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  • Don’t Overlook The Potential Of Connected TV 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 Bill Schild, SVP of US Marketing at Specific Media. The smart TV market is on the cusp of explosive growth. In 2012 the number of US homes with connected […]

  • Search and Display: A Lesson In What Works

    “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 Frost Prioleau, CEO of Simpli.fi. Search advertising is widely considered to be the gold standard of online advertising. One measure of success is that search has achieved recurring line-item […]

  • Buy It Now: Changes Needed To Improve RTB Valuations

    “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 Andrew Casale, VP Strategy, Casale Media. What’s an ad impression worth? That question remains surprisingly difficult to answer when it comes to real-time bidding. On our exchange with connected demand-side platforms, we’ve […]

  • Leveling The Playing Field In The Rigged Ad Exchange Game

    “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 Daniel Davies, Vice President of US Operations at Digilant. The exchange space is absurd. Disagree? Okay, open another browser and visit beyondjane.com. Now wait for about 60 pixels and […]

  • Hey, New Front: Don’t Front

    “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 Sacha Xavier, Partner, Media & Innovation Director for Neo@Ogilvy. 2013 has evolved with bigger and more celebrity-laden digital upfronts, also known as “New Fronts.” I hesitate to even call them […]

  • Digital Marketers Should Aim For Influence, Not Branding

    “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, Client Partner at Razorfish. It’s surprising that we digital marketers aren’t closer to consensus about how our medium exerts influence, especially considering what we have to gain […]

  • Changing The Industry: Don’t Just Complain, Do Something

    “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 of Rare Crowds. Take it from me: It’s easy to complain. I’ve been writing monthly articles in this space since 1999, which I think qualifies me […]

  • A Botnet Primer for Display Advertisers

    “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 Douglas de Jager, Founder of Spider.io.  Botnets are the biggest contributor to online display advertising fraud today. Rentable botnets are the most unnerving and surprising contributor. DirectorsLive.com provides an illustrative example […]

  • Programmatic: Moving Beyond The Tipping 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 Dina Zelikson, Digital Program Manager at Bluestem Brands. The word “programmatic” is a relatively recent entry to the ad industry vernacular, quickly joining buzzwords like “big data,” “data-driven marketing” […]

  • A Game of AdTech

    “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 Allen, Managing Director at Blackstone. Robb Stark, in Season II of HBO’s Game of Thrones, is presented with an interesting dilemma during his quest to avenge his father’s death.  At […]

  • Calm Down: Cookies Aren’t Going Anywhere Fast

    “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 Cornfeldt, President of Client Services, Strategy & Product at iProspect. We’ve all heard the news that Mozilla, by default, will start blocking third-party cookies in the upcoming launch […]

  • Buyers Are From Mars, Sellers Are From Venus

    “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. It’s hardly news that the explosion of data and programmatic buying in the last five […]

  • Let’s Call It What It Is: 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 John Ramey, CEO of isocket.  At the AdExchanger Programmatic I/O conference in San Francisco last week, while people schmoozed at the rooftop after-party, an unofficial meeting was held down the […]

  • Read This Before You Spend Money On Mobile

    “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 Tuleya, Vice President of eDR at Underscore Marketing. Smartphone ownership has skyrocketed in the last three years, with nearly half of the US population now using smartphones. The […]

  • How To Steal Some Of Microsoft’s 76% Ad Tech Market Share

    “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. When you think of advertising technology in the display space, the first names to come up are probably Google, PubMatic, Adobe and AppNexus. But […]

  • Big Data: The Time For Talking Is Over

    “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 Lung Huang, vice president of digital advertising and global partnerships at dunnhumby. In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy asks the wizard if he has ever been frightened. The Great […]

  • Retargeting And Prospecting: An Integrated Approach

    “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 of Media iQ. Ad network pitches usually go like this: Their proprietary technology enables them to prospect new potential customers for advertisers. The truth is that, in […]

  • Programmatic Premium: Can We Settle On One Definition?

    “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 Anthony Katsur, CEO of Maxifier. What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to “programmatic premium,” quite a lot. Interpretations of this term differ widely, as evidenced by the […]

  • 5 Types Of Performance Marketing 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 Bodhi Short, SVP of Operations & Product Development at Integrate. It often takes only two words to pause a deal with brands and agencies: performance marketing. This effect is reinforced […]

  • Can Facebook Solve Its Relevance Problem?

    “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 Tuleya, VP of Direct Response at Underscore Marketing. For months, the industry has been abuzz about Facebook’s Real-Time Bidding exchange, with pundits touting the millions of impressions it makes […]

  • How To Hire In Programmatic Sales

    “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 Ed Carey, VP Demand Sales at The Rubicon Project. At this stage of the programmatic growth story, almost every business in the chain of marketers, agencies, platforms, and publishers has […]

  • How Publishers Can Beat Agencies In Trading-Desk 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 Chris O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. Worthless. That’s what I – and most of my colleagues – thought of leftover or remnant advertising when I was selling highly premium banner […]

  • Display Advertising Fraud is a Sell-Side Problem

    “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 Douglas de Jager, founder of Spider.io.  In Will Luttrell’s AdExchanger article of last week, he argues that if the display advertising buy side adopts better performance metrics then the problem of fraud […]

  • 10 Tips For 'Real-Time Branding'

    “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 Andrew Shebbeare, Founding Partner & Chief Strategist at Essence Digital. No doubt about it: Direct response marketers bankrolled the real-time bidding revolution, while brand dollars keep fuelling growth on the reservation side. […]

  • The Elusive Integrated Campaign: How To Get There

    “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 Parkinson, Chief Digital Officer, Valassis. Today, marketers have a unique opportunity to engage consumers through the integration of print and digital mediums. The marketer who is able to […]

  • Only The Buy-Side Can Solve Our Fraud Problem

    “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 Will Luttrell, Co-founder and CTO at Integral Ad Science. Fraud impacts the entire online advertising industry and costs us millions of dollars each year. While everyone can play a role in […]

  • Beyond the Firewall: Why Business Intelligence Matters To 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 Khurrum Malik, CMO at eXelate. Advertisers who fully grasp the interplay between ad tech and Business Intelligence (BI) will maximize customer lifetime value in the accelerating digital world. Here’s why. In […]

  • Reducing Private Exchange Friction With a New Protocol Upgrade

    “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 Andrew Casale, VP Strategy, Casale Media. Private exchanges were designed to bring publishers and buyers closer together, address concerns of channel conflict, and ultimately increase inventory value. We have yet to see […]

  • All You Can Eat (And Other Real Solutions To The Online Privacy Fiasco)

    “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. Have you seen recent articles about the Firefox cookie-blocking privacy debate? I don’t blame those of us in the digital media community for going […]

  • Is Demand For FBX Dynamic Enough For It To Compete?

    “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 Jesse Pujji, CEO at Ampush. Facebook’s announcement of a real time advertising exchange in June last year was one of the biggest stories of 2012. Even though data is still scarce […]

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