“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 Bryan Wiener, CEO at Profitero. Hardly a material line item a year ago, retail media is the new black – capturing the attention of brand marketers, and getting them to open […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Third Time’s A Charm Bryan Wiener and Sarah Hofstetter joined the ecommerce software company Profitero as CEO and president, respectively. This is the third business Wiener and Hofstetter have jointly led, following their long tenure at 360i before it was acquired by Dentsu 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 Jared Belsky, CEO at 360i. In most marketing organizations, brand and performance are pitted against each other, and budgets are chopped up accordingly. It’s an ingrained practice that ultimately gives large […]
Though new to advertising, the video app TikTok is learning from competitors’ mistakes to forge strong relationships with buyers and to build a clear sales pitch. Unlike Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snap, which focused on audience growth over advertising opportunities at first, TikTok understood early on how to successfully work with media buyers. Facebook and […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Under The Hood Facebook is reviewing all of its 600-plus marketing partners after a Business Insider report revealed some were scraping data and storing passwords on Instagram without consent. The move shows that Instagram, which has been largely shielded from the public backlash over […]
AdExchanger Talks is a podcast focused on data-driven marketing. Subscribe here. Branding and performance are two sides of the same coin. Maybe that’s why they can never see eye to eye? This week on the podcast, 360i CEO Jared Belsky discusses the need for clients to bring the two disciplines together rather than allow them to exist […]
Find Your Brand Voice Voice strategies are table stakes for some brands as voice-activated devices proliferate in US homes. Despite little to no advertising opportunities on voice platforms yet, marketers are establishing their presence in the new media environment, The New York Times reports. Some brands are betting big now on voice SEO to ensure […]
Google’s decision last Friday to limit portability of the DoubleClick ID outside of Google’s ecosystem was done in the name of consumer privacy. But the change will also stunt advertisers’ ability to do cross-platform reach and frequency measurement – unless they’re using Google’s Ads Data Hub. While agency execs support changes to protect consumer privacy, […]
Dentsu Aegis-owned 360i said Wednesday that former president Jared Belsky will become CEO. Belsky was promoted to the new role after former 360i chairman Bryan Wiener left the agency to become CEO of measurement firm comScore on Monday. Sarah Hoffstetter, 360i’s previous CEO, is now chairman of the agency. “This was [a] very well-planned succession,” […]
ComScore said Monday that it has appointed Bryan Wiener as CEO, who previously served as executive chairman of Dentsu digital media agency 360i. He will start May 30. Wiener has served on comScore’s board of directors since co-founder Gian Fulgoni exited last November. The embattled measurement company has its work cut out. ComScore was delisted by the […]
Facebook’s announcement Wednesday that it would ban third-party data partners from directly targeting on its platform hit ad buyers hard. Previously, buyers could directly apply third-party data segments to their targeting on Facebook through suppliers like Acxiom, Oracle and Experian to enrich Facebook’s data with offline segments. Now, marketers using segments from third-party data brokers […]
Allison Holbrook, digital media manager at DSW, and Kolin Kleveno, head of programmatic at 360i, will speak at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO conference on April 10-11 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. For the past three years, the shoe retailer DSW used influencers to reach prospective shoppers in their teens or early 20s, more as a […]
By Alison Weissbrot, Sarah Sluis and Kelly Liyakasa Programmatic has transformed the role of the media agency. When programmatic was new, trading desks formed within agencies and holding companies to incubate expertise. As the buying method matured and the trading desk business model came under scrutiny, clients demanded that talent be integrated with their […]
National Geographic isn’t obsessing over the metrics for its Albert Einstein Facebook Messenger bot. “We want this to be fun – and if you try to measure ROI on something like this, you’re just setting yourself up to fail,” said Dennis Camlek, EVP of strategy and consumer marketing at National Geographic. Nat Geo launched the bot […]
“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 Jared Belsky, president at 360i. It’s no secret that there’s been a massive uptick in media reviews in recent years, a trend that shows no signs of slowing. Unsurprisingly, the […]
Not all network agencies are beholden to their holding company trading desks. Dentsu-owned 360i, for one, “has never spent a dime with Amnet,” said Chairman Bryan Wiener. Rather, it buys all media – roughly $1.5 billion worth – in-house. And programmatic, he said, should be integrated into 360i’s “overall offering.” 360i originally focused on search […]
360i – the digital agency recently recognized by the Forrester Wave – prides itself on its ability to adapt to rapid changes in technology. “Marketers need agencies that are adaptable, but still retain the fundamentals,” CEO Sarah Hofstetter said. Forrester singled out 360i’s strong data chops, its ability to facilitate collaboration rather than competition between […]
“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 Jared Belsky, president at 360i. Technology advancements, such as beacons, DMPs, attribution platforms and geotargeting, have spawned larger volumes of more precise data, creating opportunities to truly understand how various […]
“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 Kevin Geraghty, senior vice president of advanced analytics and decision sciences at 360i. There’s an old space race story that NASA spent $2 million to develop an anti-gravity pen, while […]
Is the union between Oracle and BlueKai, in the words of Ovum Research Senior Analyst Gerry Brown, a case of “the cat amongst the pigeons?” There might be some credence to the idea. As Brown points out, BlueKai is (or has been) a champion of open systems. Oracle is not. “Certainly few BlueKai partners will […]
“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 Jared Belsky, president at 360i. Google recently launched a display test on its coveted search results page. It was done quietly, with only a few test partners and little fanfare. […]
“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 Kolin Kleveno, director of performance display at 360i. With Facebook Exchange expanding its canvas to the desktop News Feed, marketers face a new set of challenges. Unlike traditional publisher […]
Oreo’s humorous tweet referring the temporary power outage at the Super Dome in New Orleans that halted the Super Bowl action between the ultimately victorious Baltimore Ravens over the San Francisco 49ners was hailed as the marketing play of the game. Oreo’s message that “you can still dunk in the dark” caught fire on Twitter, […]
“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 Jessica Sanfilippo, group media director at 360i. Below the fold, partial ad loads, and other related (and unwanted) occurrences on the island of misfit banners are the digital equivalents […]
Dentsu-owned 360i is well known for “earned” and social media strategies, but about half its revenue comes from paid media billings, search, and analytics. The agency has solved complex data problems for the likes of Capital One, J.C. Penney, and NBC Universal, and it’s positioning for a future of ballooning analytics requirements. EVP Jared Belsky […]
