Arjun Dev Arora is CEO of ReTargeter, an online advertising retargeting company. AdExchanger.com: First, please provide a bit of background on you. And how did you come to realize that retargeting could become a standalone business? ADA: Most recently I was at Yahoo! Real Estate in a business development capacity. Being at Yahoo! was an […]
Benny Arbel is CEO and founder of MyThings, a B2B personalized retargeting company. AdExchanger.com: Please share how MyThings has pivoted since it was established in 2005 and arrived at a personalized retargeting business model? What have you learned? BA: The change has been more of an evolution than a revolution. When founded, myThings provided behavioral […]
Vertical ad network Travel Ad Network (TAN) announced today that it has acquired travel planning website, TravelMuse, and labeled the acquisition the continued “transformation of TAN from a vertical ad network into an integrated digital media company.” Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Read the release. Travel Ad Network CEO Brian Silver discussed […]
Last week, AdExchanger.com noted in its daily news round-up that ad network Rocket Fuel had reported strong growth in revenues for 2010. Read the release. In a brief email conversation with AdExchanger.com since then, Rocket Fuel CEO George John has provided insights on how start-up innovation may be stifled by current U.S. government revenue reporting […]
The “death” of the ad network continues to be delayed as new players appear, a few are skewered, existing players scramble, adjust, prepare or just stand still because everything’s “just fine, thank you very much.” What exactly is an ad network today (and in the future), you ask? I’d say it’s quite a few things. […]
Dave Gross is CEO of Connexity, an online advertising network. AdExchanger.com: What did you learn at Fastclick (sold to Valueclick in 2005) that you’re bringing with you to Connexity? DG: How to simultaneously improve yield for both advertising and publishing clients through increased ad relevance. The market has matured, somewhat, and there are a lot […]
On Monday, Undertone announced that it had acquired Jambo Media, a supplier “of online video advertising distribution and technology with more than 17 million unique viewers per month [according to Comscore for Sept. 2010].” Read more. CEO Mike Cassidy discussed the acquisition and his company’s move deeper into the digital video ad space. Why is […]
Damon Reeve is CEO of Unanimis, a UK-based digital advertising network and wholly-owned by Orange France Telecom Group. AdExchanger.com: Please provide a bit of background on Unanimis. DR: For the first few years, 2001 to around 2005, Unanimis was primarily a site representation business. We worked with premium, well‑branded sites – ebay, lastminute.com, londonstockexchange.com, Ticketmaster […]
Interclick reported on Tuesday a record Q3 2010 and announced that founder/president Michael Katz will assume the CEO title. Highlights from the earnings release include 84% year-over-year revenue growth and a 68% increase in gross profit to $12.2 million. Read the earnings release (PDF). Reuters reports that the company is expecting Q4 to be even […]
Yesterday, online advertising technology and services company Collective announced its new Collective Exchange. According to a press release about the Exchange, the new product “allows agency trading desks to directly access, and bid on, Collective’s premium, brand-safe inventory and extensive audience data.” Read more. CEO Joe Apprendi discussed the announcement and its implications. AdExchanger.com: Why […]
Online advertising technology company AudienceScience announced its new AudienceConnect product which “pairs premium publishers who wish to optimize yield and maintain content quality with top-tier advertisers and agencies seeking to associate their brand with select publishers to dramatically increase conversion and overall advertising effectiveness,” according to the release. Read more. CEO Jeff Hirsch talked about […]
Today on the Yahoo! Advertising blog, Yahoo! announced its new “Personalized Retargeting” product which it claims can “turn prospects into customers at an even higher rate than standard retargeting—and you’ll only pay for clicks or conversions.” In addition the company announced the rebranding of its ad network calling it the ‘Yahoo! Network Plus’ ad network, […]
Gurbaksh Chahal is CEO of RadiumOne, an online advertising network. You’re back on the ad network scene with your newest company after a successful and very lucrative exit with Blue Lithium when it was sold to Yahoo!. Why? Why not kick back? GC: To sit still is not in my DNA. I sold my first […]
Adi Orzel is CEO of Xtend Media, an online display advertising network. Orzel recently updated AdExchanger.com on his company’s progress in the past year. AdExchanger.com: About a year ago, you suggested that there was a growing importance to the demand-side platform model and exchanges in XTEND media’s business. Where do you stand today in this […]
PerformLine annouced a new product recently aimed at the online education marketing space called PerformMatch™ BPS which “is a set of compliance rules for higher education marketers to proactively begin self-regulation of their online advertising campaigns against misrepresentations.” Read the release. PerformLine CEO Alex Baydin discussed his company’s new product as well as complexities in […]
Sebastiaan Schepers is Chief Operating Officer of BannerConnect, an online display advertising network. AdExchanger.com: Please provide a bit of background on BannerConnect. And, how is it tied to TechConnect? Officially, we started in 2001 when TechConnect was an IT service provider with a small network of technology and gaming publishers. However, the roots go back […]
Earlier in the week, Travel Ad Network (TAN) announced a Series C round of funding led by StarVest Partners. TAN consists of “more than 36 million monthly unique visitors worldwide” through its ad network of travel-related websites. Read the release. Travel Ad Network CEO Brian Silver discussed the funding process and the vertical ad network […]
Earlier this week, ad network Specific Media acquired video ad network BBE. This appears to be another step toward the company’s ultimate goal as CEO Tim Vanderhook told ClickZ “that the firm will seek to raise capital through an IPO at some point in 2011 if the financial climate allows.” Read more. Specific Media COO/Co-Founder […]
John Manoogian III is Founder of 140 Proof, which offers targeted, social stream advertising. AdExchanger.com: How has your previous experience ie. your work as a Creative & Technical Director at Organic informed the development of 140 Proof? JM: A core part of what Organic did when I was there was try to combine smart creative […]
Jay Samit is CEO of SVnetwork, a social ad network. AdExchanger.com: How does your previous experience inform the vision and strategy for SVnetwork? Coming from a company that spent over a billion dollars each year on advertising, I was searching for a better way for brands to connect with their consumers. We needed a platform […]
Alan Schanzer is Chief Strategy Officer, Undertone Networks, an online advertising network. AdExchanger.com: What has surprised you most about online advertising in 2010? AS: Just when I thought it was impossible for change in the industry to accelerate, it did. The impact that technology has had on the online ad business is quite amazing. 2010 […]
Ari Jacoby is CEO of Solve Media, an online ad technology company. AdExchanger.com: Where did the idea come for Solve Media? Why the name change from Ad Copy? AJ: We spoke with over 200 CMO’s and senior agency folks who told us that display click through rates were tiny and they needed a solution to […]
Samuel Yam is CEO of ChompOn, a platform for group buying. AdExchanger.com: Where did you get the inspiration for the ChompOn concept? And, how is the company funded today? ChompOn originated as a Stanford Computer Science Senior Project back in 2006. At the time, the concept was based on local coupons, since Stanford Student Enterprises […]
Dilip DaSilva is CEO of Tribal Fusion, a digital marketing solutions company and division of Exponential. Where do you position and differentiate Tribal Fusion today in the marketplace? Is it starting to take on agency skill sets? Our key differentiator is seamless integration of inventory, data, and technology to create customized solutions for each industry […]
Facebook is mothballing its conversion tracking tool which allows advertisers to close the loop with users who clicked on a Facebook display ad to a landing page and conversion funnel outside of Facebook. MediaPost’s Mark Walsh quotes a company statement which read, “Moving forward, we will continue to invest in tools that help marketers better […]
Rocket Fuel announced that it has raised another round of financing led by Nokia Growth Partners. Read the release. Rocket Fuel Inc. CEO George John talked about the new funds and company plans. AdExchanger.com: Having Nokia Growth Partners as a strategic partner and lead investor in this round would seems to indicate that Rocket Fuel […]
Last Thursday Brand.net announced the launch of “MFP On Demand, the demand-side interface to its Media Futures Platform, in partnership with Digitas and one of its largest customers.” Read the release. Brand.net COO Andy Atherton discussed the new platform and its implications for the company as well as the futures and market concepts. How will […]
Tsafrir Peles is CEO of DSNR Media Group, an interactive advertising services provider. AdExchanger.com: A bit of history. How DMG pivoted in recent years to meet market opportunities? TP: DSNR Ltd., as a large scale international advertiser, was the first international advertiser on the right media network back in January of 2004, helping Mike Walrath […]
LucidMedia is providing its contextual ClickSense technology “to enable enhanced contextualization services within ValueClick’s online advertising platforms.” Read the release. LucidMedia CEO Ajay Sravanapudi discussed the ValueClick deal. AdExchanger.com: Does this deal represent a strategic shift for LucidMedia? Are you moving away from the DSP model you announced earlier in the year? AS: No, our […]
Last week, ValueClick announced its new Platform Services offering with its first implementation being the Retail Performance Platform which was launched at eTail last week. Read the release. ValueClick Media GM Bill Todd discussed the new platform and its positioning. AdExchanger.com: Why introduce this platform services group now? BT: A combination of factors were involved […]
