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  • Fraud And Programmatic RTB: Perverse Incentives

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Bionic Advertising Systems. There has been a lot of talk about the pervasive amount of click fraud and bot traffic happening in […]

  • When Dead People Open The Mail

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Bionic Advertising Systems. The Digital Marketing Association honored data legend Charles Stryker at its recent awards dinner. After accepting his award, he […]

  • Social Affinity Data: The Key To The Fabled ‘360 Degree View’

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Despite years of online targeting, the idea of having a holistic “360 degree view” of the consumer has been somewhat […]

  • Workflow Automation Is About To Get Interesting

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Bionic Advertising Systems. Programmatic RTB has seen the lion’s share of venture capital funding and an enormous amount of innovation, yet RTB […]

  • 4 Wishes For Tomorrow’s Programmatic Direct Technologies

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Standardizing operations on a media management system and putting together a media plan are huge undertakings, with a ton […]

  • 5 Ad Tech Memes To Know For 2014

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Well, at least it’s not “The Year of Mobile” again. Or, maybe it is. After several days of media […]

  • Why The Transactional RFP Business Is Dying

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Direct mail is an amazing thing. It costs roughly $750 CPM to put a glossy catalogue in the mail, […]

  • For Programmatic Direct, It's Top Of The Second Inning

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Lately, I have been working on a white paper about the “programmatic direct” phenomenon. Part of the research involved surveying […]

  • Programmatic Direct Isn’t Just About Efficiency

    “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, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems When you are selling anything, it’s really easy to get caught up in pitching the benefits of your product. […]

  • Why Advertisers Must Spend More Time Fertilizing The Grass

    “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, chief revenue officer of NextMark. I recently had a cup of coffee with Christopher Skinner, who has spent the last dozen years MakeBuzz after selling his old company, […]

  • The Great Time Suck: Why Publishers Hate the Transactional RFP 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 Chris O’Hara, chief revenue officer of NextMark. I have been thinking about, and trying to solve, agency digital workflow problems since 2008. Given the complexity of digital media, the variety […]

  • The Hourglass Funnel: Why It Changes Everything

    “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, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the hourglass funnel. Most funnels stop at the thin bottom, when a customer “drops” out, having made […]

  • Off To See The Wizard: The Problems Of Complexity in Programmatic Direct

    “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, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. I once heard Terence Kawaja remark that “complexity is the agency’s best friend.” It’s hard to argue with that. Early digital agencies were necessary […]

  • Is Efficiency Bad For Digital Display?

    “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, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. I’ve always loved the notion of programmatic RTB. As a data hound and an early adopter of AppNexus, the idea that advertisers can achieve […]

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