Close-Up: Konstantin Markov, Global Director of Technology Operations
In the world of tech, it’s never “business as usual,” and our Head of Tech Operations absolutely loves that. How did you get into IT? Initially, I wanted to enter diplomatic service, a prestigious occupation in my home country of Uzbekistan. The tuition was very high — and unfortunately (now…
AdWeek: Omnicom Debuts Video Ad Honing Tool, Powered by Google Data
Want to know if your video ad is effective before launching it? With Video Creative Intel, the first tool of its kind to tap the power of Google data, create or optimize video ads like never before. What distinguishes Annalect’s new tool from predictive ad tech from other holding companies…
Close-Up: Anna Nicanorova, Chief Technology Officer
Contributing to the Future of Marketing & Advertising, in so Many Ways… Congratulations on your 10-year Annalect-iversary! Could you tell us about the journey? After getting my MBA, I did a year-long residency at numerous Omnicom agencies — ultimately, deciding I wanted to stay at Annalect — which was then…
Close-Up: Satindra Chakravorty, Senior Director of Data Science
From Biostatistics to Data Science … an Unpredictable Journey in Prediction How did you get into Data Science? It was literally an 11th-hour decision, on the eve of moving from Chicago to Columbia, South Carolina to start my career in Public Health (my education was in Epidemiology & Biostatistics). I…
Close-Up: Alicia Carroll, Senior Director of Performance Analytics
Focused on all the Connections that Matter… You were pretty ahead of the curve with social analytics. Can you tell us a little about that? When I started in social advertising in 2014 at Resolution, I recognized a deficit in social analytics. Digital media had elaborate, detailed measurement plans — and social…
DigiDay: Omnicom’s Annalect lands exclusive access to a massive trove of consumer card-purchase information
Having access to Affinity’s near-realtime credit- and debit card purchase information from about 90 million consumers is a pretty fantastic way to gauge marketing outcomes, and we’ve got it — exclusively. “The multiyear exclusive agreement essentially enables Omni to mainline data solutions from Affinity’s Panorama platform — which houses and…