
The evolution of the programmatic superchannel
Six of one, half a dozen of the other? If you can’t distinguish between multichannel and omnichannel, don’t be embarrassed. A lot of...

LiveRamp extends its multi-channel identity resolution service to its clients
Data onboarding service LiveRamp is launching its biggest service expansion yet, making its identity resolution service available to...

The ins, outs and industry effects of Apple’s Limit Ad Tracking changes
Apple’s iOS 10 update was a huge shot across the bow in the mobile advertising world. Apple rolled out search ads in the iOS App Store to...

Keep it simple: 10 digital brand metrics that matter
Spoiled for choice Don’t get me wrong. I love data as much as the next digital media and advertising guy, but I am growing increasingly...

Eye-tracking study: Web ads need to be viewable for at least 14 seconds to matter
According to the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Media Rating Council, an online ad is deemed “viewable” if half of its pixels...

AdSense tweaks the look for text ads again
Google is testing a new look for text and link ads for AdSense publishers. In a post, Google said, “The new look introduces a minimalist...

Are you losing money to ad fraud? 3 ways to protect yourself
report in 2015 to demystify the world of fraudulent advertising online. They listed 16 versions of ad fraud including: non-browser user...

Videology joins Screenvision to make movie theater ads more targeted
A couple of Saturday nights ago, several of my family members and I went to see the movie “Indignation” at a local theater. It was the...

Large marketers are winning in programmatic (Here’s what you can do to stop them)
I hope to keep you learning, thinking and improving so you can hit marketing home runs and get the raises and promotions you deserve. So...

Google, Facebook, IAB & major brands form Coalition for Better Ads
As ad blocking has become a bigger threat to the digital advertising industry and the publishers that rely on it, there has been talk...

AdBlock Plus announces new ad exchange; Not with our ads, say Google & AppNexus
This week, Adblock Plus threw its hat in the ad tech ring. That is, the ring that makes money from serving, not blocking, digital...

Unruly now offers biometric measurement of video ads
Unruly’s visual depiction of its new EQ offering. Marketers learned long ago that the best ads deliver emotional responses. To measure...

6 secrets of digital storytelling
Humans are programmed to find a story in everything we see. Every picture, word or sentence, no matter how simplistic, is imbued with...

5 ways ads are killing your site (& SEO)
Recently, Google announced that it was removing AdSense’s three ad unit limit on a page. This decision seems to have been largely driven...

Segment can now combine all Facebook Ads & Google AdWords data for layered, automated reporting
Customer data platform, Segment, has long enabled customer behavioral data to flow into AdWords and Facebook for audience targeting, now...

Sizmek hopes to redefine DCOs with its newest creative tool
Two versions of an ad for Sizmek, made in its new DCO tool. Ad management/serving platform Sizmek is today launching a new version of its...

Adobe adds live video ad insertion and tighter video stream measurement
Image by Adobe Online video/TV’s evolution into a mature advertising channel continues, with this week’s announcements that Adobe can now...

Report: 32 percent of global page views now impacted by ad blocking
While some in the industry are alarmed by ad blocking others dismiss it as overblown, it continues to grow. The latest evidence comes...

WooCommerce adds AdRoll integration
WooCommerce is today adding another tool to its kit. The company is announcing that the AdRoll ad/email retargeting platform is now...
























