“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 Vijoy Gopalakrishnan, senior vice president and principal at the IRI Media Center of Excellence. While advertisers should always measure the sales lift of the products they advertise, sometimes they may […]
TV and video planning and measurement is a fragmented mess. Buying and selling video inventory across platforms can create a headache for everyone involved, not to mention a mountain of paperwork. That’s where VideoAmp, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based video startup, comes in. VideoAmp is a software and data platform with a planning and measurement tool […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chip Schenck, senior vice president of data and programmatic solutions at Meredith Corp. Identity is the foundation of addressable marketing, and yet it’s being treated as a precious resource. This is because digital identity […]
“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 Nardone, CEO at Flashtalking. The cracks are beginning to show on the duopoly’s stronghold. With the finalization of AT&T’s acquisition of AppNexus, we can envision a world in which […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Frost Prioleau, CEO at Simpli.fi. Part of the promise of over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) is that they marry the benefits of traditional television with digital marketing capabilities. A large part of digital’s […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is by Jeff Hirsch, chief marketing officer and head of publisher development, US, at PubMatic. Strategy and tactics work hand in hand but are not the same thing. Strategy is a long-term plan put in place to achieve specific goals. Tactics are […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brienna Pinnow, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. Connected TV (CTV) is completely changing the way people gobble up, browse and binge the content they love. CTV’s tidal wave of change is rolling in faster […]
“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 Lewis Rothkopf, general manager of media and growth channels at MediaMath. The legacy media supply chain is a mess, and marketers are fed up with it. Years of nontransparent practices […]
Some digital media startups aspire to reach every millennial with their content. VinePair just wants to reach the millennials who care about wine, beer and spirits. Focusing on a niche audience – and the advertisers and products that appeal to it – is why the site turned a profit this year for the first time, […]
“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 Alessandro De Zanche, an independent audience strategy consultant. When I worked at Yahoo during the golden years, I met many extremely talented and knowledgeable people. In 2011, one of my […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brad Smith, senior vice president of revenue and operations at Videa. Cross-platform media buying and selling is not a new concept. A few years ago, the idea of integrating linear TV with over-the-top (OTT), […]
“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 Chuck Hemann, managing director and head of digital analytics at W20 Group. Today marketers are expanding their analytics budgets exponentially with the desire to determine return on investment (ROI). A […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. It’s unquestionable that brands need to use brand safety platforms to ensure their ads run in safe and appropriate environments. While these platforms were developed with positive intent, they also created […]
“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. For media buyers today, ad tech platforms can be bucketed into two categories: the must-haves and nice-to-haves. For many, Google, Facebook and Amazon […]
Just a few years ago, Roku focused on getting devices into as many households as possible. But at a certain point, Roku realized it had to do more to innovate and stay relevant in the over-the-top (OTT) battleground for ad dollars. Since then Roku has become an advertising titan. In its Q2 earnings call last […]
“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 […]
OpenAI announced a CAPI, along with the public launch of its self-serve ads manager, as the latest features of its rapidly evolving ads business.
It’s been nearly four years since the Federal Trade Commission first accused Kochava of selling highly sensitive location data. Now, the two have finally reached a settlement.
Amazon has packaged a handful of upgrades to its ads measurement solutions, obviously catered to TV and streaming media advertisers.
AdExchanger Senior Editors Alyssa Boyle and Anthony Vargas share their takeaways from three days chatting about agentic AI at POSSIBLE.
Generative AI search has pushed traffic off a cliff across most of the internet, but not on social platforms. Reddit included.
Domenic Venuto, indie agency Horizon Media’s chief product and data officer, sat down with AdExchanger during POSSIBLE at the Fontainebleau in Miami to unpack the role of AI in today’s media and advertising landscape.
