HOW did Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney?
SHALLOW ANSWER: Obama’s talking points were more astute, his ads better, his campaign better organized. Democrats raised & spent more money than the Republicans.
REAL ANSWER:
David Szetela on Google's Display Network
In checkers, you win by jumping over your opponent, and the whole thing is pretty one-dimensional.
Chess is a whole new world. You can strike your opponent from 14 different directions. The rabbit hole is endless.
The difference between search and display is a lot like that. You’ve only got so many strategies you can employ in search, but display is super-multi-dimensional.
Let me explain what I mean. On display, you can target based on:
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