Retargeting is largely associated with product ads that stalk users across the internet. But Facebook sees retargeting as a tactic that can open the door to ongoing engagement within Messenger. Ted Helwick, the Facebook product manager leading monetization efforts on Messenger, told AdExchanger that “the KPI advertisers tell us they care about most right now […]
On the eve of Oracle Open World, the enterprise giant’s Data Cloud hopes to position its data management platform (DMP) – the one inherited from the BlueKai acquisition – as the focus of a tech stack that includes identifiers from AddThis and Moat, onboarding from Datalogix and cross-device linking from Crosswise. There are a couple […]
Salesforce has set up a market of second-party data so advertisers can buy data directly from publishers. The subscription-based Salesforce Data Studio, which debuted on Wednesday, evolved out of the product Krux Link, a data-sharing platform Salesforce inherited when it bought the data management platform Krux. Salesforce’s goal is to give advertisers more validated data […]
A few years ago, video multichannel networks (MCNs) had the luxury of choice: get access to a large, scaled audience via YouTube or go with a handful of new video upstarts wooing content creators with pricier payouts. But the digital video landscape has dramatically shifted since, as digital publishers and broadcast nets alike increasingly distribute […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Domain Spoofing <3 Fraud Advertisers spend about $1.3 million a month buying inventory they incorrectly suppose will run on the Financial Times, Digiday reports. Although the subscription-focused publisher only sells on Google AdX and TrustX, it found FT.com ads on 15 different exchanges. As […]
Since its founding in 2000, Legendary Entertainment’s slate of 50 films has certainly lived up to its name, with a lineup that includes “The Dark Knight,” “The Hangover” trilogy and “Jurassic World.” While these releases seem incredibly different, they all have something in common: hundreds of millions in marketing dollars, often spent within a six-week […]
Most marketers don’t trust the data they’re using and they have no simple way to assess its quality. Of the 80% of advertisers that use audience insights, only 33% say they “completely trust them,” according to a study released Wednesday by research firm Advertiser Perceptions, which surveyed roughly 200 advertisers. Just one-third of advertisers fully […]
“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 Dean Vegliante, president at Netmining. With smartphones “positioned to become the default device for internet access” for many Americans, according to eMarketer, marketers know that they must have a mobile component. But […]
Nielsen entered into a definitive agreement on Wednesday to acquire indie attribution company Visual IQ. Terms of the deal, expected to close in October, were not disclosed. The 10-year-old Visual IQ should enhance Nielsen’s measurement offering with deeper multitouch attribution. The goal is to give “advertisers, publishers and agencies a holistic platform that offers the […]
Programmatic has been going through its awkward period. Brands are rethinking their investments in the wake of concerns about brand safety, viewability, fraud and a murky supply chain. But where other agencies and trading desks are pulling back on the open marketplace, WPP’s Essence is staying neck-deep, relying on its use of machine learning, optimization […]
Tel Aviv-based Playbuzz has raised a $35 million Series C growth round led by capital investor Viola Growth, with support from Disney and other existing investors. This growth round nearly doubles Playbuzz’s existing funding to $66 million and will go toward global expansion and product development. “The landscape for funding for growth-stage companies, especially in […]
MediaMath CMO Joanna O’Connell will depart the company at the end of the month and return to Forrester, where she was a principal analyst for interactive marketing for three years. Prior to MediaMath, O’Connell was an AdExchanger research analyst and held several ad tech roles at VivaKi and Razorfish in her 15-plus years in digital […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Danny Khatib, co-founder and CEO at Granite Media. Something important just happened in the header bidding world that you may have missed. AppNexus and Rubicon recently announced the formation of Prebid.org, an independent organization […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. All In NBCUniversal is making a big bet on automation. EVP Mike Rosen told Mike Shields at Business Insider that almost all of the network’s TV ad inventory will be available on a self-serve basis – save for marquee events like the Super Bowl […]
Tencent doesn’t like it when WeChat is called a walled garden, even though it has all the markings. “This is a form of walled garden in the same way you have Facebook or Google,” said Jon Mansell, VP of marketplace innovation at Magna Global, during a panel hosted by Tencent at Advertising Week on Monday. […]
Triad Retail Media promoted its chief customer officer, Sherry Smith, to the CEO position on Tuesday. Roger Berdusco, Triad’s former CEO, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Triad manages ad sales on major retailers’ ecom sites including Walmart, Sam’s Club, eBay, Stubhub, Staples, Toys R Us, and most recently, Barnes & Noble. But […]
Since getting acquired for $2.9 billion by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital last December, marketing services firm Neustar had been mum on its plans as a newly private company. After the acquisition closed last month, CEO Lisa Hook said Neustar has been busy repositioning its brand and identifying a new go-to-market sales strategy. “We […]
IHeartRadio, the streaming app by media and radio giant iHeartMedia, puts app store reviews at the center of its customer retention strategy and product road map. “We give our users a little taste of what [the app] could be and then let them help design the road map for features and functionality,” said Rob Rowe, SVP of […]
Megan Pagliuca, former boss of Omnicom-owned Accuen, has become the first-ever chief data officer of Hearts & Science, where she will lead the agency’s charge toward identity-based media buying. Pagliuca will oversee Hearts & Science’s tools and strategy that will put individual identities at the center of not just media execution, but brand strategy and […]
“Managing the Data” is a column about customer and audience data strategy written by longtime AdExchanger contributor Chris O’Hara. The promise of “data is the new oil” has slowly come to fruition over the last five years. Connected devices are producing data at a Moore’s-law-like rate, and companies are building the artificial intelligence systems to […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. You Got Tencent? At New York’s Advertising Week, Chinese tech giant Tencent continued the coming-out party it began three months ago in Cannes. Tencent, which owns WeChat and a bunch of other apps, has enormous power for marketers because it lets consumers perform the […]
Google is opening up more intent data for targeting on YouTube and expanding its Custom Affinity Audiences offering. Beyond reaching people based on their searches on YouTube, advertisers will now be able to create segments and target video ads using data derived from Google Maps and apps. “The ultimate goal is to reach any person […]
OpenX acquired two publisher tools, Mezzobit and PubNation, on Monday. By bringing these point solutions in-house, the SSP plans to strengthen its overall offering for publishers. The tools don’t boost yield for publishers, which is how publishers typically grade SSPs, but rather help them track down slow or suspicious advertiser tags and monitor overall ad […]
Data buyers and sellers have communication issues. “Transacting data across industries and use cases is actually a quite difficult process,” said Nick Jordan, CEO and founder of data startup Narrative I/O, which released a feature called Discover on its platform Monday that aims to help publishers get their data in front of interested buyers. Narrative […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Walt Horstman, senior vice president and general manager of analytics and advertising at TiVo. The Telecom Act of 1996 deregulated the telecommunications industry and inspired new companies to enter the market and compete with […]
Facebook’s audience data may be gold to digital advertisers, but it’s the Facebook Creative Shop that ensures campaigns are memorable in the news feed and on platforms like Instagram and Messenger. The 200-plus-person in-house agency designs and tests Facebook and Instagram ad units – like the full-screen mobile unit Canvas – before launching it widely […]
“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 Matt Keiser, founder and CEO at LiveIntent. The telcos are uniquely equipped for the battle of the people-based marketing crown. They have the best mobile data, which is crucial for […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. SAP Grabs Gigya Germany-based SAP dropped $350 million, according to reports, to acquire identity management player Gigya. According to Reuters, “The acquisition beefs up SAP’s ability to help companies doing business in Europe to comply with privacy regulations such as the EU’s upcoming General […]
Advertisers aren’t the only ones irritated by hidden fees and undisclosed inventory sources. Dataxu is claiming it’s been victimized by shady auction mechanics following a soured partnership with RhythmOne. The situation came to light after RhythmOne filed a lawsuit in July against dataxu to recover $1,900,000 from three unpaid invoices between January and March. But […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by James Curran, co-founder and chief product officer at STAQ. Facebook recently announced a change in its video-sharing metrics that favors the original creator over distributors or “reshare” pages. Facebook is finally working to help media companies […]
