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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPublisher And Advertiser Needs: The Great Digital Balancing Act
“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 Loren Wilson, CEO and co-founder at Answer Media. After years of working with both advertisers and publishers, I’ve witnessed the often inharmonious relationships of the two sides. Advertisers want guaranteed […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingOutside The US, The Math For Media Buyers Doesn’t Always Add Up
“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 Ahmet Arslan, founder at Adnboost. When programmatic advertising was first introduced, it was met with much anticipation and enthusiasm from those within the digital advertising industry. The automation process was […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWith The High Cost Of Customization, The Industry Must Learn to Love ‘Vanilla’
“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 Haight, an executive at Infinitive. Given the rapid pace of change in the industry, it’s no wonder the history of digital advertising technology is one of ad hoc solutions, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBeware: Native Advertising Regulators Have Finally Grown Restless
“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 Matthew Savare, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP. Nearly three months after the FTC issued its long-awaited native advertising guidelines, the commission on Tuesday settled a complaint against Lord & […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingEveryone Needs To Understand These Media Trading Models (But Few Do)
“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 Amihai Ulman, founder and chief operating officer at Mass Exchange. I have a confession to make: Before writing this, I couldn’t really say that I, or anyone I know in […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAs Messaging Takes Over The World, Marketers Need Better Metrics
“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 Eyal Pfeifel, co-founder and chief technical officer at Imperson. As today’s primary interaction medium, messaging opens the door to new forms of marketing that are more engaging and adapted to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIs Snapchat On The Verge Of Its ‘Facebook Moment’?
“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 Frank Sinton, founder and CEO at Beachfront Media. Snapchat, the mobile video, photo and chat app beloved by millennials, is having what some are calling its “Facebook moment” by attracting […]
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To Reach Likely Voters, Political Advertisers Must Move Beyond First-Party Data
“AdExchanger Politics” is a weekly column tracking developments in the 2016 political campaign cycle. Today’s column is written by Peter Pasi, vice president of political sales at Collective. Borrell Associates predicts candidates will spend $1 billion on political digital advertising ahead of the 2016 election. While that’s only a fraction of the total advertising picture, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFirst-Party Data Is About To Become Even More Compelling
“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 Flanagan, director of strategic partnerships at DataXu. The digital advertising industry has long been shouting about the importance of applying first-party data to targeted digital advertising. Although some may […]
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Digital Ads Driving Performance At NYT; And At IAC
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Times They Are A-Changin’ The New York Times’ digital advertising continues to surge, seeing double-digit YoY growth and comprising 34.1% of the Times’ total ad revenue in Q4 2015. Digital revenues for 2015 surpassed $197 million, an 8.2% jump from a year earlier. […]
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Google Battles Ad Blockers (Again); Safe Harbor's Successor Met With Skepticism
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. I’d Take The TV Ad Digiday asked digital media buyers what a Super Bowl spot’s $5 million price tag could get them in social or digital media. Snapchat could provide a week’s worth of sponsored lenses, with 250 million video ad impressions. You could […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTelco Ad Tech Investments Follow A ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Philosophy
“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. Monday’s news of the Tapad acquisition by the Norwegian mobile carrier Telenor is a complex play for the cross-device crown. The general feeling […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingOverengineering Can Make The Digital Ad Industry Its Own Worst Enemy
“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 Vladimir Klimontovich, CTO and co-founder at GetIntent. The programmatic industry is suffering from a crisis. The ad tech IPO market is lukewarm, and big companies are struggling to raise new […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAd-Tech Consolidation And The Rule Of Three
“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, senior research analyst for programmatic marketing strategy and analytics, at the Institute for Choice, UniSA Business School. Many experts have warned since 2014 that the programmatic ecosystem will face […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe One-Size-Fits-All Approach Doesn’t Work 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 Ted Dhanik, CEO at engage:BDR. Consumers love mobile devices, but as individual advertising channels, not all mobile devices are created equal. Too often, marketers group mobile into one category, when […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAs Scaled Platforms Gain Prominence, What Will Be The Fate Of RTB?
“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 Berry, CEO at TripleLift. There’s a profound and seemingly inexorable movement in which each year we see a higher percent of media traded via real-time bidding (RTB). At face […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFrequency Today Is A Joke, But It Doesn’t Have to Be
“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 Elliot Hirsch, CEO at AdYapper. For digital advertising veterans, talking about how to manage campaign frequency might seem a bit old school. DoubleClick researcher Rick Bruner released a frequency best […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingFor Brands, Breaking Up With Fraud Is Hard To Do
“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 Ephraim (Jeff) Bander, president and chief revenue officer at Sticky. It has become overwhelmingly apparent that brand marketers have become digital crime fighters. As digital ad spend continues to rise […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAre We Losing What It Means To Be Human In Our Quest For Programmatic Efficiency?
“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 Will Doherty, vice president of business development at Index Exchange. As part of its recent Artificial Intelligence work, Google has been having conversations with its machines. Human: What is the […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoFor B2B Marketers, Video Represents A Golden Opportunity
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bob Ray, president, Americas, at DWA Media. Business-to-business (B2B) marketers have keenly observed the programmatic performance of business-to-consumer (B2C) marketers. Now is the moment to take advantage of more than a decade of progress, […]
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Mobile: The New Television
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jeremy Hlavacek, vice president of programmatic at The Weather Company. Why aren’t more marketers moving budgets to mobile? Two recent articles caught my attention because they resonated personally and professionally, illustrating that we have […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingApple Pay Could Be A ‘Game Changer’ For 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 Mike Weston, CEO at Profusion. Apple Pay is due to enter the UK this month after already making a big impression in the US. Some 2,500 US banks supported Apple […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPrivate Exchanges Aren't Immune To Ad Fraud
“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 Andrew Pancer, chief operating officer at Dstillery. I attended the AdExchanger Clean Ads conference in New York last month. Overall, the presentations were good, but I took some issue with […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPersonalization Shouldn’t Always Come First
“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 Rob Heiser, president and CEO at Segmint. When it comes to the ways that brands leverage consumer data for marketing and communications purposes, a relative absence of regulation should by […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Internet Of Things: Big Upside For Brands, Tons Of Risk
“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 Pat LaPointe, executive vice president at Resonate. The Internet of Things (IoT) – where physical products can connect to the web and communicate with users and other products – has […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWe Need Clearer Fraud Definitions, More Standardized 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 Kathy Leake, CEO at Qualia. Buyers and sellers agree that ad impression fraud is a huge issue. Yet no one has agreed on how to define, identify and counter fraud, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGetting The DMP Integration Right
“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 Dominic Satur, US platform director at Flashtalking. Data-driven marketing is only as strong as the ability to ingest, model and apply the data at our fingertips. But as adoption of data-management […]
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Steps Down, Jack Dorsey Named Interim Chief
By Allison Schiff and Zach Rodgers. Wall Street never really seemed to get soon-to-be-former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. Costolo will step down as chief exec of Twitter on July 1, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [Read the SEC filing.] Founder and board chairman Jack Dorsey will take the […]
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Programmatic TV: A Monumental Upgrade For Advertisers
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Rany Ng, product management director, video and TV advertising, DoubleClick by Google. I enjoy a good binge-watching session of “Breaking Bad” as much as the next person. But when it comes to television, what […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWe Need Trust In Every Layer Of The Digital Ad Taxonomy
“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 Tony Casson, senior director of ad tech products at sovrn. Advertising impressions are the means by which advertisers attribute value to people they hope to engage in ad campaigns. The […]