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  • The IAB’s New Position On Regulation Signals We’re Not In The Little Leagues Anymore

    “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 Rasko, CEO and founder at The 614 Group. I find it quite interesting that the IAB has asked the federal government to regulate a portion of the digital advertising […]

  • How Advertisers Can Still Win In The Streaming Wars

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Sarah Stringer, senior vice president and head of innovation at Carat “Friends” may have launched in 1994, but thanks to streaming platforms, the show is as popular as ever. When it appeared on Netflix […]

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  • Without A Real Programmatic Direct Plan, Publishers Face PMP Pain

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Scott Bender, global head of publisher strategy and business development at Prohaska Consulting. We have all read the stats that private marketplace (PMP) transactions continue to outpace overall programmatic spending. Sixty-one percent of publishers in an eMarketer […]

  • Programmatic Alone Won't Save 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 Maja Milicevic, co-founder and principal at Sparrow Advisers. In the past decade, programmatic advertising has evolved from helping publishers sell previously unsalable remnant inventory to a technology layer that ably powers […]

  • Why Tubi Will Never Have Originals Or A Subscription Tier

    Tubi has no interest in becoming a subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) service. As giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime pour money into original content housed behind paywalls, Tubi wants to provide access to the world’s largest library of free, on-demand content. The 8-year-old, ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) network has more than 12,000 titles available across 18 streaming platforms. […]

  • How Can We Move To A Programmatic-First Future?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Rachel Parkin, senior vice president of strategy and sales at CafeMedia. Two years ago, I looked in my crystal ball and envisioned a future where all media would run programmatically. Today, we have all […]

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    Consent Fraud: A Simmering Problem That Could Scald The Ecosystem

    “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 Daniel Jaye, founder and head of product at aqfer. Ad fraud has long been on marketers’ radar, but there is another type of overlooked fraudulent activity that carries potential regulatory and […]

  • Is It Time To Sunset The CPM?

    “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 Pallack, CEO at SITO Mobile. It’s no secret that legacy media models are under siege. Perhaps nowhere is that more obvious than in the world of media buying and planning […]

  • The Rise Of The Digital Linear Programmer

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Geoff Spence, regional vice president of business development at SpotX. For a few years now, traditional pay TV providers in the United States have lost subscribers each quarter as viewership shifts to less expensive […]

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  • Third-Party Data Is A Bad Habit We Need To Kick

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Kendell Timmers, vice president of advertising data at The New York Times. I recently looked myself up on BlueKai’s registry tool to see what audiences I belong to within their third-party data sets. While […]

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    Why The Birth Of Surveillance Capitalism Signals The End Of Behavioral Targeting

    “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 Friedman, president and partner at Goodway Group. Want to start a social movement? There are plenty of resources online to help you; TED even offers a quick, four-step guide to […]

  • 5G Could Make Traditional Advertising Less Relevant

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Daniel Heer, founder and CEO at Zeotap. A central topic at CES last month – which will undoubtedly become the next frontier for digital advertising – was the arrival of 5G. It should be […]

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    Why 2018 Was The Year Header Bidding Realized Its Potential

    This article is sponsored by Prebid.org. 2018 wasn’t the year header bidding first began disrupting how exchanges and publishers thought about monetizing their inventory, but it may be remembered as the year it reached an inflection point. According to the ServerBid Header Bidding Industry Index, nearly 75% of the U.S.’s top 1,000 websites had adopted header […]

  • Healthy Growth: How Well+Good Bootstrapped Its Way To An Acquisition

    Last June, Well+Good was acquired for $10 million by Leaf Group, which will pay another $9 million if it hits performance targets through 2020. Bootstrapped, profitable and diversified, in terms of its revenue streams, the wellness publisher avoided the pitfalls of raising too much money, going all-in on Facebook or relying on only one source […]

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  • Programmatic, Coming To A Billboard 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 Oleg Korenfeld, global chief platforms officer at Wavemaker. I assume that digitally focused marketers usually don’t spend much time thinking about out-of-home (OOH) media, at least not compared to the time […]

  • Branded Entertainment Network Sees Growth In Hollywood Data Biz

    Branded Entertainment Network (BEN), an LA-based agency that specializes in product placement and influencer marketing, wants to bring a more data-driven approach to Hollywood brand marketing. Last March the company promoted Ricky Ray Butler to CEO, three years after adding Butler with the acquisition of Plaid Social Labs, the social marketing tech company he founded. […]

  • Agencies And Buyers Need Robust Audience Verification Tools, But Innovation Lags

    “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 Sarah Rose, vice president of digital ad operations at IPG Mediabrands. The digital media ecosystem is inherently a marketplace of pixel exchange, where data is captured for audience collection and […]

  • Privacy Initiatives Make Publishers’ First-Party Data More Valuable Than Ever

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Radmir Nasyrov, CEO at Roxot. I believe Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP), ITP 2.0, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and similar privacy initiatives will change programmatic advertising as we know it today. In a cookie-less […]

  • Data Transparency Laws Are Coming. Are You Ready to Disclose?

    “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 digital media, technology and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. Sir Francis Bacon is often credited with the phrase, “Knowledge is power.” It is […]

  • Conscious Couplings: My Wish List Of Advanced TV Match-Ups That Could Change The Game

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Love is in the air – and not just in the seasonal aisle at Target. The smell of chocolate and roses got me thinking: Which advanced TV […]

  • The Oligopoly’s Q4 Sky-High Revenue Suggests GDPR Gave Them A Leg Up

    “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 Gil Elbaz, CEO at Factual. Many believed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would protect consumer privacy, rein in behemoths like Facebook, Google and Amazon and give competitors more […]

  • A Path Forward That Publishers Are Ignoring

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Justin Choi, founder and CEO at Nativo. The age of the platform has, without a doubt, taken a serious toll on publishers. Direct content consumption on publisher sites gave way to content discovery via […]

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  • Marketers Deserve Complete Transparency About Exchange Fees

    “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 Dhawal Mujumdar, co-founder at Polymorph. To combat domain fraud, ads.txt was implemented as a tool for publishers to disclose which exchanges are authorized to sell their inventory. Why don’t we […]

  • Before They Spend On Addressable TV, Brands Must Decide What They Want To Accomplish

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Paul Alfieri, chief marketing officer at Cadent. Addressable TV advertising is gaining momentum, with total annual spend projected to exceed $3 billion, according to eMarketer. But like any emerging medium, the noise and hype can […]

  • Geofencing Could Become A Magnet For Regulatory Scrutiny

    “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 B. Newman, internet marketing attorney at Hinch Newman. Geofencing is becoming increasingly popular as a means by which to deliver hypertargeted advertising content. At the same time, today’s data […]

  • To Floor Or Not To Floor?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Phil Bohn, senior vice president of sales and revenue for Mediavine. Flooring is one of publishers’ most important yet least-discussed programmatic revenue strategies. Open auctions fill a large amount of ad inventory for almost […]

  • A 2019 Recession Isn’t Certain, But A Downturn Could Shake Up Ad Tech

    “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 Wheeler, CEO at 33Across. Economic downturns are both cyclical and inevitable. Since getting my first advertising job in 1993, I’ve been through a few recessions. With the exception of Sept. […]

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    DTC Adoption Will Help Make TV A Performance Medium

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Lance Neuhauser, CEO at 4C Insights. To maintain incremental growth, today’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) darlings are looking to expand beyond the digital sandbox where they grew up. After years of slathering on the search and Facebook ads, DTC […]

  • Marketers Should Treat Data As A Pre-Tangible Asset

    “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 Dominique Shelton Leipzig, partner at Perkins Coie. Major data breaches can tarnish brand reputations and call into question the safety of their data practices. And given the bevy of privacy and […]

  • Diverse And Diversified: Blavity CEO On Building A Media Company For Black Millennials

    Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun saw a gap in the media market: a lack of content for black millennials like herself. In 2014, she left her tech job to launch Blavity. “We needed a place, a platform and a media brand that could speak to our stories as part of the young, black creative culture,” DeBaun […]

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