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  • Should Publishers Choose Mobile Apps Or Mobile 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 Michael Katz, CEO and co-founder at mParticle. Although media consumption has shifted to mobile and mobile apps, publisher dollars haven’t followed at the same pace, according to a recent comScore […]

  • It's Too Soon To Write The Mobile App’s Obituary

    “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 Nishat Mehta, executive vice president of global partnerships at dunnhumby. Mobile phone owners are using fewer apps, Deloitte recently reported, and 90% have never bought an app or other smartphone […]

  • Are You Using Attention Metrics To Gauge Success?

    “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 Choi, CEO at Nativo. Online advertising grew up on a foundation of interruption. Audiences sought interesting, relevant content, and advertisers competed with editorial for their attention. Marketers then evaluated […]

  • Apple’s Barometer: Designed For Fitness, But More Valuable For 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 Eli Portnoy, president at Thinknear by Telenav. When Apple announced two new sizes for the iPhone, plus the long-awaited Apple Watch, two weeks ago, the focus of the day was […]

  • Who’s To Blame For Lagging Automated Guaranteed Adoption? Everyone.

    “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 Vedant Sampath, chief technology officer of platforms at Mediaocean. Premium digital media buying has been a surprising laggard in adopting automation. Publishers, agencies and ad tech vendors share equal responsibility […]

  • Mobile Is The Beast

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Bionic Advertising Systems. Mobile is truly the biggest opportunity in advertising right now. Sorry, but nothing else even comes close. Not only […]

  • How Real-Time Advertising Can Disrupt Your Competitors

    “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 Kapel, senior vice president of marketing and insights at Taykey. Advertisers use technology to sharpen targeting, measure results and be more efficient and economical. How about using it to […]

  • Conversion Data: A Key To Cutting Waste

    “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 Ian Davidson, senior director of platform demand at OpenX. If we want the best-case scenario for programmatic media buying, we can’t hesitate addressing the challenges inherent to the ecosystem. One […]

  • The Google Effect: What Will Be The Ultimate Cost?

    “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 Renee Hill, president and co-CEO at Eyereturn Marketing. The WSJ recently examined Google’s seemingly under-the-radar transition from search information conduit 10 years ago to full-fledged content- and commerce-driven destination today. […]

  • Borrowing Against Receivables: A Solid Financing Option

    “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 Jerry Neumann, a venture capitalist with Neu Venture Capital. We’re used to using equity for startup financing – or things that are actually equity even though they’re not called that, […]

  • Programmatic Can Dial Up Radio’s Digital Revenues

    “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 and co-founder of Simpli.fi. From programmatic’s perch on the bleeding edge of advertising technology, it could be easy to dismiss radio as an advertising medium of a bygone […]

  • How Will We Find Consumers Without The Cookie?

    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 Colette Dill-Lerner, executive vice president at the DuMont Project. While observing the debate on whether the third-party ad server is dead or very much alive, I realized that though a […]

  • Programmatic: A Big Part Of The Future Of Radio

    “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 Haley, CEO at Marketron. When I began selling in June of 1984, the formula for transacting media might have been summed up by five words: “The drinks are on […]

  • Cross-Channel Silos: Data Rich, Information Poor

    “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 Lauren Moores, vice president of analytics at Dstillery. Silos. We use the term as a way to refer to systems, people, data or thoughts that do not interact with each […]

  • CPG Brands Should Target Customers Like Performance 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 Tim Mayer, chief marketing officer at Trueffect. A new trend is emerging among CPG brands. They’ve started dipping their toes in the “loyalty program” pool, similar to what performance advertisers […]

  • An MVP Can Score Programmatic Payback

    “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 Marcus Tewksbury, global vice president for product strategy at Experian Marketing Services. The MVP here is not a reference to Peyton Manning, the NFL’s five-time most valuable player. Rather, it is […]

  • Programmatic Brings Us Back To 1:1 Deals

    “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 Hirsch, president at CPXi. Clichés may feel overused, but there is a reason they become such go-to phrases. At their core, they are expressions of truth so basic that […]

  • Why Do Mobile Users Not Buy 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 by Sam Barnett, CEO at Struq. Mobile users represent the most engaged set of users across all devices. They click on ads more than twice as much as desktop users and the […]

  • Even Household Brands Need Accurate Data And Targeting

    “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 Eli Portnoy, president at Thinknear by Telenav. Much has been written about the things marketers should consider when rolling out a digital ad campaign. Some brands and products, such as […]

  • With The Launch Of iPhone 6, Mobile Video Advertising Could Skyrocket

    “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 Ash Kumar, CEO and co-founder of TapSense. As rumor and speculation build around the new iPhone 6, we in the mobile industry can hardly wait for Apple’s announcement on Sept. 9. The […]

  • Beware Of Publishers’ 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 by John Lee, executive vice president at Merkle. First-party data-driven marketing is becoming increasingly pervasive. Marketers use data to individually match and engage their own customers and prospects on addressable platforms like […]

  • Conventional Wisdom Vs. Big 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 by Matt Greitzer, co-founder and chief operating officer at Accordant Media. It’s always surprising to me when marketers don’t fully leverage their data. It is only logical that a brand would analyze […]

  • Addressable TV Momentum: Harbinger For A T-Commerce Future

    “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 Josh Herman, vice president of partner and product strategy at Acxiom. Addressable television has arrived, but where is it taking us? With a reach of more than 40 million households and […]

  • We Punched the Monkey And It Punched Back

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Bionic Advertising Systems. I recently tried to explain what I do for a living to my 14-year-old son. I found myself telling […]

  • Not Taking Programmatic In-House Is Short-sighted

    “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 Tom Triscari, CEO at Yieldr. When an advertiser’s CEO, CFO and CMO meet to discuss their programmatic marketing strategy and budget, they increasingly talk about whether to take an in-house approach. […]

  • Counterpoint: The Third-Party Ad Server Has A Big Future

    “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 Megan Pagliuca, VP and GM for digital media at Merkle Inc. It was penned in response to Rob Griffin’s recent piece, “The Death of the Third-Party Ad Server.”   Rob Griffin’s […]

  • Will 2015 Will Be The Year Of Private Marketplaces?

    “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 Barry Lowenthal, president at The Media Kitchen. A couple of years ago we started exploring using private marketplaces. But we weren’t successful at getting wide adoption, within the agency or […]

  • Programmatic Can Be More Friend Than Foe For Local 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 Frost Prioleau, CEO and co-founder of Simpli.fi. A few months back, Marc Andreesen made the bold prediction that the news industry, which includes a large group of local publishers, will grow […]

  • Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Targeting?

    “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 Swanson, president of global ad sales at Opera Mediaworks.  A few weeks ago, I saw on Facebook that a friend of mine said she was being targeted there for […]

  • Marketing Must Get Human

    “Data-Driven Thinking” is a column written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Matthew Keylock, senior vice president and global head of data at dunnhumby.  Maybe a consumer in the pet category isn’t a person, but for most products, it is […]

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