Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Tracking Ramirez FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez tells MIT Technology Review, “Tracking is taking place not only across websites but also across apps, and increasingly across devices.” OK, so what do appropriate notice and consent look like in that complex environment? She sees an opportunity for technology […]
“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 Jaclyn Stewart, senior director of publisher services at The 614 Group. Whenever you ask people who manage digital operations teams about training programs for their staff, they almost unanimously roll […]
Local advertising is undergoing dramatic change. Because this presidential election has relied on earned media instead of TV, revenue for local broadcasters who aren’t in swing states has gone down. And it’s not an anomaly. This pattern has “forever changed political advertising,” said Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates. Facebook is making a play for […]
Cross-device identity match rates have shot up in recent years, but brands and agencies remain skeptical of the results. “We were consistently disappointed with cross-device identity matches,” said David Kohl, CEO of the digital media advisory firm Morgan Digital Ventures. “There’s a gap in understanding of what’s possible between vendors and the buy side, [which […]
The ANA’s recent media transparency probe alleged certain opaque practices and pricing models among holding company trading desks that didn’t always align with the best interest of clients. Programmatic Mechanics thinks it’s in a good position to change some of those perceptions, given its independent status. “We don’t have to be concerned about hitting corporate sales targets […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Hew Bruce-Gardyne, co-founder at TVSquared. It’s an advertiser’s dream to deliver targeted content via programmatic, and the industry is certainly making progress. However, legislative, inventory-level and operational obstacles need to be overcome to seamlessly […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon’s Secrets Evidence of Amazon’s ad tech platform designs bubble up to the surface in quiet ways, like the company’s constantly brimming Ad Platforms job board or anonymous, NDA-bound partners signaling big things happening in the background. “Still, little is known about Amazon’s longer term ambitions. […]
On Thursday – amid strengthening rumors of an IPO – Snapchat finally released its anticipated ads API to enable better automation, targeting and measurement. It is running with nine partners. Advertisers can buy Snap Ads – full-screen, sound-on, vertical video ad units – programmatically on the platform. “Advertisers [can now] glean insights and better optimize […]
Coming during a week of intense ad tech M&A, you could be forgiven for overlooking iPerceptions’ acquisition of ad tech provider Datacratic for an undisclosed sum (press release). But while the deal pales compared to Salesforce snapping up Krux for $700 million or Criteo snagging HookLogic for $250 million, it’s a nice example of the […]
The Marketing Cloud keynote address at Dreamforce included a phrase never before uttered publicly by a Salesforce exec: “You can’t be a marketing cloud without a DMP.” That was SVP and chief product officer Bryan Wade, speaking to around 3,200 Marketing Cloud partners and clients about Salesforce’s intent to acquire Krux. “Think of us as […]
Segmentation for retargeting is often a very manual process that relies heavily on what someone’s done in the past. App marketing platform Jampp wants to help advertisers craft predictive segments that anticipate what someone will likely do in the future. Jampp’s predictive segments technology, which exited beta on Thursday, uses machine learning to analyze around […]
Now that Salesforce has agreed to buy Krux for an estimated $700 million, which standalone data management platforms are left? And is there still a market for independent DMPs, given the trend toward integrated marketing tech stacks and the high cost of maintaining data infrastructure? To answer those questions, it’s important first to define terms, […]
“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, senior research analyst for programmatic strategy and analytics at the University of South Australia. Last month, Dentsu admitted that 111 clients had been overcharged in more than 600 “suspicious […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Kane, founder at Jounce Media. Publishers are right to be worried about data leakage. Selling through RTB pipes exposes a wealth of publisher data that rogue buyers can exploit for audience insights, modeling […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Beefing Up Snapchat has expanded its ads API with better targeting, measurement and reporting, Ad Age reports. In addition to email matching and interest-based targeting released back in June, Snapchat now supports A/B testing of creative and new measurement features. CEO Evan Spiegel remains steadfast in […]
Forget ecom platform Demandware and data management platform Krux. Investors only want to know why in the world Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has any interest in Twitter. The pounding Salesforce’s stock has taken since Benioff expressed interest certainly reflects their skepticism. So while the little blue bird hasn’t been an explicit presence in this year’s annual […]
Media agency Horizon Media worked with Placed, a location analytics and attribution firm, on both companies’ first attempt to measure the impact of digital advertising on movie ticket sales. Horizon Media is the longstanding media buyer for the production studio STX Entertainment. It has worked with Placed for other advertisers, “and we started having conversations […]
Cheetah Mobile’s been on the prowl for ad tech since 2015, when it paid $58 million for French mobile performance marketing company MobPartner. The MobPartner acquisition is the cornerstone of Cheetah’s plan to transform itself from utility app publisher into a mobile ad vendor with global chops. Cheetah’s vision became clearer when it took the […]
The New York Times’ new Flex Frame ads are among the first component-based ads deployed in the wild with the help of Google tech. The ads adjust their look and feel according to screen type and page environment. Expect other publishers to follow with their own versions over the next year. The Flex Frame ads […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Melinda Staros, senior manager of research and insights at Sharethrough. Facebook made major headlines recently when it came clean about its “serious” miscalculation of a key video metric. For two years when calculating the […]
“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 Brad Nunn, director of trading operations at Varick Media Management. In 2012, the IAB first defined a “viewable” impression as one that’s at least 50% visible for at least one […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The More Things Change… Comedy is all about the timing. One week after Facebook’s video measurement snafu, comScore heralded its ability to report on Facebook video viewability. While agencies aren’t particularly fussed about the specific metric Facebook has been miscalculating for the past two years, some […]
After many years in leadership roles at media agencies, Jordan Bitterman will move to the brand and media side as chief marketing officer of The Weather Co., the IBM-owned company said Wednesday. Bitterman brings extensive knowledge of how media companies can drive efficiencies in the data-driven milieu. He said The Weather Co. is in a […]
At 10 million active accounts strong, Roku is turning to media companies to improve the quality of its streams and ramp up ad monetization. Wednesday’s rollout of Roku Direct Publisher allows content owners like Rolling Stone, UPROXX and the Scripps-owned satirical publisher Cracked to develop and distribute video via Roku apps. The tool is also […]
The on-demand economy gets flack for being a bubble – after massages, meal, tasks and taxis, what’s left to be Uberized? – but on-demand laundry startup Cleanly isn’t concerned. “Our feeling is that if you create a good product, then your marketing will fit in with the value you’re trying to provide,” said Tom Harari, CEO and […]
Change isn’t easy. Just ask Farmers Insurance Group CMO Michael Linton and CIO Ron Guerrier. About three or four years ago, the company had a dismal digital presence. Its Net Promoter Score, which ranks customer loyalty from -100 to 100, was in the gutter at -30 and its website bounce rate was about 40%. “Our […]
In a media environment that increasingly favors scale, CafeMedia bought AdThrive on Thursday in a deal that will triple the reach it can offer to advertisers. AdThrive was founded by a blogger’s husband and manages all programmatic revenue for 1,100 other lifestyle bloggers. The deal, whose financial details were not disclosed, increases CafeMedia’s scale from […]
By Kelly Liyakasa and James Hercher Criteo’s $250 million, all-cash purchase of retail exchange HookLogic on Tuesday was premeditated. Meaning, the two companies already knew of the other’s capabilities – and a marriage felt right for the future of both ecommerce ad tech companies, said Criteo CEO Eric Eichmann. “We’d been talking to HookLogic for almost […]
“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 David Williams, president and CEO at Merkle. Across industries, today’s marketing conversation is all about the personalized experience. Everything you hear and read seems to be focused on the importance of […]
