Opinion

Consumers are subscribing to more streaming video-on-demand services these days, but “cord cutting” may not be as rampant as some would lead you to believe. Because cable networks measure audience viewership differently than certain Nielsen metrics, the contrast tends to create an apples-to-oranges scenario when tracking overall viewership. That’s why TV networks defend the claim […]

“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 Julian Baring, general manager, North America, at Adform If you’re looking for growth in digital media, look no further than video and native, where advertisers and tech companies alike 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 Chris O’Hara, vice president of global data strategy and agency lead at Krux. The term “real time” is bandied about in the ad technology space almost as heavily as the […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Hogg, UK managing director at Lotame. We think of a hammer as a single-use tool. Swing the hammer hard and pound a nail into place. But turn the hammer around and you’ll see […]

“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 Damian Garbaccio, executive vice president at Nielsen Marketing Cloud. We all know that consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies spend a lot on advertising. In the US alone, CPG and consumer […]

“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 Vijay Chittoor, CEO at Blueshift. Innovations in programmatic advertising have transformed online media buying, making the process more automated, targeted and measurable. Now programmatic is poised to revolutionize customer relationship […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Alex Bornyakov, CEO at VertaMedia. Pinterest is the latest social media giant to embrace video, but as it pins its fortunes on the format, can it succeed where others have failed? While Pinterest has […]

“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 Nitzberg, chief growth officer at ThinkVine. Japanese organization expert Marie Kondo advises a few simple steps to get a home in order. First, tackle the home in “categories,” such […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Emry DowningHall, vice president of advertising at Chegg. I receive a deluge of pitches from advertising networks, exchanges, supply-side platforms and every other ad tech acronym that aims to help publishers monetize their inventory. […]

“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 Paul Longhenry,  senior vice president of strategy, corporate and business development at Tapjoy. For the last 20 years, advertising technology has fueled development of the free internet and mobile services on […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bryce Clemmer, co-founder and CEO at Vadio. As soon as the opening ceremonies at the Summer Olympics started a few weeks ago, a chorus of angry voices emerged on social media. In an age […]

“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. Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the observation that life’s only constant is change. Those in the digital media world […]

“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 Hagai Shechter, CEO at Fraudlogix. Transparency seems to be the mantra for ad fraud verification vendors and the value they’re bringing to the industry. However, marketers rarely ask for – […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Manny Puentes, chief technology officer at Altitude Digital.  Following the industry’s adoption of viewability as a core metric, even moving toward transacting on vCPM, advertisers are now eyeing other measures that can tell them […]

“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 Louis Moynihan, vice president of product innovation at Demandbase. Most ad tech participants don’t ever need to deal with choosing between custom and generic bidders. A bidder is the piece […]

“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. We’ve seen clearing prices for display inventory rise more than 100% in the last two years, and video inventory grow more than 50%. […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matan Cohen, director of innovation at YouAppi. Imagine if you could eat everything you wanted and stay trim without exercising. You could apply that analogy to Android Instant Apps, where you can use these apps […]

As one of Canada’s top three media companies, Corus Entertainment’s wide-ranging footprint spans TV and radio. Navigating the data landscape is a tall order for any linear TV company, but Corus is placing bets on a future when data flows as freely in broadcast as it does in digital, despite tighter regulatory restrictions that exist […]

“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 Mayur Gupta, senior vice president and head of digital at Healthgrades.   Marketing has evolved substantially from the witty and creative ads of the “Mad Men” era to processes designed […]

“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 Sloan Gaon, CEO at PulsePoint. Many pundits have squawked that consolidation is inevitable in the ad tech space. This would be true in many markets. In the car-sharing marketplace, for […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. One of the most desired outcomes of programmatic advertising is the ability to reserve inventory for a guaranteed buy. Getting guaranteed access to brand-safe, premium […]

“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 Jeff Puzenski, an executive at Infinitive. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) dropped a bombshell in June when it released a report about transparency and media buying practices in 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 Adam Paulisick, chief product officer at Commerce Signals. We should stop confusing everyone about how we enable data. I’ve seen press releases from data providers describing the data they use […]

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brad Smith, senior vice president of revenue and operations at Videa. Every television media buy seems to have its own fee structure since there is very little consistency in the ecosystem. Because of this, […]

“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 Gilad Amitai, chief operating officer at Ubimo. The web may not be dead, as a famous Wired cover once put it, but on mobile it is certainly fighting for a […]

“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Adam Hecht, vice president of publisher monetization at Operative. Premium content publishers have a reputation for not being very technical. Any time a new digital channel arises, the more technical it is, the 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 Chris O’Hara, vice president of global data strategy and agency lead at Krux. Understanding the customer journey in a world of fragmented consumer attention and multiple devices is a hoary […]

“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. If virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) aren’t in your video vocabulary yet, they probably should be. In my mind, these new […]

“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 Or Shani, founder and CEO at Adgorithms. Marketers aren’t shy about admitting how their reliance on technologies helps them reach their customers or the data helps to understand them. Whereas […]

“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. At a recent conference, David Jakubowski, Facebook’s head of ad technology, called Snapchat a hot product that might turn off advertisers if it doesn’t start offering more […]