Senior Editor
James covers the intersection of commerce, media and advertising technology.
Google’s Q1 2015 earnings report continued a trend that’s more than three years old: declining CPC value, offset by the rising number of total paid clicks. The number of users clicking on a Google ad was up 13% year over year, though analysts were expecting that number to be slightly higher. Google CFO Patrick Pichette, who […]
Marketers are seizing upon advanced attribution models as a way to rationalize their data and divvy up credit. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s largest hoteliers, is an ideal example of where and how advanced attribution methods are taking hold. David Schmitt, director of interactive marketing operations and analytics for IHG, recently partnered […]
In 2012, Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s campaigns spent almost $80 million combined on online advertisements leading up to the election. And that total was in turn dwarfed by the amount that was channeled through digital by super PACs, whose expenditures are more difficult to track with precision. While those fundraising totals may have bowled […]
Luxury brands used to benefit from their heritage. But nowadays “you have to reach an audience that may not have inherited that sense of legacy,” said Moet Hennessy digital director Jessica Holthaus at a Tuesday panel hosted by German publisher Axel Springer, WatchTime magazine and Martini Media. Holthaus said online video is a crucial part […]