If you look at the world of marketing agencies and technology, it becomes obvious: companies want control. Technology used to
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Is TV Advertising The Next Big Thing In Advertising?
It’s not as absurd as you might think. Stop and think about it for just one minute. As the price
Continue readingThe Thing About Brand Safety
Is brand safety the real problem for brands today? The problem with digital advertising, is that it can cheap and
Continue readingWhat A Brand Wants. What A Brand Needs.
I think that Sir Martin Sorrell is very smart when it comes to media. Those in the advertising business know
Continue readingThe 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 readingThey’re Ruining Amazon… Please Don’t Let Them!
The Internet is the Wild West. This was the narrative for many years. Going back close to twenty years, settlers
Continue readingMedia's New Business Model: Surveillance Capitalism
The struggle is real. Brands simply no longer know where to put their money. It’s easy to build a dystopian
Continue readingDo We Blame The Algorithms When Advertising Goes Wrong?
When things go wrong in advertising, it looks like brands are throwing the algorithms under the bus. And you thought
Continue readingThe Pending Influencer Marketing Bubble
If you’re looking for growth in the marketing industry, look no further than influencer marketing. The global advertising business will
Continue readingAre You Not Entertained?!?!?! How To Spend Money On Advertising (Like You Just Don't Care)
What won’t an advertiser do to get in front of your face? How does the title of this The New
Continue readingWhat They're Not Telling Us About Native Advertising's Explosive Growth
Native advertising is big business… and it’s growing. That’s the raw news and data from the good people at eMarketer
Continue readingIt's Not Easy To Be A Loving Brand These Days
Be careful what you wish for. Never has a sentiment been so true like it is for brands these day.
Continue readingThe Frightening Ramifications Of High-Frequency Advertising
If you think that creativity will be safe from the automation of everything, you are wrong. It’s not a question
Continue readingDisplay Advertising Is A Failed State
Display advertising has a huge problem. It’s all going to come to head in 2017. There is only so long
Continue readingLess Money. Less Traffic. Advertising In Chaos?
Who benefits from a world where advertising is getting less money and there is less traffic for the content? This
Continue readingThe Truth In Digital Advertising
Don’t believe every headline that you read. There has been a long-standing statement that, “people hate advertising.” For years, I (and many
Continue readingThe Story Of Vice And The Future Of Media
I’m a metalhead punk. That’s about it. With that comes my general attitude of wanting to mess up the system,
Continue readingThe Mobile Gap
At what point, do we surrender to reality? In the past few months, way too many brands have been speaking
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 readingThe Advertising Agency As Scapegoat
Stuff rolls downhill. That’s a fact. In the past few months there’s been an anti-agency storm brewing. It’s not fair
Continue readingDisruption, Disruption Everywhere
What keeps you up at night? This was the question that organizers of the International Startup Festival wanted me to
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