Listen "157. Balancing In-House Expertise and Outsourcing with Helen Lum at AppScience"
Episode Synopsis
What makes programmatic campaigns so challenging, and is it better to manage them in-house or outsource? Join us as Helen Lum from AppScience, with over 15 years of industry expertise, provides an in-depth look into these crucial questions. Helen offers her perspective on the significance of third-party measurement solutions for transparency and the unique benefits of AppScience's device-first household graph approach. We also scrutinize various metrics such as currency and brand lift studies, underscoring the need for actionable insights and efficient audience tracking in today's fast-paced digital environment. Shifting gears, we tackle the pressing issue of cultural diversity in marketing. Helen shares how AppScience goes beyond contextual data by integrating self-reported information, app usage, language preferences, and geographic data to help businesses engage more effectively with diverse audiences. Our conversation stresses the importance of internal company diversity and the role of allies in creating inclusive marketing strategies. Together, we uncover the benefits and challenges of programmatic advertising, discuss the balance between in-house expertise and external support, and highlight the role of mentorship and industry connections in fostering growth and innovation in the programmatic space. Listen in for practical advice and transformative insights from a seasoned expert. About Us: Our mission is to teach historically excluded people how to get started in programmatic media buying and find a dream job. We do so by providing on-demand lessons via the Reach and Frequency®program, a dope community with like-minded programmatic experts, and live free and paid group coaching. We can help 2 ways: Customized a training roadmap for teams of programmatic traders, adops, customer success, AMs, etc focusing on campaigns performance increase, cross-departmental communication, and revenue growth overall 🌟Request a sample training roadmap❗️ Hire people from our program mentioned above Interested in training or hiring programmatic juniors? Book a Free Call Timestamp: (0:00) - Who is Helen Lum and What We're Going To Talk About (05:05) - Measurement Definition (07:57) - Where You Can Apply AppScience (09:49) - How Scalable Is AppScience Data (12:49) - What is Panelless (15:53) - Best Practices in Targeting Culturally Relevant Segments (25:00) - Pros and Cons on In-House Programmatic Campaigns Vs. Manage Campaigns New Reach and Frequency® program starting Soon! Sign Up Here: The 7 Weeks Live Program Learn How To Optimize Your Programmatic Campaign in 15mins or Less https://www.reachandfrequency.live/pages/optimizationchecklist Meet Our Guest: Helen Lum https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenmlum/ [email protected] https://www.appscience.ai/ Meet The Team: Hélène Parker - Chief Programmatic Coach Helene Parker Consulting LLC Programmatic Media Experts | LinkedIn Learn Programmatic As a TEAM As a Programmatic Ninja Programmatic Coaching Newsletter Programmatic Digest Youtube | LinkedIn | Instagram Manuela Cortes - Co-Host Programmatic Digest In Espanol Manuela Cortes | LinkedIn Training Roadmap Sample Request: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_KIHlCzkkyKVbXlgXAdfbPXm7K3rCGAqoI_I7s1iev2jdIg/viewform?usp=sf_link Join our next training program by signing up to our waitlist below: https://www.heleneparker.com/waitlist/ Join Our Slack Channel for programmatic ninjas looking to level up and build a network: https://join.slack.com/t/theprogrammaticmeetup/shared_invite/zt-1nlaoighs-ES98OYwn67rkk1vqgC4i9Q
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