Exploring pseudo-anonymized data performance woes and plotting a path ahead There’ve been experiments where monkeys are just as likely to make a good or bad stock pick as the experts. Could the same scenario be playing out when it comes to identifying a “targeted” audience for serving up digital ads? The answer is an emphatic […]
Looking from the inside out, we can all develop blindspots when attempting to assess how our own industry may become disrupted. Or how vulnerable our own businesses may be to this disruption. Peering in from the outside is often a lot easier. It became pretty clear Uber and Lyft were going to throw taxi markets […]
Don’t let Google control your cookieless destiny Suddenly, marketers need options. Here’s why you should forge your own path this time. If you build it, they will come. And spend hundreds of billions of dollars. And be beholden to you forever. (Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha….) That’s the Google business model. I guess “Don’t be evil” just had a […]
Down with the middle man! Too many tolls on the path to publisher ad profits Why today’s $200B programmatic paradigm just doesn’t hold water There was a game we played as kids. A few lines would form and each person at the front would start with a full bucket of water. They’d dump it behind […]
How Social Media Can Elevate Your Small Business Social media has paved the way for businesses to get their message across to new audiences. With over 3.2 billion users worldwide, it comes as no surprise that many businesses have turned to this digital marketing solution to reach new customers, increase sales, and drive online and […]
Apple iOS 15 & Privacy- There’s No Reason for Marketers to Sound the Alarm Apple recently announced that the upcoming iOS 15 update will include Mail Privacy Protection. This update is no cause for alarm. The industry has seen lower-than-expected user participation in similar ‘do not track’ initiatives including GDPR and Apple’s most recent iOS […]
Walking the PII Talk AdExchanger was out recently with a great primer on how to evaluate an identity solution. The tl;dr is to respect privacy, focus on value, enhance data for targeting, and create a single view of the customer. Yes! Yes, yes, yes! It’s obvious, right? So…why aren’t more companies doing all these things? […]
Live sports are back and better than ever! Across the United States, there has been an increase in sports betting for live events held at casinos, sports arenas, and through consumers’ mobile devices. In fact, U.S. commercial gaming revenue in April grew more than 26 percent from April 2019, fueled by rising vaccination rates, an […]
It’s time to throw out the political advertising playbook from previous election cycles. Television has long been the mainstay for political advertising strategies. The Dwight Eisenhower campaign in 1952 elevated TV as the primary channel for politicians to connect with registered voters across the country. However, there’s been a change in consumer viewing habits. As […]
Apple announced in their conference yesterday that the iOS 14.5 update will go into effect next week, sending many marketers and advertisers into panic mode. How can marketers and advertisers target consumers effectively once iOS 14.5 is implemented? Is there a better solution for companies to know that they are making the most for every […]
