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Criteo's Mobile Play; Aussie Private Exchange From Ebay, Rubicon Project
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Criteo’s Mobile Play With yesterday’s acquisition of Ad-X Tracking in Europe, Criteo CEO JB Rudelle claims his company is “the one-stop display performance partner for both desktop and mobile devices” in spite of the inherent difficulties around targeting the mobile cookie versus targeting the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingWhy One DSP Just Isn’t Enough
“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 Veerle De Lombaerde, global product director at The Exchange Lab. Consider the following scenario: You spent months educating your client about the value of programmatic buying. Based on your […]
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Collective Gets Ad Tech Funding; Yahoo To Report
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Funding Collective VentureBeat reported on Friday that Collective, the digital ad platform and services company with a cross-screen pitch, has received a Series C round of financing to the tune of $20 million, led by Cox Media Group. An additional $30 million credit line […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBoth Sides Guilty Of Media Etiquette Mishaps
“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, partner, media and innovation director for for Neo@Ogilvy, and Paul Chenier, vice president of national sales at AskMen.com. Are you frustrated by the number of emails and calls […]
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Microsoft Re-Orgs; Arbitrage Explained
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Microsoft Differently Microsoft has decided to re-organize itself, according to a press release. On ZDnet, Mary Jo Foley breaks down the news: “The new Microsoft is not going to be cleaved cleanly along devices and services lines, as some had thought and heard. The […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingLow Visibility Keeps Programmatic Reserve From Reaching Its Potential
“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 Nancy Marzouk, CEO and founder of MediaWallah. With all of the buzz about programmatic reserve — also called programmatic direct or programmatic premium — it would be easy to […]
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Apsalar's Mobile DSP; Native Ads And Regulation
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Out Of Beta Joining the increasingly crowded mobile demand-side platform landscape, mobile analytics startup Apsalar has launched its new DSP platform. The mobile DSP uses first-party behavioral data from approximately 700 million mobile users to let advertisers do lookalike audience targeting. With Apsalar’s help, […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderThe Digital Shift In Video: Making The Most Of An Imperfect Storm
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jeremy Steinberg, senior vice president of digital ad sales for The Weather Company. You know a big storm is brewing, but you’re not quite sure from which direction it will come or how it will […]
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The Universal ID Grail; YuMe's Zip+Decisionmaker
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Veteran Audience Blake Hall’s startup began as an ID verification service to help troops get military discounts. Now its getting into other segments, such as first responders. Looking a few years out you can see implications for mass permission-based ads. PandoDaily writes, “The Holy […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Need For Clean Data, And How To Get It
“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 Mark Zomick, managing partner of data integration at MEC North America. As the media landscape becomes more fragmented, sophisticated and ROI-driven, the need for clean, complete and accurate data […]
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Shazam Seeds Convergence With Funds; DNT Growing Pains
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Convergence Plan Audio fingerprinting app Shazam has raised $40 million in a funding round from Latin American wireless carrier Movil. Read the release. But the proceeds have little to do with mobile. Instead, Shazam, which connects users’ smartphones and tablets to information about ambient […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingLife After The Death Of Third-Party Cookies
“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 Eric Picard, CEO at Rare Crowds. In spite of plenty of criticism by the IAB and others in the industry, Mozilla is moving forward with its plan to block third-party […]
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AdBlock's Ad Model; UK Aims At Privacy Policy
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. AdBlock Ad Model AdBlock is the most popular Firefox add-on, as reported by Salon, but users may not be getting exactly what they expect. Apparently sites like Google can pay to be whitelisted by the company so some ads can still be seen through […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingData Data Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink
“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 Khurrum Malik, CMO of eXelate. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. — excerpt from “The Rime […]
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In Review Of The Right Rail; Classified eBay
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Right-Rail Longevity Facebook news-feed ads receive praise from marketers for effectiveness, but the right-rail ads apparently are the display-ad equivalent of the banner ad. They aren’t very effective, writes Ad Age’s Cotton Delo, and advertisers much prefer the successful news-feed retargeting capabilities. Optimal’s Rob […]
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IgnitionOne Gets Independence; Anti-Social Amazon
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Independence Day For IgnitionOne In 2010 Dentsu acquired Innovation Interactive, which included IgnitionOne, Netmining and 360i, but today IgnitionOne is splitting from its parent company. Through a management-led buyout, IgnitionOne and Netmining will become independent companies, according to a press release. Read the release. […]
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Yieldbot Funds For Search Intent; Gamers Have Their Intent, Too
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Searching For Intent Yieldbot, which specializes in capturing real-time intent data through search keywords and, consequently, connects publishers with search advertiser budget, just raised $5 million, led by RRE. According to AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka, “Mendez said his company is now doing a ‘mid-seven figure’ […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingIs The Ad Marketplace Vulnerable To Flash Crashes?
“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 Mark Torrance, Chief Technology Officer of Rocket Fuel Inc. In May 2010, the Dow plunged more than 900 points when algorithms began a high-speed selling spree — based on […]
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NYT's Homepage Takeovers; Still More FBX Stats
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Home Page Yield The New York Times has done Web page takeovers, but this past Sunday it experimented with an iPad takeover, according to Mashable. The ads promoted Showtime’s Ray Donovan, and featured autoplay interactive video ads. “We’re confident readers will find this beautiful […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingSelling Marketing Software SaaS Backwards
“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 Bob Gilbreath, co-founder and president of Ahalogy, former brand manager at Procter & Gamble and chief strategy officer of Possible Worldwide. In January 2012, Gartner declared that, within the next five years, CMOs […]
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Taboola And Aol On Video; The King Of Ad Tech
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Video (Ad) Rush AOL has lots of videos and the company wants them everywhere. According to AllThingsD, video-recommendation firm — or do you say content-marketing firm? — Taboola and AOL have partnered to disseminate video content (and, ultimately, ads) on publisher sites, through a […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingThe Fat Middle (And Other Programmatic Direct Myths)
“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 Chris O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. The ideal advertising yield curve for digital display is basically a classic marketplace-yield curve. It starts at the top left, with premium inventory capturing […]
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eBay Refining Search; Programmatic Jobs
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. eBay Refining Search eBay continues to reinvent itself by rolling out a new search engine and refocusing its brand from just an auction site to a “global commerce platform.” In an interview with Wired, eBay’s Chief Technology Officer, Mark Carges, said, “It wasn’t just […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingHow Much Is That Customer Worth? Predicting Tomorrow’s Revenue Today
“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 Marc Grabowski, chief operating officer of Nanigans. Customer acquisition and customer retention have historically lived in separate silos within marketing organizations. Those days are ending: CEOs and CMOs are beginning […]
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IAB's Rothenberg Critiques Mozilla Cookie Strategy; Malware Trends
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. War Of The Cookies If browser company Mozilla accomplishes nothing else with its intention to block third-party cookies by default, it at least got people talking. This time it’s IAB’s Randall Rothenberg who criticizes Mozilla for its efforts, saying, “It is not a clearinghouse […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingMarketing Procurement: The Most Important Metric Should Be ROI, Not Cost Reduction
“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 Bill Duggan, group executive vice president at the ANA (Association of National Advertisers). In marketing procurement, industry stakeholders have been repeating many of the same conversations for years. It’s […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingProxy World: The Need to Evolve How We Measure Success
“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 Patrick Jones, head of Facebook partnership at Datalogix. Earlier this year I had a meeting with a major brand’s head of digital to explain that it was now possible […]
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Shaving Performance; RTB To Go
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Shaving Performance Convertro is helping Dollar Shave Club attribute performance offline — on TV — says a new article from Ad Age’s Kate Kaye. She explains that Convertro “measures direct navigation to advertiser websites, or searches by brand, comparing the number of those actions […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDigital Co-Branding: The Anti-Programmatic Buying Strategy
“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 Serge Del Grosso, Media Director of SapientNitro. Digital-media planners are facing increasing pressure, and not just from their usual heavy workloads. There’s also all the pressure from the new […]
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Oracle And Salesforce Partner; Millennial's Mobile Video
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Unparting The Clouds Oracle and Salesforce may be transitioning into a new phase of co-opetition – or maybe you prefer “frienemies”? The New York Times breaks the news, “Next week, according to people familiar with the agreement who were not authorized to speak on […]