Dave Smith a retired media guy who tries to give good advice to C level entrepreneurs. He’s an internationally recognized digital advertising and media expert, and is well-known within the marketing community as a thoughtful, provocative, and forward-looking authority.
As a pioneer of new media application, media strategy, planning and metrics Dave has participated in every generation of advertising technologies and is an expert on all aspects of media technology and metrics in both the digital and traditional marketplaces.
Dave’s advisory board and industry committee involvement has included key roles with the 4A’s, ARF, comScore Media Metrix, Quantcast, IAB, I-COM and the Online Publishers Association, where he has worked to establish and refine standards in metrics, business practices and financial issues for digital advertising.
Dave is consistently called upon by such publishers as an expert resource, and has been a noted contributor to their content. Dave is also a regular speaker at various 4A’s, iMedia, ad:tech, IAB, I-COM, Digiday, MMS, Videonomics and sfBIG events.
In 2012 Dave was inducted into the sfBIG Hall of Fame in recognition of his trailblazing media career. He has a number of other awards to his name, including an Effie and the first-ever ad:tech Industry Achievement Award.
