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Opinion

  • What Data Buying Isn't

    “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 Michael Katz, CEO of interclick, a Yahoo! company. With all the great data that data providers are making accessible today, it’s possible to interact with consumers in ways […]

  • Taking Issue With Viewable Impressions

    “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 Mark Hughes, CEO of C3 Metrics. At the worst possible time, the digital marketing measurement business is again showing inconsistencies. The issue this time is the matter of […]

  • What The Year Of The Dragon Has In Store For Marketers

    “The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell-side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Pam Horan, President of the Online Publishers Association, a not-for-profit trade organization that represents online publishers In the Chinese zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, a fitting animal characterized by being driven, unafraid of […]

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  • Direct Dialing Intent

    “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 Jonathan Mendez, founder of Yieldbot. One of the most exciting and disruptive things going on right now in digital media is the rise of new businesses harvesting intent […]

  • Social Does Not Equal Search

    “Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Nikhil Sethi, who is co-founder/CEO Adaptly. As we look at the emergence of social as a serious contender within a typical media buy, the marketplace is noticing an evolution […]

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  • Proof: Framing The Viewable Impression

    “Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Steve Sullivan, VP, Digital Supply Chain Solutions, IAB. In the 1991 Australian film Proof, Hugo Weaving plays a blind photographer named Martin, who must rely on his other senses […]

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  • The Faulty Comparison of Analog Dollars to Digital Dimes

    “Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Matt Shanahan, SVP of Strategy for Scout Analytics. The comparison of “analog dollars” to “digital dimes” is often an attempt to explain that paltry digital revenue is coming from […]

  • Does Having A Privacy Policy Matter?

    “Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. David Danziger is Director of Data and Targeting Products at Acxiom Corporation. The Future of Privacy Forum recently analyzed the top 30 paid mobile apps (across multiple mobile platforms including Blackberry, Android, and iOS) […]

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  • Digital Media: The Odd Man Out

    “Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Matt Shanahan, SVP of Strategy for Scout Analytics. The sciencification of advertising is on a clear, steady march toward greater and greater efficiencies, whether that be optimized cost for […]

  • A Publisher View on Real-Time Bidding Today

    “The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell-side of the digital media community. Tyler Fitch is Director of Yield Management at Mindjolt, an online games company. The following has been building up for months after seeing article after article of DSP execs saying that publishers are wrong and should open up their all their […]

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