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  • Brand Privacy: Who’s Knocking Off Your Consumer 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 Mark Shedletsky, founder and CEO at Vertical Mass. Many consumers clamor to get their hands on the most sought-after brands – lining up for days for Apple’s new iPhone, spending […]

  • Marketing PSA: Do You Know What And Where Your Data Is?

    “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 Katrin Ribant, co-founder and chief solutions officer at Datorama. Doomsday – also known as May 25, when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect – has come and […]

  • A Guide For Not Going All-In With A Walled Garden

    “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 Markel, director of digital activation at Hearts & Science. Against the backdrop of data privacy, marketers are being forced to weigh their options for how media should be run […]

  • What It Takes To Close The Gap Between Strategy And Planning

    “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. As a general waging battles in ancient China, the philosopher and writer Sun Tzu would never had come across the terms “marketing” or “advertising,” yet […]

  • Acxiom’s Next Steps And The LiveRamp Acquisition Four Years Later

    “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. The LiveRamp acquisition by Acxiom, which closed four years ago on July 1, 2014, has been one of the most successful acquisitions in the last […]

  • Performance Pricing Pitfalls: The Truth About Offline-Visit Data For 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 written by Tim Gough, vice president of insights and analytics at Verve. Advertising is being held more accountable for the actions it drives. That’s good news, but even so, there are limits. While […]

  • First-Price Auctions Mean Big Changes For Buyers

    “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, associate director at The Media Kitchen. The newest catalyst framing the discussion between digital media sellers and buyers is the increasing prevalence of first-price auctions. About 43% of […]

  • Privacy Concerns May Not Hurt Facebook, But Rising CPMs Might

    “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 La Fond, executive media director at R/GA Chicago. Facebook and concerns about privacy have been in the headlines since March, but that news may have hidden a bigger problem […]

  • It’s Time For A Data Intervention

    “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 Jennifer Byrnes, associate director of data strategy and insights at Varick. Facebook recently decided to shutter its partner categories feature, which many advertisers relied on for targeting via third-party data […]

  • Google Hasn’t Killed Attribution Modeling – It Never Really Worked To Begin With

    “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, assistant professor and fellow, Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School. Following Google’s announcement to no longer share user IDs externally, some industry voices have raised concerns […]

  • Once Feared Obsolete, Physical Retail Stores Are Key To Omnichannel Revenue

    “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 Joe Apprendi, general partner at Revel Partners. In the world of retail, brick and mortar still dominates. Yet trouble is clearly lurking and there are serious questions about the fundamentals of brands wholly reliant […]

  • What Does The Future Of The Marketing Clouds Hold?

    “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 Kevin Akeroyd, CEO at Cision. When I first started out in the marketing business, there was no such thing as the cloud. Back then, data-driven marketing involved catalogs, direct mail […]

  • GDPR: The Controller Vs. Processor Hot Potato Could Hurt Consumers

    “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 Travis Ruff, chief information security officer at Amperity. With much anticipation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is here. As it takes effect there is still a debate about which […]

  • Attribution Is Nice, But Who’s Taking Responsibility For Validation?

    “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 Maor Sadra, managing director and chief revenue officer at AppLift. If attribution is the commodity, shouldn’t anti-attribution-fraud measures be baked into offerings rather than billed as an add-on product? Credit […]

  • Virtual Influencers: Great Potential And Many Legal Unknowns

    “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. The increasing prevalence of bots and other automated systems on the internet has roiled the digital ad industry over the past few years, […]

  • For Better Targeting, Look For Clues In The Human Mind

    “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 Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Many in the marketing and ad tech worlds believe we’ve evolved as a society into superior beings, and in many ways, that is […]

  • Vendors Shouldn’t Fear Incrementality

    “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 Alexei Chemenda, chief revenue officer for apps and managing director, US, at Adikteev. Most marketers use return on ad spend (ROAS) as the benchmark for their retargeting campaigns. The problem […]

  • Data-Driven Marketing After GDPR

    “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 Maciej Zawadziński, CEO at Clearcode. It seems like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) leaves marketers with only one choice: Comply with the new law and say goodbye to our […]

  • The Psychology Of App Usage: Targeting Motivations, Not Models

    “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 Taylor West, general manager, North America, at Zeotap. The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but your smartphone is the mirror to everything else about you. In the […]

  • GDPR And Lessons From The Credit Card Chip Rollout

    “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 Ryan Eney, director, legal, at OpenX. In 2016, the retail and finance ecosystem was shaken up with the US introduction of EMV, the global credit card chip technology retailers were […]

  • In Defense Of ‘Wasted’ Impressions

    “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 G. Brooks Jr., founder and CEO at GlassView. Digital marketing for the last few years has focused on wringing every last atom of efficiency out of ad buys. This […]

  • Digital Attribution Technologies Can Stall Business Growth

    “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 Peterson, managing partner at R2C Group. Many technologies promise to deliver the holy grail of advertising: the ability to know exactly how advertising is performing and where it’s working […]

  • Why We Need Checks And Balances In Digital 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 Mike Hans, founder and CEO at Forge Group. In US history class in high school, we learned about the concept of checks and balances. Each branch serves a distinct role […]

  • Brands Are Entering A New Data Arms-Race, And Agencies Must Help Them 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 Martin Kelly, CEO and co-founder at Infectious Media. A major shift is taking place in our industry, illustrated by Facebook shutting down its Partner Categories offering, which allowed advertisers to […]

  • Did Google Just Kill Independent Attribution?

    “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. In a muted squib released last week, Google signaled it would no longer include user IDs with log files from its industry-leading ad server. […]

  • Naming Conventions: The Secret Weapon Of The In-House Programmatic Practitioner

    “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 Katrin Ribant, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Datorama. You’re a digital media practitioner, and you’ve joined a company that has decided to in-house its media execution. You are now […]

  • Be Selfish With 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 Tom Noyes, CEO at Commerce Signals. Sharing is a trait we are taught at a young age, but when it comes to data, being selfish doesn’t just have benefits – […]

  • The Demise Of Decades-Long Agency-And-Client Relationships

    “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 Bruno Gralpois, co-founder and principal at Agency Mania Solutions. As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When advertisers consider a review […]

  • Programmatic: A Series Of Cascading, Interconnected Contracts

    “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 Triscari, co-founder and managing partner at Labmatik. While in-housing is often positioned as ramping up headcount, it is first and foremost about rearranging contractual relationships such that external parties can […]

  • Tech-Stack Distraction: When Data-Driven Advances Set Back 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 Samantha Cunliffe, head of client services, Australia-New Zealand, at DWA Media. Nobody can deny that advancements in algorithms, processing power and audience verification are anything short of astounding. The level at […]

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