Marketing attribution comes of age

Measurability and accountability. They have been every advertiser’s Holy Grail since the late 19th century when US department store merchant John Wannamaker famously quipped: “Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the problem is I don’t know which half.” For the past few years, marketing attribution tools and techniques have brought us closer to fulfilling the quest but we haven’t quite reached it just yet.

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The Future of Programmatic will be Curated

whitePaper | October 18, 2022

The world of digital advertising has changed dramatically in the last decade. Not so long ago, deals were done with telephone calls, shaken hands, and manual insertion orders. But, with the advent of programmatic advertising and RTB, the supply chain connecting media buyers and publishers was transformed forever.

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Digital Advertising Trends in 2023

whitePaper | February 3, 2023

2022 has seen widespread change on both fronts. With this whitepaper, we hope to shed some light on this change, as well as giving you some tools to help you effectively tackle your paid digital advertising throughout 2023.

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2022 Digital Advertising Trends: A Top 10 List for Publishers

whitePaper | June 2, 2022

The media industry is entering a new phase of evolution yet again as the world begins to reopen, thanks to increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Global advertising spend rose by 24% in 2021, the strongest year-over-year growth on record in 40 years, according to the World Advertising Research Center (WARC). Ad spend is expected to grow by another 12.5% in 2022. This is positive news for publishers. However, new opportunities bring new challenges.

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Every CMO's ultimate AdTech & MarTech guide for the MadTech Era

whitePaper | November 14, 2022

Adtech and Martech have become buzzwords in every marketing discourse in recent years. Because digital ad spending is skyrocketing, understanding these concepts, products, and impacts is critical. But, more importantly, finding common ground between the two and chances to unify them as a whole (MADtech) for improved ROAS and ROI on tech investments is vital.With the impending abolition of third-party cookies, there is even more incentive for your Adtech and Martech stacks to work in tandem in order for your advertising and marketing to perform well and seamlessly. But, given the sheer amount of tools in these stacks, it’s even more essential to identify redundancies between them every time you invest in a new one.This guide takes you through the fundamentals of Adtech and Martech and brings proven advice on unifying your tech stack for better results.

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Reimagining marketing in the next normal

whitePaper | July 27, 2020

As governments gradually remove pandemic induced restrictions and businesses begin to reopen, there’s a sense that we might be on the verge of returning to “normal.” That is unlikely. During the months of lockdown and self-isolation, we have been, in fact, writing a new future.

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Best Digital OOH practices for law firms

whitePaper | March 20, 2023

Ever since the early 1970s, when the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jacoby and Meyers’ right to promote their business, advertising in the legal profession has become an accepted practice. The US Supreme Court’s extension of this right to all states in 1977 made the practice of self-promotion for lawyers a universal one. Inevitably, however, with the advent of the internet and the proliferation of digital technology, the legal marketing landscape has changed over the last few years. Whilst of course, relying on word of mouth and referrals are still some of the most popular ways of attracting new clients, if you’re not taking advantage of powerful and modern marketing methods, tools and platforms, it could mean your law firm is losing clients and revenue to better-equipped competitors.

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