There are dozens of digital ad startups ready to sell in the mobile and social categories, and IgnitionOne aims to grab a couple. The company, which bought data-management platform Knotice in March, will use a new $20 million investment from SoftBank and others to continue its streak of M&A. “My belief is that social is going to […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon Chases App Supply Amazon is looking to incentivize developers with the promise of a guaranteed $6 CPM on interstitial ads for mobile in August and September. The ads are full-screen, typically appearing between game levels and will be served across Android phones and […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Weeding Out Bots, Funds Researchers at security startup White Ops claim they’ve found a way to weed out bot traffic from online human behavior for good, and the eight-month-old company has the financial backing to prove it. New investors, including Paladin Capital Group and […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Ad-Supported Episodes Amazon is experimenting with ad-supported TV, TechCrunch reported Monday. The Amazon Instant Video app on iOS now offers HBO content for free, and the company will support select episodes with ads. This free content feature is already available on Kindle Fire, as […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Native Yahoo Yahoo’s digital magazines and, consequently, native advertising strategy are under review in a Sunday NY Times article. Nothing too earth-shattering is learned about Yahoo ads and its new Tumblr solutions other than the usual: The banner is dead (or in decline) at […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Gobbles Up mDialog Google acquired mDialog, signaling its interest in more digital advertising. mDialog is a small-fish tech provider in the digital video ad space that services some major media companies and broadcasters. In a Google+ post concerning the acquisition, Google says, “We’re […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Targeting Wearables Tech startup Appier raised $6 million, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. Appier offers targeted marketing across wearables, smartphones and tablets, and works with clients such as Heineken, IKEA, Lancome and game developers. Appier will use the funding to further research its cross-screen targeting platform. […]
On Tuesday at the Cannes Lions festival, leaders of the world’s four largest agency trading desks participated in a panel hosted by Rubicon Project. The discussion touched on a wide range of topics, including deal automation, technology investment and transparency. One macro takeaway is that the so-called trading desks resemble each other less than they used to. […]
When Xaxis released its proprietary data-management platform (DMP) last week, competitors backhanded the WPP-owned tech shop with compliments. On the one hand, $25 million is an impressive figure for a company to invest in technological innovation. On the other hand, what good is this technology if clients are scared off by Xaxis’ opaque business model? […]
Both site content and a publisher’s brand perception have significant impact on overall ad effectiveness, a new Millward Brown Digital publisher study reveals. The study, titled “Publisher Impact,” surveyed a sample group of 4,000 respondents, asking them to rate 40-some publishers across five categories for site “experience.” The end goal? Help premium publishers justify their position […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Buying Time Spent Contently’s Sam Petulla interviews Jon Slade, digital ad director for the FT, on the FT’s new “time spent” currency being implemented instead of CPMs. He explains, “We’re working from a hypothesis that one hour is our currency, with a minimum of […]
GroupM made waves last week when Ari Bluman, chief digital investment officer for North America, said WPP Group’s media agencies will stop buying impressions in open auctions by the end of 2014. It turns out that’s not quite the case, as Brian Lesser, CEO of WPP’s Xaxis programmatic platform, made clear in public comments Tuesday […]
David Helmreich, the former SVP and GM of Neustar’s media and advertising business, will take on the role of CEO for Audience Partners beginning in either late August or early September. Jeff Dittus, the CEO and co-founder, will step down and be chairman of the board, though he will continue to be involved in the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Biting Into Programmatic Mondelez International is adopting a programmatic strategy for video buying through TubeMogul, according to a release. Working with brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Toblerone and Trident, the CPG corporation will target consumers mainly through mobile and Internet videos. “Programmatic fits within […]
“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 Mike Driscoll, CEO and founder of Metamarkets. In 1980, retired Air Force Col. John Boyd walked into the Pentagon and pitched a concept that reshaped how the United States trains […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. What Cannes Means WPP Group CEO Sir Martin Sorrell inserts himself in the pages of The Telegraph with a wide-ranging op-ed on what this week’s Cannes Lions ad festival means to Europe. The festival now recognizes that “advertising is now as much about Math’s […]
Link monetization platform VigLink has raised $18 million in Series C funding. The round was led by RRE Ventures and will go toward building out its new VigLink Exchange, which launched in October, as well as new tools for advertisers. The deal brings VigLink’s total funding to $25.3 million. San Francisco-based VigLink was founded in […]
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Seattle-based Hacker Group, an Interpublic Group agency, has merged with several sibling agency offices abroad and rebranded as HackerAgency. The move is a consolidation of agency brands into one CRM and direct marketing-focused unit. The three DraftFCB branded agencies are based in Munich, Prague and Shanghai. “The partnership has already helped us secure some business, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Undertone Acquires Ad network Undertone on Wednesday bought Upfront Digital Media for an undisclosed sum. According to the release, Upfront Media, formerly Legolas Media, offers “cross-screen programmatic direct and private exchange capabilities to Undertone.” Read the release. Undertone is aiming for a programmatic story. […]
Twitter users will begin to see weather-triggered advertising in their feeds, courtesy of The Weather Company. The companies have set up a partnership under which TWC will bring its advertisers to the platform, as part of its WeatherFX programmatic buying unit. WeatherFX works in much the same way other publisher “reach extension” plays do, leveraging […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. SingTel Buys Ads Singapore Telecom is acquiring Adconion for $235 million and Kontera for $150 million. The acquisition was processed through the Asia telecom’s mobile ad subsidiary, Amobee, which has platform dreams. With the deals, CEO Mark Strecker says, “Amobee offers the most advanced […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Programmatic Direct…Only? Has the open exchange outlived its usefulness? In an interview with Beet.TV, Chief Investment Officer Ari Bluman says GroupM will limit its programmatic buying to private exchange deals struck directly with publishers. He says this will happen by year’s end. “That is […]
There’s no doubt that Yandex is huge – and the Russian search engine is working to make programmatic buying and RTB a more popular option in the country as well. \ The company announced last week that its shares would be available on the Moscow Exchange in addition to its current listing on NASDAQ, news that comes […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Organic Search Vs. Ads Marketers have complained as organic reach of their pages has been throttled, apparently, while Facebook ramps up its ads strategy. Last Thursday, Facebook ads product team lead Brian Boland (AdExchanger 2013 interview) defended his company with reasons behind organic reach’s […]
WPP-owned Kinetic Worldwide accounts for the planning and buying of more than 40% of all digital out-of-home media (DOOH) around the globe. The UK-based company contracts with more than 50 domestic, regional and global clients, including Vodafone, Molson Coors, Warner Bros. Pictures and Tesco. The Outdoor Media Center, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and Route use Kinetic’s software. […]
Ad retargeter Criteo has expanded its engine to analyze conversion performance rather than simply clicks – a change intended to let marketers more selectively target impressions. The change looks good at face value, but for many companies, optimizing impressions means reducing them, which runs the risk of cutting off a nice revenue stream. Nevertheless, Travel Republic, a […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook Video Retargeting Facebook added some features around video ads, including retargeting users who saw a brand’s earlier videos. Only large brands need apply! “Advertisers who work with a Facebook account representative can work with us to create audiences of people who have already […]
When Google poached former L’Oréal CMO Marc Speichert last month, the advertising world wondered about the search giant’s evolving branding goals. Over the last few years, many of Google’s recruits came from brands. It’s likely not a coincidence that Google is advertising itself in more traditional forums. It’s running a campaign that places its YouTube […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. P&G Programmatic Sources tell Ad Age’s Jack Neff that “Procter & Gamble wants to buy 70% to 75% of its U.S. digital media programmatically by the end of this year.” Neff notes that this is significant for several reasons, not the least of which […]
