Adtech Unfiltered

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Understand Adtech Like a Pro (with Shiv Gupta) Apr 14, 2025

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In the fast-evolving world of programmatic media and adtech, staying informed is key to advertising success. In this episode, U of Digital Founder Shiv Gupta joins host Noor Naseer to discuss how advertisers need sources of credible information to build sound adtech perspective. Gupta explores how education can help advertisers adapt to rapid industry evolutions, from AI-driven programmatic advertising to evolving privacy regulations. This episode equips advertisers with the mindset shift needed to stay competitive as changes like these redefine the advertising ecosystem.

Uncovering Human Insight for Programmatic Success (with Albert Thompson) Mar 14, 2025

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In a time of obsession over AI and automation, are too many media buyers choosing to set it and forget it? Albert Thompson, Managing Director of Digital Innovation at Walton Issacson, thinks so. In this episode, Thompson shares how bringing more human insight to programmatic campaigns is vital for optimal media performance. Together with host Noor Naseer, he explores how buyers can blend automation with human expertise to drive more successful campaigns.

The CIO's Playbook for Media Investment (with Shelby Saville) Jan 13, 2025

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In today's dynamic advertising landscape, media buyers must navigate a complex web of partner relationships, buying decisions and shifting industry trends. In this episode of Adtech Unfiltered, Shelby Saville, Chief Executive Officer at Starcom US, shares valuable insights from her time serving as Chief Investment Officer at Publicis Media, US. Together with host Noor Naseer, Saville discusses her approach to partner engagement, what drives investment strategies, and how buying teams can adapt to stay ahead. Her candid perspective offers actionable lessons for both buyers and sellers looking to succeed in an ever-evolving ecosystem.

The Art of Selling to Holding Companies (with Beau Davis) Dec 16, 2024

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In this episode of AdTech Unfiltered, Beau Davis, seasoned mobile sales leader and co-founder of sales consultancy Futureproofd, shares insights into the challenges sellers face in today's advertising ecosystem. Davis explores strategies for overcoming these obstacles, from longer sales cycles and less face time with clients to growing skepticism from buyers. Together with host Noor Naseer, he discusses what sellers need to know before securing meetings and how to better connect with ad agencies, particularly holding companies.

Dealing with Signal Loss (with Vince Voiro) Dec 03, 2024

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As advertisers lose more and more classic signals like cookies and MAIDs, adopting effective alternatives for targeting and attribution is more crucial than ever. In this episode, Vince Voiro, Sr. Director of Connectivity & Ecosystem at LiveRamp, shares the latest on one of these alternative solutions: identity resolution. Together with host Noor Naseer, Voiro explores what identity resolution is, what data is needed to enable it, how it can improve activations and measurement workflows, and more.

How Agencies Can Keep Up with Media Evolution (with John Lods) Sep 19, 2024

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In the context of today's quickly evolving advertising landscape, agencies must keep pace with the rapid growth of digital media and adtech to meet their clients' needs. Brands are demanding deeper insights and expertise around which platforms to invest in, how to leverage first-party data for greater impact, and more. In this episode, John Lods, CEO of the agency Arm Candy, shares his thoughts on navigating these complexities. Together with host Noor Naseer, Lods explores how agencies can stay ahead of the curve, evaluate new technologies, and offer meaningful, data-driven advice that sets their clients up for success.

AI, Explained (with Alex Castrounis) May 09, 2024

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Advertisers and brands are hungry to capitalize on AI. But attempts to market and adopt the technology have grown so omnipresent that it seems the industry has skipped past gaining a solid understanding of what AI actually is. Alex Castrounis is the Founder and CEO of Why of AI, an AI consultancy that educates and advises businesses on investing in AI in impactful ways. In this episode, he lays out the foundational knowledge marketers need to effectively harness this much hyped emerging technology.

Accelerating Campaigns with Automation & AI (with Eric Mayhew) Mar 01, 2024

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Automation is an oft-mentioned word that can mean many different things in advertising. As the Founder and Chief Product Officer of automation solutions organization Fluency, Eric Mayhew has made it his purpose to improve how people buy digital media.

He joins host Noor Naseer to highlight how automation and AI can reduce low-value manual labor, minimize friction in workflows and help people and organizations unleash themselves from the laborious aspects of media buying.

Examining the Supply Side (with Ian Trider) Oct 03, 2023

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In this episode, host Noor Naseer delves into the intricacies of Supply Path Optimization (SPO) and Header Bidding with Basis Technologies VP of Product (DSP) Ian Trider. He sheds light on the supply path's crucial role in impactful programmatic media buying. Ian explains how this strategy enhances transparency and efficiency in the digital advertising supply chain. The episode explores how advertisers can benefit from selecting optimal paths to reach their target audiences while minimizing costs and fraud.

Discerning Fact from Fiction in AdTech (with Ratko Vidakovic) May 30, 2023

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What does it take to uncover what's really going on in adtech? A whole lot of effort that not every advertising professional knows they need to put forth. In a fast-growing multibillion dollar industry, it's increasingly challenging to discern truth from the carefully crafted narratives propagated by ad solution providers.

In this episode, industry thought leader and AdProfs founder Ratko Vidakovic joins host Noor Naseer to discuss how to find and distinguish adtech truths from not-so-hidden agendas.

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