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  • Jargon Hype: How Word Usage Is A Barometer For Industry Buzz

    “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 Davenport, senior director of analytics at The Trade Desk. Ad tech can be an echo chamber. Only a small number of media outlets cover our industry, largely because it’s […]

  • For User Connectivity, Walled Gardens May Not Be The Answer

    “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 Nancy Marzouk, founder and CEO at MediaWallah. I’ve noticed a recurring sentiment in recent conversations with several large advertisers: “I don’t want to leverage a walled garden but there doesn’t […]

  • The Agency Of The Future: Better Relationships, Outside-The-Box Hiring and Workspace Re-orgs

    “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 by Adam Edelman, founder and CEO at IMM. The fast pace of change in the digital advertising industry is alternately exciting and enervating. Agencies today must be tech-savvy innovators to stay ahead […]

  • Data Triangulation: How Second-Party Data Will Eat The Digital 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 Chris O’Hara, vice president of strategic accounts at Krux. Marketers are frustrated with spending as much as 60% of their working media dollars to fund intermediaries between themselves and their […]

  • Social ROI: The Need For Measuring Long-Term Investment

    “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 by Dave Hanley, principal at Deloitte Digital. Marketers are likely underinvesting in social media because the way they measure their ROI is based on a traditional marketing model, and social media’s returns […]

  • Move Over PC. Mobile Is The New Hub, Not Just Another Channel.

    “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 Rajiv Maheshwari, mobile technology leader at Neustar. Regardless of the many innovations in the ad tech industry, the perspective continues to be heavily skewed by display advertising and its foundation […]

  • It’s Not Just For Marketing: Leverage Data To Understand Employee Motivations

    “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 Kathleen Grigg, senior vice president of client solutions at 84.51°. Marketers largely understand the importance of leveraging data to understand customers and how their actions impact consumer behavior. Companies across […]

  • RTB Realities Complicate The Future Of Programmatic Direct

    “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 Andy Smith, head of programmatic at Vibrant Media. Some of the predictions that programmatic direct channels will experience a sizeable growth surge in 2016 may be too ambitious. As yet, […]

  • Forget Impressions: Digital Advertising’s New Math For The New Year

    “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 Derek Huyser, head of business development at AdYapper. What is it about money that makes people lose all connection to reality? We’ve all heard the stories of lottery winners going […]

  • To Meet Surging Consumer Expectations, Retailers Must Put Data To Work

    “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 by Bart Mroz, CEO at SUMO Heavy. Information changes everything. For shoppers, the age of information comes with perks, including greater access to product knowledge, more relevant offers and personalized shopping experiences. […]

  • The China Opportunity

    “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 by George Gallate, CMO and EVP of global development for Merkle. When I first went to China in 1991, I was in awe. When I lived in China for three years in […]

  • What The Music Industry Can Teach The Digital Ad Industry

    “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 Reid Tatoris, co-founder of Are You A Human. Lately, all anyone in ad tech is talking about is ad blocking, and for good reason. Ad blocking is costing publishers millions […]

  • The Year Of Measuring Human Connection

    “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. American motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar famously said, “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.” […]

  • Traffic Duplication Might Be A Bigger Problem Than 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 Oded Poncz, founder and chief technology officer at Ubimo. With mobile ad spending set to top $30 billion, can anything get in the way of this channel? I see one […]

  • Header Bidding Killed Programmatic Direct

    “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 Jed Nahum, an independent consultant and former head of Microsoft’s global programmatic sales team. Every year in digital advertising, we seem to have a new issue or two bubbling up […]

  • Ad Tech Is Merging With Mar Tech, But Who’s in Charge?

    “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 Ray Kingman, CEO at Semcasting. If technology is driving the union between marketing and advertising, who will end up steering the car? The answer to that question will play out […]

  • Ad-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 […]

  • Digital Media’s Much-Needed Resolutions For 2016

    “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 Justin Petty, vice president of client solutions, media and partnerships at 84.51°. A new year for many of us means a new start, a new way of doing things and […]

  • We Need To Close The Chasm Between Brand Goals And Publisher 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 Ephraim (Jeff) Bander, president and chief revenue officer at Sticky. Digital media has a persistent language problem. In particular, a huge gap exists between brand advertisers’ stated RFP goals and […]

  • Lessons In Customer Intelligence From Santa Claus, Marketer Extraordinaire

    “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 Yannick Koger, principal consultant at Infinitive. Right about now, many digital marketing pros wish their campaigns and programs were guaranteed to produce as much magic and happiness as that big […]

  • In-App Advertising Is Taking Off, But When Will Messaging Open 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 Jason Morse, vice president of mobile products at Criteo. Consumers spend an enormous amount of time on mobile, particularly with chat and messenger apps, such as Line, WhatsApp and Facebook […]

  • As Cross-Channel Marketing Matures, Privacy Pitfalls Abound

    “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 Patrick Tripp, senior product marketing manager at Adobe. It’s easy to see why marketers would be enthusiastic about the ways data can be used to enrich the customer experience for […]

  • A New Brand-Agency Model Emerges In The Age of 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 Mike Peralta, CEO at AudienceScience. While many like to believe that advertising is a mystical combination of art and science mastered by a few qualified geniuses, the truth is that […]

  • How Will Consultants, Header Bidding And Agencies Fare In 2016?

    “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, vice president of strategic accounts at Krux. 2015 was a fantastic year for many data-driven marketers, with data management platforms (DMPs), consultancies and marketers getting something nice under […]

  • Let's Ditch Combo DSPs And Bake-Offs In 2016

    “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, COO at Goodway Group. Long ago there were only small specialty stores. Now we have Walmart, where we can buy tires, a pair of shorts, fertilizer and steaks for […]

  • Your Attribution Model Is Broken

    “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 Riordan, director of special operations at TubeMogul. For decades, there’s a question that has punctuated marketers’ nightmares: “Did our advertising work?” The advent of digital advertising was supposed to […]

  • Don’t Wait Around For A Universal ID

    “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 David Dowhan, president at TruSignal. For more than a decade, the cookie was a more or less universal way to track users across the Internet. Faced with today’s multidevice world, […]

  • Boredom Makes For A Great App Retention Tool

    “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 Lior Eldan, co-founder and chief operating officer at Moburst. Everyone in marketing, especially mobile marketing, knows attention is scarce. With attention spans getting shorter, the challenge of boosting retention and […]

  • To Survive, SSPs Must Become More Than Just ‘The Pipes’

    “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 Casey Saran, senior vice president of publisher products at Yieldmo. Since its inception in 2009, real-time bidding (RTB) has been a total game changer, accounting for approximately 50% of digital […]

  • Iframes Leave Us Vulnerable To URL 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 Dwight Ringdahl, senior vice president of technology at RhythmOne.   The digital advertising industry is trying to clean up its act, waging a war against fraud on multiple fronts. Efforts […]

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