“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 Brian Jones, global head of performance advertising and biddable media at DWA Media. B2B advertisers always want to know where they should invest their marketing dollars. For a long time, […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Yoav Naveh, vice president of video at Taboola. The concept of online advertising has long been associated with the standard banner ad – the square unit that consumers breeze past as they scroll down […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Tal Chalozin, co-founder and chief technology officer at Innovid. For years, some in the digital media industry have heralded the “death of TV” as an event nothing short of inevitable. For them, the steady […]
“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 Lung Huang, head of strategic partnerships at 84.51°. As a fan of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” there are always parallels to the digital advertising industry that make me laugh uncomfortably at […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Rob Rasko, founder and CEO at The 614 Group. Online publishers, now more than ever, must juggle the demands of creating great content while driving revenue. At the heart of this balancing act are […]
“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 Pete Spande, chief revenue officer at Business Insider. Imagine this unfortunately all-too-common scenario: A publisher works on a potential program with a new advertiser. After discussions promisingly move forward, the […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lorne Brown, president at SintecMedia. Fox, Turner and Viacom recently announced an audience targeting alliance called Open AP just in time for the annual upfronts. Open AP is designed to allow buyers to define […]
Even with the best audience targeting, it can be tough for advertisers to find adventurous consumers in need of bear spray for their next hike or specialized biking, hiking or skiing gear for weekend treks. Because it serves as an online watering hole for outdoor enthusiasts, Outside magazine enjoys steady growth in its digital business […]
“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 Ramez Karkar, director of data architecture at Mediavest Spark. The current data landscape in which CPG marketers find themselves resembles an island without access to clean water. Luckily, supplies may […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Scott Ferber, founder and CEO at Videology. They say the first four stages of change are precontemplation, contemplation, preparation and, finally, action. After attending the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, it’s clear […]
“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. To marketers, geofencing sounds like a perfect way to target the right consumer, 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 JB Brokaw, president at Sociomantic Labs North America. With the rampant spread of websites promoting fake news, hate speech and other malicious messaging on the web – often unbeknownst 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 Adam Solomon, vice president of product at PebblePost. If a marketer tells you he has mastered summing up total campaign conversion rates across all channels, I have a bridge to […]
“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. Fact: Nearly every advertiser wants video and there isn’t enough supply to go around. In light of that, why are publishers struggling 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 James G. Brooks, founder and CEO at GlassView. Programmatic advertising started with the premise that advertisers were unnecessarily limiting themselves. As MediaMath founder Joe Zawadzki explained, “At the time, it […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Michael Greene, vice president of product strategy at AudienceScience. Despite delays and more than a bit of methodological controversy, Nielsen finally released its Total Content Ratings metric in February. The spirit of bringing GRP-style measurement […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jaan Janes, senior vice president of market development at Yieldbot. The new law President Trump recently signed that rolls back many broadband consumer privacy protections has profound implications for consumers. But there’s another group […]
“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 Meehan, CEO at PadSquad. You can’t monetize poor creative. Yet so many content creators, brands and publishers simply “turn on” advertising with an automated ad tech solution and check […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ed Kim, vice president of product and strategy at Nielsen Catalina Solutions. The silos are coming down between digital, mobile and TV, in all its different formats. Although the industry continues to splinter, 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 Andrew Shebbeare, co-founder and chief product officer at Essence. Let’s get this out of the way: I’m biased. I set up an agency 12 years ago, and I still work […]
Nearly five years ago, Quartz publisher Jay Lauf set out to create “the business news brand of our century.” Lauf sees Quartz well on its way to reaching that goal. At launch, the company aimed to provide readers with a mobile, social-focused alternative to current high-quality business news sites. Most, like The Economist, required 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 Kate O’Loughlin, senior vice president of media business at Tapad. More than ever, advertisers, agencies and ad tech vendors are trying to find the best way to amplify the efforts […]
“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 Dillon Roulet, founder and CEO at Syndic8. Advertising without an audience sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s a reality that’s destined to take hold sooner, rather than later. When 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 Nico Neumann, senior research analyst for programmatic strategy and analytics at the University of South Australia. Following many critical expert comments and scandals in 2016, the transparency debate finally seems to […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jay Prasad, chief strategy officer at VideoAmp. Since the debut of the NewFronts several years ago, media channels have proliferated, new content formats have bloomed and we use technology to consume content anywhere. Thus, […]
“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 Jonathan Cohen, principal brand analyst at Amobee. Last Friday, Netflix founder Reed Hastings celebrated Netflix getting its 100 millionth subscriber, a major milestone for a company that has spent the […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Christian Baesler, president at Bauer Xcel Media. This time last year, there were reports that “original sharing” on Facebook was in decline. A year later, and Facebook has released Stories – a video-sharing feature […]
“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. Inspired by results from retargeting, marketers are scrambling to stitch together customer data, unleash machine learning and deliver personalized experiences in display and […]
Hulu is moving into phase two of its advanced TV strategy almost two years after launching its private exchange. But the market has changed since then, and Hulu has evolved its own ad technology stack in lockstep. For starters, Facebook shuttered the LiveRail supply-side platform (SSP) and ad server last year, so Hulu migrated to Tremor’s video SSP. Rather than entering a drawn-out RFP […]
“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 Manny Puentes, founder and CEO at Rebel AI. Few technologies are riding as high on the hype curve right now as blockchain. With its distributed nature, smart contract functionality and […]
Hundreds of exasperated and unexpected ad industry phone calls were made on Sunday, as agencies and ad tech vendors discussed the fallout of Publicis Groupe’s $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp over the weekend.
Meet Kovva, a new AI ad tech startup tackling the unglamorous gruntwork that programmatic has never fully automated.
Upfront week is officially over. In case you missed any of the dog-and-pony shows — including Chappell Roan belting out “Pink Pony Club” during YouTube’s Broadcast — don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.
During upfronts, publishers flexed their ad performance muscles at media buyers all week long in an effort to appeal to the biggest demands media buyers have during their upfront negotiations: flexibility and results.
TelevisaUnivision and Disney took over Day Two of upfronts week in New York City on Tuesday, and the throughline was data quality.
Warner Bros. Discovery used its upfront stage to announce two new ad measurement efforts, including that it’s joining a CAPI-focused initiative led by OpenAP.
