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  • The Coming Ad Tech Renaissance Will Be Fueled By Chinese Money

    “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. We are going to see a bunch of classic ad tech firms get funded by Chinese money in the next two years. This will result […]

  • What E-Commerce CMOs Say Behind Closed Doors After Two Negronis

    “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 Bob Buch, SVP of social at Rakuten Marketing.  I recently hosted a roundtable dinner series with more than 30 marketing leaders at some of the world’s most prominent retail and […]

  • Will WhatsApp Spark A ‘Pull Advertising’ Revolution?

    “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 Rothman, general manager, mobile and social, at SteelHouse. WhatsApp last month announced its plan to share data with Facebook, opening its doors to the marketing and advertising worlds. The […]

  • Do Consumers Have A Right To Opt Out Of 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 Alan Chapell, president at Chapell & Associates. The arms race between consumers and advertisers goes back as far as I can remember. The battle rages on with the myriad of […]

  • Ad Tech And Building Trust: Lessons From Fin Tech

    “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 Nicole Ferry, partner and executive director of strategy at Sullivan. Earlier this summer, the SEC approved Investors Exchange (IEX) to become a public stock exchange, putting the pro-transparency startup squarely […]

  • Bridging The Data Gap Will Help Marketers Master Immersive Storytelling

    “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 Julian Baring, general manager, North America, at Adform If you’re looking for growth in digital media, look no further than video and native, where advertisers and tech companies alike are […]

  • 'Real-Time’ Marketing: Still Not Quite A Reality

    “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 global data strategy and agency lead at Krux. The term “real time” is bandied about in the ad technology space almost as heavily as the […]

  • As Digital Ad Spend Grows, CPG Marketers Still Struggle With Data Scarcity

    “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 Damian Garbaccio, executive vice president at Nielsen Marketing Cloud. We all know that consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies spend a lot on advertising. In the US alone, CPG and consumer […]

  • When Will The Programmatic Revolution Reach Customer Relationship 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 Vijay Chittoor, CEO at Blueshift. Innovations in programmatic advertising have transformed online media buying, making the process more automated, targeted and measurable. Now programmatic is poised to revolutionize customer relationship […]

  • What Marie Kondo Could Teach Marketers About Clutter

    “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 Nitzberg, chief growth officer at ThinkVine. Japanese organization expert Marie Kondo advises a few simple steps to get a home in order. First, tackle the home in “categories,” such […]

  • Ad Tech And Mar Tech Synergy: Implications For App Developers

    “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 Paul Longhenry,  senior vice president of strategy, corporate and business development at Tapjoy. For the last 20 years, advertising technology has fueled development of the free internet and mobile services on […]

  • Prime M&A Targets: Ad Tech Companies That Own Customer 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 Todd Van Fleet, managing partner at Van Fleet Capital Strategies. Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the observation that life’s only constant is change. Those in the digital media world […]

  • Marketers And Publishers Must Demand More Answers From Fraud Vendors

    “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 Hagai Shechter, CEO at Fraudlogix. Transparency seems to be the mantra for ad fraud verification vendors and the value they’re bringing to the industry. However, marketers rarely ask for – […]

  • Custom Bidders And The Future ‘Ad-Tech Grid’

    “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 Louis Moynihan, vice president of product innovation at Demandbase. Most ad tech participants don’t ever need to deal with choosing between custom and generic bidders. A bidder is the piece […]

  • Marketers Need To Reset Their Pricing Expectations

    “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, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. We’ve seen clearing prices for display inventory rise more than 100% in the last two years, and video inventory grow more than 50%. […]

  • CRM: A Philosophy That Goes Beyond Data, Technology And 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 Mayur Gupta, senior vice president and head of digital at Healthgrades.   Marketing has evolved substantially from the witty and creative ads of the “Mad Men” era to processes designed […]

  • Winter Is Coming To Ad Tech: Obliteration Not Consolidation

    “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 Sloan Gaon, CEO at PulsePoint. Many pundits have squawked that consolidation is inevitable in the ad tech space. This would be true in many markets. In the car-sharing marketplace, for […]

  • ANA Report Aftermath: (Re)Building Trust And Transparency

    “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 Puzenski, an executive at Infinitive. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) dropped a bombshell in June when it released a report about transparency and media buying practices in the […]

  • Can We All Stop Beating Around the Bush When We Talk About 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 Adam Paulisick, chief product officer at Commerce Signals. We should stop confusing everyone about how we enable data. I’ve seen press releases from data providers describing the data they use […]

  • What Will It Take To Tip The Balance To The App 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 written by Gilad Amitai, chief operating officer at Ubimo. The web may not be dead, as a famous Wired cover once put it, but on mobile it is certainly fighting for a […]

  • Data Science Is The New Measurement: Unpacking The Consumer Journey

    “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 global data strategy and agency lead at Krux. Understanding the customer journey in a world of fragmented consumer attention and multiple devices is a hoary […]

  • No, CMOs Should Not Think Like CTOs

    “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 Or Shani, founder and CEO at Adgorithms. Marketers aren’t shy about admitting how their reliance on technologies helps them reach their customers or the data helps to understand them. Whereas […]

  • They Are Building Walls – Three Huge Ones

    “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 global partnerships at 84.51°. As the summer winds down, I am already putting this line into practice: “Well, let’s pick this up after Labor Day.” […]

  • What's The Future Of Marketing As Countries Adopt Stricter Privacy 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 Kitty Kolding, president and CEO at Infocore. With the rapid and increasingly dramatic changes being made to data privacy legislation around the world, marketers are faced with a difficult challenge. […]

  • Declining Agency Fees And Dubious Profits: Symptoms Of A Broken Business 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 Nico Neumann, senior research analyst for programmatic marketing strategy and analytics, University of South Australia. Transparency in media buying continues to be a widely discussed topic. The second part of the […]

  • Prospering Outside Of The 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 Matt Brummett, chief operating officer at Answer Media. Don’t worry. This isn’t yet another pile-on piece about the unfair walled-garden tactics of the major digital advertising players. There has been […]

  • Today’s Walled Gardens: Will We Soon Be Watching A Three (Trojan) Horse Race?

    “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 Prohaska, principal and CEO at Prohaska Consulting. There have been many successful Trojan horse plans executed in digital media over the years. I’m talking about the Greeks-in-Troy kind, not […]

  • Second-Party Data Can Solve Advertising Relevancy, But Misuse May Stop It In Its Tracks

    “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 Laband, co-founder and CEO at adsquare. Marketers urgently need to make digital advertising more relevant – particularly on mobile devices where consumers expect, even demand, a more personal touch. […]

  • No Winners In Battle Between Ad Blockers and Those Trying To Circumvent Them

    “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 Delaney, co-founder and chief operating officer at Yavli.  Right now, there’s a war of code taking place between software engineers and hackers that will influence future industry decision-making. On […]

  • Has Programmatic Finally Hit Bottom?

    “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 Lee, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Merkle. The rise of programmatic over the past five years has moved the media industry forward in a big way. […]

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