Despite being a universally recognized name in health and fitness wearables, Fitbit turns to paid media whenever it releases a new connected wristband. Because Fitbit is a lifestyle product, it wants to find ways to insert its brand into consumers’ fitness regimens – not just hammer them over the head with basic banner ads 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 My N. Tran, chief product officer at ADVR. The most common use case for virtual reality (VR) today is showing our friends how cool it is, which, as a VR […]
“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 […]
Most brands and businesses are trying to figure out how to improve their metrics when it comes to AI – and also what those metrics even are.
Minerva wants to turn fragmented customer data into something marketers can use, with AI agents doing the work behind the scenes.
VideoAmp is competing in the measurement space by sharpening its focus on TV audience data, ad performance and, of course, AI. The company is also making strategic hires and promoting from within.
The Prebid Summit in New York City on Tuesday exceeded the event’s reputation for liveliness.
The ad industry has become a community of people who say things like “This is going to sound relatable” and follow it up with a sentence that may as well be Martian to 99% of America.
LG home screen inventory is now available through agentic buying, opening up a premium TV placement to faster, more automated campaign setup.
