
In digital, lack of oversight is a major blunder
backlash against fraud, waste and abuse in digital. While welcome, this development is long past due and may be too late. As Forbes noted...

Using the ‘Russia strategy’ on programmatic
The news over the last several weeks and months has highlighted how the Russian government engaged in a multiplatform social media,...

How to build an audience of consumers in today’s highly competitive environment
Today, brands market and sell their products in an environment that is more competitive than ever. Consumers are subjected to so much...

Find your target audience with YouTube video advertising
billion hours of video content per day on the site. Within that large volume of traffic, advertisers are able to target specific...

Programmatic TV is the future: Here’s how to capitalize on the opportunity
The tide is turning: traditional TV advertising is slowing down, programmatic TV is rapidly expanding, and tech platforms and...

Display advertising: 3 ways to improve your campaign targeting
As many marketers are well aware, click-through rates for display ads are typically less than impressive. But is that really a surprise?...

7 killer ad tips for YouTube & video
YouTube is incredibly popular; Alexa consistently ranks it as the second most trafficked site globally. Additionally, its content shows...

Google Display Network: An optimization and fraud-avoidance guide
I recently finished a campaign audit for a client who spent tens of thousands of dollars advertising on the Google Display Network (GDN)....

Storytelling for action: Why brands need to tell a complete story
So concluded marketing professors Keith Quesenberry and Michael Coolsen, based on their two-year study published in the “Journal of...

Avoid programmatic fraud with these strategic tips
fraud. A recent study commissioned by two WPP media buying agencies estimated that fraudulent traffic could cost digital advertisers...

Google hates obnoxious pop-up ads: Here’s why you need to look at the ads on your site
Google doesn’t like overly intrusive ads like pop-ups on websites. This sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? After all, Google makes its...

P&G fought online advertising, and online advertising won
$140 million of digital spend in a single quarter. P&G Chief Financial Officer Jon Moeller noted that the reduction had two causes: [We...

Tuning into podcast sponsorship, programmatic audio and native audio sponsorships
A major plus for this kind of advertising is that it’s been largely immune from many major issues affecting other forms of digital...

Google’s big gamble on ad blocking and why you should care
Ads ambush you from all sides. The sidebar spins out in front of you. A banner flashes in excitement. You scroll halfway to a video and...

It’s not just hype: Real changes to consumer behavior are driving adoption of data-driven creative
A brand-new media agency, Omnicom’s Hearts and Sciences, shocked the industry by winning P&G and AT&T accounts based on a promise of...

Does branded content drive brand lift? New research takes an in-depth look
We are witnessing the maturation of a generation born with the world at their fingertips — one that is far more demanding of publishers...

7 Quora ads mistakes and how to avoid them
a big push to pique the interest of advertisers. While they’re better known as the network for asking questions and connecting with...

The 7 rules of respectful marketing
32 percent of global page views being impacted by ad blocking. And the rest don’t need an ad blocker because they’re conditioned to...

Attributing affiliate value: Looking beyond consumer journey position
The popularity of the already well-established affiliate channel continues to grow as part of the marketing mix. US affiliate spending...
























