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Current measurement strategies rely on proxy metrics which don’t provide indications of true business outcomes such as incremental sales. Advertisers need a new approach for new media habits.
The tech giant has got so much of the industry working through its various tendrils, there’s no escaping it. And some would argue that agencies and marketers have been complicit in letting it happen because they get the results they need.
On the latest Digiday Podcast episode, Oprah Daily’s editorial director discussed The Oprah Insider Community’s launch and how the publication is moderating content on the platform.