How Does Digital Tracking Work Across Sites Down to the Action?
With the 2015 holiday shopping season already looming ahead, here are some of the ways that brands are building 360° profiles through cross-site tracking. Techniques for digital tracking across sites are becoming a crucial tool for digital marketers. The waning reliability of traditional cookie files and the explosion of multi-device browsing…
Medical Research Uses Big Data to Fight Against Breast Cancer
Harnessing the power of big data and analytical processing is helping give researchers a fighting chance against breast cancer and similar maladies. October is breast cancer awareness month. With more than 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society, getting a handle…
Busting Three of the Biggest Myths about Big Data
Separate fact from fiction as we dispel some of the nastier and more persistent myths surrounding big data and how it is being used by brands. The words “big data” have been popping up in the media for a few years now, so we understand if you feel a bit…
Finding Common Threads and Distinct Metrics Among Different Verticals
Examining the relationship between vertical metrics in detail yields insights to marketers who aim to provide specialized service to the brands they serve. The way different industries measure success can vary wildly. A bad week for one vertical market could be stellar for another. For example, a hurricane is often…
TV Ad Spending Shifts as Audiences Move Online
Digital video has disrupted TV in a big way and will shape the direction of original programming and the TV ad spending tied to it in years to come. The new high benchmark set by our recent “Golden Age” of TV shows is both a blessing and a curse for…
Two Ways Data is Fueling the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry is surpassing its former heights of the 1960s by offering desirable cars in all shapes, sizes and prices — all thanks to harnessing the power of consumer data. A period of stagnant innovation in the ‘90s characterized by the domination of massive SUVs has given way to more…