Amazon’s four-year-old header tag is going server-side, making it among the first header tag solutions to move to the faster, more sustainable setup. Sources briefed on the change described the details of this change to AdExchanger, which Ad Age first reported Thursday. As header bidding has taken off with publishers and more ad tech companies […]
While private marketplaces (PMPs) and preferred deals are predicted to outpace open exchange buys by 2018, their rate of adoption has been inconsistent – especially when it comes to video advertising. Some ad buyers have avoided PMPs out of concerns over reach, leaving some publishers twisting in the wind to accurately forecast their fill rate. […]
This is the latest installment in “PII,” a series featuring the talent that makes the wheels turn in our data-driven advertising world. Read previous interviews with talent from Mindshare, Mediavest | Spark, Razorfish, Essence and INNOCEAN. Digital native Andy Stevens is SVP of research and insights at Clear Channel Outdoor. He works on the Radar initiative, which uses mobile location […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by James Avery, CEO at Adzerk. Recommendation widgets – those spammy “Around the Web” ads – may provide short-term revenue, but they likely come at the expense of long-term company growth and brand power. I won’t […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon Jumps To Server-Side Header Amazon has quietly ironed another badge onto its ad tech sash. While Amazon has had a header bidding solution for a few years, Ad Age’s George Slefo reveals that the company is moving it server-side. “Ad requests will be handled on […]
Private equity firm Clarion Capital Partners said Thursday it had acquired B2B marketing shop Madison Logic for an undisclosed sum. Clarion reportedly spent “hundreds of millions,” according to Fortune. Madison Logic hadn’t previously raised any institutional funding and specializes in account-based marketing, which sends targeted content to specific enterprise decision-makers. “We see an opportunity to […]
“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 Matthew Mobley, chief technology officer at Merkle. At a marketing event I recently attended, there was one aspect that resonated with me the most: the marketing funnel and how marketers […]
Attribution isn’t perfect. Far from it. But perfection isn’t what the industry should be aiming for. “If you wait for the end state, you won’t have a business for 10 years and by that time the world will have moved on,” said Pravin Chandiramani, Simulmedia’s SVP of data strategy, speaking at a measurement and attribution […]
Lauren Nemeth, former head of sales for AppNexus, has joined Turn as chief revenue officer. She arrives from a stint at Pinterest-owned mobile search engine URX, and will oversee sales, client services and consulting. Prior to her role at AppNexus, she helped build Google’s programmatic business alongside Bruce Falck, Turn’s CEO. “We’re selling a complicated, […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Driscoll, CEO at Metamarkets. With each passing day, mobile video consumption is becoming more prevalent and convenient. In September, enhancements to mobile browsers removed a common deterrent to watching videos by enabling autoplay. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Under The Influence Influencer targeting firm ROI Influencer Media debuted a partnership with some leading exchanges – DoubleClick, Rubicon, OpenX and PubMatic – to allow native “influencer inventory” to be included in a programmatic buy. Adweek notes social personalities have right of refusal on advertisers. More. […]
AppNexus has filed confidentially for its IPO, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. AdExchanger reported in June that its IPO filing was imminent. The company is seeking a valuation in the $1.5 billion to $2 billion range, according to the Journal, which would put it in line with its 2015 round of […]
DoubleVerify will release a tool today designed to help advertisers avoid fake news sites. The company developed the capability to filter hundreds of fake news sites after brands asked for it over the past month, said CEO and President Wayne Gattinella. DoubleVerify also offers more than 75 brand safety filters so advertisers can avoid content […]
Local news sites already contain one of the best environments for local advertisers: the right audience in the right context. Trinity Mirror, which bills itself as the largest national and regional multimedia content publisher in the UK, isn’t stopping there. By adding location data to the mix, Trinity Mirror’s news sites help 1 million advertisers […]
Mobile apps need revenue but have limited screen space on ads. Enter Button, which lets consumers click on an icon to move easily from app to app. It collects fractional fees from its partners, like a toll road connecting different apps. “We continue to see these transactional models embraced in mobile compared to traditional advertising […]
With mobile marketing automation sizzling and VC cash flowing, Apsalar is looking to capitalize. On Wednesday, the mobile attribution platform added an audience distribution layer to its stack, effectively enabling its clients to combine the data with the doing. “We’re finding that CMOs want to have everything in one place, not a bunch of point solutions,” […]
Data management platform (DMP) Lotame has developed a campaign planning and measurement tool designed for linear TV broadcasters. Local broadcast consortium Pearl TV, which represents more than 200 local broadcast TV stations and network groups including Hearst, Cox Media and E.W. Scripps, is the first to test-drive it. While many advertisers want to buy across […]
Widespread adoption of mobile phones has opened up the opportunity for programmatic advertising in Africa. “The mobile advertising space is still in its infancy in terms of actual numbers, but it has huge potential,” said Anindya Ghose, a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business who has studied the global mobile marketplace. Chinese companies […]
Welcome to episode No. 6 of AdExchanger Talks, a podcast focused on data-driven marketing. Subscribe here. Scott Knoll was named CEO of Integral Ad Science five years ago, when ad verification mostly served to ameliorate brand safety concerns. Then the twin terrors of fraud and viewability came along and recast the programmatic marketplace in terms of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Gray Lists Programmatic “blacklists” may not be very effective. For one thing, they require constant audits to identify sites that cycle domain names. And brands looking for cheap reach and efficiency may not incentivize their agencies and vendors to blacklist. “It’s a position clients knowingly or […]
SintecMedia will acquire Operative for nearly $200 million in a move that will give media companies with linear TV and digital businesses one software system to manage proposals, trafficking and billing. “We are future-proofing [media companies’] businesses by helping them create a single stack for linear and digital,” said Operative CEO Lorne Brown, who will […]
WPP-owned GroupM said Tuesday it will centralize its tech and data expertise worldwide into a unit called [m]Platform. The division will be helmed by Xaxis CEO Brian Gleason with key executives drawn from Xaxis and across GroupM. “The collective mission of [m]Platform revolves around technology, data and expertise,” Gleason told AdExchanger. “The mission is how […]
“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 Nick Gibbons, global head of customer success at ReFUEL4. Facebook once again beat its earnings forecast earlier this month. But the share price dropped by almost 8% after the earnings […]
Reddit spent most of 2015 in a state of turmoil – executive shuffles and users in revolt over policy changes amid concerted and ongoing efforts to cut down on trolling and unsavory content. Reddit’s reputation: not necessarily the most brand-safe environment. That instability led to the return of Steve Huffman as CEO of Reddit last […]
Adobe might have won TubeMogul’s hand in marriage, but there were several other strategic acquirers involved in the courtship. According to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated Nov. 18, TubeMogul’s sales process really began last November. Up until the time Adobe agreed to acquire the DSP in mid-November, 16 entities – including […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Small Victories Ad blocking in Germany has declined roughly 2% since Q3 2015, according to one national digital media trade group. Ad-blocking trends always seem to start in Germany, so it could be a harbinger for other markets. Jack Marshall of The Wall Street Journal explores […]
Programmatic ad spend will grow faster globally than all other buying methods in 2017, according to Zenith’s Programmatic Marketing Forecast, released Monday. Zenith also reported that premium buying models like private marketplaces (PMPs) are taking off as RTB tapers off. Globally, programmatic will account for 64% of digital display spend by 2018, or $64.1 billion. “We […]
Ad networks catch a lot of flak as conduits of bad traffic from shady publishers. “It is true that some bad players intentionally sell fraudulent traffic and that other players are just turning a blind eye,” said Asaf Greiner, CEO and founder of fraud detection company Protected Media. “But there are also others working very […]
As the CMO role has evolved, so too has Epsilon’s selling strategy. “We were trying to sell everything to every customer,” said Stacey Hawes, president of Epsilon’s data practice. “We want to step back and ask, ‘Where does methodical selling make sense, rather than being everything to everyone?’” In September, Epsilon reorganized into six practices […]
