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Customer data platform: what is it and how does it work?

December 19, 2017

Customer data platform: what is it and how does it work?

Wondering about the hype around customer data platforms? Read this blog post and learn why this technology is generating so much buzz. With the amount of information modern marketing tools gather, specialists often feel lost trying to make sense out of it. What’s more, the number of technologies used by marketing departments is rocketing up. […]

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Why you really need a DMP in your marketing stack

February 8, 2017

Why you really need a DMP in your marketing stack

Show me your marketing stack and I’ll tell you whether you’re a smart marketer or not. Yes, it’s that simple. No tests, no questions, no vetting your past experience. Just show me the tools you use, and I’ll tell you whether you are a smart digital marketer or not. Because, you see, there’s one telltale […]

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How Can A DMP Help With Cross-Device Attribution?

February 1, 2017

How Can A DMP Help With Cross-Device Attribution?

Cross-device attribution. These 3 words are responsible for headaches, missed opportunities, and ad waste for online advertisers and marketers everywhere. And while it’s true that cross-device attribution is hard, there is a solution, and like most solutions to today’s advertising and marketing problems, it involves data, in particular, a data management platform (DMP). How Can […]

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Using PII in a DMP: What Are the Implications?

January 19, 2017

Using PII in a DMP: What Are the Implications?

In case you hadn’t heard – data management platforms (DMPs) are all the rage these days. Optimizing media buying and monetizing audience data is more important than ever and a big part of that is personalization. But when it comes to using personal data – or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – things get a bit […]

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3 Features You Need to Use PII in a DMP

January 12, 2017

3 Features You Need to Use PII in a DMP

People are getting a bit jumpy about personal data these days. Just ask the poor folks at Yahoo who have had to announce not one, but two hacks of their email accounts over the last year. The result of such high-profile breaches is that people who never gave much thought about trusting a well-known brand […]

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3 Ways Publishers Can Benefit From A Data Management Platform (DMP)

January 9, 2017

3 Ways Publishers Can Benefit From A Data Management Platform (DMP)

Data management platforms (DMP) have long been associated with companies & vendors on the buy side (e.g. DSPs and ad agencies), but they are increasingly starting to be adopted by those on the supply side, in particular, publishers. Below are 3 ways publishers can benefit from a Data Management Platform (DMP). 1. Increase The Value […]

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The Ultimate Guide to DMP Terminology

December 2, 2016

The Ultimate Guide to DMP Terminology

Data management platforms (DMPs) are much like a lot of other new technology on the block – fabulously useful, but intimidating for those who are new to the game. Especially if they don’t know all the terminology associated with it. All the new jargon can seriously hinder new adopters from understanding a DMP’s usefulness. With […]

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What is Taxonomy in a DMP?

November 28, 2016

What is Taxonomy in a DMP?

There’s a popular joke among software developers and engineers that goes like this: There are two hard things in computer science – cache invalidation and naming things. In this post, we’ll be talking about the latter, naming things, in particular, otherwise known as taxonomy in a data-management platform (DMP). What is Taxonomy? Taxonomy is a […]

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DSP vs DMP vs DMP-DSP Hybrid: What’s the difference?

November 7, 2016

DSP vs DMP vs DMP-DSP Hybrid: What’s the difference?

Advertising veterans still remember the days when they would pick up the phone and call a publisher’s sales team and put in an order for an online media campaign. And while the direct, person-to-person way of purchasing and selling media still exists with large advertisers and publishers, most advertisers, agencies, and brands have turned to […]

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How Does Data Collection Work in a DMP?

October 31, 2016

How Does Data Collection Work in a DMP?

Most companies utilize multiple data-collection tools, including those that collect data from online sources (e.g. web analytics and marketing-automation platforms) and from offline sources (e.g. transaction systems). The fact that large amounts of data are collected from a variety of sources makes the gathering of all these data sets together in one place very important […]

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