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  • Joshua Koran

    Goldilocks Vs. The Three Little Pigs: Three Options For The Future Of The Web

    “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 Koran, head of innovation labs at Zeta Global. Google’s recent blog posts (one by David Temkin and another by Deepti Bhatnagar) created even more confusion regarding the future of […]

  • Why A Unified ID Is Critical To The Open Internet, Journalism, And TV

    “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 Green, CEO at The Trade Desk. There is an index for the equities markets that tracks volatility called the VIX, used by many to gauge fear or stress in the […]

  • Data Frugality in a Post-Cookie/IDFA 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 Augustin Amann, Chief Product officer at S4M As a part of our industry soul-searching around the future of audience targeting in a post-cookie/IDFA world, the notion of data frugality should […]

  • Five Ways To Prepare For The ‘ID-Pocalypse’

    “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 Zora Senat, VP of Partnerships at Infutor Data Solutions. The world of cookies is evolving. The new cookie-less world will require a different mindset for marketers and advertisers, and the […]

  • Why A Unified ID Will Never Work - And Why It's Time To Fall In Love With Walled Gardens

    “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 James Avery, founder and CEO at Kevel. The digital ad industry seems faced with an existential choice – go Google’s way, and give up your destiny while bearing the consequences. […]

  • Google’s Latest Announcement Confirms Cookie Deprecation Is A Chance To Kick The Identifier Addiction, Not Replace It

    “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 Melinda Han Williams, Chief Data Scientist at Dstillery. There’s been a great deal of hand-wringing over the future of identity in digital advertising. Google Chrome’s plan to retire third-party cookies […]

  • What Is The Role Of The CDP In Post-Cookie Media?

    “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, senior vice president of marketing strategy, Salesforce Marketing Cloud.  Considering the future of post-cookie ad data management, a dominant scenario goes like this: Brands gather more first-party data from customers, […]

  • As Google Dismisses Email-Based ID Solutions, Here’s How Consumer Journeys Must Be Remapped

    “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 Seraj Bharwani, Chief Strategy Officer at AcuityAds The behavior-tracking infrastructure that fueled the ad tech industry over the past two decades is undergoing a major overhaul. And the remodeled tracking pathways […]

  • Transitioning To In-House Is All About Creating A Data-Driven, Tech-Enabled Media Model

    “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 Serge Del Grosso, SVP of media services at Merkle. 2020 has forced the marketing and advertising industries to re-evaluate the client/agency relationship. This has been especially true as marketers continue […]

  • The Google Garden: There Is A Better Way

    “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 James Rosewell, founder and CEO at 51Degrees. “Upon the uncharted Island of Imagination in the middle of the Lake of Let’s-Pretend lives the ghastly Google and his retinue of gorgeous Google […]

  • Hey, What About That Forgotten 70% Of Mobile App Inventory?

    “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 Todd Wooten, founder and president at VRTCAL. Soon, Apple will remove the device ID from mobile app ad requests. Google’s Android platform will follow suit. For many in the mobile advertising […]

  • How The SPAC Boom Can Reshape The Digital Media IPO

    “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 O’Leary, CEO at Boostr. If last year was any indication, 2021 is going to be the year of the SPAC for digital publishers. SPACs – or Special Purpose […]

  • Ben Isaacson Lucid Privacy

    Apple iOS14 Changes: ‘Your App’ May No Longer Mean ‘Your 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 Ben Isaacson, Principal at Lucid Privacy Group. By now, you should be well aware of Apple’s imminent changes to its App Store terms that will require consent for ‘Tracking’ iOS […]

  • Mike Brooks, SVP of revenue, WeatherBug

    Meet The Four Horsemen Of Mobile’s Answer To The Cookiepocalypse

    “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 Brooks, SVP of revenue at WeatherBug. In a few weeks, the first of several monolithic industry dominos is set to fall when Apple begins enforcing its AppTrackingTransparency framework on […]

  • Consent (The Enemy Of Ad Tech) Is Creeping Into More Laws

    “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 ad tech ecosystem in the United States is largely based on  the […]

  • Eric Picard column DDT

    The 6th Wave of Advertising Technology: Privacy

    “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, chief product officer at Yieldmo. There’s a revolution happening in digital media, primarily driven by a new focus on privacy. Major players at the core of the digital […]

  • Dor Birnboim, VP of strategic partnerships, ironSource Aura

    Not Just Pass-Fail: Why Incrementality Tests Are The Future Of Performance Measurement

    “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 Dor Birnboim, VP of strategic partnerships at ironSource Aura. Whether it’s Uber trying to eliminate media waste or Deliveroo attempting to validate investment in a new channel, brands are rethinking […]

  • How To Future-Proof Your Identity Solution

    “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. We all knew the day would come when third-party cookies and device IDs would no longer be the Rosetta Stone of the industry. We are […]

  • Joshua Koran

    Future Crimes And The Internet Of Tomorrow: What Do You Want The Web To Be In A Few Years?

    “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 Koran, head of innovation labs at Zeta Global. How would you feel if a proverbial Big Brother controlled all data access and processing on the web? There are certain […]

  • Five Tips For Evaluating Cookie Alternatives

    “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 Frances Giordano, group director at Media Kitchen.  As we move closer to the February 2022 sunset of third-party cookies by Google, marketers must identify alternative ways to capture information and execute […]

  • Marc Goldberg, CRO, Method Media Intelligence

    Three Supply Path Optimizations That Brands Are Not Doing Right Now – And Could

    “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 Goldberg, CRO at Method Media Intelligence. Supply-path optimization (SPO) is yet another vague ad tech initialism, the definition of which changes depending on who is speaking. Most people think […]

  • Putting People First In The Data Debate 

    “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 Arun Kumar, Chief Data & Marketing Tech Officer at IPG. The digital revolution that has transformed so much of our lives over the last 25 years is hurtling toward a […]

  • Robin Caller, CEO & founder, Overmore

    How To Fix Our Broken Approach To Privacy Protection Regulation

    “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 Robin Caller, CEO and founder of Overmore. GDPR and CCPA are still relatively new regulations, although the former was at least 10 years in the making. A lot of work, time, […]

  • Are CDPs Having An Identity (Resolution) Crisis?

    “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 Joseph Enever, senior director analyst at Gartner. Customer data platforms (CDPs) are facing an identity crisis: just like marketers.  Although marketers have spent lavishly on martech to support personalization, brands face […]

  • Incentives Are Great But They Don’t Always Serve the Advertiser’s Interests

    “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 Donahue, CEO and co-founder of WLxJS. There’s nothing new about performance related incentives in media buying relationships between advertiser and agency. The former enjoys stretched targets and guarantees, the latter […]

  • The Six Pillars Of A Successful In-House Model

    “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” ~Julia Child Digital transformation isn’t “one size fits all.” It requires a custom mix of company culture, centralization and collaboration. Digital transformation is the process of using technology to create new business processes. One component includes programmatic […]

  • The Logic Behind Big Brands Sitting On The Sidelines During This Year’s Super Bowl

    “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 of OptiMine Software. Many big-brands, including Coca-Cola, Audi, Budweiser, Pepsi and others, have decided to skip advertising in the Super Bowl this year. On the surface, it’s an unusual move, especially […]

  • Chris Kane, founder, Jounce Media

    Lessons Learned From SPO 1.0

    “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 Kane, founder at Jounce Media. Depending on when you start the clock, we’re now two to three years into the first wave of supply path optimization (SPO). Here’s what we’ve learned […]

  • Tyler Lessard, VP of marketing and chief video strategist at Vidyard

    Reinventing How You Market And Sell In A Digital-First 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 Tyler Lessard, VP of marketing and chief video strategist at Vidyard. Once upon a time, buyers consumed traditional ads across television, radio, magazines and mailers to learn about products and […]

  • Your Custom Model Didn’t Work… Now What?

    “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 Asya Takken, senior data scientist at Alliant. Data driven marketing is at its best when powered by predictive analytics. Many brands hum along on big platform machine learning algorithms, generating […]

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