Data-Driven Thinking

“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 Chris O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. I once heard Terence Kawaja remark that “complexity is the agency’s best friend.” It’s hard to argue with that. Early digital agencies were necessary […]

“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. For the last few years, Mike Shields over at Adweek has done a great job of calling out bad actors in our space.  He’s […]

“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 Gurman Hundal, Co-founder at Media IQ. Accessing first-party data represents a significant opportunity in the ever-evolving, data-driven marketplace. But there are some obvious philosophical and organizational barriers to leveraging first-party 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 Adam Heimlich, Consultant & Former Razorfish Client Partner. Big business first started to take digital seriously when, about five years ago, companies hired their first directors of digital marketing. Now […]

“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 Greg Corso, Vice President of Media Solutions at dunnhumbyUSA.  In Dr. Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book, the Yooks are separated from the Zooks by a wall, an arbitrarily drawn […]

“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 Krishna Subramanian, Chief Marketing Officer at Velti. When considering location data, marketers – not unreasonably – tend to focus on its ability to tell them where someone is at […]

“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 Chris O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. I’ve always loved the notion of programmatic RTB. As a data hound and an early adopter of AppNexus, the idea that advertisers can achieve […]

“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 Brian Stempeck, SVP of Strategic Business Development at The Trade Desk. About three times a week, I hear the same question from presidents, media directors or technology directors of […]

“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 of Nanigans. A parade of limousines filled with elaborately dressed high-schoolers is a sure sign that prom season has arrived. The season evokes memories […]

“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, Digital Program Manager at Bluestem Brands. Few in the ad industry would deny these trends: RTB-eligible inventory growth is meeting with rising advertiser spending in programmatic; the […]