Dean Donaldson
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Dean Donaldson is Global Head of Innovation, DG & MediaMind (www.mediamind.com) advertising technology solutions where he is responsible for their global evangelism. He is passionate about how creative technology can be used to deliver brand messages to the consumer at their point of engagement and then allow them to choose how and when they want to proceed. With a creative background and futurist outlook, Dean is a recognised expert at navigating through the maze of emerging media and serves on many industry councils.

A passionate public speaker, he has delivered presentations at over a 100 industry events across more than 30 countries around the world. With many published articles, he frequently serves as an industry source for leading business and trade publications, being best known for utilising the true potential of advertising technology. His research has recently obtained him a Masters with Merit from the UK's leading media innovation centre based at Bournemouth University.

Blog Entries by Dean Donaldson

Online and TV Get Hitched

(0) Comments | Posted 15 November 2012 | (11:28)

The technology is there for online and TV advertising to converge, but are ad agencies prepared?

Convergence of communication devices has been a concept discussed for nearly the last 20 years as something that will happen. But today it is a reality and guess what - it...

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Advertising - Let's Get Real(Time)

(0) Comments | Posted 25 September 2012 | (13:14)

Did you hear - Barack Obama doesn't read newspapers anymore!? Well he reads the news, actually quite a bit, but to get his morning news fix he opts for his iPad. After all what is printed is yesterday's news, not what just happened. Or more importantly what is happening.

Even...

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When Windscreens Become Computer Screens

(0) Comments | Posted 20 August 2012 | (13:55)

As our cars become ever more connected, in car entertainment will become the new frontier in our interactive online experience

What's the most expensive computer you have ever purchased? No, it wasn't that tricked out Macbook Pro from a few years ago that set you back over £2k. It was...

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Video Bridges the Gap Between TV and Online Advertising

(2) Comments | Posted 31 July 2012 | (10:11)

Advertising is evolving as the big screen and PC become one

As more and more people are viewing video content online, the line between TV and online is beginning to blur. comScore's recently published statistics for online video viewing and ad exposure in Europe reveals the biggest growth in video...

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Second Screen Advertising - How Brands Will Use Our Phones and Tablets to Reach Us

(0) Comments | Posted 11 June 2012 | (15:03)

Think about it - when is the last time you sat still watching a TV show? Chances are, even with your favorite football match or reality series on, you're still fiddling with another screen - be that a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, or whatever screen the fingertips land on....

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Getting a Hold of Haptics

(1) Comments | Posted 11 May 2012 | (10:37)

As we start to look beyond traditional computing devices for media consumption and social networking, one trend that is worth keeping your eye (or maybe we should say your hand?) on is haptics.

This is the concept of giving a response back to a user that instead...

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Watch and Surf - TVs, PCs, Smartphones and the rise of the Dual Screener

(0) Comments | Posted 27 February 2012 | (13:33)

Mobile browsing while watching the TV? We're a nation of 'Dual Screeners' and advertisers are learning new tricks to keep us engaged

One of the biggest consumer trends in television these days is 'Dual Screening'. More and more viewers use a mobile, tablet or a PC at the same time...

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Beyond the Box: Thinking Through Next-Gen TV

(0) Comments | Posted 25 January 2012 | (00:00)

Television is often overlooked when we think of innovation, particularly in light of the rise of PCs, smartphones and the ubiquity of the internet. Yet TV has never been static. It's evolved from black-and-white to colour, from video recorders to set top boxes, to the recent digital handover. Now video...

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