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Organizing the Influencer Marketing Landscape
This is a complicated space with advertising agencies, PR companies, influencer specialist agencies, measurement companies, research businesses, individual creators and social media platforms working in compliment of each other to reach consumers.

The Programmatic Decision Tree From eMarketer
eMarketer continues to share important data for the evolution of the programmatic marketplace. If you’re not sure about programmatic media, whether you’re buying it, or how you can buy it take a look at this simple decision tree. Use it to identify the type of programmatic media you’re buying.

Programmatic Sophistication and the Demand Stack With OpenX Demand Fusion SSP
If you want to hear some smart commentary and a broad overview of the programmatic landscape check out this video from OpenX and their Demand Fusion SSP.

The Programmatic Goldrush is Ending According To IPG Head
In an interesting earnings call on Friday, 2/13, IPG stated their intention to stop the practice of selling programmatic media on a non-disclosed basis.

On Programmatic Video Platforms
ReelNReel listed a few of the top programmatic video platforms.

The Superbowl 2015 Programmatic Ad
Superbowl 2015 marks the first time a programmatic TV add was purchased on such a high profile show.

Digital Media Incursions
A recent article on Quartz, Thanks to audit firms, Math Men are taking over Madison Avenue, points the spotlight at new entrants into the advertising business. Consultants are incurring on advertising agency territory with acquisitions of nimble creative, digital and traditional media shops.

Data is a Casualty of Digital GRP TRP Campaigns
In a recent post on AdExchanger titled GRP Integration Is A Waste Of Time Joe Mandel, President of PrecisionDemand argues the merits of pushing past GRP / TRP digital video buying in today’s landscape. One key point is that GRP as measurement, simply reach vs frequency, is a way of delivering campaigns without the benefit of vivid metrics relating to length of exposure, lifts in interest and ad interactivity. Agreed.

Programmatic to be 83% of US Display Advertising by 2017
Agency powerhouse Magna Global and research giant eMarketer released updated forecasts for the programmatic marketplace. The report is aptly titled: Programmatic Ad Spend Set to Soar.

Programmatic Everywhere
A new IAB and Winterberry Group study called Programmatic Everywhere? (Programmatic Everywhere!) shows the updated marketplace for programmatic media and its value proposition.