This whitepaper—produced in partnership with the Interactive Advertising Bureau—will explore the mission and likely evolution of DMP technology, as well as the broad landscape of users and third-party developers that have propelled its growth. Based on an intensive, focused primary research effort, it will identify a series of six use cases that may be supported by DMPs, and describe another half-dozen major dynamics that we expect will define the evolution of such solutions over the next 12 to 18 months.

Although we regularly talk about “mobile data” and “mobile media” and “the mobile internet,” it is vital to remember that the mobile audience is not monolithic. What device a person using, when they are using it, and where they happen to be all matter critically to their content preferences, usage patterns, and openness to advertising messages.”

The world’s Twitter feeds, iPads and libraries may not stand a chance against this onslaught of information. But to the world’s marketers, the proliferation of data has given rise to what may prove to be the most substantial commercial opportunity since the emergence of the World Wide Web: the ability to better understand consumers, seamlessly match “right-time” offers to their needs and optimize the management of profitable, long-term customer relationships.