It’s a tough time for all publishers, and local publishers especially. To combat those challenges, Advance Local – part of the same media company that owns local pubs like NJ.com and NOLA.com – created a tech incubator in 2015 called Alpha Group, to come up with the next big idea. Founded by one of its […]
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Emily Ketchen, head of Americas marketing at HP. Automation tools have changed marketing forever and for the better. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning innovations allow marketers to reach our customers more pointedly than ever. Ninety-eight […]
“On TV and Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Chris Maccaro, CEO at Beachfront. People who have spent their careers buying linear TV advertising are confronting a much different world. From direct-to-consumer streaming to cross-platform metrics, media buyers have new opportunities to garner […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Search Wars 2 Amazon is eating into Google’s search market share. WPP, the world’s biggest ad buyer, spent $300 million on Amazon search ads last year, 75% of which came directly from clients’ Google search budgets, The Wall Street Journal reports. Omnicom said 20% […]
Story updated to include comments and clarifications from Verve. Verve’s embrace of programmatic video last year may not be panning out. This week, less than one year after acquiring in-app video company Receptiv, Verve experienced its second round of layoffs in just three months, letting 30 staffers go this week, Adweek reported. Sources tell AdExchanger […]
People love to hate on third-party data, but it’s got at least one fan out there. “It’s incumbent on all of us to understand how data is used and to stop the idea that third-party data is bad or dead or dying,” said Matt Spiegel, TransUnion’s EVP of digital marketing solutions, speaking at a Tru […]
Sizmek regained access to its cash this week after Cerberus, the investment firm that owns Sizmek’s debt and now owns its equity, seized its holdings and pushed the company into bankruptcy last Friday. Sizmek has resumed business operations and is covering payroll and employee benefits, after missing the previous pay period. The next two to […]
TV dollars are following eyeballs and shifting to over-the-top. Magna said Friday that its 2018 forecast for US OTT ad revenues came in short. The agency predicted OTT ad revenues would hit $2 billion in 2018, but they actually hit $2.7 billion at a 54% year over year growth rate. As a result, Magna is […]
“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 John Slocum, vice president, DMP, at MediaMath. Two years ago, MediaMath partnered to find a way for open and independent digital marketing platforms to rival the scale of walled gardens […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Eric Berry, CEO at TripleLift. There have been an increasing number of recent rumors that Google Chrome might block third-party cookies, or at least limit them to some degree, which would fundamentally change the programmatic ecosystem. […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Unsnapped Snap is launching an ad network that will allow it to distribute its ads on other apps and reach non-Snapchat users. The Snapchat Audience Network will allow app developers like Tinder and Houseparty to integrate an SDK that lets buyers advertising on Snap […]
The US retail chain Albertsons, which also operates grocery brands like Safeway, Acme and Shaw’s, is accelerating investments in the data-driven advertising platform it launched last year for consumer brands carried in stores. The idea is to turn its retail loyalty card programs into an advertising and attribution engine, since those shoppers can be tracked […]
“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 Nico Neumann, assistant professor and fellow, Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School. Nico will present “How The Wrong Audience Targeting And AI-Driven Campaigns Undermine Brand Growth” at AdExchanger’s upcoming […]
The Big Story is a podcast featuring a roundtable of AdExchanger editors talking about the biggest stories from the past week. It is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. We ride hard and fast this week on “The Big Story,” with three tales of industry upheaval. First, we consider the prospect of a Google Chrome […]
Large, established companies such as P&G, Verizon and Kellogg’s are building direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands to compete with the challengers encroaching on their territory. In addition to investing in or acquiring other DTC brands, there are strategic advantages to a company building its own. P&G for instance thinks of buying, building and acquiring brands as a […]
“On TV and Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). This upfront, the focus is on outcomes. As presentations continue, the role of outcome-based measurement – whether for attribution or […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Last Resort Publishers have mixed reviews of Apple News+, the $9.99 monthly subscription bundle Apple unveiled last week. They have been burned in the past when they hopped aboard news platforms developed by tech giants. (Ahem, Facebook.) But, for some, Apple’s promise to distribute […]
Accenture Interactive, the agency division of the global management consulting firm, said Wednesday it will acquire independent creative agency Droga5. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though Accenture Interactive claims Droga5 is its largest agency acquisition to date. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, Accenture Interactive said in a press release. Droga5, […]
“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 Maja Milicevic, co-founder and principal at Sparrow Advisers. How often have you heard something along these lines? “We’re looking for a highly strategic chief revenue officer (CRO) who can help […]
Johnny Ryan, chief policy and industry officer at Brave, filed a complaint late Tuesday with the Irish data protection commission arguing that the cookie wall on IAB Europe’s website is “illegal” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The IAB Europe’s site gives visitors three options: agree to the use of cookies and third-party tracking; […]
This week’s guest, Tutuwa Ahwoi, will present at AdExchanger’s upcoming Programmatic IO San Francisco, taking place April 29-30, on “How To Harness The Momentum In Podcasting.” Podcasting is increasingly a source of audience and revenue growth for publishers. In this episode Ahwoi, a 12-year veteran of National Public Media, shares lessons learned from her many […]
Ryan Joe contributed. Eric Roza is leaving Oracle Data Cloud (ODC) after more than four years as its SVP and general manager. Roza told employees in a note on Monday that he plans to retire this summer, in order to spend more time with his family. (Full note reprinted below.) “New and unexpected roles as […]
Agencies can no longer plan digital and linear investments separately. Integrating planning strategies and investments at OMD will be a core focus for George Manas, who joined as president and chief media officer last week from Omnicom performance agency Resolution Media. “I’ve been bullish on making sure programmatic talent doesn’t live in just an activation […]
BuzzFeed is in the midst of a transformation from a fast-growing startup to a sustainable digital media company, with Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown leading the charge. Over the past two years, BuzzFeed’s expanded into every revenue opportunity it can, including programmatic, affiliate and brand licensing. In programmatic, for example, BuzzFeed started with a basic […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Engagement Above All YouTube’s leadership has knowingly let misinformation and toxic content run rampant on the platform to rake in higher engagement from viewers and sell more ads, a Bloomberg investigation revealed. Conversations with more than 20 former and current YouTube employees uncovered multiple […]
Fragmented data is a real and lingering problem for marketers. The question is whether a customer data platform (CDP) is the solution marketers seek and, if so, whether every marketer actually needs one. The TL;DR on CDPs is that they unify, or at least aim to unify, a marketer’s first-party data, including online and offline […]
Story has been edited to include Sizmek’s response. While Sizmek’s future will play out over the next couple of months, there are more pressing concerns about the company’s payroll and whether it will be able to resume normal business operations. Chapter 11 bankruptcy isn’t necessarily the end for Sizmek’s business – it’s the kind of […]
Xaxis technology and partnerships director Nishant Desai will speak at AdExchanger’s upcoming Programmatic IO San Francisco conference on April 29-30, 2019. Agencies aren’t first-party data owners, cookie trackers or data processors, but they must still keep a handle on online identity while the tech ecosystem shifts underfoot. “The notion of how advertisers identify audiences and what identity […]
“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 Jodi Daniels, founder and CEO at Red Clover Advisors. Customer data platforms (CDPs) are the latest shiny new thing in marketing technology, helping companies create a single view of their […]
