The crowd at the IAB’s Annual Leadership Meeting looked about the same as ever – composed of many publishers and tech companies – but with one big difference from last year. As of September, tech companies are now voting members of the IAB. Some at the meeting barely registered the change, since tech companies have […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Brian Mandelbaum, CEO at Clearstream. On its surface, programmatic video presents advertisers with the perfect opportunity to reach consumers with the sight, sound and motion of television while leveraging the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Hulu Chief On Viewability, Programmatic Speaking to Ad Age, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins said the company has seen “nothing but good news coming out of the viewability debate,” as Hulu only charges its advertisers for ads that are 100% completed and in-view, though he […]
After going digital-only in June 2013, The Onion had to decide how to earn money without print ad sales. It found a partial answer in Onion Labs, its in-house agency that has found success with big advertisers. “We thought, are we going to go down the programmatic path or the content path?” said Kurt Mueller, […]
AOL’s programmatic revenue grew 250% in the fourth quarter, and now accounts for 39% of AOL’s non-search revenue. In Q4 the company “integrated the first set of private marketplaces,” Armstrong said, for a total of 15 private marketplaces. AOL’s shift to programmatic led to a recent restructuring of its sales force, another area of heightened attention from investors. AOL recently […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Automating Print Time Inc. is bringing more automation to its print sales. Its approach, developed in part by MediaMath, functions almost identically to Time’s digital ad sales process. Target is the first brand to trial the offering, Ad Age reports. “Our overall strategy is […]
As publishers respond to requests for private marketplace and automated guaranteed deals, logistical challenges mount. Publishers must bring in an advertiser’s data and package inventory, and make it discoverable to buyers. Which is why PubMatic on Monday rolled out a buyer-side portal where an advertiser can shop for automated guaranteed inventory. PubMatic founder and CEO Rajeev […]
Five months after taking the wraps off its revamped ad management product, Facebook is slowly but steadily chalking up new Atlas customers. In the wake of its splashy deals with Omnicom Group and Havas, the company has unveiled agreements with database marketer Merkle and Mediaocean, the dominant provider of RFP and workflow management software geared […]
Concerned about buying inventory around pirated content? A certification created by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) will empower vendors to buy inventory from publishers serving unpirated content. “Brands can now say we only want to deal with people who are TAG-certified. We’ve created a marketplace dynamic and structure in the ad ecosystem,” said Stu Ingis, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Content In The Age Of Efficiency Writing for AdWeek, IAB President Randall Rothenberg makes a case for “big content,” and reveals that creative will take center stage at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting this week. Ad tech will help the industry through core impediments […]
