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  • Vendors Shouldn’t Fear Incrementality

    “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 Alexei Chemenda, chief revenue officer for apps and managing director, US, at Adikteev. Most marketers use return on ad spend (ROAS) as the benchmark for their retargeting campaigns. The problem […]

  • Data-Driven Marketing After GDPR

    “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 Maciej Zawadziński, CEO at Clearcode. It seems like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) leaves marketers with only one choice: Comply with the new law and say goodbye to our […]

  • Bridging The Transparency Gap Between TV And Digital

    “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. Much has been written about the erosion of transparency and trust in the advertising ecosystem. The result is an existential […]

  • The Psychology Of App Usage: Targeting Motivations, Not Models

    “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 Taylor West, general manager, North America, at Zeotap. The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but your smartphone is the mirror to everything else about you. In the […]

  • Pandora Picks Up The Pace On Programmatic

    After purchasing programmatic audio platform AdsWizz in March, Pandora has become a force in the market. In February, Pandora began beta testing a private marketplace for video and audio. It also offers display inventory on the open exchange. As it jumps into programmatic, it’s training and staffing its 300-plus sales employees to become experts across […]

  • GDPR And Lessons From The Credit Card Chip Rollout

    “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 Ryan Eney, director, legal, at OpenX. In 2016, the retail and finance ecosystem was shaken up with the US introduction of EMV, the global credit card chip technology retailers were […]

  • In Defense Of ‘Wasted’ Impressions

    “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 James G. Brooks Jr., founder and CEO at GlassView. Digital marketing for the last few years has focused on wringing every last atom of efficiency out of ad buys. This […]

  • The Trojan Horse In The Living Room

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bryan Noguchi, media director at Caffelli. Between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, the impending murky chaos of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the random data breaches and straight-up malfeasance from any number of companies […]

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  • Digital Attribution Technologies Can Stall Business Growth

    “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 Peterson, managing partner at R2C Group. Many technologies promise to deliver the holy grail of advertising: the ability to know exactly how advertising is performing and where it’s working […]

  • In the Age of AI, Publishers Need Authenticated Audiences

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Manny Puentes, founder and CEO at Rebel AI. Though Facebook has only recently come under fire for fake user profiles on its platform, the problem of fake profile data has long plagued programmatic media […]

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  • Why We Need Checks And Balances In Digital Advertising

    “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 Mike Hans, founder and CEO at Forge Group. In US history class in high school, we learned about the concept of checks and balances. Each branch serves a distinct role […]

  • TV Advertising Measurement: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Philip Inghelbrecht, co-founder and CEO at Tatari. To date, TV has mostly been measured through a baseline and lift model. It is a framework that works well for linear TV, since many people watch the […]

  • Rumors Of The Demise Of Cookies And Banners Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    “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. In advertising, we just love the death watch. Publishers often hear rumors like “Desktops are dead!” How many times have we heard the bell toll […]

  • Brands Are Entering A New Data Arms-Race, And Agencies Must Help Them To Compete

    “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 Kelly, CEO and co-founder at Infectious Media. A major shift is taking place in our industry, illustrated by Facebook shutting down its Partner Categories offering, which allowed advertisers to […]

  • Did Google Just Kill Independent Attribution?

    “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 vice president at Gartner. In a muted squib released last week, Google signaled it would no longer include user IDs with log files from its industry-leading ad server. […]

  • What Might Replace The CPM Pricing Model For Video Ad Buying?

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Steve Wadsworth, president and CEO at Tapjoy. Many in digital advertising have been calling for the end of CPM pricing for years. It is an antiquated pricing model that attempts to deliver on one […]

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  • PicsArt Gets Creative With Monetization

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Think of PicsArt as the love child of Instagram and Photoshop in app form. Advertising and in-app purchases make up the bulk of its revenue, but the photo-sharing and sticker creation app is branching out with an ad-free subscription […]

  • Naming Conventions: The Secret Weapon Of The In-House Programmatic Practitioner

    “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 Katrin Ribant, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Datorama. You’re a digital media practitioner, and you’ve joined a company that has decided to in-house its media execution. You are now […]

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  • Be Selfish With Your Data

    “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 Noyes, CEO at Commerce Signals. Sharing is a trait we are taught at a young age, but when it comes to data, being selfish doesn’t just have benefits – […]

  • Advertisers And Media Companies: It’s Time To Embed Identifiers In Your Video Assets

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). When buying a product, the cashier scans the barcode, and the name and price of the item pops up immediately, […]

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  • A Publisher’s Success Begins And Ends With A Data And Audience Strategy

    “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.  In a world of “popcorn data,” quantity and reach are more important than quality and depth, and users are seen as “data cows” rather than customers. […]

  • The Demise Of Decades-Long Agency-And-Client Relationships

    “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 Bruno Gralpois, co-founder and principal at Agency Mania Solutions. As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. When advertisers consider a review […]

  • Envisioning An All-Encompassing Total Video Strategy

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Allen Klosowski, senior vice president of the advanced solutions group at SpotX. When people say, “I’m watching TV,” many would likely envision them gazing at moving pictures on a television screen while lounging on a […]

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  • Programmatic: A Series Of Cascading, Interconnected Contracts

    “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 Triscari, co-founder and managing partner at Labmatik. While in-housing is often positioned as ramping up headcount, it is first and foremost about rearranging contractual relationships such that external parties can […]

  • A Publisher’s Perspective: Working With Brands That Take Media Buying In-House

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Caley Lewis, senior director of programmatic strategy at Bauer Xcel Media. The number of brands moving programmatic media buying in-house doubled to 35% in 2017. With brands pushing for more control and transparency, this […]

  • Tech-Stack Distraction: When Data-Driven Advances Set Back Marketers

    “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 Samantha Cunliffe, head of client services, Australia-New Zealand, at DWA Media. Nobody can deny that advancements in algorithms, processing power and audience verification are anything short of astounding. The level at […]

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  • Attn:, The Millennial News Brand, Turns Its Attention To TV

    When Attn: launched four years ago, it aimed to be a mobile-first news platform for millennials. The publisher relied heavily on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to distribute short-form video on important societal topics in a digestible, entertaining format. Since then, Attn: has diversified its distribution strategy. It’s also exploring new types of […]

  • Why Agencies Should Embrace Zero-Based Budgeting

    “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 Greg Paull, founder and principal at R3 Worldwide. Zero-based budgeting is one of the most radical approaches to cost-reduction, yet it has become the go-to model for big-name companies like […]

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  • Six Questions I Would Have Asked Mark Zuckerberg

    “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, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. As the attention on Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimonies dies down, the conversation is shifting instead to what should have been addressed. From an […]

  • GDPR: The Clock Is Ticking For Publishers

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Somer Simpson, GDPR product lead at Quantcast. The May 25 deadline to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is only weeks away. When it comes into effect, website owners that want to […]

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