Brands: Pay attention. Smart audio is the “what’s next?” (and it’s happening now). In case you were not paying attention
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The Failed State of Digital Advertising
My digital advertising customer experience sucks. Big time. I’m speaking at a conference soon, and wanted to know what the
Continue readingEvery Piece Of Your Attention Is Being Monetized
Advertising is a data-driven beast with big money underneath it. Advertising is nearly half-a-trillion dollar business (you may want to
Continue readingThe State Of Marketing And The Missed Opportunities
How many brands are really marketing themselves properly these days? If there is one gripe about the current state of
Continue readingBeing Against Programmatic
For the record: don’t be against programmatic. Programmatic is scary business for the marketing industry, but it’s here and it
Continue readingHow The TV Industry Just Hurt Television Advertising
What is the value of your personal data to an advertiser? Consumers are rightfully concerned about what is being done
Continue readingCounting Screens. Counting Dollars. Connecting Consumers.
Are consumers watching more video content online or on the TV? On April 16th, eMarketer published a news item titled, US
Continue readingThe Most Impressive Trends In Digital Media
If there is one deck of slide that marketers should be paying attention to, it is this one. Marketing nerds
Continue readingLet's Stop Mixing Up Digital Advertising With Digital Marketing
I get into this fight all of the time. When people talk to me about advertising agencies – especially ones
Continue readingEven If You're Not Doing Social Media, You Should Still Be Doing This…
In an effort to better involve themselves in social media, many brands still attempt to decide which channel to hop
Continue readingWhat Publicis Omnicom Is Screaming At Our Industry
Digital is everything. That is the conversation that every marketing, advertising and communications agency needs to be having… today. The
Continue readingAre Brands Confusing Advertising With Marketing?
It turns out that the major advertising networks think that Yahoo made a mistake in the acquisition of Tumblr. That’s
Continue readingThe Pageview Industrial Complex
Eyeballs still matter. Ultimately, advertising has two objectives: Create awareness that something exists. Sell something. Do pageviews still matter? Whenever
Continue readingWe Need a Better Definition of "Native Advertising"
What is "native advertising"? If you’re looking for marketing jargon in 2013, look no further than "native advertising." Brands, media
Continue readingThe Age Of Accountability
How well is your Marketing performing? It’s amazing to think that in the mass media age, this was not an
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