Tag Archives: Data Management Platform

Managing Data in [real] Real-Time

A Conversation with Srini Srinivasan, Founder and VP Operations of Aerospike Even today, the notion that a consumer can go to a website, be identified, trigger a live auction involving as many as a dozen or more advertisers, and be served an ad in real-time, seems like a marvel of technology. It takes a tremendous […]

What is Data Science?

A Conversation with Ankur Teredesai, Data Scientist, nPario These days, the term “bid data” is all the rage and over a dozen data management platforms are competing for the right to manage audience segmentation, targeting, analytics, and lookalike modeling for advertisers and publishers. I recently sat down with noted data scientist Ankur Teredesai to help […]

The Role of the Agency in Data Management

A Conversation with David Spitz of WPP Digital  When it comes to the role of the agency in data-driven digital media, few holding companies have put their money where their mouth is to the extent that WPP Digital has. After setting the tone with a bold acquisition of 24/7 Real Media, the holding company has […]

The Five Things to Expect in a DMP

“We want to make sure that we’re controlling what happens with data . . . we want to make sure we control pricing. Control’s a very important message. We don’t want there to be a cottage industry built on our backs” – Nick Johnson, SVP, NBC Universal What do publishers really want? It’s simple, really: […]

Same Turkey, New Knife

Technology may still capture the most advertising value, but what if publishers own it? A few years ago, ad technology banker Terence Kawaja gave a groundbreaking IAB presentation entitled, “Parsing the Mayhem: Developments in the Advertising Technology Landscape.” Ever since then, his famed logo vomit slide featuring (then) 290 different tech companies has been passed […]

The Data Driven Agency

Three ways you can supercharge your digital media agency with data Today’s digital media agency has access to enormous amounts of data, but using it effectively is what is going to make the difference between the shops of the future and the also-rans. Delivering data-driven insights is the key to being a 21st century agency. […]

Know Your Audience

Using Audience Measurement Data to Optimize Digital Display Campaigns These days, advertising and data platforms are giving marketers a wealth of information that can be used to validate their strategies, and optimize their digital campaigns for better performance. There is a lot of data to sort through—some more useful than others. Sometimes, good campaign optimization […]

When Big Data Doesn’t Provide Big Insights

What big marketers should look for in a next generation data management platform “Big Data” is all the rage right now, and for a good reason. The other day, I was switching computers, and wanted to move about five gigabytes of photos and videos unto my new laptop, and my largest thumb drive was a […]

There’s No App for That

Building the Technology Stack for Next Generation Digital Media Buying and Selling Last week’s IAB Network and Exchanges conference was full of the usual self-congratulatory “use cases” of byzantine, data-based strategies for squeezing conversions from web-based display banners for direct response campaigns—or, alternatively, helping to drive “branded performance,” based on the listener’s preference. I was […]

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