This is the second of a two-part series as we asked buy-siders: “If there was one thing you could change about the use of data in digital ad targeting tomorrow, what would it be?” Click on a participant’s name or scroll down to view responses: Adam Cahill, EVP, Media Director, Hill-Holliday Kurt Unkel, SVP, VivaKi […]
This is the first of a two-part series as we asked buy-siders: “If there was one thing you could change about the use of data in digital ad targeting tomorrow, what would it be?” Click on a participant’s name or scroll down to view responses: Andrew Leinicke, Media Director, RBM Donald Williams, Chief Digital Officer, […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is a column written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Tom Chavez, CEO, Krux Digital. The battle for consumer data just reached a new, much more feverish pitch. The day before yesterday, Apple announced what a lot […]
At yesterday’s AlwaysOn OnMedia NYC 2011 event at The Paley Center in New York City, ad technology companies gathered to talk ads, tech and business. One morning session, in particular, pricked up the ears of the data-driven digerati as reporter Emily Steel of The Wall Street Journal appeared to ably moderate a panel discussion comprised […]
Chris Babel is CEO of TRUSTe, a privacy services company. AdExchanger.com: TRUSTe started as a non-profit and moved to profit status in 2008. Why the change? Do you still consider the company a start-up? CB: We realized that without transitioning to a for-profit company with a venture capital infusion we weren’t going to be able […]
Yesterday, BlueKai announced that it had purchased TrackSimple, “a Seattle-based data analytics company that provides reporting, analysis and prediction services to media companies. “a Seattle-based data analytics company that provides reporting, analysis and prediction services to media companies.” Read the release. BlueKai CEO Omar Tawakol discussed the acquisition and its implications. AdExchanger.com: Why acquire TrackSimple? […]
Yesterday, Adobe announced the acquisition of data solutions provider Demdex, which will be added to Adobe’s Omniture unit and folded into its Online Marketing Suite. Read the interview with Adobe Omniture VP John Mellor. AdExchanger.com reached out to members of the ad ecosystem to get their thoughts on the following question: “What does the Adobe […]
“Hey! That data is valuable – we want it back!” The recent blow-up between American Airlines and Orbitz may be the beginning of a larger trend as aggregators fight to keep participants in line and provide value for their co-operative (the airlines) and the consumer. In case you haven’t been keeping score at home, the […]
Data exchange eXelate announced today its chief revenue officer Mark Zagorski will become CEO – a role previously held by Meir Zohar. Read the release. Zagorski discussed his new position and its responsibilities. AdExchanger.com: Why take on the CEO role? Who will replace you as CRO? MZ: After a great year of growth and investment, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. No Blanket Tracking Ban Now that the ad industry is girding itself for new regulations governing the use of tracking cookies that follow users from site to site, the FTC’s inaugural chief technologist, Edward Felten tells ClickZ’s Kate Kaye that the commission merely thinks […]
Remedies in the federal search antitrust case against Google landed with a thud earlier this week. Most publishers and ad industry pundits were sorely disappointed.
CAPI integrations have moved from a nice-to-have to a necessity for anyone operating within walled garden environments. Now they’re laying the groundwork for an outcomes-driven ad ecosystem.
Peppa Pig is everywhere. Whether or not you have children, you likely know the little girl pig from the kid’s cartoon show. But the Peppa media franchise is just getting started.
The American College of Education partnered with performance TV company MNTN to better reach its audience of adults seeking higher education.
Is TTD forcing agencies to adopt the new Kokai interface despite claims they can still use the interface of their choice? Here’s what we were able to find out.
Product prices and marketing budgets are flip sides of the same coin. But the phase-in effects of tariffs, combined with vicissitudes of global weather and commodity production, challenge that truism.
