If you’d like to begin at the start of the 4-day, reaction series, click here. Click “read more” to read the participant’s answer to the AdExchanger.com reaction question on the decoupling of data and media: Dan Beltramo, CEO, Vizu: “A key issue for data providers who choose to sell media to consider is how or […]
Each day this week, AdExchanger.com will publish the thoughts of executives representing a cross-section of the digital advertising ecosystem in response to the following question: “Now that data and media are de-coupling, is it appropriate for a data company be selling media, too?” In other words, is there a conflict of interest? Click “read more” […]
AdReady announced recently a new $5.3 million round of funding from current investors Madrona Venture Group, Bain Capital and Khosla Ventures. Read the release. AdReady CEO Karl Siebrecht discussed the new funds and the company’s plans. AdExchanger.com: How will the company use the $5.3 million raised in this round? KS: This capital will be used […]
Google, Facebook and Apple are on a collision course as each company’s content and technology are merging into super-heated cauldrons of profit. So, how will these three compete in the data-driven, addressable future of tomorrow’s display media? It’s still not crystal clear but there are clues. And, it should be noted that this is the […]
Alan Pearlstein is CEO and President of Cross Pixel Media, a data-centric marketing services company. AdExchanger.com: How about a little background? How did you get where you are today? AP: I have always been a direct response marketer by training. The first business I started was a mail order catalog, and in 2002 I launched […]
A new study released by The Ponemon Institute, and covered here by The New York Times, says that privacy concerns are impacting online ad spend. From the Times article: “Privacy issues have prompted marketers to use online behavioral advertising — based on tracking a user’s Web browsing habits — 75 percent less than they would […]
Mpire Corp.’s AdXpose, an ad verification technology and media company, announced that its verification technology has been certified by the popular advertiser ad serving platform, DART, which is owned by Google. Read more on MediaPost. President and CRO of AdXpose, Kirby Winfield, discussed the DART certification and what it means. AdExchanger.com: Can you discuss the […]
Yesterday in a release, performance marketing company MediaTrust announced that it had acquired Bardon Advisors, a “Los Angeles-based, CPC search & affiliate marketing platform for online advertisers and publishers.” In the process, it named Bardon Founder & CEO Keith Cohn as President of MediaTrust. Read more. Peter Bordes, CEO of MediaTrust, discussed the acquisition and […]
Last week, AOL, owners of the Advertising.com ad network, announced Ad Desk, the company’s new, self-service platform for ad buying across the Advertising.com network and AOL properties. Read the release. AdExchanger.com interviewed AOL execs Dave Jacobs (SVP, Publisher Services), Don Kennedy (SVP, Network Sales) and Jamie Fellows (VP, Product Management, AOL Advertising) in regards to […]
Last week, Anchor Intelligence announced its new “Clearmark For Keywords” product for search marketers, “a predictive, keyword bid optimization system.” Read the release. Ken Miller CEO of Anchor Intelligence discussed the new product and its implications. How does keyword valuation relate to a marketer’s propensity to target audience? KM: Keyword valuation is directly related to […]
