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 Gary Kibel, a partner in the digital media, technology and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. When the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed and enacted, US ad […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Erik Requidan, vice president of programmatic strategy at Intermarkets. We keep hearing about consolidation, but if you look at the recent Lumascapes, it’s clear there are actually more ad tech companies than ever before. […]

“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 Jane Ostler, global head of media, insights division, at Kantar Millward Brown. We live in a world that increasingly lacks nuance: Everything’s now an either/or. Politics has polarized, and so […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ed Crain, president at Kingstar Media. With AT&T facing a federal government appeal of its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, the headwinds facing the forces of media consolidation in the US may have […]

“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 Travis Ruff, chief information security officer at Amperity. I am here to address the elephant in the in room: Companies need to stop trying to find ways around the General […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Ted Dhanik, CEO at engage:BDR. If you are not part of the duopoly, it is a tough time to be a publisher. Reputable media brands are struggling, so you can imagine where that leaves […]

“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 Shiva Vannavada, chief technology officer at iCrossing.  Operationalizing your data management platform (DMP) is not unlike raising a child. Both processes take time and patience. They each require consistent communication among […]

As smart TVs take off, viewing data becomes more available and actionable. Although companies such as Alphonso TV, Samba TV, Sorenson Media, iSpot.TV and Gracenote have been around for a while, they’re finally able to capitalize on an ecosystem that’s ready for their technology – even as consumer privacy concerns grow. Many of these 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 Tom Quinn, founder at Refined Path. Customer data platforms (CDPs) have been a hot mar tech category, but they’re often misunderstood. Some of this comes from competing technologies that claim […]

Millennial females in search of a humor fix gravitate toward Betches. A trio of college friends started a blog in 2011 and have since grown Betches into a revenue-diversified media brand fueled by branded content, a thriving ecommerce site, a cable TV deal and three books. And it focused on multiple revenue streams long before […]

“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 and chief revenue officer at AppLift. Organic downloads rarely happen. With more than 2 million unique apps in Apple’s App Store and 3.8 million in Google’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 David Smith, senior director of business development and partnerships at Neustar. Shortly before the General Data Protection Regulation went into effect in May, Google announced plans to sunset a service […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Today’s column is written by Joshua Koran, managing director, DMP, at Sizmek. With the passage of California’s new Consumer Privacy Act, there is increasing attention to how data is collected, processed and sold online. Unfortunately, as with the General […]

“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 Adrian Newby, chief technology officer at Crownpeak. After months of planning, budgeting and restructuring ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it seems many organizations are still struggling to […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Frank Sinton, founder and CEO at Beachfront Media. AT&T’s move to acquire AppNexus is a strategic one to position the company within its growing digital footprint. While AT&T has long been one of 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 Tim Webster, co-founder and chief strategy officer at The Exchange Lab. Advertising automation promises to give the advertising industry speed, efficiency and opportunities for precise audience targeting and messaging on […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Today’s column is written by Michael Lehman, vice president of supply at TripleLift. The original promise of PMPs was impossibly compelling: Marry the high CPMs, large revenues and control of direct sales with the efficiency and data of programmatic […]

“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 Victor Wong, CEO at Thunder Experience Cloud. After investing in big data for the last few years, enterprises found themselves drowning in so much data that they didn’t know what […]

This article is sponsored by Throtle. As consumers bounce relentlessly across an increasingly wide array of devices and applications, the data trail they leave behind becomes more and more fragmented. And that’s a problem for marketers who are often left wondering: Who’s the person behind the screen – exactly – that we’re talking to? To solve […]

“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 Andreas Reiffen, founder and CEO at Crealytics. If there’s one indisputable truth about digital media, it is that digital is measurable. While that’s bona fide, debate still rages around what’s […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Rosen, executive vice president of advanced advertising and platform sales at NBCUniversal Media. It’s the rallying cry of today’s TV doomsdayers who believe that consumers want to avoid all advertising on TV: “Shut […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Today’s column is written by Alessandro De Zanche, an independent audience strategy consultant.  Today’s increasingly enhanced privacy era requires a closer collaboration between media companies and their audiences, based on a true value exchange, trust and transparency. Users who […]

“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 George W. Ivie, CEO and executive director at the Media Rating Council. Many people in our business like to quote John Wanamaker about the inability to determine which 50% of […]

“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. The battle over the millions of brand advertising dollars that were routinely funneled to linear television has heated up to the point where it now resembles the climax of […]

“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 Lenz, senior geospatial analyst at Dstillery. In late June, Verizon made the somewhat controversial decision to stop selling location data to third-party brokers. AT&T and Sprint quickly followed, making […]

After years of sitting on the programmatic-video sidelines, ESPN is tagging in. The sports network started selling video programmatically for the first time this year. Travis Howe, SVP of platform ad sales strategy, is running the playbook. “When I looked at the media landscape, there were very few companies that were not only sitting 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 Paul Lowrey, head of marketing and strategy at TI Media. In the continual race to maximize viewability, brands and agencies may have forgotten one vital element: engagement. You might have […]

“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 Lenz, senior geospatial analyst at Dstillery. In late June, Verizon made the somewhat controversial decision to stop selling location data to third-party brokers. AT&T and Sprint quickly followed, making […]

“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 Jerry Jones, chief ethics and legal officer and executive vice president at Acxiom. When it comes to safeguarding our democracy, much has already been said about the need for more […]

“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 Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. At recent industry events, I’ve noticed distinct differences in conversations. The more seasoned industry vets understood consumer data, especially offline data, better than […]