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Publishers Tap Online Events To Grow Their Email Lists; Microsoft To Shut Down Game Streaming Platform Mixer
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Check Is In The Email Online events are a fraction as valuable as real-world equivalents, but publishers are hosting them more and more as a way to build up authenticated email databases. “That is now the starting point of conversations with publishers,” Tessa […]
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Andrew Yang Backs Consumer Data Payments; Former Google Ads Boss Founds Subscription Search Company
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Searching For Something? Breaking into the search engine category is hard, borderline impossible. But one familiar name is taking a new approach. Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google’s former SVP of ads and commerce, co-founded a search engine called Neeva that doesn’t collect user data or sell […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
First-Party Data Was Never Enough For Marketers. That’s Glaringly Obvious Now.
“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 Adam Solomon, chief growth officer at Lotame. Mid-30s cord-cutter woman lives in the city, eats out regularly, shops at high-end stores. Two-car family of four lives in the burbs, commutes […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
Ugly Delicious Advertising
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Erik Requidan, founder and CEO at Media Tradecraft. There’s a lot to admire about restaurateur David Chang. He’s accomplished, innovative, highly creative and, these days, reflective. He rose from humble beginnings to attain “underground” […]
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Mark Zagorski Exits Rubicon; Spotify Pursues Podcast World Domination
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Aprés-Zagorski Mark Zagorski is leaving Rubicon Project at the end of June, the company announced on Thursday. It’s hardly surprising. Zagorski was CEO of Telaria before its absorption by Rubicon, and he has been COO and president since then. “Thanks to Mark’s leadership, we […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
With Upfronts Upended, The TV Industry Is Banking On Addressable
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike O’Donnell, senior vice president, platform business, at Vizio. So, here we are in June. Upfront presentations would have just ended, under the usual circumstances. But business is far from usual right now. Advertisers plan […]
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TikTok’s Huge US Growth Projections; Amazon’s Media Businesses Valued At $500B
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. TikTok Goes Boom TikTok made between $200 million and $300 million in advertising worldwide last year, and this year it’s aiming to generate $500 million in the United States alone, The Information reports. Optimistic forecasts and sales goals are far from reliable predictors of […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Media-Buying Strategies Must Adapt In Times Of Crisis
“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 Rémi Lemonnier, co-founder at Scibids. Intelligence, success and even survival are often determined by one’s ability to adapt to change. The current crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and protests […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
The COVID-19 Era Underscores The Importance Of Rooting Out Publisher Fraud
“The Sell Sider” is a column written about the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Amanda Martin, vice president of enterprise partnerships at Goodway Group. In the media, where there are eyeballs – time spent – there are dollar signs, and where there are dollars, there is fraud. A […]
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Retail Sales Surged In May; Kimberly-Clark Appoints CMO
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. April Showers, May Flowers Retail sales surged in May, recovering 63% of their losses from March and April. While this is a sign of recovery, Reuters reports, the United States economy isn’t out of the hole, especially since many states have rising COVID-19 infections. […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Google Experiments Hint At Cookie-Free Future
“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 Martin Kihn, senior vice president of marketing strategy, Salesforce Marketing Cloud. In late April, Google announced in-market tests for some of the proposals in its Privacy Sandbox, where the cookie-free web is […]
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Shopify Ties Up With Walmart; What Went Wrong At Quartz
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Setting Up Shop Shopify landed a partnership with Walmart so that merchants that use the ecommerce software can sell on Walmart’s online marketplace. It’s a logical tie-up: Walmart wants to rapidly scale the brands and SKUs in its marketplace and Shopify can offer small […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
No Going ‘Back’
“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 Doug Weaver, founder and CEO at Upstream Group. Throughout this pandemic many of us have managed our vision of the future by making it about the past. We talk about […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
The 2020 Upfronts Will Require A Different Kind Of Playbook
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Fraser Woollard, senior vice president of business development at Mediaocean. Not long ago, the upfronts symbolized stability in the media world, with their guaranteed viewership against a predictable lineup of shows, all offered months […]
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Ecommerce During Covid Eclipses 2019 Holiday Season; Can Advertisers Hold Facebook Accountable?
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Back To Normal? Ecommerce shopping reached $153 billion during April and May, surpassing spend during the 2019 holiday season by 7%, according to Adobe. Consumers spent $70.2 billion online in April and $82.5 billion online in May during lockdowns, $52 billion more than forecasted […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
New Buyer Urgency Will Accelerate SPO Activity In 2020
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jeff Hirsch, chief commercial officer at PubMatic. Looking back on global supply-path optimization (SPO) conversations as recently as the first quarter, several common themes were of interest across the board. On the agency side […]
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Adobe To End Transaction-Based Ad Cloud Biz; ANA Asks To Postpone Upfronts
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Adobe’s Ad Cloud Drags Adobe is “significantly” accelerating its plan to eliminate its low-margin Advertising Cloud transaction-driven business and focus on the software side of the business. “The transaction business is very resource-intensive,” CEO Shantanu Narayen said Thursday when explaining the move during Adobe’s […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video
An Introduction To TV Advertising: Pre-Upfront Planning
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column by Steven Golus, founder at Steven Golus Consulting, is the first in a series that will present the fundamentals of how TV advertising works and how it is changing. I spend a lot of time educating linear TV […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
How Should Buyers Approach A Programmatic Reopening?
“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 Mario Diez, CEO at Peer39. Programmatic spending has slouched as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and with more than half of global brands planning to freeze ad spend for the next […]
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Some Brands Pause Facebook Campaigns; Ad Industry Tries To Scuttle CCPA Amendment
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. To Facebook, Or Not To Facebook? Facebook has lost some advertisers since CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to remove posts by President Trump that glorify violence. Agencies including Pearmill and Verasoni Worldwide are advising clients to suspend campaigns while protests continue, The New York Times […]
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AdExchanger Politics: On The Defensive, Donald Trump Revs Up His Ad Machine
You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is shifting into high gear now that Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee. That means a huge […]
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A Call For Brand Action On Racial Inequality; Roku Ties Up With Kroger
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Global Effort The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) is partnering with the United Nations (UN) to establish measures that will help brands tackle diversity issues. The UN is urging brands to measure and publicize information about their progress and ability to sustain diversity […]
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Publishers See Uptick In Video Monetization; BLS Data On Media Job Losses
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Help Is On The Way Publishers are starting to see advertising green shoots, at least when it comes to video monetization on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube. CPMs, which bottomed out in mid-April, have been steadily rising to the point where they’re now not […]
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Google Reorg Puts Search Under Ad Boss Raghavan; State AGs May Seek Breakup Of Google Ad Tech Biz
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tying Together The Googleverse Google has undergone several re-orgs since Prabhakar Raghavan took over as SVP of advertising and commerce in 2018. And the changes are still coming. This week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that Raghavan will also lead Search, including news, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
Free Reach, Fact-Checking And Platform Responsibility
“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 Joshua Lowcock, chief digital and global brand safety officer at UM Worldwide. Twitter’s decision to flag one of President Trump’s tweets with a fact-check has set a precedent for how social media […]
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OPINION: The Sell Sider
First-Party Data Shouldn’t Be A Privilege For The Few
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. It’s become a statement of faith among those in digital advertising that first-party data – and first party-ness, in general – will become critical to companies’ […]
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MediaMath Is Looking For A Buyer; IAB Encourages Activism Among Employees
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Do The Math MediaMath is pursuing strategic options, including a potential sale, Digiday reports. MediaMath has more than $500 million in debt and investments to recoup, so it’s a tough sell. Retailers such as Walmart and Target might have the balance sheets, but not […]
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Snap To Stop Promoting Trump’s Account; A Steady March Of Google-Focused Agencies
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Social Media Vs. Trump Snapchat is the latest social media network to enforce policies that restrain President Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric. The company said it will no longer promote Trump’s account on the Snapchat Discover feed due to comments he made that could incite violence […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
The California Data Broker Registry’s Growing Significance For Ad Tech
“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 Richard Eisert, partner at Davis & Gilbert. The California attorney general just released a final version of the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and CCPA enforcement is still […]
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Brands Go Dark; Adweek Changes Hands
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Going Dark If you noticed your Instagram feed flooded with black squares, it was because of Blackout Tuesday, a collective protest against racism and police brutality. Started by the music industry, major retailers and brands such as Nordstrom and Madewell soon got involved, reports […]