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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCracking The Fractional Attribution Conundrum
“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 Marc Grabowski, chief operating officer at Nanigans. When I approached the register last weekend at a local Best Buy to purchase an iPhone charger, I was asked if anyone had helped […]
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Yahoo Binging On Startups; Sponsored Content
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news roundup…Want it by email? Sign up here. Yahoo Binging On Startups Yahoo is continuing its startup acquisition binge. The company confirmed on Friday that it would add the team from IQ Engines, an image-recognition tech company, to help the aging photo site Flickr. TechCrunch ruminates that this could be an attempt […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking3 Theories About Programmatic Buying
“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 Marcus Pratt, director of insights and technology at Mediasmith. The question of how to define programmatic buying is nothing new. It’s a term frequently discussed and written about within the […]
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Funding TagMan; Digital Share
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Funding TagMan Tag-management company TagMan announced it has raised $5 million in funding ($13 million+ total). It’s an “inside round” led by Greycroft and iNovia, which can be looked at from perspectives such as that existing investors wanted more equity or the company couldn’t […]
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News Corp.'s Programmatic Party; Mobclix For Sale
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. News Corp.’s Programmatic Party News Corp. is taking programmatic into its own hands and launching a programmatic ad exchange. News Corp. Chief Executive Robert Thomson said, “Content aggregators would like to commodify our content, while data scrapers would like to aggregate our audience — […]
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Corporate VC And Agencies; Native Reviews
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Corporate VC And Agencies On his Reaction Wheel blog, Neu Venture Capital investor Jerry Neumann explores the efficacy of corporate VC arms. He was once a member of agency holding company Omnicom’s corp VC team in the 90s. Neumann opines on a deal gone […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMarketing to the Quantified Self
“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 Nishat Mehta, executive vice president of global partnerships at dunnhumby. In all the talk about big data, we have largely ignored the most valuable source of that data: the consumer. […]
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CRMomentum; Big Data Boss
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. CRMomentum CRM agency/consulting firm Merkle has tapped the “momentum release” format and delivered, well, some revenue momentum numbers yesterday. “In the first half of 2013, Merkle’s net revenue was 20% higher than the same period in 2012, with corresponding EBITDA growth of 76%. The […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow To Avoid The Survivorship Bias Trap 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 Joel Nierman, global marketing and media director at Critical Mass. Advertising has always carried a survivorship bias — the logical trap of concentrating on people or things that “survived” some […]
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The Display Advertising IPO; Social Ad Sale
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Display Advertising IPO Demand-side, display ad tech and services company Rocket Fuel has decided to throw its hat into the Initial Public Offering (IPO) ring as the company filed its S-1 statement. With financials laid bare, the company says “For the six months […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAd Tech’s Sleeping Data Giant: Wireless Carriers
“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 Khurrum Malik, chief marketing officer at eXelate. Despite all the attention paid to the consumer data available to Facebook and Google, they’re not the only players in the space […]
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Weather Targeting; Kellogg's Consolidates
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Weather Targeting A Wall Street Journal article identifies a number of “weather sentiment” products the Weather Company is working on. The WSJ’s Katherine Rossman writes, “Weather has always influenced the retail economy, and the Weather Co. has long sold forecasts to airlines and energy […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTo Comp Or Not To Comp (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 Jay Seideman, US director of the targeting and exchange team at Microsoft. At the end of every year, publishers enjoy many wild debates about budgeting, forecasting and sales compensation. […]
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CFO Momentum; Reviewing Consolidation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The CFO + Momentum Release Continuing a recent trend in ad technology, location data ad-tech and services company PlaceIQ has decided it’s time for a chief financial officer, as the 3-year-old startup follows CFO announcements by Triggit and RapLeaf progeny LiveRamp. PlaceIQ also said […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderContent Or Data: Which Is The Better Proxy For Ad Targeting?
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell-side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jim Spanfeller, CEO at Spanfeller Media Group, Many argue in this age of deep and big data that content is not nearly as good of a proxy for ad targeting as data. Having both aligned, they’ll […]
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Publisher Power; Uniting Not Dividing
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Publisher Power Gannett is looking to grab advertising spend that might have traditionally gone to agencies through the creation of its G/O Digital platform (see the site). The company is corralling its own companies, such as BLiNQ, Shoplocal, Key Ring, GannettLocal and DealChicken, and […]
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David Karnstedt Moves On From Adobe
David Karnstedt, a veteran of digital media who led and then sold Efficient Frontier to Adobe, has left the company for unspecified “opportunities.” Adobe confirmed Karnstedt is no longer SVP and GM for media and advertising solutions, a position he has held since the 2012 acquisition of search and display ad-management platform Efficient Frontier, where […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingRethinking The User Experience In Programmatic Marketing
“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 Dina Zelikson, senior marketing manager at Intuit. The ad industry is abuzz with all things programmatic, yet despite the diversity of channels and the interconnectivity they present, the focus […]
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Display Down Under; New Ad Network
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Display Down Under The online advertising industry in Australia seems to be mirroring that in the US and elsewhere, with the IAB Australia reporting double-digit industry growth for mobile, search and display. Mobile is growing the fastest, and for the first time since 2002 […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Publisher’s Dilemma
“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, vice president of operations and strategic partnerships at The Weather Company’s WeatherFX Data Unit. Yield is the lifeblood of digital publishers. The primary business goal of all […]
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Programmatic Korea; Ecommerce Momentum
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Programmatic Korea Agency Cheil and demand-side platform MediaMath are partnering up in Korea, according to Campaign Asia, with plans for expansion into China and Southeast Asia next year. “We’re seeing more and more programmatic buying growth from Southeast Asia, but so far, the markets […]
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Marin's Search For Display: Slow, Steady, Social
Marin Software is a stalwart of the search space and a minor player in what it calls “performance display.” Ten percent of its revenue comes from nonsearch channels, primarily the Google Display Network, Criteo and Facebook. (It’s a Preferred Marketing Developer). CEO Chris Lien spoke with AdExchanger about his company’s baby steps in programmatic and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIn The ‘Sacred’ News Feed, Programmatic Buyers Must Follow Different Rules
“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 Kolin Kleveno, director of performance display at 360i. With Facebook Exchange expanding its canvas to the desktop News Feed, marketers face a new set of challenges. Unlike traditional publisher […]
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Online Ratings Push; CEO Search Over
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Online Ratings Push Nielsen is tightening its partnership with FreeWheel, ahead of the fall TV season, in an attempt to streamline its Online Campaign Ratings (OCR), according to Adweek. FreeWheel works with companies like ABC, AOL, ESPN and Viacom, and integration with Nielsen’s OCR […]
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WaPo May Get A Little More Personal With Bezos At The Helm
“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, CEO at AddThis. The media industry was left stunned with this week’s news that The Washington Post and its 135-year-old legacy is now under the watchful eye […]
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Saving TheStreet; CRM Is The New Black
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Saving TheStreet Elisabeth DeMarse brought Bankrate back from the brink of disaster, and now she’s hoping to the do the same thing with Jim Cramer’s TheStreet, according to The Observer. The company makes most of its money from subscriptions (about 85% according to the […]
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E-tail Versus Retail; Whither The First-Party Data
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. E-tail vs. Retail Mobile ad-tech firm Media Armor released its Q2 2013 report examining the differences between retail and e-tail shoppers. Ironically, one of the findings is that retail shoppers own more devices than e-tail shoppers — and are also more likely to engage […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingOne Vendor Or Many? A Checklist For Marketers Weighing The 'Stack' Option
“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 Hilary Kolman, director of analytics and insight at MEC North America. There has been a clear shift in digital ad technology during the past several years, with firms that […]
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Blinkx Acquiring Video; Brand Cohabitation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Blinkx Acquiring Video Blinkx snatched up Grab Media before Yahoo got a chance, according to TechCrunch, for an undisclosed though likely small amount. Both companies operate in the online video space, connecting video producers with an audience. “This transaction, while modest in size, enables […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingProgrammatic Platforms Vs. ‘Standard’ Digital Platforms
“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, CEO at Rare Crowds. I’ve been struggling lately with some oddities in how the “programmatic” media space functions. Ad-tech infrastructure — both the “standard” digital infrastructure made […]