“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, vice president and general manager for digital media at Merkle Inc. The marketers that are truly taking digital media in-house are few and far between. Those that are successful […]
“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 Donahue, CEO at White Lightning + The Judge’s Son The promise that marketers have been making for the last 15 years – that data will transform advertising by increasing […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Heather Menery, vice president of emerging solutions at PubMatic. There are many debates today surrounding mobile and display: Are they now one and the same? Should we still have dedicated, separate budgets or simply […]
“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 Lord, CEO at AOL Platforms. While the term “disruption” has become a bit of a cliché, there’s no denying that technology is radically reshaping the ad industry. Investments 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 Mahi de Silva, CEO at Opera Mediaworks. For the better part of the last 50 years, brands’ ad spending focused on the living room, which included TV, radio, newspapers and […]
“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 Rachel DiCola, senior director for consumer insights at Gamut. Despite easy access to information these days, data often lacks a place in the tactical negotiations of media buying and selling. […]
“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 Peter Davies, chief revenue officer at ROKT. I’ve noticed an alarming trend: While most brands have great bottom-of-the-funnel strategies, they struggle to unlock new consumers and shift consideration. Some marketers spend […]
“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 Robert Webster, chief product officer at Crimtan. Tablets are everywhere. They will soon be the screen of choice for the majority of US web users, whose ranks will rise 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 Eric Picard, vice president of strategic partnerships at MediaMath. For years, there has been a series of bad memes spreading throughout our industry. Some of the big ones have caused […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Neil Vogel, CEO at About.com. 2014 is proving to be the year of the digital redesign. From Fortune to Cosmo, The New Yorker and Quartz, premium publishers are making bets on the best way […]
“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 Christophe Camborde, CEO at Ezakus. In the wake of Publicis Groupe’s $3.7 billion acquisition of Sapient Corp., I have to give Publicis CEO Maurice Levy much credit. He dusted himself […]
“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 Manvydas, vice president of integrated marketing services at Experian Marketing Services. Marketers are increasingly taking advantage of the richness of CRM, purchase transactions and other offline data sources 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 Cree Lawson, founder and CEO at Arrivalist. After 18 years in online marketing, I’m noticing that attribution has bubbled up into ongoing debates about digital marketing strategy. All too often, […]
“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 Ephraim Bander, president and chief revenue officer at Sticky. The simple days of advertising to consumers via television, radio, and print are gone for good. These mediums still exist and remain […]
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Kerel Cooper, vice president of platform development at LiveIntent. He previously spent 15 years working for digital publishers running ad operations and platform-strategy teams. We’re living through a period of unprecedented focus on optimization, reporting […]
“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 Yariv Drori, CEO at AY Digital. The view of digital marketing service industry from 1,000 feet reveals a patchwork of technology vendors. Some offer service layers that are highly tailored […]
“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. The fast-twitch distinctions between agencies and marketing software, low-margin analysts and high-margin code, are rapidly disappearing. Inspired by their investors, software startups trip over […]
“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 Josef Mandelbaum, CEO at Perion Network. In 1930, Kroger Grocery & Bakery Co. store manager Michael Cullen came up with the idea for the model that would become the modern […]
“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. Here it is: Holiday Season 2014. Already. Before you could pry your sugary fingers away from the last […]
Editor’s note: The below column has been significantly updated from the version published Monday morning. “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 Ben Legg, CEO at Adknowledge. Video is digital advertising’s biggest opportunity. I talk with a […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Brian Mikalis, senior vice president of monetization at Pandora. Looking back about 10 years, marketers either focused on driving brand metrics or worked to achieve immediate direct-response results. The sell side often tried 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 Tim Mayer, chief marketing officer at Trueffect. Smart enterprises nurture their best assets. Not surprisingly, data has recently taken the coveted second-place position behind companies’ most valuable asset: employees. Companies […]
“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. Millennials. Multicultural. Multicultural millennials. If you are a marketer, chances are these “M” words keep you up at night. It makes sense. […]
“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 Ivan Zalamea, data scientist at PlaceIQ. In digital advertising, fraud is a reality everyone must learn to deal with and adapt to. The mobile ecosystem is no exception, and it’s […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Brian Brownie, director of advertising operations at eBay North America. Programmatic, like many things in life, is an exercise in trial and error for most US publishers. Those with exceptional scale and a high-quality […]
“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 Hill, senior data scientist at Integral Ad Science. How effective was the last ad campaign you worked on? What was the return on investment? Chances are you don’t 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 Linda Sughrue, director of service operations at DataXu. There’s no denying that bringing programmatic media buying in-house is hot right now. The topic makes the rounds in articles, sales pitches […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Ed Kozek, senior vice president of product and engineering for WeatherFX at The Weather Company. How would you say 25% of your week is spent? If your answer is vendor meetings, you aren’t alone. My […]
“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. Back in 2007, a company called TRAFFIQ started one of the first programmatic futures exchanges. The idea was simple. […]
“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, CEO at Iris Mobile. The landscape, language and measurement of new channels have changed to a point where traditional display inputs are no longer king. We have traversed […]
Recorded live in Las Vegas at Prog AI, the AdExchanger team tackles a tricky question: As AI floods the feed with chaotic, addictive content and people engage with it, what does “premium” even mean anymore?
Two decades after the first RTB auction, programmatic is more complex than ever – and that’s before you even consider generative AI.
Hundreds of exasperated and unexpected ad industry phone calls were made on Sunday, as agencies and ad tech vendors discussed the fallout of Publicis Groupe’s $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp over the weekend.
Meet Kovva, a new AI ad tech startup tackling the unglamorous gruntwork that programmatic has never fully automated.
Upfront week is officially over. In case you missed any of the dog-and-pony shows — including Chappell Roan belting out “Pink Pony Club” during YouTube’s Broadcast — don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.
During upfronts, publishers flexed their ad performance muscles at media buyers all week long in an effort to appeal to the biggest demands media buyers have during their upfront negotiations: flexibility and results.
