Big Tech’s walled gardens have become inhospitable and overgrown – time to take your ad dollars elsewhere Big Tech’s ad spend appetite is larger than ever but the value it can offer has perhaps never been lower. We are witnessing a digital ad industry in flux. Regulation is playing a role, but as Big Tech […]
Expand inventory and reach with better targeting for a big ROI boost Adapting to new technology isn’t always easy. And for a long time, programmatic advertising was no exception. Put simply, programmatic advertising digitally automates the ad-buying process. Instead of manually buying ad inventory in one specific place, computer algorithms bid on inventory across a […]
Yes and here’s why they’re better positioned than most to do it There was a time when the mainstay publishers like magazines, newspapers, TV, and radio owned the advertising world. They offered unprecedented reach to coveted and captivated audiences. They could also serve budgets large and small. Suffice it to say, these days, digital has […]
How to make sure you’re on the right side of CCPA to avoid expanding crosshairs It sorta came from out of nowhere. A well-known retailer was recently hit with a $1.2M fine for a CCPA data privacy violation. Media outlets reported the action as the first CCPA enforcement. Translation? There will be others. Hopefully, not […]
Campaigns know voters are so much more complicated than party affiliation, yet they’re often flying blind in their outreach. It started after Obama’s win. Then we saw it with Trump’s too. Every political cycle, once the election day dust settles, we invariably see stories about the “data machines” powering campaigns. These articles would have you […]
Social media ad campaigns are struggling to deliver on reach and affordability. A more balanced approach could save the day. “It’s part of a complete breakfast!” Growing up watching Saturday cartoons, that familiar tag seemed to play at the end of every cereal commercial. Lately, it’s exactly how I’ve been thinking about social media advertising […]
Go ahead, slide into that inbox Oh, the things we would do as consumers to protect our email inboxes. We deftly formatted our email addresses when sharing online to avoid internet scrapers. We created second, third, and fourth accounts to keep our beloved primary inbox from getting filled with junk. We hit the unsubscribe button […]
How good is your campaign data, really? Spotting the red flags that could be plaguing your programmatic play Data costs are higher than ever. In some ways, it feels like it happened overnight. But really, it was a continuous creep hastened by a confluence of unavoidable market developments. This has been made worse by skyrocketing […]
Small businesses stand on the front lines of a battle with inflation, bringing new urgency to maximize marketing ROI.
Customer-aware organizations have an edge in a marketing environment that increasingly favors smart engagement with real people.
