We now live in a world where euphoria is a 24-pack of toilet paper on a Duane Reade shelf. The Big Story – the only story, really – is the unsettling pall of COVID-19. This week, the AdExchanger team will tell you how we’re doing, but we also want to know how you’re doing. At […]
Being a working mom was hard enough. Then COVID-19 came along. With schools closed, Andrea Zapata, VP of data innovation and insights at Effectv, Comcast’s cable ad sales group, is pulling data to help clients understand how media will be impacted by COVID-19 one minute while teaching her five- and seven-year-old boys how to read, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Andrew Sandoval, director of biddable media, The Media Kitchen. We’re navigating a confusing and fluctuating landscape, in light of the sudden upheaval caused by COVID-19, on top of the ongoing seismic […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Pains Media consumption is spiking almost as fast as the coronavirus is spreading, with people locked in their homes. But TV networks may only see short-term gains as the world faces a recession and production crews are forced to halt filming, […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied recent reports that it plans to share smartphone location data with the US government to help health authorities track and understand the spread of coronavirus infections. On a call with reporters Wednesday to talk about Facebook’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, which includes a coronavirus information center with real-time health […]
Industry executives can put away their magnum rosé bottles until October. The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will postpone its annual June gathering until Oct. 26 to 30, the organizers said on Wednesday. All sponsorships, passes and bookings for official customers will roll over for the postponed event. Read the release. “As always, the […]
How do all these changes affect marketers, and how should they adapt their messaging and media strategies to the COVID crisis? Click here to find out. Once the coronavirus-induced toilet paper panic buying dies down, consumers will probably chill on their TP sprees. But COVID-19 has the potential to create more permanent behavior changes in […]
Ad spend by major brands in China has dwindled significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could be a sign of what’s to come across the rest of the world. EMarketer slashed its October China ad spend forecast by 6.2% on Tuesday, bringing annual media spend projections down from 10.5% growth to […]
For Mike Baker, trekking to the top of a snowy mountain in Colorado and then snowboarding down isn’t all that different from the gumption it takes to found and nurture a startup. “It’s not for everybody, but for people who are crazy enough to enjoy sacrifice and grit, it’s great – the journey is also the […]
You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. How will coronavirus affect US politics? Beyond the direct impact on the economy, COVID-19 is upending political activity this year. In the […]
The French video publication Brut emerged with a splash three years ago, just before the French presidential campaign. Brut produces high-quality news content with experienced journalists, but delivered casually, like friends talking to each other. In the short time since its debut, Brut said it became the third-most trusted news source in France. But now, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Chris Peterson, managing partner at Rain the Growth Agency. Every brand today is evaluating the current environment for its people, communities and customers. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands specifically rely heavily on […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Latest Contender Fox Corp. didn’t have its own streaming platform, so it used the sale of its stake in Roku to buy Tubi. The $440 million acquisition puts Tubi’s ad-supported streaming platform in direct competition with ViacomCBS’ Pluto TV, Comcast’s Xumu and Sony’s […]
Data protection in the time of the coronavirus is a tricky proposition. Although health data is considered extremely sensitive under the General Data Protection Regulation and usually requires explicit consent, a subsection of the law includes a clause within Article 9 that allows for the processing of personal information without consent if it’s necessary to protect “against […]
VideoAmp has acquired Conversion Logic, the multitouch attribution provider, the company said Tuesday. Conversion Logic’s chief client officer, JP Pereira, will also join VideoAmp as SVP of marketing science. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. And Pereira is one of only “a few key individuals” from Conversion Logic who will go to the video […]
Michael Katz, CEO of customer data platform mParticle, has led two companies through periods of crisis. During the 2008 recession, he was the president and founder of Interclick. Today he is CEO of customer data platform mParticle and responding to a new, rapidly unfolding global crisis of a very different kind. In addition to the […]
PubMatic unveiled a product Tuesday called Audience Encore, designed to let ad buyers use a publisher’s first-party data across the entire PubMatic exchange. PubMatic Audience Encore lets publishers set up a private marketplace (deal ID) with buyers that includes their audience data. Buyers can then target the audience segment both on that publisher’s site and […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay MacDonald, CEO and managing partner at Digital Capital Advisors. Everyone take a deep breath – and exhale. Entrepreneurs, investors and board members are now synthesizing the potential ramifications of […]
Acxiom’s new global CEO Chad Engelgau, appointed in early March, has a big job ahead of him, navigating clients through privacy laws and browser restrictions while integrating the business with parent company IPG. Engelgau, a 12-year Acxiom vet, reports directly to Arun Kumar, IPG’s chief technology and data officer. Acxiom sits alongside IPG’s programmatic unit […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Mobile Response People forced into quarantine, isolation or however you want to put it are boosting overall content consumption in the United States. Live television is still down year over year, from three hours and 44 minutes per day to three hours and 27 […]
The technical backbone of digital advertising is being ripped out, and the IAB Tech Lab is committed to helping its members figure out what to do when third-party cookies disappear from web browsers. Although the IAB Tech Lab built a universal ID – DigiTrust – that will continue to run as long as third-party cookies […]
Zeta Global, the cloud-based CRM and data services company, plans to break into the marketing cloud arena with a demand-side platform (DSP). “Every conversation starts with, ‘Zeta who?’” said co-founder and CEO David Steinberg. But Zeta has become a known quantity in ad tech. Over the past year, the company has emerged as an exit […]
If someone goes to the bathroom while a beautifully shot commercial plays full-screen on their TV, was it actually viewable? Not so much, said Luke McGuinness, president and COO of TVision Insights, a TV analytics company that helps brands measure whether people are actually paying attention to their ads. TVision, founded in 2014, started out […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Michael Lehman, senior vice president, head of global supply at TripleLift. Prior to the first report of the coronavirus in late December, many had speculated for the better part of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Not Very Sporting The sudden absence of live sports in television schedules has thrown broadcasters for a loop, with billions of dollars in rights fees and ad commitments on the line. But the most consequential effect may be a swing of users from linear-TV […]
Digital media is starting to feel the effects of COVID-19’s US invasion. Consumer engagement in online content is spiking. And while some advertisers are watching and waiting, others are taking action and shifting media budgets or strategy. The traffic effect At Insider Inc., for example, traffic is way up as people seek information about the […]
It’s a little difficult to strike handshake deals when, you know, you’re not supposed to shake hands. An increasingly denuded 2020 events calendar – the live event components of the upfronts are the latest cancelations – could soon start to have a chilling effect on their ability to attract new clients. “Lead gen and pipeline […]
American pro sports came to a screeching halt on Thursday, with the NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer each suspending season play, and the MLB pushing back spring training and opening day games. The ATP, the US pro tennis organization, cancelled all tournaments for the next six weeks. The cascade of postponements started Wednesday night, […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Danny Spears, chief operations officer at The Ozone Project. With better practices in programmatic advertising rapidly replacing the persistent problems of the past, we must call out and challenge things that stand in the way […]
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