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Tag Archives: technology
The #1 Ingredient in AdTech “Special Sauce”…
…is Russian dressing*. In other words, there really isn’t anything secret. Good …aaS products are good because they have good people and process. The technology is mostly generic. Takeaway: Make marketing and advertising technology decisions on people, not the algorithms. Because … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy
Tagged adtech, martech, people, technology
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Ads.txt: Cui bono?
Ads.txt is not the answer to solving the widespread problem of fraud in the digital marketing ecosystem, but it’s a small step in the right direction. I was glad to hear that MediaMath announced that it will begin rapidly rolling out … Continue reading
Posted in Data, digital marketing, fraud, Media
Tagged ads.txt, adtech, fraud, martech, media, programmatic, technology
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Marketing Navigators: Do You Have a Sextant?
How can you be sure that your marketing navigation system is picking up the true signal, which can be very weak in these days of bots, fake traffic and across billions of rows of impression data? Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Media, planning, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged analysis, GPS, Naval Academy, sextant, technology, whiffletree
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How Many Tracking Pixels to Screw in a Light Bulb?
I turned on WordPress’s WordAds on this blog a couple of days ago. It takes a couple of days for the ad tech ecosystem to smell the fresh blood, but as of this morning, there are 66 tracking pixels firing … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, digital marketing, Marketing, Media, Privacy
Tagged adtech, digital marketing, digital media, martech, pixels, technology, tracking
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Fairy Tale: “Ads We Want to See”
One of the biggest fantasies shared by digital marketers and advertising technology providers is that people want to see ads. The problem isn’t them, it’s us. If only we installed more technology (and chipped away at privacy a little more), we’d … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Communications, Marketing, Media, Strategy
Tagged adtech, consumer, creative, delusion, digital marketing, identity management, technology
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Buying Audiences, Getting Worked
I thought the modern age of non-intrusive advertising was supposed to give me only the relevant ads I wanted to see, lovingly presented to me by some perfect algorithm hand-crafted in a loft in SoHO? Ta-da–you’ve just seen what happens when you get stuffed into an “audience.” Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Strategy, Travel
Tagged adtech, digital media, marketing, segmentation, tactics, targeting, technology, Twitter
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Improve Your Super Bowl Ads
When I watch ads during the Super Bowl Big Game, I usually find myself muttering “call to action, call to action” to the point that my wife starts putting away the sharp objects. The amount of air time that’s wasted … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Marketing
Tagged media, Super Bowl, technology, television
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Portals to Mindset Changes
I hate cell phones ringing when something important is going on. Yet you will never, ever hear my phone go off in a presentation, meeting, church or other event when it’s inappropriate. The reason is that every time I go … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Rants
Tagged cell phone, meetings, preparation, technology
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