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  • Amazon And The Content Conundrum: Who And What Matters Most?

    “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 Kacie McKee, head of ecommerce at Wavemaker US. Marketers may have missed the new features Amazon added to their site around the end of 2019 to help boost brands more […]

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    COVID-19 Will Force The Ad Industry To Focus On What Really Matters

    “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 Friedman, president and partner at Goodway Group. During this unprecedented time, it’s important to keep an eye on the future. Where will we be in a few weeks and months, following […]

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    With Safari’s Latest Cookie Crackdown, Advertisers Must Have ‘The Talk’ With Marketing Partners

    “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 Simon Harris, head of sales EMEA at MightyHive. Safari has just beaten Chrome’s 2022 deadline for killing the third-party cookie (while also delivering blows to several other tracking methods). Legislation and […]

  • COVID-19 Leads To Sharper Focus On Brand Safety

    “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 Luke Lambert, head of programmatic at OMD USA. With COVID-19 creating a domino effect across the marketing ecosystem, agencies such as ours have been in almost constant discussion with clients […]

  • Empathy, Shared Purpose And Leadership In A Time Of War

    “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 Kevin Mannion, president and chief strategy officer at Advertiser Perceptions. On a call with a client on March 19, it started, as seemingly every conversation has over the past two […]

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    A DTC Creative Action Plan: Rapidly Evolving Messaging During Coronavirus Turmoil

    “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 Peterson, managing partner at Rain the Growth Agency. The coronavirus pandemic has called into question every aspect of advertising strategy in ways never seen before. It’s not your typical […]

  • Managing People In A Distributed Workforce

    “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 Rishad Tobaccowala, author of “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data.” Even as the world becomes more silicon-based, data-driven and digital, we are deluding ourselves if […]

  • For Brands, Now Is Not The Time For Social Distancing

    “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 Jim Lawson, CEO at AdTheorent. The coronavirus pandemic has required a general retreat from public life, isolating people from familiar routines and social contact with friends and colleagues. The headlines […]

  • What I Learned In The Last Crash And How It Can Help Leaders Today

    “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 Laura Desmond, founder and CEO at Eagle Vista Partners. I had just been appointed Global CEO for Starcom MediaVest Group in June 2007, when signals began to point toward a […]

  • Facebook Is Removing Coronavirus Misinformation. It Needs To Do The Same For Politics.

    “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 Alison Weissbrot, senior editor at AdExchanger. It’s part of a series of perspectives from AdExchanger’s editorial team. Facebook’s director of product management Rob Leathern tweeted Thursday that the social media […]

  • Staying Tech Agnostic Can Help Marketers Weather Consolidation And Uncertainty

    “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 Sandoval, director of biddable media, The Media Kitchen. We’re navigating a confusing and fluctuating landscape, in light of the sudden upheaval caused by COVID-19, on top of the  ongoing seismic […]

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    A DTC Advertising Action Plan: Effective Ad Management Through Coronavirus Turmoil

    “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 Peterson, managing partner at Rain the Growth Agency. Every brand today is evaluating the current environment for its people, communities and customers. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands specifically rely heavily on […]

  • Assessing The COVID-19 Impact On The 2020 M&A Markets

    “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 MacDonald, CEO and managing partner at Digital Capital Advisors. Everyone take a deep breath – and exhale. Entrepreneurs, investors and board members are now synthesizing the potential ramifications of […]

  • In The Face Of An Economic Downturn, Programmatic May Be Well Positioned

    “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 Michael Lehman, senior vice president, head of global supply at TripleLift. Prior to the first report of the coronavirus in late December, many had speculated for the better part of […]

  • In A Cookieless World, The Media Experience Will Be King

    “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 Jamie Seltzer, global managing director, mar tech and data strategy, at Havas Media Group. Cookies allow advertisers to know how their ads are performing and, more importantly, where to invest […]

  • Coronavirus Underscores The Need For An Ad Industry Crisis Response Team

    “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 Lowcock, chief digital and global brand safety officer at UM Worldwide. The unprecedented public health challenge of the coronavirus is also uncovering the challenges facing the ad tech industry around […]

  • To Thrive In Programmatic's 3rd Epoch, We Must Rethink Partners And The Tech Layer

    “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 Maja Milicevic, co-founder and principal at Sparrow Advisers. If you want to make an ad tech professional laugh, ask them about the resilience of advertising networks. While some may openly joke […]

  • A Marketer's Wish List For Supply-Path Transparency

    “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 Ben Epstein, engagement manager at Jounce Media. The near-universal deployment of publisher ads.txt and app-ads.txt files and the equally wide deployment of exchange sellers.json files brings a much needed dose […]

  • To Thrive In 2022, Media Buyers Must Reassess Their Marketing Strategies 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 Jeff Turner, head of ad product for RED at The Washington Post. For the digital advertising industry, 2019 was a year publishers, media buyers and ad tech vendors spent predicting how […]

  • Future-Proofing Audience Strategies As Cookies Crumble

    “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 Hugo Loriot, partner at 55. There is no question that the death of third-party cookies is turning the industry on its head by disrupting activation and measurement tactics. The old programmatic […]

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    Planning For Safari Can Prepare Advertisers For Chrome's Future

    “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 Mario Diez, CEO at Peer39. Behavioral is the dominant method for targeting online advertising, to the point where it’s become nearly synonymous with the concepts of both “targeting” and programmatic advertising […]

  • First-Party Consent Can Replace Third-Party Cookies

    “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 Manny Puentes, founder and CEO at Rebel AI. Google’s recent decision to deprecate third-party cookies on Chrome will severely cripple browser-based targeting, cross-site tracking, frequency capping and retargeting. Ad platforms […]

  • How Programmatic Advertising Must Adapt To A 5G Future

    “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 Jake Moskowitz, head of Emodo Institute and host of FIVE – The 5G Podcast for Marketers. With the spectrum of exciting 5G claims and promises, it’s easy to understand why early 5G users expect blazing […]

  • CCPA Makes The Digital Advertising Industry Feel Like Charlie Brown

    “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 Gary Kibel, a partner in the digital media, technology and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. The rollout of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been, perhaps, the most […]

  • Growth Hacking Foreshadows The Future Of AI-Powered Marketing Teams

    “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 Lomit Patel, vice president of growth at IMVU and author of “Lean AI,” which is part of Eric Ries’ “The Lean Startup” series. Big data, programmatic access to high-performance media […]

  • Will SSPs And DSPs Mature, Or Will We See Another Race To The Bottom?

    “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 Rotem Shaul, CEO at Primis. In the old world of second-price auctions, the need for a supply-side platform (SSP) vs. demand-side platform (DSP) ecosystem was clear. There were hundreds of DSPs, […]

  • Why Addressability Will Flourish In A Cookieless World

    “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 Scott Howe, CEO at LiveRamp. Google’s recent announcement that Chrome will end support for third-party cookies didn’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention. Safari and Firefox had […]

  • Why We Need A Browser-Based Identity Standard

    “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 Nishant Desai, director of technology and partnerships at Xaxis. Major advertising and media platforms are responding to privacy regulations in ways that threaten to make it harder for marketers to […]

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    Why Facebook Ads May Not Work As Well Anymore

    “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 Kunal Gupta, CEO at Polar. Facebook last week announced that its Off-Facebook Activity (OFA) tool would be available to more than 2 billion users worldwide. The tool debuted in a […]

  • As AI Use Expands, We Need Standards To Identify Content Not Created By Humans

    “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 Krish Sailam, global senior vice president of programmatic solutions at DWA, a Merkle company. Some may think artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) personalization is all about altering banners and landing pages. […]

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