged TV, writes Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO of CIMM.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow CPRA Treats “Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising” – And The Implications For Ad Tech
As the CPRA tightens CCPA’s restrictions, are companies that process data for online behavioral advertising still considered “service providers” based on the CPRA’s new definition and parameters? Richard Eisert, partner and co-chair of advertising, and Zachary Klein, associate, both at Davis+Gilbert, dig in.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIs Your Measurement Provider Giving You A Compass Or A GPS?
If you’re not familiar with the landscape (and unsure of where exactly you want to go), it’s easy to lose your bearings when presented with information that can prolong your journey – and deplete your budget – as you trundle toward your intended destination, writes Marc Goldberg, CRO at Method Media Intelligence.
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OPINION: The Sell SiderAs Mediation Evolves, App Developers Are At A Crossroads
The middle of the mediation market is disappearing quickly, leaving mobile app developers with tough decisions to make, writes InMobi’s Kunal Nagpal. Control, neutrality, and transparency – the most important aspects for publishers – are being ceded without recourse. What does this all mean for mobile app developers?
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingEngagement Without Measurement Is Like A One-Sided Coin
“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, EVP of data and policy at Criteo. While it’s easy for marketers to fixate on Google’s threatened “cookiepocolypse,” being too hyper-focused on engagement tactics misses the big picture. […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoAd Frequency In CTV Is Profoundly Broken – Let’s Fix It
Have you ever seen the same ad an ungodly number of times while watching your favorite programming? If so, you’re a victim of the current connected TV (CTV) experience. Jon Ahuna, SVP of operations at Viant, uncovers two specific technical hurdles abehind this problem and shares how marketers can collectively overcome them through the smarter use of IDs.
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OPINION: On TV & VideoLocal OTT Advertising Is An Untapped $137 Billion Opportunity
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Bret Brase, managing director at Progress Partners. Over-the-top (OTT) television viewing is overtaking linear TV, and both national and local advertisers are scrambling to follow the eyeballs. And it’s no wonder. While 75% of linear […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderATT Is Here, But First-Party Data Offers A Path Forward For App Publishers
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Thanh Do, product marketing manager at Permutive. It’s no secret that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework has rocked the advertising industry. Before the introduction of opt-in consent, 70% of users enabled cross-app tracking. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy You Don’t Really Need A 360-Degree View Of Your Customers
“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 Lizzy Foo Kune, vice president and analyst at Gartner. “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” This may have been true in 1993, when this caption to a Peter […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDemystifying Clean Rooms: How Marketers Can Prepare For Post-Cookie Campaigns
“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 Sergey Shprints, head of analytics operations at Hearts & Science. For the last two decades, advertisers, publishers and data/tech providers have relied on “centralized identity.” They’ve gotten used to finding, […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderIn-Game Advertising Finally Came Of Age During The Pandemic – But Challenges Persist
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Meiry Vaknin, VP of partnerships at YouAppi. After this exclusive first look for subscribers, the story will be published in full on AdExchanger.com tomorrow. The mobile gaming market is set to grow 4.4% in 2021 to […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoYour Campaigns Are Omnichannel. But Fraud Isn’t.
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Ionut Ciobotaru, co-CEO of Verve Group. A marketer’s ability to execute and understand campaigns through an omnichannel lens is improving, even in an ever-shifting privacy landscape. That’s a good thing. However, as barriers between channels […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderHow Ad Tech Can Address The iOS Monetization Challenge
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Mike Brooks, SVP of revenue at WeatherBug. Recent analysis from PubMatic highlights two trends that we at WeatherBug have been experiencing firsthand. One, iOS CPMs have dropped over the last two quarters and, two, […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe Key Players In The CTV OS Ecosystem – And What They’re After
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Daniel Elad, chief strategy officer at TheViewPoint. Operating systems have often been overlooked when discussing the fragmented ecosystem of connected TV. But as the hunger for connected TVs grows among consumers, more and more gatekeepers […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy Zero-Party Data Is the Future Of Privacy-First 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 Corey Weiner, CEO of Jun Group. As the ad tech industry shifted in the last five years toward more privacy-conscious advertising, first-party data became the golden child. The pitch was […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMaking The Case For Accountability
“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 Ivie, CEO and executive director at Media Rating Council. Most transactions are predicated on a good-faith promise. Parties agree to exchange goods, services or funds of agreed-upon value with […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderFacebook Has Given Up On Attribution
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is by Roman Garbar, marketing director at Tenjin. While the eyes of the world were recently locked on the rebranding of Facebook to Meta, something with more immediate and concrete implications for the advertising world was happening. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIt’s Time For The Digital Ad Industry’s “Great Reset”
“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 Peri Shamsai, media and entertainment industry lead, NE at Accenture, based on a sales leadership workshop co-run with the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The digital ad ecosystem is undergoing seismic shifts […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoCTV Advertisers, Stop Copy-Pasting Your Video Strategy
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Sarah Lewis, global director for CTV at ShowHeroes Group. Once upon a time, CTV was the new kid on the block. But it’s fast becoming an integral part of many advertisers’ video strategy. Now, as […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhat Is Computer Vision – And Why Should Advertisers Care?
“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 Byrne, head of product at 7th Minute. Imagine being a brand marketer and having the ability to instantly understand the precise moments on TV that impact your brand (positively […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoWhy Smart Suitability Is The Next Phase In YouTube And CTV Advertising
“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by David George, CEO of Pixability. Traditional TV is losing customers and advertisers to connected TV (CTV) and digital video, and large brands are asking questions about how they should align their ads with content that […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderCracks In Old Ad Tech Present An Opportunity For Media And Advertisers
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alessandro de Zanche, an audience and data strategy consultant. Ad tech stocks are soaring even as regulators clamp down on ad tech, especially in Europe. How can we understand this irrational behavior? Let’s backtrack. […]