“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 Yannick Koger, principal consultant, big data and business intelligence, at Infinitive. Yogi Berra once said that it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. He could just have easily been talking […]
“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 Bosco, CEO at ChoiceStream. There has been discussion recently on whether programmatic is a strategy or not. I believe programmatic is not a strategy, but it is strategic. Here’s […]
“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, general manager at Thinknear. Advertisers at national brands tend to think of location as a targeting tool. If they need to reach people in Los Angeles, for example, […]
“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 Stockfleth Larsen, chief marketing officer of Adform. Brand marketers love TV. It’s standard, has global reach, scales quickly and is an easy pitch in boardrooms. But most of all, […]
“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 Allan, chief marketing officer at AddThis. Billions of dollars are being poured into content these days. Chief content officers are in demand, commanding six-figure salaries, while 71% of 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 Henrik Rode, partner at MediaGroup Performance. Programmatic is a natural fit for financial services firms, but several large obstacles need to be overcome. First, traditional financial media is too expensive, […]
“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 Pratt, vice president of insights and technology at Mediasmith. Part of my job involves evaluating media technology companies. This is extremely fun but is sometimes frustrating. The vibrant 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 Justin Petty, vice president of global media and partnerships at dunnhumby. When I worked as an analytics consultant in the telecom industry 10 years ago, the incumbent approach was to […]
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 Bill Day, CEO at Tremor Video. Until recently, TV has been a relatively easy means to a reach and frequency end, but that’s not enough anymore. I doubt any big […]
“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. When real-time bidding debuted at scale a few years ago, it was heavily associated with remnant inventory and direct-response campaigns. Fast forward […]
“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. The average small and medium-sized business (SMB) in the US spends about $400 a month on marketing, according to the US Chamber of Commerce’s […]
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. CMOs are still addicted to impressions. It doesn’t matter if they appear in banners, emails, 30-second spots, above the […]
“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. Things move quickly if you’re a mobile location technologist. A week can feel like three months, and if you’re not paying attention, it […]
“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 Jalichandra, CEO at iSocket. Though still an emerging industry segment, programmatic direct is fast becoming one of the most talked-about trends in ad tech. In spite of all this […]
“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 of Bionic Advertising Systems. Despite years of online targeting, the idea of having a holistic “360 degree view” of the consumer has been somewhat […]
“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 Christopher Skinner, CEO at MakeBuzz. I spend a lot of time traveling the country and meeting with big marketers to understand how they get new customers. Most of their internal marketing conversations […]
“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 Jim Caruso, vice president of product strategy at Varick Media Management. Advertisers are very excited about the rapid growth of mobile usage among consumers. By keeping Internet-connected devices close at […]
“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 Joy Baer, president at Strata. Recent reports that Pinterest is seeking $1 million to $2 million commitments from advertisers mark a bold strategy for the company, especially considering that it […]
“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 Shaina Boone, senior vice president of marketing science at Critical Mass. Last month marked the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Since then, the Internet has enabled unprecedented access […]
“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 Jon Heller, co-CEO and co-founder at FreeWheel. When the MRC recently announced it had lifted its advisory on viewable impressions for display advertising, it noted that enhancements to standards on […]
“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 director at Gartner. You can’t swing a cat video in the marketing and ad tech space these days without hitting someone who says they have a hub, […]
“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 Seideman, US director of the targeting and exchange team at Microsoft. Programmatic has been never simple. But back in 2010, programmatic only meant one thing: the auctioning off […]
“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 Roman Shraga, data scientist at PlaceIQ. Is there a metric you use to evaluate the effectiveness of something critical to your company’s success? What about a metric used by your […]
“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, general manager at Thinknear. Mobile exchange inventory has gotten a bad rap. The age of programmatic and RTB had brought tremendous improvements and advantages to exchanges. Publishers can […]
“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. One of programmatic’s key promises has always been that it would disrupt the ad networks’ lock on inventory supply in […]
“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 Picard, CEO at Rare Crowds. I had the great fortune to moderate a panel called “Programmatic Guaranteed” at AdExchanger’s recent Programmatic.io conference in San Francisco. The prep conversations for […]
“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 Phillips, CEO at Dstillery. We hear a lot about device match rates these days. Maybe too much. It started a few years ago, when the advertising industry decided it […]
“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 Rossen, senior director of digital attribution at MarketShare. I am an audiophile. I enjoy music, especially the quality of music. As an audiophile, I have come to appreciate the […]
“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 Christopher Hansen, president at Netmining. The industry initially treated mobile like a silo in the rush to get ads onto devices. Marketers, eager to leverage these new devices, pushed agencies to […]
“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 Giles Goodwin, co-founder and president of product and technology at Flite. Display advertising had almost been written off when native advertising made its mark against a backdrop of controversy. While […]
