To centralize or not to centralize? That is the question holding companies have wrestled with since the advent of programmatic buying a decade ago. While Publicis Media and GroupM have broken up or reassembled their trading desks, others like IPG have kept that expertise at the center. Enter Omnicom, which said Friday it’s taking the […]
Bid shading is a technique buyers use in first-price auctions to avoid paying too much, and its importance has increased as every major exchange has switched over to a first-price auction. “Bid shading uses an aggregated view of the market to avoid overpaying,” said Matthew McIntyre, head of programmatic EMEA for Essence. “DSPs or exchanges […]
“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 Preethy Vaidyanathan, chief product officer at Tapad For years marketers asked, “How do we get more data?” Now that they’ve mastered data mining, marketers want to know what’s next. The […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Ian Trider, director of RTB platform operations at Centro. There is a widespread practice in this industry which puts advertisers at risk: resellers acquiring inventory from other resellers. With such an overly complex supply […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Facebook News Cycle It was another tumultuous week for Facebook. In addition to the shocking departures of head of product Chris Cox and head of WhatsApp Chris Daniels, the Federal government has opened a criminal investigation into the company’s data dealings. A Grand […]
How much ad revenue does Facebook lose out on when its platforms go on the fritz? More than you probably make in a year … or 50. On Thursday and Friday, Facebook experienced what was reportedly the longest partial global outage in the company’s history. For around 14 hours, some users had trouble accessing or […]
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. Online advertising grew up around the second-price auction, where the winning bidder pays the second-highest bid. It’s great for buyers because they have the opportunity to […]
In its first-ever Wave evaluating media agencies with under $20 billion in billings, released Thursday, Forrester recognized agencies that leverage their buying clout and understanding of the media landscape in creative ways. Mediahub, Hearts & Science and Assembly were Leaders in the ranking. PHD, Spark Foundry, Horizon Media and Vizeum were Strong Performers, while Dentsu […]
The 40-year-old company IRI, known for providing market share data to CPGs, has worked its way into marketer tech stacks, where its data is used for both targeting and attribution. The bulk of IRI’s revenue still comes from its longstanding market share analytics business, said President and CEO Andrew Appel. “But business is shifting dramatically […]
Jim Wilson is a big believer in the blockchain. As president of Premion, the over-the-top ad buying platform of local TV broadcaster TEGNA, he helped ink a deal with blockchain startup MadHive in early March to cut off the potential for ad fraud in the OTT space. He also sits on the board of the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Voice On Target Pandora is selling ads targeted to specific voice-activated devices, such as smart speakers, game consoles and smart TVs. Previously, brands could target within a Pandora stream across connected devices as one category. Getting more granular by device type allows brands trying […]
FreeWheel, the Comcast-owned video ad tech company, hosted its first television upfront on Wednesday and is mounting a campaign to expand its buy-side business. The marketer outreach centers on new attribution features and the launch of FreeWheel Media, which formalizes its buy-side accounts and ad-serving business into a cohesive offering, CRO Brian Wallach told AdExchanger. […]
“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 Mark Slade, CEO at Location Sciences. It is near impossible to solve for the location data supply shortage. Only apps with a legitimate need for GPS data are permitted by […]
Google’s move to create unified, first-price auctions for publishers using Google Ad Manager doesn’t just change the auction type. It impacts pricing, header bidding, publisher floors and how publishers see AdWords demand. Under the new rules, all exchanges will bid for an impression at the same time, and Google will lose the “last look” it […]
Machine learning is becoming central to user acquisition and app advertising at Google. On Wednesday, Google introduced five game developer-focused ads products, four of which are powered by some form of machine learning. The first new release, called pre-registration ads, for example, allows developers to reach Android users across the Play store, YouTube, search and […]
GroupM is still trying to be simpler for clients to navigate. To propel that effort, the WPP-owned media buying arm promoted Evan Hanlon to the newly created role of US chief strategy officer on Wednesday. Hanlon, who was previously president of data and technology unit mPlatform, will focus on making it easier for clients to […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Dillon Roulet, founder and managing partner at Duplici. The effects of a matured ecosystem are clear: Open marketplace media buys are much more secure and transparent than they were in the early days. We’re […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Addressing Television TV networks are banding together to create a standard that will enable addressable advertising on smart TVs. NBC Universal, Disney, Discovery, Turner, AMC Networks, Xandr, FreeWheel and Hearst TV are part of Project OAR (Open Addressable Ready), and Vizio’s Inscape will power […]
AdExchanger Talks is a podcast focused on data-driven marketing. Subscribe here. Adform is a proud member of the tiny club of huge independent ad platforms. With 900 people working in 26 countries, the Denmark-based company takes an engineering-driven approach to data-driven ad buying. Profitable since the early days, its top-line revenue has doubled year on year for […]
Mark Zuckerberg penned a lengthy post last week laying out Facebook’s vision for a “privacy-focused” future – but it’s not going to change Facebook’s business model. Although Zuckerberg expends a lot of ink on the importance of data security and protecting messaging with end-to-end encryption, he doesn’t mention the interest and user-related data that powers Facebook’s […]
There are only around 2.5 million weddings in the United States every year – yet more than 30 million people are planning a wedding on Pinterest at any given time. “That means there’s a lot of planning being done long before a wedding ever happens,” said Jon Kaplan, who joined Pinterest in 2016 as global head […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Travel Bug Google is making big moves in travel. Last week the search giant quietly announced a new standalone hotel-booking site, similar to Google Flights. With its own page, Google will do a lot less linking out to third-party booking services. Hotel companies may […]
When Jeanna Corley started working in Radio Shack’s marketing operations in 2014, she knew it would be a short-term gig. But the CEO at the time, Joseph Magnacca, coached her into the role, promising there’d be no red tape and, as a marketer, she’d be able to do whatever she wanted. “So, take a risk, […]
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Josh Palau, vice president of media strategy and platforms at Bayer Consumer Health US. In-housing isn’t a fleeting trend or small blip on the radar. This is a new way of working that is critical to […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Brienna Pinnow, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. If you’re an advertiser heading into the upfronts, there is a good chance you may be wooed by a new suitor: Facebook. Why is the TV advertising industry’s […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Feed The Beast Some VC-backed digital news startups are taking a more businesslike approach. “I think we’ve seen a shift now toward more austerity [in digital media] because the focus now is not ‘can you outrun everyone,’ it’s ‘can you outlast everyone,’” BuzzFeed CEO […]
Big Tech can’t catch a break in DC … actually, scratch that. If Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, is elected to the White House in 2020, she’s got a plan to break up Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple. And her proposal specifically targets Google’s ad platform business. On Friday, the Democratic presidential candidate laid out how her […]
Last year, the GroupM digital agency Essence broke into traditional TV. Now, Essence is working with all of the major TV networks to sell their inventory in a more addressable way, said CEO Christian Juhl. “We’re trying to work with major publishers on changing the way they sell media,” he said. “But the things we’re […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alessandro De Zanche, an audience and data strategy consultant. The digital advertising industry needs, more than ever, privacy advocates and activists – some strong, external pressure and entities holding it to account. New evidence […]
