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New Twitter Chairman; Facebook Plans Ads For Messenger
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. 140-Character Connection You thought Twitter and Google were tight before? The microblogging platform just brought on Google’s former chief business officer Omid Kordestani as its executive chairman. The last few weeks have been kind of crazy for Twitter. Co-founder Jack Dorsey returned as CEO, […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAn Analytics-Driven Culture: Imperative For The Modern Marketer
“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 Jared Belsky, president at 360i. Technology advancements, such as beacons, DMPs, attribution platforms and geotargeting, have spawned larger volumes of more precise data, creating opportunities to truly understand how various […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderWe Need An Ad Blocker That Works for Everybody, Including Publishers
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Andrew Casale, president and CEO at Index Exchange. The ad-blocking discussion has shifted to the now-standard story that ad tech is responsible for creating bad user experiences on publisher sites, thus causing a huge […]
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Condé Nast Buys Pitchfork Media; Twitter Lays Off 8% Of Its Workforce
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Making Hay Condé Nast has millennials on the mind – at least that’s the message following its acquisition of Pitchfork Media, a niche music quarterly and website. Ravi Somaiya reports for The NYT that Condé Nast CDO Fred Santarpia (who led the deal) said […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWebsite Breakdown: When Ad Blocking Goes Wrong
“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 James Avery, CEO at Adzerk. As ad blockers become more prevalent, it’s important to understand how they actually work and what they mean to publishers, ad tech companies and users. […]
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Facebook Announces Ecommerce Features; Joanna O'Connell Joins MediaMath As CMO
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook’s Online Mall Facebook announced new features Monday meant to get more people buying directly off its platform. TechCrunch reporter Anthony Ha takes a look at the upgrades and Facebook’s current suite of ecommerce engines (including buy buttons, product ads and a mobile feed […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoViewability And The Evolution Of Online Video Measurement
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Kelly McMahon, vice president of demand at SpotX. Viewability is now the No. 1 KPI among all online video media buyers, according to eMarketer, a sign that the industry is evolving past CTR and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingData Security And Encryption: A Path Less Traveled
“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 Steve Cox, chief operating officer at Technology Services Group. With the proliferation of mobile devices and remote access, the boundaries between a company’s data and the outside world have increasingly […]
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Legislating User Data; New Game App Ad Formats
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Silicon Valley Vs. Washington DC The White House said it will no longer seek legislation or action forcing companies (i.e., Apple, Google and Microsoft) to open their encrypted user data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The New York Times covered the reversal, which […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingOpenRTB Protocol Fails To Align Market Interests
“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 Simeon Simeonov, founder and chief technology officer at Swoop. The biggest and most insidious myth of programmatic advertising today is that ad prices are a proxy for some universal notion of quality […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderFor Publishers, The Tide Will Turn On Branded Content
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alex Magnin, chief revenue officer and partner at The Thought & Expression Co. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a wide variety of publishers get into the branded content game. Native ad spending […]
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Epsilon Comments On Safe Harbor; Tim Armstrong Says Digital Media Is Undervalued
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Matters Of State It may seem odd that despite the severe repercussions of the Safe Harbor case, few of the marketing and enterprise tech players most impacted have addressed the issue beyond formal statements. US companies don’t hesitate to throw their weight around on […]
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Target's SVP On Programmatic; Another Walled Garden Going Up
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. On Target Ad Age’s Alexandra Bruell catches up with Target’s SVP of media and measurement, Kristi Argyilan, who was poached from IPG Mediabrands to build out the retailer’s programmatic strategy. Argyilan seems to be enjoying the first-party data she now has at her disposal, […]
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Amazon's Product Search Dominance; Twitter Releases "Moments"
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon’s Search Dominance Amazon is pulling away from competitors as the go-to source for product info, according to recent research from BloomReach. Jason Del Rey of Re/code reports 44% of 2,000 respondents said they go directly to Amazon when researching products, compared to 21% […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingTrivializing Engagement Is A Fool’s Errand
“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 Kleinberg, CEO at Traction. Math wonks are quick to deprecate the value of engagement. For those who believe spreadsheets and algorithms never lie, this makes perfect sense. If you […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWill Fast-Follower Google Dominate People-Based Advertising?
“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 Matt Keiser, founder and CEO at LiveIntent. We knew that Google would one day enter the people-based advertising fray as a serious contender, but with last week’s launch of Custom […]
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New Merchants Selling On Pinterest; The State Of New York Times
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Search And Pintent New merchants and platforms are selling on the Pinterest site and app – including Bloomingdale’s, Wayfair and Shopify. Pinterest commerce chief Michael Yamartino writes in a blog post that Pinterest users who convert on shoppable pins are often new to the […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoThe Ascendency Of Analytics
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Bryan Noguchi, senior vice president and media director at R2C Group. Two weeks ago I had the good fortune to be invited to participate in Quest MT, a conference at the University of Montana […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCreatives Need Better Data
“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 Ephraim (Jeff) Bander, president and chief revenue officer at Sticky. In 2010, comScore debuted a landmark study that reported “creative quality drives more than half of the sales changes for […]
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Keeping Ad Blocking In Perspective; Cutting Out The Middleman
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Sweating Out The Fever For anyone who recently emerged from hibernation, ad blocking has sent digital media into an existential tailspin. But in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Amir Mizroch, Criteo COO Erich Eichman says the ad tech bellwether is “yet to […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderFor Successful Publishers And Their Ads, Small Will Be The Next Big Thing
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Peter Spande, chief revenue officer at Business Insider. The hits keep coming. Publishers must contend with so many threats that they all feel existential. The list is long but a handful of very real […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy Have We Only Mastered Viewability Measurement On Desktop?
“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 Azad Jacobs, head of business operations at Drawbridge. Marketers increasingly and understandably want paid media to be viewable, and with that desire comes the need for third-party measurement and validation. […]
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Lamenting Mobile Web Latency; Call For Measurement Unification
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Immobile The New York Times takes a look at mobile web latency across 50 mobile sites, and the resulting charticle provides a scathing commentary on ad load times. The story singles out Boston.com (a NYT property until 2013), which the story’s authors say requires […]
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New Report: Publishers' Programmatic Pulse Quickens As Inventory Allocations Shift
AdExchanger Research analyst Catherine Oddenino reports on publisher trends in the programmatic advertising ecosystem in her recently-released report, “The State of Programmatic Selling 2015.” Among Ms. Oddenino’s findings:
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBad Data Makes Ad Fraud An Even Bigger Problem
“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 Keith Fagan, vice president of data solutions at sovrn. While the digital advertising industry is well on its way to mitigating ad fraud via prevention and new cost models that […]
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Thrillist And JackThreads Split; Hearst's David Katz On Programmatic
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Stay In Your Lane The Thrillist and JackThreads combo was one of the first to merge editorial and commerce. Now it’s goodbye to all that, as the two companies make arrangements to split up and raise funds ($54 million combined), Re/code’s Jason Del Rey […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderWhat Publishers Are Talking About At Advertising Week
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by John Trimble, chief revenue officer at Pandora. Like many events in the ad business, the conversations that happen offstage at Advertising Week can be even more impactful than those that take place in the […]
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Marissa Mayer's Thoughts On Ad Blocking; Comcast Debuts Digital Video Hub
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Learning The Native Tongue Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave her thoughts on ad blocking during a Q&A at IAB MIXX during Advertising Week. Mayer believes ad blockers are wrong when they say their products will elevate UX and vibrancy on mobile or desktop, according […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAddressable Marketing Changed Yesterday
“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 by Matt Naeger, executive vice president of strategy and analytics for Merkle’s Digital Agency Group. Addressable marketing is not new – we’ve been doing it for many years in the offline world. […]
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Bot Fraud Activity Report; Silicon Valley Sets Sights On India
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Busy As A Bot Digital Content Next released a report Monday in conjunction with White Ops on bot fraud activity. No pub is cited by name, but sites that do audience extension (by retargeting their audiences) are more likely to have bot-ridden inventory. White […]