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  • Dirty Tricks, Red Flags And Pitfalls You Should Know About ROI

    “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 Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, CEO and co-founder at Criteo. Return on investment (ROI) is the only thing that matters for an advertiser: How much return am I really getting for my money? […]

  • Dstillery Chief Data Scientist Talks Data Science And Paid Advertising

    Dstillery’s investment in data science dates to 2008, when the company – then known as Media6degrees – first applied big data analysis with a social skew. Since then it has broadened its focus to a wider range of digital media, but has retained its emphasis on the data. The person in charge of those efforts […]

  • Measuring Mobile’s Ability to Make 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 Eddie DeGuia, general manager at Motility Ads. Mobile is in a funny space. Usage is going through the roof. Mobile accounts for nearly 20% of Web usage while mobile ad […]

  • Is It Time To Break Up With Your Managed Services Provider?

    “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 Lance Neuhauser, CEO at 4C. It’s an eternal question in a marketer’s life: Should you choose the path of the agency or a specialized point solution? At the outset, employing a […]

  • How Retargeting Can Jeopardize Revenue, Brand Trust And User Satisfaction

    “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. Retargeting is a great way to engage with consumers who have already demonstrated interest in your product or service and have entered the […]

  • The Bartender’s Guide To Blending Better Mobile Audiences

    “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 Dan Silver, director of marketing at xAd. Two parts first-party data, a splash of third-party segmentation, garnished with a slice of real-time consumer behavior. If only building mobile audiences were […]

  • The Next Standard for Digital Media Transactions: vCPM

    “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. The Media Rating Council (MRC) hit yet another milestone [PDF] in their viewable impression crusade on Monday by lifting the advisory on viewable impressions for […]

  • Facebook’s Anonymous Login Won’t Destroy Third-Party Apps

    “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 Rosenberg, senior vice president of marketing at 140 Proof.  Facebook has heard its users loud and clear: They want more control over their privacy. So Facebook changed the default […]

  • Cookies and Tracking: Are We Part Of The Problem Or The 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 Jordan Mitchell, interim CEO at DigiTrust and vice president of product at Rubicon Project.  We’ve all heard about the inevitable death of the cookie, but have we really found any […]

  • Be A Brand – Not A Facebook Brand

    “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 Grabowski, entrepreneur-in-residence at Highland Capital Partners. Don’t act like you have built a brand or amassed some sort of great will among your “loyal followers.” You have spent money on […]

  • RTB Optimization For Branding: Not An Oxymoron

    “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 Berry, co-founder and CEO at TripleLift. Despite being one of the most revered techniques in digital advertising, optimization remains a highly misunderstood concept. While everyone responsible for running a […]

  • Focus On People, Not The Device

    “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 Kurt Hawks, general manager of mobile at Conversant. If I had a dollar for every time a brand asked what percentage of its budget should go to mobile, I’d be […]

  • iOS 8’s Planned Location Restrictions: What You Need To Know

    “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. There’s been a lot of buzz about the announced changes in the upcoming release of iOS 8. Better integration with Mac OS – […]

  • Where Is The Uber Of Online 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 Frost Prioleau, CEO and co-founder of Simpli.fi. Uber is undeniably one of the great startup success stories in recent history. By solving a fairly simple problem – how to easily and […]

  • Don’t Be Last In Programmatic

    “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 digital advertising and global partnerships at dunnhumby. “Every company in the Valley has lowercase letters,” says Erlich Bachman from HBO’s “Silicon Valley.” “Why? Because it’s […]

  • How Is Data Science Changing Your Ad Business? Let Us Count The Ways

    “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 Ayusman Sarangi, director of product management at YuMe. Data science touches our lives every day. When we share a picture on Facebook, it suggests a friend’s name to tag. When we […]

  • Can Redlining Offer Clues To Balancing Big Data And 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 Ray Kingman, CEO at Semcasting. On May 1, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) delivered its analysis of the current and future impact of big data […]

  • From Cannes Lions 2014: Less Is More, Please

    “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 Steketee, head of paid social and emerging media capabilities at Merkle. Some common themes are emerging here at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity: Data and digital are the talk […]

  • Exchange Fraud Prevention Should Be Simple: Sellers, State Your Name

    “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 Andrew Casale, vice president of strategy at Casale Media Inc. In spite of a flourishing programmatic marketplace, with all the benefits it provides buyers for targeting key audiences with the […]

  • Programmatic Campaign Transparency Turning Black Box Into Glass 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 Benny Arbel, founder and CEO at myThings. We’ve all seen the subject of programmatic campaign transparency hit the spotlight recently. “When someone claims there’s not enough transparency in programmatic, I encourage […]

  • Ad Tech And Fraud: Lessons From Email Spam

    “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 Tony Casson, senior director of ad tech products at sovrn. The challenge of combatting online ad fraud has received intense publicity in recent months. The digital advertising industry, in conjunction […]

  • What ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Can Teach Us About Geotargeting

    “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. In the highly addictive, long-running television series “Battlestar Galactica,” there is a pivotal moment where warring factions from the […]

  • Transparency: The Display Advertising Buzzword We Only Think We Want

    “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. Advertisers in the display space have yearned for more transparency from vendors in recent years. This yearning has been amplified by the recent, […]

  • Inventory Price Opacity Hurts Publishers

    “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 Jalal Nasir, CEO at Pixalate. Life as a publisher used to be pretty straightforward. You simply sold your best inventory at the highest CPM your sales team could get, and […]

  • Fraud And Programmatic RTB: Perverse Incentives

    “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. There has been a lot of talk about the pervasive amount of click fraud and bot traffic happening in […]

  • What’s Meaningful Transparency for 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 Sara M. Watson, a technology critic and fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. I have owned a truck and am interested in buying another, […]

  • How Smart Risks In Ad Tech Can Yield Big Rewards

    “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, global chief revenue officer at eXelate. Innovation is a concept often referenced rather liberally in the advertising technology space. However, a vast majority of industry players that tout […]

  • The Quantified Self: Coming To A Data Stream Near You?

    “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. Wearables are the latest consumer tech fad. But if you think about it, mobile phones were the first “wearable.” They became smarter […]

  • Are You A Data Broker? The FTC Thinks So

    “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 technology, digital media and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. Are you a data broker? This is not the title of a Dr. Seuss […]

  • Event-Level Data Enters The Spotlight

    “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 Aram Chekijian, senior vice president of analytics and insights at Accordant Media. The recent purchases of Adometry and Convertro by Google and AOL, respectively, signify anindustry that is finally taking […]

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