Digital marketing continues to evolve by leaps and bounds. One of these exciting evolutions is the use of first-party data for marketing. But what is first-party data? How will it help you reach your target audience more effectively? Let’s take a closer look at why this type of data is so important and how it […]
Big Tech’s walled gardens have become inhospitable and overgrown – time to take your ad dollars elsewhere Big Tech’s ad spend appetite is larger than ever but the value it can offer has perhaps never been lower. We are witnessing a digital ad industry in flux. Regulation is playing a role, but as Big Tech […]
Expand inventory and reach with better targeting for a big ROI boost Adapting to new technology isn’t always easy. And for a long time, programmatic advertising was no exception. Put simply, programmatic advertising digitally automates the ad-buying process. Instead of manually buying ad inventory in one specific place, computer algorithms bid on inventory across a […]
Interest-level data related to health searches and browsing helps connect consumers with the cure for what ails them Health interest data can be tricky. HIPAA, general privacy, and ethics considerations swirl anytime the topic is broached. On the other hand, when people search or browse online about specific health topics and conditions, whether as a […]
Shakespeare Would Have Been A Great Digital Marketer “What’s past is prologue.” Shakespeare wasn’t talking about purchase data but he sure was right on the money. We in marketing spend an enormous amount of energy attempting to predict what will drive consumer behavior. It’s a tale as old as time! In the digital age of […]
81 million. That’s the number of people consuming streaming media. Connected TVs and streaming sticks, laptops, phones, and tablets – if it’s got an internet connection, more people are watching more video on it than ever before. So says Nielsen, which reported last month that for the first time, streaming viewership exceeded cable usage. That […]
Campaigns know voters are so much more complicated than party affiliation, yet they’re often flying blind in their outreach. It started after Obama’s win. Then we saw it with Trump’s too. Every political cycle, once the election day dust settles, we invariably see stories about the “data machines” powering campaigns. These articles would have you […]
Social media ad campaigns are struggling to deliver on reach and affordability. A more balanced approach could save the day. “It’s part of a complete breakfast!” Growing up watching Saturday cartoons, that familiar tag seemed to play at the end of every cereal commercial. Lately, it’s exactly how I’ve been thinking about social media advertising […]
Marketers are overwhelmingly wary of privacy impacts on success outcomes, but relief is coming into view Marketers just can’t seem to catch a break. Two years ago, Covid had them fretting about whether consumers were going to keep spending. Then supply chain disruptions started wreaking havoc on inventory. Just as these issues finally start to […]
Go ahead, slide into that inbox Oh, the things we would do as consumers to protect our email inboxes. We deftly formatted our email addresses when sharing online to avoid internet scrapers. We created second, third, and fourth accounts to keep our beloved primary inbox from getting filled with junk. We hit the unsubscribe button […]