
Storytelling In A Data-Driven, Cross-Device Era
Everyone loves a great story — a story that quickly captures your attention, keeps you engaged and speaks directly to you. Today, there...

Succeeding In Mobile Display Advertising: Little Messages That Pack A Big Punch
The number of jokes I can make about trying to fit something large into a small space … When it comes to advertising in mobile...

5 Principles For Making Programmatic Creative Work
Afterwards, a digital advertising friend commented on how sad it was that our colleague “wished it was still the good ol’ days.” I...

Finding Creativity In The Age Of Programmatic
Creative people in advertising are in the middle of an identity crisis of sorts as programmatic media technology sweeps the industry....

How Intent Data Leads To Better, More Personalized Marketing
Few people admit to loving online ads, but one thing is clear: Some ads are much more well-liked than others. Consumers prefer ads that...

Programmatic Beyond RTB: A Primer
Over the past couple of years, audience marketing, particularly across social and display, has been revolutionized by the real-time...

Are You Ready For A Digital “Upfront?”
Denys Prykhodov / Shutterstock.com As the TV heavyweights get ready to debut their fall lineup at the annual upfront presentations, much...

Take Programmatic Display To The Next Level
If data are collected and never acted upon, what is the lost value to your business? Consider this: If the mass of available data were...

Why True Programmatic TV Isn’t Coming Just Yet
Considering how quickly programmatic ad buying has changed online advertising, it’s perhaps not surprising that some are already...

The Data-Driven Art Of Digital Marketing
I love tech and data. In fact, there is nothing I like more than utilizing data to make informed decisions. Magnetic (my employer) has...

Agency Vs. Publisher Smackdown: Who Will Win The Battle To Create Content For Brands?
It has been posited that, in the future, the best advertising content will be created by publishers, not agencies or brands. After all,...

Looking For A New Ad Product That Delivers Premium Results? Look No Further Than Native
It’s no secret that there is very little consensus on the definition of native advertising. Some digital marketers will argue that a...

Retargeting Roundtable: Up Close @SMX
Retargeting options abound for marketers today, and the Retargeting Roundtable session at SMX West sought to make sense of the landscape...

The 3 Ad Creative Types Digital Marketers Need To Master
Digital advertising creativity is flourishing, having undergone a dramatic transformation over the past several years. Gone are the days...

The Affiliate Publisher Evolution
Affiliate marketing sure looks a lot different than it did 20 years ago. Gone are the flashing banners, pop-up ads and discount-only...

Redesigning Your Ad-Supported Site For Viewability & Mobile
Now, more than ever, publishers need to focus their attention toward optimal site design to own a piece of the advertising puzzle. At The...

The Modern Face Of Display Ads
When I began in search, display advertising had been oversaturated with the most infamous of elements — pop up ads, flashing banners and...

It’s The Creative, Stupid: 3 Reasons Why Ad Creative Trumps Technology Every Time
Marketers, agencies, publishers, and especially technology companies get so caught up in the potential of technology and data to optimize...

Navigating The Modern Ad Serving Stack, Part 2: Programmatic Direct
In the first installment of this series, we examined the age-old process of buying and selling inventory directly from publishers: direct...
























