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Aol Exec Brody On Re-Defining The Ad Network Model And Providing The Marketing Stack
Ned Brody is President and head of Aol’s B2B businesses and international operations. He spoke to AdExchanger.com about his company’s recently announced premium ad strategy and re-defining the ad network model through advertising.com and Pictela (read the release). AdExchanger.com: Is AOL and advertising.com building a premium ad network? NB: We have a premium ad network. […]
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AdExchanger: Early DMP
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Google And Big Brands; Ad Network Investment Momentum; isocket Automating Direct Sales
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Goes Direct Ad Age’s EJ Schultz covers news of Google selling directly to the marketer – in this case, Heineken – and suggests the implications could be big down the road. He writes, “The deal covers at least 20 countries and calls for […]
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Cox Digital Solutions Targeting Verticals With High-Impact Placements Such As Appetite Media Says Prez Shaw
On Tuesday, Cox Digital Solutions (CDS) announced that it is adding a new brand, Appetite Media, to its portfolio of vertically-focused site networks. According to the release, Appetite Media will focus on offering “food lover” audiences to advertisers who also seek high-impact, “premium” placements. The company says that Appetite will bring together 22 million unique […]
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Specific Media Buys MySpace; WPP Group And Google Spar; AdSafe Media Sees Growth
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Specific Media, MySpace Inked Kara Swisher said yesterday that the deal for MySpace was almost done – and then it was done! – as ad network Specific Media bought the company for a rumored $35 million – AND Justin Timberlake is investing in the […]
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What Aren't Publishers Getting About Real-Time Bidding Today?
Often, a question doesn’t have an easy answer in the digital advertising business. This is a column devoted to an answer to a single question or topic – and providing a bit of space for it. Today’s participant is Andrew Pancer, Chief Operating Officer of Media6Degrees, a social targeting, advertising company. He recently answered the […]
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Triggit Targeting For Amazon; Clearspring Sharing Data Through BlueKai Exchange; Specific Media Buying MySpace?
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon And DSP Triggit Yesterday, All Things D’s Peter Kafka announced that demand-side platform Triggit will offer DSP services to e-Commerce giant Amazon.com. Kafka writes, “Amazon has noodled with Web ads in the past, but has confined itself to selling space on Amazon.com and […]
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Supply And Demand: Valhalla Partners' Hebbar Sees Limited List Of Buyers Amid Large Supply Of Sellers In Ad Tech
Kiran Hebbar is General Partner of Valhalla Partners, a venture capital firm with investments in such companies as JumpTap, Legolas and TidalTV among many others. AdExchanger.com: How did you get started in the venture biz? KH: I was the first person in my family to go to college and am very achievement oriented. I have […]
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ChoiceStream CEO Johnson Says New Platform Targets Agencies And Brands With Data As Differentiator
Steve Johnson is CEO of ChoiceStream, a personalized marketing and advertising solutions provider. Yesterday, the company announced its custom audience targeting platform, CRUNCH. Read the release. Johnson discussed the announcement and his company. AdExchanger.com: Can you talk a little bit about ChoiceStream’s beginnings and how it has evolved? And – where did the name come […]
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Publicis Buying Aegis?; The Move Toward Transparency; Meredith Buying Publishers, Serving Audience
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Publicis Buying Aegis? Marketwatch’s Ruth Bender reports that Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is not interested in acquiring agency holding company Aegis’ media business in spite of news reports. According to Bender, Levy said at last week’s Cannes ad festival, “For the moment, we don’t […]
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Xaxis CEO Lesser Discusses New Audience Buying Company And Partnership With GroupM
Brian Lesser is CEO of Xaxis, a digital partner of GroupM agencies, and WPP Group company. To learn more, visit the new company website here. Lesser, previously GM of WPP’s Media Innovation Group, discussed Xaxis and its implications. AdExchanger.com: What is Xaxis? And how will it differentiate itself within the marketplace? BL: Xaxis is a […]
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TubeMogul Video DSP Adds Ad Verification; Brands Looking To Platforms In Cannes; The Google DMP
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. DSP Offering Ad Verification For Video Video analytics and demand-side platform (DSP) TubeMogul is offering its own ad verification point solution in the video ad arena called “PlaySafe”. According to the release, the “new ad verification feature ensures that media buyers can differentiate between […]
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Limelight Networks Mobility CTO Cobb On Mobile Video Trends And New REACH Interactive Product
Content delivery network Limelight Networks announced last week its new Limelight REACH Interactive platform which the company claims “helps publishers, agencies and advertisers create ‘tappable’ pre-roll and post-roll in-stream video ads, which open coordinated microsites.” Read more. Jonathan Cobb, GM and CTO of Limelight’s Mobility and Monetization Group, discussed the announcement and its implications. AdExchanger.com: […]
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Belo Interactive Product Leader Karabag Reviews Three-Screen Audience Targeting And Mixpo
On Wednesday, video ad technology company Mixpo announced a solution which it says “extends in-banner, dynamic video ads beyond the Web to tablet devices” enabling efficient deployment of campaigns across digital channels. Read the release. David Karabag, Director of Product Management for Belo Interactive Group, and part of media company Belo, discussed trends in the […]
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AdExchanger: Welcome Aboard!
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WSJ: Google Anti-Trust Probe Nears; Give Me Brand Metrics; comScore, Nielsen And The Online GRP
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Anti-Trust Probe Imminent? It appears anti-trust litigation is headed Google’s way if a new story from The Wall Street Journal is correct. The WSJ’s Thomas Catan and Amir Efrati write that “issues in the FTC probe are expected to include whether Google searches […]
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Collective Extends Sell-Side Platform Capabilities With AppNexus Partnership
Yesterday, Collective announced AMP Exchange which it positions as a sell-side platform and says “allows publishers to create private exchanges using Real-Time Bidding (RTB) without separately managing reserved and pre-emptible inventory.” AppNexus is helping to provide the technology of the new offering. Read the release. Peter Longo of IDG Tech Network is quoted in the […]
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Dutch Stick It To The EU Cookie; Google Still Acquiring In Display -How About Aol?; American Express On DSPs
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Dutch Gov’t Sticks It To The EU Cookie It appears that the wheels may be in motion in the EU towards stricter cookie laws which require opt-in for third-party (ad network-like) cookies. John W. Miller of The Wall Street Journal reports, “The Dutch Parliament […]
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The New Aol Premium Ad Network; Microsoft On Audience, Context, Exchanges; Adobe And Experian Join Hands On Data
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The New Premium Ad Network Following on its Ad.com announcement last week, Aol announced yesterday that its Pictela unit “is partnering with FOXNews.com, Meredith Corporation, Variety, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network and The Weather Channel’s weather.com to help them deploy the IAB Portrait […]
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CEO Kartzman Sees Growth For Spongecell, Continuing Fragmentation For The Industry
Ben Kartzman is CEO of Spongecell, a creative ad technology company. Click below or scroll for more: Looking Back at the Past Year Success Metrics and Engagement Pricing Attribution Funding And The Future On Fragmentation and The Entrepreneur AdExchanger.com: How much has the company changed – or not – in the last year? BK: We’ve […]
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New HubSpot Chief Product Officer David Cancel Discusses The Opportunity Ahead And Performable
Last Thursday, marketing software company HubSpot acquired Performable. Read the coverage. As a result of the transaction, Performable CEO David Cancel has become Chief Product Officer of HubSpot. He spoke to AdExchanger.com about his new role and the implications of the deal. AdExchanger.com: Generally speaking, why did this feel like the right time to look […]
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Video Ads Under The Microscope; Adobe Adding To Its Social Marketing Stack; Google Showing Performance, Literally
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Video Ads Under The Microscope In “The Wild West of Online Video Ads,” a hard-hitting new article from DIGIDAY’s Mike Shields looks at an example from what he says is a Blinx screensaver which served a Tremor Video video ad as well as a […]
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Geomentum's Hiland Sees Ad Versioning As Critical To New Deal With Aol's Local Content Network Patch
Late last week, IPG Mediabrands’ hyperlocal advertising agency, Geomentum, announced a new partnership with Aol and its hyperlocal content network, Patch. According to a release, the partnership will provide “Geomentum’s clients access to new digital solutions available on Patch’s network of over 800 news, information, and community sites.” Read the release. Chris Hiland, President, Strategic […]
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More Funds For Ownership Targeter OwnerIQ; Facebook Display Predictions; comScore On U.S. Video Ad Network Biz
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. $7 million More For OwnerIQ OwnerIQ has received $7 million in additional funding according to an article by Laurie Sullivan on MediaPost. Read more. Adding up the Crunchbase numbers, this gives the company $20 million in financing since 2007. OwnerIQ has an SEO-friendly network […]
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DG COO Nguyen Discusses Acquisition Of MediaMind And Company Vision
Yesterday, online ad technology firm MediaMind was acquired by DG (formerly DG Fastchannel) for $414 million. Read more coverage. DG President & COO Neil Nguyen discussed the implications of the transaction with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Why is this the right time for DG to buy a company like MediaMind? NN: First, let’s backtrack a little bit […]
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Industry Reaction: DG Buys MediaMind
Yesterday, online ad technology firm MediaMind was acquired by DG (formerly DG Fastchannel) for $414 million. Read more coverage. We asked a selection of ad industry participants their views on the following question: “What are the implications of yesterday’s acquisition of Mediamind by DG?” Click below or scroll down for more: Atul Patel, CEO, OneScreen […]
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AdExchanger: #winning
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Aol's $500 Million Business And Ad.com; Centralizing Digital At NPR; IAB's Rothenberg Speaks
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Aol’s $500 Million Business TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld covers Aol Investor day and – did you know? – “AOL’s advertising platforms, which are grouped under the Advertising.com business, is now a $500 million business, the company revealed today at its Investor Day in New York […]
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MediaMind CEO Trifon Discusses The New Opportunity With DG
Today, online ad technology firm MediaMind was acquired by DG (formerly DG Fastchannel) for $414 million. Read more coverage. MediaMind CEO Gal Trifon discussed the implications of the transaction with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Why is MediaMind a good fit for DG in your estimation? GT: I think why we became very excited about the fit is […]
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Acquisition Thursday: HubSpot Buys Marketing Software Company Performable
According to a release, David Cancel’s Performable (AdExchanger.com Q&A from Sept. 2010) has been purchased by HubSpot (AdExchanger.com Q&A from August ’09). Read the release. David Cancel is the original creator of Ghostery (the Firefox plug-in which tracks cookies and was sold to Evidon in early 2010) and a former member of the Lookery team […]