Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Adds Local, Foodie Content Yesterday, Google added to its content portfolio as it acquired Zagat. Not only does Zagat provide a great brand but it gives Google (another) toehold in the local ad biz. On the Official Google blog, exec Marissa Mayer says […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook Billions Facebook has busted through the billion mark for 2012 as an “exclusive” from Reuters reveals FB’s revenues: “Facebook’s revenue doubled to $1.6 billion in 2011’s first half (…) underscoring its appeal to advertisers while it grapples with intensifying competition from the likes […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo! Removes Bartz Carol Bartz is out. All Things D’s Kara Swisher was the first to break the news late yesterday as Chairman of the Board Roy Bostock and Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang apparently brought down the hammer on the Yahoo! CEO. Shortly after […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. On Marketers Blaming Agencies Ad Age’s Rupal Parekh finds that as the pressure gets turned about on the marketing department in a down economy, some marketers are pointing the finger – publicly – at their agencies and their ad compaigns. Parekh quotes a marketing […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Accessing The UDID According to TechCrunch, a mobile marketing platform called Appsfire has, at the very least, grabbed the PR baton and claimed that it has figured out a new solution that will overcome the closure of UDID access by Apple through its iOS. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Heading To The Exit Head of Right Media Exchange and tireless Yahoo! advocate, Ramsey McGrory, has decided to move on. Yahoo! confirms McGrory’s departure and offered no comment on a replacement. Sources say the announcement was made to RMX employees internally yesterday. McGrory was […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. WPP Group Buys DSP, SSP Yesterday, agency holding company WPP Group announced that it was going to play in holding company competitor Dentsu’s backyard by purchasing a majority of shares in Japan-based D.A. Consortium Inc.(DAC). Read more. This transaction looks to be just north […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. VivaKi To Invest? VivaKi is adding a new exec – Razorfish’s Alyson Hyder – to its team as it looks to, perhaps, spark the investment fires of its VivaKi Ventures unit since Tim Hanlon left the company. VivaKi’s Sean Kegelman has been keeping the […]
As part of the requirement to be a part of the Inc magazine 500/5000 list, several ad ecosystem companies have released their revenues for 2010 as well as provided overall headcount. Disclaimer: These are not audited results. Hubspot – $15.6 million (179 employees = $87,150 per employee) Spongecell – $3.8 million (25 employees = $152,000 […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Mobile Ads Are Here Is there gold in the online radio business? Pandora says if you’re measuring in dollars – yes. ClickZ’s Christopher Heine reports on Pandora’s most recent finanicial report, “Pandora’s total Q2 revenue was $67 million, with ad revenues hitting $58.3 for […]
