Murthy Nukala is CEO of Adchemy, a demand-side buying platform. AdExchanger.com: What is “de-averaging” as it relates to digital advertising and how does Adchemy “de-average”? Would you say “addressable media” is an equivalent? MN: De-averaging summarizes a trend toward increasing the relevance of digital advertising. Today’s dominant online advertising model primarily relies on a one-size-fits-all approach […]
Toby Korner is VP, Account Management at [x+1], which released a new CPG-focused product today (Release here. More here from AdWeek.) AdExchanger.com: Why offer a CPG product? Curious your thoughts on product development for this as I assume you see identified CPG as low-hanging fruit for a reason – perhaps for brand dollars? TK: You […]
Eric Roza is President of DataLogix, an advertising data and technology company. AdExchnanger.com: Can you discuss trends you’re seeing in the data marketplace? ER: There’s no question that data is hot all of a sudden. But, candidly, the use of data to drive online advertising effectiveness is still in its infancy. To give you perspective […]
Shaukat Shamim is CEO & Co-Founder of Permuto. AdExchanger.com: Where did the idea for Permuto come from? And how about the name – what’s the story there? SS: We are a company comprised of online advertising junkies, all of the founders been involved in online advertising from the formation days of Internet. We had our […]
Mike Baker is CEO of DataXu, a demand-side, media buying platform. Tell us about your new agreement with Havas. What does this mean for DataXu? And, even advertising as a whole? We have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Havas. Their marketplace insights have helped us apply our technology to make the process of buying and […]
Turn announced today that Bill Demas has been promoted to CEO of Turn, Inc., an online advertising platform and network company. Jim Barnett, who stepped down from the CEO role, will remain as Chairman. According to the company, this secession plan has been in the works for a while and Demas has been “deeply involved” […]
Helene Monat is President, AdSafe Media, an advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: What challenge does AdSafe Media solve for marketers? HM: AdSafe Media was founded with the goal of helping brands implement safe and successful digital advertising strategies. While many brands and agencies have adopted best practices for advertising on the Internet, the complexities of the […]
Stephano Kim is President and Chief Operating Officer of x+1, an online buying platform and data company. AdExchanger.com: A recent SEC filing shows that [x+1] has recently raised approximately $2 million. What will the new funds be used for? And, why a smaller raise like this as opposed to a larger raise or using debt? […]
Demand-side platforms are becoming the rage. Whether you’re creating an agency platform strategy or offering white-label solutions for all ad buyers including ad networks, agencies or directs. So, what’s driving the media buying platform trend and when will Nintendo release its console version? I’ll leave the Nintendo version alone for now (Imagine “Dance Dance Revolution” […]
Paul Martino is CEO of Aggregate Knowledge, a buy-side optimization platform. AdExchanger.com: What does the new Aggregate Knowledge (AK) Audience Discovery Platform do for advertisers and agencies that they can’t do today? AK’s Audience Discovery Platform delivers real-time, simultaneous optimization of inventory, audience, and creative. Inventory is optimized by determining which individual sites, ad networks, […]
