Christopher is the COO of global marketing technology and services leader IgnitionOne, where he leads corporate operations and strategy.

Latest from Christopher Hansen

Don’t let bad vendor decisions hold you back

To succeed, we need to streamline our tech stack with solutions that actually give us and our customers what we need.

How I learned to love the headless platform

In the end, we need to choose technologies that deliver on the promise of true personalization.

You Don't Have to Wait for Beacons. How Brands Can Use Mobile Devices to Target Consumers

Marketers don't have to wait for beacons to target consumers. Here's how brands can use mobile to target users with location-based offers.

Consumer Appliance Marketers Are Becoming the Next Data Warehouses

A washing machine that shows a consumer he's running out of preferred soap (and helps to order more) points to a new, better route to creating brand loyalty.

It's Time to Bring Data Scientists on Sales Calls

Given the complexities of ad-tech, the make-up of the sales team has changed. Tech leads the space. Is it so crazy that data guys could sell the product?

Let's Use Data Not Just to Target Ads, but to Make Ads Better

Marketers must start using the wealth of big data not just to target the right consumers, but to give each one a tailored creative message.

When Will Digital Ads Finally Generate a 'Water-Cooler Moment'?

Why have brands failed so far to deliver a water-cooler moment with a digital ad? Mostly, it's a flawed focus on tech over storytelling.

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