Opinion

“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 Polizzotto, founder and president at CBS EcoMedia. For the advertising industry, the rules of the game are changing fast. Advances in technology are constantly transforming how and when 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 Augustine Fou, digital strategist and independent ad fraud researcher. Most clients and partners, trade associations and agencies are aware of digital ad fraud by now. And some have deployed fraud […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jayson Dubin, founder and CEO at Playwire. The explosive growth of mobile and over-the-top (OTT) services has drastically altered the media landscape and, perhaps most significantly, the ways in which people consume video content. At the helm […]

“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 Natrian Maxwell, ‎director of demand services at OpenX. It’s no secret that header bidding is hugely popular with publishers. The monetization tool exposes each impression to programmatic demand before calling […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Scott Gatz, CEO and founder at Q.Digital. With the launch of Google’s AMP and Facebook and Apple opening Instant Articles and Apple News to all publishers, we’re now in a world of “content everywhere.” […]

“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 Noah Jessop, head of data at Liquid. We are currently in a state of “data hyperinflation,” where the rate of data being generated and used is exploding year over year. […]

Judging by the billions of dollars spent on World Cup advertising alone, the game of soccer commands a maniacal fan and brand following. Global soccer video platform KICK, which launched as early YouTube multichannel network “KICKTV” in 2012, wants to capitalize on that craze with an eye toward reaching millennial soccer fans with cross-platform video. […]

“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 Loren Wilson, CEO and co-founder at Answer Media. After years of working with both advertisers and publishers, I’ve witnessed the often inharmonious relationships of the two sides. Advertisers want guaranteed […]

“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. Any AdExchanger reader probably knows more about data management technology than the average Joe, but many probably […]

To grow its readership, Engadget focused on quality and relevance. The tactic – simple to imagine but hard to execute – has paid off: The AOL-owned site posted 13.6 million unique visitors in January during the Consumer Electronics Show, according to comScore. That’s its highest-traffic month ever and nearly double the number of visitors compared […]

“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 Monian, senior director of product management at Amobee. Gone are the days when an advertiser’s primary brand-safety concern was to guarantee that its campaign would be delivered in a […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by James Shears, general manager of advanced TV at The Trade Desk. At this year’s Golden Globe Awards, actor Gael Garcia Bernal was at a loss for words. He’d just won best actor in a […]

“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 Carla Holtze, CEO and co-founder of Parrable. What does personally identifiable really mean? For as long as I can remember, personally identifiable information (PII) basically meant email address, telephone number […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Christian Baesler, president at Bauer Xcel Media. There are a few trends that matter a lot when publishers consider their content strategy for the future. First, nearly two-thirds of digital media time spent 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 Alastair Boyle, global client partner and head of strategy at Essence. You might be surprised to hear these words in the same sentence, but compassion has been a core concept […]

“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 Barbara Connors, director of brand media, 84.51°. There is no denying the profound impact that personalization is having on the media landscape. There is, however, another pivotal impact of the […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Rany Ng, director of product management for video advertising at DoubleClick by Google. Addressable advertising has been a topic of much discussion at this year’s NAB Show. The ability to show different ads 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 Gerard Keating, executive vice president of products at DataXu. Adobe has announced a new cross-device co-op data initiative that serves as an ambitious counter to Google and Facebook’s now infamous […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Cummings, CEO at Curiosity Media. The industry is abuzz about Google’s recent announcement that it will integrate competing ad exchanges into DoubleClick for Publishers’ (DFP) dynamic allocation. A faster, more scalable alternative 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 Raju Malhotra, senior vice president of of products at Conversant. Apple’s big news a few weeks ago was its small news. That is, the smaller screen size of its upcoming […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Matt Nitzberg, chief growth officer at ThinkVine. For the first time outside a recession, traditional television ad sales are expected to decline this year, according to the Interpublic Group’s Magna Global. In the US, […]

“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, CEO at TripleLift. The chasm between effective media buying strategies for TV and digital are often so large that one might be excused for forgetting both are simply […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Samantha Price, director of ad products at The Weather Company, an IBM Business. I was recently asked if a recovered impression honored the user’s choice not to see an ad. It’s an interesting question, […]

“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 at AppLift. There’s been a lot of prattle about the potential of header bidding. Some have even called it waterfalling by a different name, and that […]

Agency holding group Interpublic Group is recruiting for at least five new Advanced TV positions for its trading desk and tech unit Cadreon. Cadreon, which employs about 500 globally and 300 in the US, attributes the hiring moves to recent advances by networks like NBCUniversal and Fox to automate digital video, display and now linear TV […]

“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 Leah van Zelm, vice president at Merkle. Those in the people-based marketing business know that customer journey mapping “quick guides” abound. But beware: Their overly simplistic nature can lead marketers […]

Among all the pros and cons of adding header bidding, one challenge is often not addressed: getting buy-in from senior sales leadership. The idea of programmatic competing against direct-sold impressions can be difficult to swallow. But local news site Philly.com, the digital presence of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, received that buy-in from […]

“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. More than a century ago, two titans emerged from the wreckage of the railroad wars. The prickly Jay Gould ran the Union Pacific, […]

“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 Dowhan, president at TruSignal. Today, most trackable human behavior occurs online in a digital context. Much of this data may be the raw material used in an attribution 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 Brian Foster, senior vice president of information services at Neustar. The notion of an “always-on” consumer has triggered a lot of interest and attention in cross-device identity. If you’re a […]