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OPINION: The Sell SiderWhat Is ‘Premium’ In Mobile?
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Bob Walczak, general manager of mobile and video at PubMatic. When it comes to publishers, premium is the operative word, a designation that, like VIP access to any major event, opens up a whole new […]
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A New OpenRTB Standard; Salesforce.com And Marketing
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. OpenRTB Revised Guided by DataXu CTO Bill Simmons and Rubicon Project’s Neal Richter, and sponsored by the IAB, the new OpenRTB spec is in the wild (pdf). Simmons writes on the DataXu blog, “When OpenRTB was first announced in November 2010, programmatic advertising had […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Forgotten Side Of Viewability
“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 Scharf, manager of display media operations and analytics at Adobe. The topic of viewability has infiltrated our lives. Viewability vendors flood the marketplace as marketers take steps to measure […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy Mobile And Cross-Screen Strategies Clash (And How To Fix Them)
“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 Ernie Cormier, CEO at Nexage. At first blush, there are two strategic imperatives in digital advertising that appear to conflict. First, marketers are catching up to the massive consumer shift […]
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Google's Cloud; Weather and Advertising
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Cloud Google has its own take on cloud computing, and the Google Ads Developer blog announces, “Starting [yesterday], Ad Exchange users hosting on Google Compute Engine will always receive 100 milliseconds for bid request processing and free network transit from Google Cloud Platform […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIn Defense Of The GRP
“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 Benjamin Masse, vice president and general manager, a2x, at Triton Digital. The advertising industry has changed dramatically in recent years. The digital age and vast array of audience-tracking data has […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Not-So-Secret Agent’s Dilemma
“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 Ted McConnell, a consultant at AudienceScience. Lately, trade pundits are predicting the disintermediation of agencies at the hands of digital. Indeed, like Jurassic Park, the ecosystem will produce outcomes no […]
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Marketing Strategy Convergence; Facebook's False Promises
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Integrating Paid Media The “social CRM” craze that propelled the acquisitions of Buddy Media and Vitrue is giving way to a new reality, Adaptly President Sean O’Neal writes for Adweek. “Paid, owned and earned are no longer a string of disconnected media tactics, but […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow Device Recognition Can Make Marketing Campaigns Better
“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 Tom Manvydas, vice president of advertising strategy and solutions at Experian Marketing Services. The proliferation of connected electronics has spurred new interest in device-recognition technologies even though they have been […]
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Boxfish Raises $7M; Don't Fear Machines
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Revolutionizing TV Boxfish, a TV data startup, has raised $7 million in hopes of augmenting its product portfolio and expanding internationally. According to GigaOm, “Until now, the idea has been to profile viewers based on where they live and which shows they watch – […]
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Google Putting Out Wildfire; Facebook Service Threatens PMDs
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Putting Out Wildfire Google is rolling Wildfire’s technology into its DoubleClick platform but will leave companies such as Amazon and Cisco looking for a new social media management company. (Read AdExchanger’s June 2013 interview with Google’s Neal Mohan about the integration.) Adweek’s Garett Sloane […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderDemystifying Programmatic: A Guide For Premium Publishers
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Richard Jalichandra, CEO at iSocket. Programmatic media buying, from RTB to fixed-price reserved, is quickly becoming the way of the future. It’s clear why buyers are interested in programmatic —increased efficiency and lower costs — […]
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Dunnhumby May Buy Sociomantic; Facebook Rolls Out Video Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Rumor: Dunnhumby Buying Sociomantic Business Insider’s Nicholas Carlson says that retargeter/DSP/(acronym here) Sociomantic is being acquired by Dunnhumby, a subsidiary of British retailer Tesco, for $175 million-$200 million – though Carlson says the deal isn’t finalized. Read more. If true, this could be about […]
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Let’s Be Clear About Transparency
“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 Frost Prioleau, CEO and co-founder of Simpli.fi. If you search Google for “transparency + ad tech,” you’ll get more than 20 million search results. Nearly every network, DSP and publisher claims […]
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Google Beta Testing New Tracking; King.com's Huge Valuation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Testing Cross Channel Google is testing a new cross-device targeting option with advertisers geared to brand sites with more than 100,000 visitors, AdAge reports. Google drops a tag on the brand’s site which can then be matched across devices. “We’re always running experiments with […]
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IAB Updates Video Standards; Mixpo's Lanctot On Ad Tech
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Standardizing Ads The IAB is seeking comment on an update of its “Digital Video In-Stream Ad Metric Definitions.” New metrics include “Ad expand/collapse” and the ever-popular “Skip,” which “describes when a user intentionally skips a linear video ad by clicking a button or other […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingNative Ads That Make You Go Postal
“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 Sacha Xavier Reich, partner, media and innovation director for Neo@Ogilvy. It’s funny that they call it native advertising because it is anything but indigenous. Native advertising can be described as ads […]
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Matomy Seeks IPO; Print Is The New Digital
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Performance IPO Is it another programmatic IPO? Performance marketing company Matomy has decided it’s ready for an initial public offering and will seek to raise $100 million on the London Stock Exchange, according to the FT. The Israel-based company “generated revenues of $194m in […]
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Instagram's Agency Deal; CBS On Data Brokers
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Instagram’s Agency Deal Omnicom plans to spend up to $100 million on Instagram, according to Ad Age, in a new deal confirmed by Facebook and the agency holding company. With this new deal, Omnicom agencies will have the ability to create ads on the […]
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Time Sees Video Momentum; Hale On Patch
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Time Units Time Magazine is giving its site a facelift after Time Inc. spins out from its parent company, Time Warner. Time tells Re/code’s Peter Kafka that traffic has more than doubled and “video streams are up 860 percent in the last year, and […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDark Horses In The Cross-Device Targeting Race
“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 Evan Schwartz, CEO at ActionX. Brands are paying closer attention to the benefits of broadening their mobile-only campaigns to include multiple consumer devices. This shift in strategy reflects a growing […]
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Video iAds; Off The Data Grid
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. New Video iAds Apple will begin selling interstitial video iAds later this year, reported Ad Age. The video ads will play automatically within iPhone and iPad apps, according to Ad Age’s Tim Peterson, who cited unnamed sources. “The in-app video ads may be a […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAgencies Need To Get Into The Boardroom (Or Die Trying)
“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 Christopher Skinner, CEO at MakeBuzz. I’ve said before that IBM and other consultancies control the future of digital media because they can get better access to both client and media […]
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Fraud Is Easy; Triton Digital Gets Accreditation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Easy Fraud Fraud is a problem, but just how easy is it for someone to set up a site, load it up with inventory and then rake in the ad revenue? Digiday’s Jack Marshall did the legwork to find out and reported his findings. […]
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Guardian Media Group's Premium Success; Zynga Reboots Mobile
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Preeeemium Guardian Media Group CEO Andrew Miller is crowing about his company’s latest results as display ads take center stage. The company is apparently about to report its biggest rise in revenue since the financial crisis in the late 00s. Miller tells the FT, […]
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Comcast Buying Freewheel; About Facebook Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Video Acquisition Over the weekend, Ryan Lawler said in TechCrunch that, according to his sources, Comcast will buy video platform Freewheel for $320 million. Lawler explains, “Comcast, of course, is interested in owning the technology for its own video ad platform. That said, FreeWheel […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Innovation Paradox
“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 Eli Portnoy, general manager at Thinknear. Job listings always include requirements, such as a minimum level of experience, a degree in a related field, fluency in certain languages or residence […]
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Video Ad Growth; Demandbase Adds To Retargeting Product
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Video Ads Continue Growing Online video ads on long-form content grew by 86% in the fourth quarter, according to FreeWheel. According to co-CEO Doug Knopper, there are currently nine ads per long-form video, which isn’t very much compared to TV’s 20 ads. Read more […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingETL: The Most Important Acronym You've Never Heard Of
“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. Data is the fuel and the exhaust of programmatic advertising. It informs every transaction, and every transaction generates more of it. As impression […]
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Twitter's Search Expansion; Rothenberg Advocates For Ad Tax Deductions
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Search Expansion Twitter is adding promoted accounts to search results as the company seeks new revenue streams. Although mobile is a huge part of Twitter’s strategy, its fourth-quarter earnings were disappointing. The new advertising option is data-driven. “We automatically select relevant search queries for […]