Demand-side platforms, or DSPs, are pivotal tools in the realm of digital advertising. They are automated, algorithm-driven software platforms that facilitate the buying of digital ad inventory from multiple ad exchanges through Real-Time Bidding (RTB). Over the years, DSPs have evolved and grown in intricacy, taking on a more dominant role in the digital advertising […]
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on demystifying DSPs, also known as Demand-Side Platforms. In the realm of digital marketing, DSPs play a pivotal role. They enable advertisers to purchase digital ad space across multiple sources through one interface, thereby enhancing marketing efficiency. DSPs empower advertisers to take charge of their ad bidding in real-time, offering […]
On January 1st, the California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect. It’s the nation’s strictest privacy law yet and is paving the way for other states to act. The CCPA is the first of potentially many jurisdictional laws meant to protect U.S. consumers and will help close the gap between where laws currently are and […]
Last week, we hosted a webinar on digital marketing metrics, and how we see the future of reporting shaking out. In short, we think there’s a problem with the current state of metrics, and offered what we see as some solutions. Let’s start with the problem(s). Only a quarter of ad spend ever hits real […]
Mobile app ad fraud is still a huge problem. PubMatic recently released its quarterly mobile index for Q2, 2019. Among the findings in the report: the mobile advertising ecosystem, although improving, still isn’t clean. The report referenced data from DoubleVerify, which in April said that impressions for mobile app sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) have doubled […]
The metrics that digital marketers have to deal with are bad. There, we said it. Open rates. CTR. Impressions. While offering bits and pieces of the story, none of these metrics actually tell you if a real person saw your message, engaged with it, and bought your product. Sure, old-school metrics serve a purpose — […]
This is the latest edition of our “Big Ideas” newsletter, a monthly missive on the larger issues in the digital marketing industry. If you’d like to subscribe, click here. Hi all, “People-based marketing.” It’s a phrase that gets thrown around in our industry too much. Like such overused stalwarts as “holistic,” “disruptive,” and “synergistic,” “people-based […]
We’ve got some news. We’re excited to announce that we’ve been included in the Inc. 5000 for the third time. The list is an annual guide of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S, and we’re in esteemed company. 2019 has been great so far, and the best is yet to come. Here […]
Paid search, SEM, and SEO are three different things that have, over time, become entangled and mischaracterized in the digital marketing conversation. SEO was previously considered a component of SEM. But doing SEM didn’t always mean SEO was a part of the effort. But when it was, SEM was paid search + SEO. Confused yet? […]
“People-based marketing” is a term that gets thrown around a lot in this industry. There are companies that tout themselves as being “people-based,” but in reality, they’re persona-based at best. They have users’ desktop cookies, and maybe their mobile IDs, but are unable to tie any of this back to actual people (the way you […]
