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 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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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. In last-touch and last-view attribution models, the ad that is clicked or viewed last gets all the credit for a […]

“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 Ming Wu, chief revenue officer at MightyHive. The digital advertising industry is afflicted by seven deadly sins, six of which are common themes in the industry: ad fraud, viewability, ad […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Francis Turner, co-founder, US general manager and chief revenue officer at Adyoulike. Though subscription video services are signing customers fast, spiraling costs may soon force them to rethink how they make their money. Take […]

“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. Imagine if every impression could find its perfectly matched buyer. Demand-side platforms (DSPs) are the ultimate gatekeepers for screening inventory, but publishers only […]

“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 Snyder, CEO at Grapeshot. The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides impetus for brands to take a stronger hand in the stewardship of the data that will be […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tal Chalozin, co-founder and chief technology officer at Innovid. Fifty-six percent of the US population uses connected TV devices, and with this number growing rapidly, it has never been more important for the television […]

“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 Rémi Lemonnier, co-founder at Scibids. Machine learning (ML) is a very trendy term, raising huge expectations on one end and creating fantastic fears on the other. Even if there is […]

Vevo uses YouTube for a large chunk of its distribution and viewership. A joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, Vevo creates and distributes more than 330,000 music videos across YouTube and its owned-and-operated channels. Vevo gets access to YouTube’s massive audience, and YouTube gets a cut 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 Matt McGowan, president at Adestra. Facebook’s move to shut down its Partner Categories program helps it look good in the court of public opinion, shores up some loose ends with […]

“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 Picard, vice president of product management at Pandora. Last week, the IAB Tech Lab released the Open Measurement (OM) Software Development Kit (SDK), a universal SDK to support standardized, […]

TBS and TNT try to be “brands that live outside of television,” said Karina Kogan, SVP of digital media and products for the two networks. Beyond its owned-and-operated networks, sites and apps, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat are the networks’ workhorses for driving engagement with viewers – and acquiring new ones. “We start with who’s watching […]

“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 Joshua Koran, managing director, DMP, at Sizmek. As the May deadline for GDPR compliance approaches, many companies have been asking how Google may react. So when Google recently announced as […]

“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 Micciche, CEO at Certain. If 2017 was the year of the data breach, 2018 is shaping up to be the year of data privacy. Data breaches impact millions of […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lorne Brown, CEO at Operative.  TV is not dead. Advertising is not dead, either, but it is changing, fast. That’s an opportunity for growth. Equity analyst Omar Sheikh has predicted that advanced TV will […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matt Minoff, senior vice president and chief digital officer at Meredith Corp. In an efficient market, pricing incorporates and reflects all relevant information. Advertisers should pay the least amount necessary to generate the greatest […]

“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 Kurt Abrahamson, CEO at ShareThis. Facebook recently created a small panic in the marketing and data community when it announced that it would pull the plug on its Partner Categories […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Today’s column is written by Joseph Lospalluto, regional executive vice president, Americas, at Smart. To decrease their dependence on Facebook and Google, publishers like Meredith are embracing a publisher-as-platform approach. This is yet one more example of what I […]

“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 Frost Prioleau, CEO and co-founder at Simpli.fi. P&G made headlines in 2016 when it announced it would scale back on Facebook targeting. At the time, P&G CMO Marc Pritchard said, […]

“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. Advertisers often wonder when it is the right time to move into TV advertising. Sadly, many wonder if TV even makes sense because of its reputation as […]

“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 Sam Appelbaum, general manager at Yellowhammer Media Group. At its annual meeting, the IAB [PDF] highlighted a shift in today’s brand economy from a supply chain-driven paradigm to one defined […]

“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.  As media brands try to figure out their long-term monetization strategies, which may include paywalls, micropayments or alliances, many still heavily rely on display advertising, mainly […]

“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. We’re about to witness a generational realignment of the media mix. Consumers have complete control over how they receive information, and they can subscribe, fast-forward, opt out, block or […]

“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. Cross-device audience measurement is difficult and has been slow to emerge because the clues involved are unique to […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community.  Lee Fentress wasn’t always sold on programmatic. But he’s changed his tune since joining the Los Angeles Times as VP of ad sales a little more than three months ago. “I came in pretty skeptical of programmatic, really wanting to do less programmatic and […]

“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. People who believe Cambridge Analytica put our president in office aren’t thinking very hard. We know how advertising works: It hardly works at […]