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  • The Marketing Clouds Are Growing Apart

    “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 Martin Kihn, research vice president at Gartner. We’ve looked at marketing clouds from both sides now, up and down – and still, somehow, it’s their illusions that we recall. Do […]

  • Business Model Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Unique Selling Point

    “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 Sebastiaan Moesman, CEO at Improve Digital. A lot has happened in the last year, and the programmatic industry is at a turning point: It must educate, control, check and adapt, […]

  • Never Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection

    “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 Alan Chapell, president at Chapell & Associates. Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari browser will treat […]

  • Data Feeds Can Bridge The Digital Divide

    “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 Pete Kluge, group manager, product marketing, at Adobe Advertising Cloud. Digital marketers live in a bubble. All too often, we fixate on the newest shiny toy or fall down the […]

  • Low-Cost Data No Longer Means Cheap

    “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 Kim Brown, founder and CEO at Centrally Human. We all know data is an integral ingredient in today’s digital marketing and performance-based world. Yet with so many data options and […]

  • Truth Vs. Religion: What Kind Of Data Company Are You?

    “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 Auren Hoffman, CEO at SafeGraph. Startup data companies have to make a very important choice: What kind of company will they be? I see four basic types of data companies, […]

  • GDPR: The Death Knell For Programmatic 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 Mark Roy, founder and chairman at REaD Group. In a little under a year, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, and for programmatic advertisers, it […]

  • The Personalization Misconception

    “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 Victor Davidson, US lead at DBi Consulting. One of the most important, and often misunderstood, aspects of a data strategy is the approach to personalization. Recently I was asked what […]

  • B2B Marketers Should Act More Like B2C Brands

    “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 Erik Matlick, Founder and CEO at Bombora. Prior to the rush to big data, and before mobile and social ate the world, the best practices and tactics that B2B and […]

  • With GDPR On The Horizon, Data Challenges And Opportunities Loom

    “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 Marco Kloots, CEO at Platform161. The challenges associated with the upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are well documented. The opportunities, not so much. The fact is, GDPR is […]

  • For Blockchain To Work In Ad Tech, We Need To Be Honest About Its Challenges

    “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 Bill Wise, co-founder and CEO at Mediaocean, and Boris Mouzykantskii, founder, CEO and chief scientist at IPONWEB. With its ability to radically open up opaque transaction systems, blockchain is perfectly […]

  • How AI Will Introduce New Ad Units Into VR And AR Environments 

    “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 Ken Rona, chief data scientist at IgnitionOne. About 10 years ago, the marketing consulting firm I worked for was discussing where to focus our efforts. At the time, leadership was […]

  • The ‘Who’ And ‘How’ Behind Data-Driven Decision-Making

    “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 Milen Mahadevan, chief operating officer at 84.51°. As the explosion of data grows, many are consumed with questions of data quality, connectedness and infrastructure, not to mention what to do […]

  • Is Blockchain The Best Solution For Ad Tech’s Most Pressing Problems?

    “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. Such is the state of the tech industry today that companies are trying to solve nearly every problem with the blockchain. Advertising technology is not […]

  • With An Eye On Transformation Via Acquisition, Non-Tech Companies Scoop Up Tech Firms

    “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 Kelly, CEO at Kelly Newman Ventures. In 2016, non-tech companies bought more tech companies than ever before. According to Bloomberg, 682 technology firms were purchased by companies in an industry […]

  • How Does Amazon Stack Up As A Duopoly Contender?

    “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, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. Despite not having an ad-focused business model, Amazon keeps Sir Martin Sorrell up at night and is the most likely candidate to […]

  • Despite Challenges, Programmatic Is Evolving To Deliver 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 Tim Mahlman, president of ad platforms at Oath.  With spend growing by more than 72% over the past three years, programmatic is the backbone of online advertising. For advertisers, automated buys […]

  • Judge Gives The Green Light To 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 Richard Eisert, partner at Davis & Gilbert. Do you switch to “incognito mode” when you browse for things you want to keep private? Do you regularly delete the cookies on […]

  • Survival Of The Fittest: The Ad Tech Edition

    “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 Martin, global business development manager at Playwire Media. Technological advances and a narrower focus on brand safety and inventory transparency (finally) have moved the digital media needle in the […]

  • For Better Performance, Advertisers Must Take Direct Control Of The Inventory They Buy

    “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 Wayne Blodwell, founder and CEO at The Programmatic Advisory. So far this year, header bidding has been adopted at scale by many of the world’s largest publishers. But it hasn’t […]

  • Apple’s Upcoming Safari Changes Will Shake Up Ad Tech

    “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 Auren Hoffman, CEO at SafeGraph. In September, Apple will release new changes to Safari with iOS 11 called “Intelligent Tracking Prevention.” These changes will have large effects on the ad […]

  • Autonomous Cars Could Jumpstart A New Drive-Time Marketing Paradigm

    “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 Steve Sachs, CEO at OneSpot. Each day, millions of Americans grab a cup of coffee, jump into their cars and turn on the radio to hear the weather, day’s news […]

  • In A Market With No Ratings Standards, How Can the Best Data Win?

    “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 Herbst, vice president of programmatic data solutions at Bombora. Oil, steel, movies, games, credit, alcohol, stocks and bonds: They are all bought and sold, and each is rated by […]

  • So, You Have Unique 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 Ari Paparo, CEO at Beeswax. If you’re like me, you get calls, introduction emails and LinkedIn messages all the time from companies trying to figure out how to get the […]

  • Until We Fix Location Data Inaccuracy, We Will Never Close the Mobile Spending Gap

    “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 Ocean Fine, vice president of agency and strategic partnerships at Factual. The ability to leverage location data – not just to launch targeted advertising campaigns, but to learn about an […]

  • The Right Social Media Metrics Are Different For Every Business

    “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 Amber Naslund, senior director of industry leadership at Hootsuite. Many businesses struggle to measure their social media efforts. For most, the trouble starts right at the beginning: What, exactly, should we […]

  • Ad Tech Desperately Needs Data Exchange Standards

    “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 Sanjay Agarwal, vice president of engineering at Drawbridge. In the ad tech ecosystem before OpenRTB, proprietary protocols caused long integration cycles, more code complexity and maintenance and custom logic for […]

  • Marketing-Mix Modeling: Leaping Over The Walled Gardens’ Gates

    “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 Voda, CEO at OptiMine. In the last six months, both Facebook and Google have launched formal, public marketing-mix modeling (MMM) partnership programs. Participating vendors are allowed special access to […]

  • A Few Good Reasons To Confront Digital Advertising’s Essential Truths

    “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 Julia Amorim, CEO at MediaNet. In the famous scene from the 1992 movie “A Few Good Men,” Jack Nicholson’s character asks Tom Cruise if he wants answers, to which Cruise’s […]

  • Customer Perception Data May Be The Best Defense Against Disruptors

    “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 Sarah Denman, vice president of insights at 84.51°. Every business faces disruptors of some kind. They often come in the form of technology, services or products. We all know their […]

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