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  • Viewability’s Double-Edged Sword

    “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 Scott Knoll, CEO and president at Integral Ad Science. When you look at the evolution of digital advertising, it makes sense that viewability has become a leading metric and top […]

  • Is Header Bidding A Frankenstein’s Monster For Buyers?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Bell, senior director of product, inventory, at TubeMogul. Dr. Frankenstein meant well. We all know the story: The young doctor discovers a secret technique to animate the lifeless. However, the creature built by […]

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  • The Role Of Ad Tech In The Post-Truth Era

    “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 Renee Hill, president and co-CEO at Eyereturn Marketing. Brian O’Kelley can be credited for taking the first ad tech shot at the alt-right by banning Breitbart from selling on AppNexus’ […]

  • Is DAI Already DOA?

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Haight, an executive at Infinitive. In the ad tech world, hot new technologies regularly run up the hype cycle. The pushback and skepticism begin long before they reach wide adoption. Such is the […]

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  • Don't Call It An Evolution: Marketing Data's Third Wave

    “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 Michael Katz, CEO and co-founder at mParticle. There are two schools of thought when it comes to how evolution occurs. There is the gradualism model, first proposed by Darwin, suggesting […]

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  • A Look Ahead: The Rise Of Data, Consolidation And Privacy

    “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 Neil Sweeney, founder and CEO at Freckle IoT. In today’s unpredictable environment, the unconscious belief that the current state’s pace of change will reflect the future state is now more […]

  • When Spending Digital Ad Budgets, Brands Face An Uphill Battle

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Stephen Upstone, CEO and founder of LoopMe. Brand marketers hire media agencies to streamline the advertising process, remove barriers and deliver clear and measurable ROI. The recent news that the MRC suspended two DoubleClick […]

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  • Google’s Mobile Search Index: A Wake-Up Call For Brands

    “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 Hannu Verkasalo, founder and CEO at Verto Analytics. In October, Google’s webmaster trends analyst said that the company would soon implement major changes to its search engine. The search giant […]

  • It’s Time Programmatic Moves From Budget Channel To Media Conduit

    “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. Two years ago, I saw the future of programmatic not as a budget channel, but rather a conduit through which all media changed […]

  • Machines Vs. Media-Buying Jobs: Is Your Position On The Line?

    “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 Pancer, chief operating officer at Dstillery. The robots have arrived, quipped a very recent Newsweek article, and they are “coming to take your jobs, your homes, your children.” Should you be […]

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  • Media Storm CEO Says Audience Planning Is Where TV And Digital Agencies Align

    Independent media and entertainment agency Media Storm is deepening its client workbench. Media Storm specializes in helping network, cable and studio clients such as Starz and CMT increase audience tune-in. Now the agency is broadening its scope to new verticals. “We’re really starting to use what we learned from the entertainment and media space and […]

  • The Performance Imperative

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Kane, founder at Jounce Media. Marketers love innovation. They love breakthrough design and taking creative risks. They love emerging channels and experimental formats. CFOs do not. CFOs love efficient deployment of capital. They […]

  • Ad Buyers And Sellers: Unite And Share More Bid 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 Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. It’s generally thought that second-price auctions are better at extracting maximum bids from buyers than first-price auctions. The auction mechanics of eBay, the […]

  • The Collapse Of Reliability

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bryan Noguchi, senior vice president and media director at R2C Group. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I spend a lot of time these days looking for silver linings in every […]

  • As The FTC Watches For Disclosure Violations, Marketers Can Lessen Their Liability Risks

    “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 Richard Eisert, partner at Davis & Gilbert. If a brand hands off advertising and marketing tasks to an online network, can it also hand off legal liability? The recent actions […]

  • With GDPR On The Horizon, It’s Time For Marketers To Get Some Religion

    “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 Todd Ruback, chief privacy officer and vice president of legal affairs at Ghostery. There has been a vast amount of misguided content on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) flying around […]

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  • The True Cost Of Recommendation Widgets

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by James Avery, CEO at Adzerk. Recommendation widgets – those spammy “Around the Web” ads – may provide short-term revenue, but they likely come at the expense of long-term company growth and brand power. I won’t […]

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  • Ordered Chaos: Is The Marketing Funnel Capable Of Much More?

    “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 Matthew Mobley, chief technology officer at Merkle. At a marketing event I recently attended, there was one aspect that resonated with me the most: the marketing funnel and how marketers […]

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  • Mobile Video Metrics Will Force TV To Adapt

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Driscoll, CEO at Metamarkets. With each passing day, mobile video consumption is becoming more prevalent and convenient. In September, enhancements to mobile browsers removed a common deterrent to watching videos by enabling autoplay. […]

  • Ad Quality Has Never Been More Important In The News Feed

    “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 Nick Gibbons, global head of customer success at ReFUEL4. Facebook once again beat its earnings forecast earlier this month. But the share price dropped by almost 8% after the earnings […]

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  • Agencies And Marketing Clouds Are On A Collision Course

    “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 Todd Van Fleet, managing partner at Van Fleet Capital Strategies. The recent news that Adobe is acquiring video demand-side platform (DSP) TubeMogul may accelerate industry speculation that other marketing cloud […]

  • Two Former Cablevision Execs Hope To Take Local TV Targeting Tactics National

    Two former Cablevision execs – former COO Kristin Dolan and former media sales President Ben Tatta – are bringing their experience in local TV advertising to the national level. The two formed an audience measurement and analytics firm called 605 earlier this month through an acquisition of Analytics Media Group (AMG), the data and analytics […]

  • Header Bidding And The Future Of The SSP

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Eric Berry, CEO at TripleLift. Many supply-side platforms (SSPs) herald header bidding as a liberating force, democratizing access to the publisher ad server and opening hitherto inaccessible inventory. Yet this myopic view – that […]

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  • Why Audience Targeting Caused Fake News And What We Can Do About It

    “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 Emily Riley, CEO at Riley Strategic. This Thanksgiving is going to be a weird one for people who work in media and advertising. Most of us live and work in […]

  • Which Data Company Are You Again?

    “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 Tony Blankemeyer, startup liaison at 84.51°. I’ve seen startup pitches for everything: new takes on food, digitized shelves, fancy carts, drones for warehousing, robotic chefs, social media management, VR shops, […]

  • As PII And Other Data Merge, How Will The Identity Graph Evolve?

    “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 Alan Chapell, president at Chapell & Associates. ProPublica’s Julia Angwin broke the news recently that Google has quietly begun to merge personally identifiable information (PII) with the ad-serving data collected […]

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  • Broadcast’s Battle With Big Technology

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ryan Jamboretz, chief revenue officer at Videology. Premium video is a huge success story, with great-quality shows and content watched and engaged with by consumers around the world. It’s where TV and video truly […]

  • Targeting Vs. Messaging: Data-Driven Creative Needs Its Own Terminology

    “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 Michael Tuminello, senior director of product at Innovid. It is becoming increasingly clear that data-driven creative is on the rise. For evidence, look no further than ad tech leaders like […]

  • Is Search A Publisher’s Best Friend Again?

    “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. Time Inc., Thrillist and other publishers recently announced important hires for a hot growth strategy they’re betting on: search engine optimization. Is this 2006 or 2016? It […]

  • Mobile Apps: Today’s Prime 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 Ryan Griffin, senior vice president of strategy at Opera Mediaworks. Five years ago, millions of people watched the same programs and commercials at the same time, often leading to an […]

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