Digital media buyers today aren't just in the business of negotiating transactions. They are planners, strategists, and sages, ever at the ready to act and react. As digital technologies and media consumption habits change, so do advertising opportunities, creating a minefield of interactive marketing complexities. Through her weekly column, your online sherpa Tessa Wegert can help you navigate it, and prepare for what's next.
Oct 4, 2013 - Sure, bots and fraud are problems in the online advertising space. Would we rather return to the archaic Nielsen panel monitoring of old? Comments
Oct 3, 2013 -
Google AdWords has released a major reporting update called Estimated Total Conversions, which provides estimates of conversions that take multiple devices to complete.
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Oct 3, 2013 -
Examining the ways in which traditional science and digital advertising collide can be fascinating. Where creating online advertising is concerned, science couldn't be more useful.
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Sep 26, 2013 -
Where web-based series were once a novelty, they're now gaining traction among viewers that crave clever and imaginative content.
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Sep 20, 2013 -
Before you default to old platform stand-ins for your next campaign, explore the potential of image-based social media.
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Sep 17, 2013 -
Six lessons we can learn from the explosive growth in native advertising –and apply to whatever marketing we do, native or not.
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Sep 16, 2013 -
China's digital spend is forecast to grow fueled by video, search, and mobile - continues to be major driver for growth in Asia Pacific region.
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Sep 12, 2013 -
Content curation is about adding value, not getting a quick marketing fix.
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Sep 5, 2013 -
Social networks are constantly introducing new ad products and marketing tools, but this summer brought with it a bounty of significant events that stand to change the way we approach our future campaigns.
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Sep 3, 2013 -
The holiday season will be here before you know it, so here are five things to do today that will make for smoother sailing for the rest of the year.
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Aug 29, 2013 -
If we can deliver all of the information we want the consumer to see before an ad even begins, perhaps we needn't worry so much about the format.
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Aug 22, 2013 -
There's no limit to the kind of content you can incorporate into your email campaign, and no better time to amp up your emails than now.
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Aug 15, 2013 -
As Facebook continues to experiment with its news feed, media buyers and brands should actively monitor user comments made to their ads, and react accordingly.
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Aug 8, 2013 -
The Discovery Channel's pop culture phenomenon churns up marketing opportunities for brands.
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Aug 6, 2013 -
Position your brand as a thought leader and build your funnel and grow your social footprint with the perfect webinar.
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Aug 1, 2013 -
To guarantee sharing success, be sure to make powerful content, revisit popular concepts, and seed your video well.
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Jul 25, 2013 -
The success of Tumblr campaigns depends on the ability of brand marketers to make their ads and blogs as interesting as the user-generated content they'll ultimately sit alongside.
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Jul 23, 2013 -
Remember to make it real, that context is king, it's all in the details, find the nugget, and good data does not have an asterisk.
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Jul 18, 2013 -
Because it's so vast, and because it encompasses so many different aspects of work and home life, the cloud has appropriated a place of power in our world that won't be vanquished.
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Jul 11, 2013 -
If we've learned anything from the last 10 years, it's that we have to be more transparent with our efforts - especially when we know they're likely to work.
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Jul 9, 2013 -
The six metrics you should be watching, not just for their absolute value or monthly change, but for the story they may be telling you about your brand at a deeper level.
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