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I write about the need for transparency, efficiency, equity, and diversification - in contracts, in tech stack development, in content pipelines, in media placement, in investment and revenue streams, in team and channel development, in attribution methods, and more. Read all posts. >>

Privacy Is Not a Tool Problem: Why Governance Matters More Than Platforms consent consumer data operations planning tech stack Jan 02, 2026

When privacy concerns surface, the instinct is often to look for a tool to resolve the challenge at-hand.

A consent banner.
A platform upgrade.
A new setting that promises to “solve” the issue.

Tool...

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What GA4 Still Gets Wrong About Data Privacy audience trust consumer data privacy tech stack Jan 02, 2026

Google Analytics remains the most widely adopted analytics tool on the market. It’s free, deeply embedded across the web, and relatively easy to implement.

But “free” has never meant “low-risk.”

Whi...

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Why You Should Care that Google Isn't Deprecating 3rd-Party Cookies attribution tech stack Aug 02, 2024

I hear this rhetoric often: "Google is so big that of course they're going to figure out an alternative to cookies." Based on the recent announcement that Google is officially *not* going to do away w...

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The Operational Audit You Should Run At Least 1x Annually contracts operations planning tech stack Aug 06, 2023

The word audit gives everyone the shakes. But audits are a great thing that shouldn't be feared, especially if you're doing your proper due diligence of creating a work culture in which it's okay to r...

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Diversifying WITHIN Your Digital Investments consumer data media buying risk diversification tech stack Jan 27, 2023

The numbers are in, highlighting how digital spending in 2023 will increase over years prior -- and pointing to what diversification WITHIN digital will look like, rather than simply shifting budgets ...

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Four Ways to Optimize Your Tech Stack to Improve Your Bottom Line tech stack Nov 17, 2022

If your tech stack isn’t the first thing that occurs to you as an optimization point for improving your marketing programs, I get it. Tech stacks are for IT teams to worry about; the costs are already...

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