“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. Imagine you have $50. I tell you that I’m going to flip a coin, and if you guess the flip correctly, I’ll give […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. It’s generally thought that second-price auctions are better at extracting maximum bids from buyers than first-price auctions. The auction mechanics of eBay, the […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. A big milestone hit me recently and unexpectedly: Ten years working in ad tech? It feels like I started just yesterday. But actually, […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, COO at Goodway Group. I spent the first 10 years of my career in traditional media. The past 10 have been in digital. When I made the transition I was astounded by […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. We’ve seen clearing prices for display inventory rise more than 100% in the last two years, and video inventory grow more than 50%. […]
As publishers embraced header bidding, many programmatic buyers observed the trend from the sidelines. Since header bidding boosts yield for publishers by increasing competition, it follows that buyers may be paying more. But buyers wouldn’t necessarily know if that’s the case, since SSPs don’t note whether the impression comes through a header or not. If […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. Fraud costs marketers $7.2 billion annually, according to the ANA. Ask buyers who’s at fault and they’ll say they’re not sure, but they […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. In any case throughout human history where capitalism and markets were suppressed, black markets sprouted and thrived to take their place. North Korea, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, chief operating officer at Goodway Group. We’re addicted to what’s new and shiny. A breaking news alert may flash across the screen and, despite knowing the alert is likely […]
Keith Pieper, VP of technology at IMM, will be on hand to discuss approaches to viewability testing at the May 24 CLEAN ADS I/O conference in New York. One hundred percent sounds like the best there is – but that’s not 100% true when it comes to viewability. According to separate pieces of research conducted […]
