Judith is a former associate editor at AdExchanger where she covered the burgeoning world of mobile advertising. Prior to this, she wrote about marketing trends and business intelligence news at CRM magazine. Her work has appeared at the New York Daily News, TheStreet.com and Business Insider. She has an M.A. in journalism from New York University.
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Pandora’s Q1 Ad Revenue Up 45%, But Pressures To Engage Users Are Rising
Internet radio service Pandora reported Thursday a 69% year-over-year increase in Q1 revenue to $194.3 million. Advertising revenue rose 45% year over year to $140.6 million. Subscriptions and other revenue were up 94% at $39.5 million compared to the prior year. Mobile advertising RPMs (ad revenue per 1000 ad-supported listener hours) reached $29.46 in Q1 […]
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AOL Goes Native With New Mobile Ad Formats
AOL introduced its own native ad unit for the mobile Web and apps on Thursday. The ads include an image and text that is inserted in between content on the publisher’s site or app. “Before, if advertisers wanted to work with seven different publishers, they’d have to customize their creative and specs with each one, […]
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Is Facebook’s Data Good Enough For Location-Targeted Ads?
Facebook’s unveiling last week of a mobile feature called Nearby Friends, through which it might enable location-targeted ads, places the company in a highly competitive segment of tech vendors offering similar products. The company that will develop the best location-targeted ad product, however, is the one that will couple it with the most relevant consumer […]
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YP, OpenX Join Forces In Programmatic Deal
The local search and advertising company YP has partnered with ad exchange OpenX, the companies said Tuesday. Under the agreement, OpenX allows advertisers to bid programmatically on mobile and Web display inventory on YP’s ad network. YP claims to have more than 300 publishers on its Local Ad Network, including AOL, Yahoo and Pandora. “With display, […]
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Sharethrough CEO: ‘The Best Way To Monetize Feeds Is With Branded Content’
The native ad company Sharethrough expanded its services nearly three years ago from a purely video ad platform to multiple types of branded content. The move to include additional branded content has paid off. The company raised $17 million in a third round of funding in January. It also released a new SDK in early April […]
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Targeting The Individual: Political Orgs That Use Advanced Advertising Techniques
The rules of marketing have changed drastically for organizations that traditionally relied heavily on the big broadcast buy. Consider political campaigns, which are placing a growing premium on targeted messaging across multiple channels. The tech-savvy campaign that President Barack Obama’s aides unleashed six years ago was only the beginning – employing digital strategies is quickly becoming […]
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‘Angry Birds’ Maker Dives Deeper Into Video And Native Ads, Eyes Programmatic Direct
Rovio, the creator of the “Angry Birds” mobile game franchise, was one of the first companies to explode in the mobile gaming space. Mobile gamers are fickle, though, and the company has expanded into a multimedia enterprise in addition to growing its advertising business. AdExchanger spoke with Michele Tobin, VP of global brand partnerships and […]
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Mobclix Returns As Axonix
Mobclix, the mobile ad exchange that was acquired and subsequently sold by the troubled mobile marketing agency Velti, re-emerged Tuesday as Axonix. GSO Capital Partners, a division of Blackstone, bought Velti’s US, British and Indian mobile marketing divisions (including Mobclix) in November last year. Axonix will officially launch next month in a partnership with Telefonica, […]
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Display Revenue Flat In Yahoo's Q1 2014 Earnings
Yahoo reported gross revenue of $1.13 billion and $1.07 billion in ex-TAC revenue for Q1 2014. GAAP revenue was down 1% from the same period last year, but ex-traffic acquisition revenue was up 1%. GAAP display revenue was $453 million for Q1 2014, flat compared to the same period last year. Yahoo increased the number […]
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TreSensa CEO Bets On Games Built For The Mobile Web
Who will win the mobile race – native or Web apps? Mobile game publisher and distributor TreSensa is betting on the latter. The New York City-based startup, which is behind games like Mad Cab and Scooby-Doo and the Race to WrestleMania, raised $2 million last month, bringing its funding total to $3.5 million. Its clients include […]
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