
How to use Pinterest to drive high-volume traffic on auto-pilot
“Isn’t Pinterest just for bloggers?” I hear this question all the time when I mention Pinterest marketing, typically from digital...

The story of data, Part 5: Where are we going?
So, what does the crystal ball say about the future of data? Buckle up. No matter what happens, it’s going to be an interesting ride. A...

Tobii Pro releases analytics for its eye-tracking + VR
Last summer, Tobii Pro announced an integration between its eye-tracking tech and the HTC Vive headset. This allowed eye-tracking...

ShareIQ releases a free tool to measure the value of image-based earned media on Facebook
“Free” is always better when you get value. That’s what a new and free tool from ShareIQ offers. The New York City- and Berlin-based...

LiveRamp adds outside quality scoring to its third-party data marketplace
For marketers, the biggest issue with third-party data is quality. Usually, the only way to test the quality is to run a campaign and see...

The story of data, Part 4: Will it ever be truly secure?
Data is an inherently vulnerable thing. Numbers and words, bits and bytes: It can have great power, but it is continually in peril of...

IAB Tech Lab releases a Data Transparency Framework
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Tech Lab is out today with a new framework for minimum disclosure requirements for data sellers....

Spredfast launches Vault to better control access to brands’ social accounts
Spredfast’s visualization of its Vault software Typically, a number of people need access to a brand’s social media account. For general...

Oracle-owned Grapeshot launches a contextual targeting solution for video ads
Contextual intelligence provider Grapeshot, whose purchase by Oracle was announced last month, is now out with a new solution for...

The story of data, Part 3: Who owns it?
Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership becomes much murkier....

Data controllers and data processors: The difference and why it matters in GDPR
To become compliant, companies are hiring data privacy officers, auditing processes and in some cases, pulling out of Europe altogether....

Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines, signaling a deeper move into ‘conversational AI’
announced the news on Monday. Microsoft says that the Berkeley-based technology company has created a “revolutionary” new approach to...

WFA demands that advertisers take actions that promote ‘a better marketing ecosystem’
The charter follows a data manifesto issued by the organization earlier this year. Last year, programmatic advertising platforms were...

LinkedIn releases new updates to Sales Navigator, says the sales prospecting tool is GDPR-ready
LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator is getting a refreshed lead page, new mobile account pages and more integrations with five new marketing...

Outbrain adds IAS integration to contextually shield for brand safety
Content discovery platform Outbrain is boosting its brand safety, with its recent announcement of a partnership with ad-quality...

Dialpad buys TalkIQ and adds AI to UberConference and other services
Dialpad, a business communications services firm whose products include business conference provider UberConference, announced this week...

Questions remain about GDPR enforcement in the US as the compliance deadline inches closer
If you read these pages regularly, you know that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a European law that governs the handling...

The story of data, Part 2: Where are we now?
Big Data has given way to Deep Data Once companies realized that the data that they collected for their own entities could provide value...

Influ2 launches what it calls the first person-based marketing B2B ad platform
“Account-based marketing is not very efficient because it targets a lot of people inside one company, but you can’t really target...
























