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  • The Promise Of Simplicity For B2B Marketers Is A Lie

    “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 Rob Hyams, chief creative officer and partner at McMillan. B2B marketers’ worlds are filled with complexity – in the competitive landscape, products, pricing, channels, customers and their organizations, not to mention […]

  • As Demand For Ad Tech Expertise Soars, Companies Must Grow Their Own Digital Talent

    “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 Carl Smith, owner, Bureau of Digital. Corporations have long been known to poach talent from marketing and advertising agencies every five years or so, a practice that continues today with a […]

  • Consumer Data Concerns: Let’s Admit There’s A 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 Pieter de Zwart, chief technology officer at Eyeota. The ad tech industry today is effectively chasing quarters into oncoming traffic. We are taking user concerns like privacy entirely too lightly, or […]

  • Slow Play: Ad Tech’s Rapid Rate Of Change Is Just An Illusion

    “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 Mitchell Reichgut, founder and CEO at Jun Group. There’s a parable about a master calligrapher who sold his work for enormous sums of money. One day, a man asked the calligrapher […]

  • The Leadership Challenge

    “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, chief growth officer at Publicis Groupe. Today, leaders are more challenged than they have ever been, with many of the next generations skeptical of our capabilities, integrity and […]

  • Experience Analytics Can Help Mobile Marketers Read Between The Lines

    “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 Dave Helmreich, group vice president at Oracle Marketing Cloud. As the popularity of mobile shopping continues to skyrocket, there’s one key thing to remember: While the outcome is the same […]

  • Brands Must Prepare For Advertising In A Cookie-Less 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 Tieman, global head of programmatic services at Accenture Interactive. The death of cookies is beginning to have real impacts for brands, publishers and everyone in between. Ultimately, it will […]

  • Do Huge FTC Fines Signal A Huge Increase In Enforcement?

    “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. If the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were a private business, it would be having […]

  • Team Optimization: Easing The Tension Between Data Science And Marketing

    “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 Katie Malone, director of data science research and development, at Civis Analytics. Seven years ago, I was hanging out at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, working as a graduate student researcher […]

  • Eating Our Own Dog Food: The Role Of Marketing To Marketers

    “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. While most ad tech and mar tech companies will seem like a classic B2B technology marketing use case, it’s easy to underestimate the […]

  • The Secret To Facebook’s $67 Billion Ad Machine

    “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’s ad revenue this year – expected to be $67 billion – will be more than every other ad tech platform combined, including Google’s network […]

  • Is 5G On A Collision Course With 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 Kelly Anderson, vice president of data protection and privacy at Ericsson Emodo. Just as 5G is coming into view on the horizon, there’s a trainload of new privacy regulations and […]

  • Shattering Ad Targeting’s Glass Ceiling

    “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 Rachel Gantz, SVP, commercial, at Comscore. Time’s up. #MeToo. Equal pay. This is the world many of us proudly live in. Gender identity and norms have become more fluid and […]

  • Agencies Must Become More Neutral To Thrive (And Even Survive)

    “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. Organizations are awash in data. They are creating more and more of their own data, and they are now starting to buy increasing amounts of external […]

  • As Privacy Regulations Tighten, There May Be An SDK-Based Solution For Ad Tech And RTB

    “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 Brian Crook, chief technology officer at Verve. The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently put the ad tech industry on notice that its real-time bidding (RTB) practices for handling consumer data […]

  • As Antitrust Legislation Is Introduced, How Should We Calculate The Value Of 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 Ka Mo Lau, chief operating officer at Thunder Experience Cloud. Since the 1970s, a decade when the latest technology was the Atari game console and Commodore computer, the standard for […]

  • Marketers, Don’t Get Blindsided By Google’s Move To First-Price Auctions

    “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 Jacob Beck, associate director of programmatic at DWA Media, a Merkle company. Google announced in March that it will finally migrate Google Ad Manager – formerly AdX – to a first-price auction model. […]

  • It’s Time To Expand Our Definition Of Direct-To-Consumer

    “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 Brett Jensen, director of data partnerships, at iSpot.tv. Is a hot dog a sandwich? When you break it down literally, it’s a piece of meat between bread, frequently dressed up […]

  • Consumers Deserve Transparency Too

    “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 Silberman, vice president of product at Dailymotion. Transparency has been a buzzword in ad tech for years as marketers look for more clarity on the fees and quality of […]

  • We Need To Evolve The Creative 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 Dave Grzelak, chief strategy officer at The Shipyard. In the expanding universe of programmatic media, there are more ways than ever to reach a target audience, with even greater precision. […]

  • As Cookies Crumble, Expect More First-Party Data And Privacy-Compliant Solutions

    “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 Rose, vice president of digital ad operations at IPG Mediabrands. Our post-2020 “opt-in” ecosystem includes laws such as the EU’s General Date Protection Regulation, California’s Consumer Privacy Act and […]

  • Is Brand Value Defined As Long-Term Or Short-Term Performance?

    “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 Simone Chaffiotte, vice president and director, audience strategy at Carat USA. When companies arrange their marketing organizations by separating brand building and performance into distinct departments, teams often define their […]

  • Does Your Keyword Blocking List Still Spark Joy?

    “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 Bonanno, manager, analytics, at Integral Ad Science. Summer might be almost upon us, but it’s never a bad time for spring cleaning and to ask ourselves whether that sweater […]

  • When Picking Partners, Think Like An Investor

    “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 Nardone, CEO at Flashtalking. In the wake of Sizmek’s bankruptcy filing and pending acquisition of its ad server and dynamic content optimization solution by Amazon, there’s been no shortage […]

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    Identity: Too Big To Fail?

    “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. Without a doubt, identity is the capability du jour. It seems like identity is everywhere, and a slew of new identity players – […]

  • Privacy, DTCs And How Marketing Failed

    “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 Martino, vice president of digital investment at Blue 449. The commitment to data privacy took a big step a few weeks ago when Google announced changes to the Chrome browser […]

  • AI In Advertising Should Not Be Another Black Box

    “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 Tran, chief strategy officer at Teads. AI is driving innovation in every industry, but in advertising, it’s still a bit murky. Brands need to understand what AI means and […]

  • So You Want To Hire A Product Manager?

    “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 Ana Milicevic, co-founder and principal at Sparrow Advisers. The product management discipline owes its roots to marketing: To justify new headcount, Neil H. McElroy, a Procter & Gamble junior account […]

  • To Avoid Subpar ROI From Marketing Automation, Start With Integration And The Organization

    “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 Eisenkramer, principal at Infinitive. From email newsletters and content management, to campaign design and cross-channel user tracking, to media buying and activation, there’s almost no end to what you […]

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    Digital Advertising Platforms Struggle To Keep Pace With Growing Acceptance Of Marijuana

    “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. Marijuana legalization is heating up across the country. As of this month, 33 states permit marijuana use for medicinal or recreational purposes, and […]

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