In the two years since Facebook’s huge image-sharing platform sold its first ad, Instagram has focused on fixed-price advertising from big national brands. In keeping with the platform’s emphasis on aesthetics and high design, many early advertisers were lifestyle companies like Starbucks and Disney. With Instagram’s 300 million global users now accustomed to seeing ads, […]
There’s no need to freak out, but content blocking in iOS 9 goes beyond the mobile web and in some cases will also apply to in-app advertising. And that’s because of an in-app browsing mechanism in iOS 9 called Safari View Controller. It’s basically a more streamlined version of Apple’s current webview framework that developers […]
Comcast’s drumbeat of new video services is designed to support content parity across devices rather than to create a cord cutter’s alternative, per se. The cable giant recently rolled out to Xfinity Internet customers a $15-a-month streaming video service appropriately dubbed Stream. Comcast has also flirted with a Web video portal to rival YouTube and […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Missed The Starting Gun Last week, AOL acquired Millennial Media to grow its mobile ad biz, but capturing mobile ad dollars is no easy feat. Google has cornered 32.9% of all US mobile ad spend (about $10.02 billion), while Facebook commands 19.4% ($5.2 billion), […]
The rise of ad blocking, mobile usage and a general regard for user experience over pure advertising concerns have all led to a renewed focus on one of the digital world’s most fundamental features: the page load. From buttons and tracking pixels to preload content and infinite scrolling feeds, the digital community is struggling under […]
“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 Elliot Hirsch, CEO at AdYapper. For digital advertising veterans, talking about how to manage campaign frequency might seem a bit old school. DoubleClick researcher Rick Bruner released a frequency best […]
The US market can be a tough nut to crack for an international startup. “If you’re not a US company, there are hurdles,” said Frederic Joseph, global COO and UK chief exec at French mobile retargeting company S4M. “Some people think, at least on some level, that if a company doesn’t come from the US, […]
Media General will acquire Meredith Corp. for $2.4 billion, combining the two companies’ TV and digital assets to create greater reach and efficiency. The new company, Meredith Media General, will own 88 TV stations in 54 markets, making it the third-largest owner of network affiliates. On the digital side, it will reach 200 million monthly unique […]
Mobile numbers are moving up and to the right – and social is along for the ride. Taptica is looking to take advantage of that trend. The mobile DSP announced Tuesday that it would fork over $17 million to acquire programmatic social marketing tech company AreaOne, formerly known as SocialClicks. Both companies maintain their headquarters in […]
“On TV and Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in programmatic TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jason Miller, director of product management, brand measurement at Google. I’m often deeply impressed by the creativity of TV ads. I loved the sentimentality of P&G’s “Thank You, Mom” ads, the humor of Dodge […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Magic Of Clorox Clorox will spend three times more on programmatic ads this year than it did last year, the Journal’s Jack Marshall reports. At that rate, about half of Clorox’s full digital budget will go to automated buying. “Programmatic media has enormous […]
CPG brands are the big TV spenders, but ecommerce and subscription startups like Gilt and Birchbox are coming on strong. Take Urban Ladder, a Bangalore, India-based online retailer specializing in home furniture and décor. While the company historically focused on digital, it has lately begun to include TV for awareness building. It declined to share […]
AOL’s acquisition of Millennial Media for $238 million was a coup for its purchaser, if not for its investors. The mobile ad platform went from an opening-day share price of $23.50 to $1.75 when AOL announced its intent to purchase Thursday. But Elgin Thompson, managing director at investment firm Digital Capital Advisors, cautioned not to […]
Does Verizon have access to rich user data? Undeniably. Will Verizon successfully capitalize on that opportunity? Questionable. After all, Verizon’s user data is only as valuable as its data practices. Verizon could certainly benefit in the wake of an acquisition spree that somewhat resembled a line of falling dominos – AOL into Verizon, Millennial Media […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matt Leardini, vice president of search and advertising at Synacor. As a former NCAA athlete, I still count on coaching lessons and in-game experiences to help me in business situations I face every day. […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. A Programmatic UK Programmatic display ad spend in the UK is slated to grow 66.2% and hit $2.96 billion this year, eMarketer reports. At that rate, programmatic will make up the majority (59%) of the country’s total display ad market. “It hasn’t been an […]
Rubicon Project CEO Frank Addante has long expressed a vision to automate the buying and selling of all advertising. On Thursday, the company took the first step in expanding beyond digital by partnering with out-of-home trading platform BitPoster to bring inventory into Rubicon’s orders platform. “It’s the first foray into media outside of digital,” said Jay […]
The digital media industry is mourning Curt Hecht. Hecht passed away this week at the age of 47, ending a brilliant 26-year career at Publicis Groupe and The Weather Company. His death has come as a shock to many, not only because of Hecht’s intellectual and physical vigor but also because he chose to keep […]
“Marketer’s Note” is a weekly column informing marketers about the rapidly evolving digital marketing technology ecosystem. This week it is written by Joanna O’Connell, Lead Analyst forAdExchanger Research. As a research analyst, I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about the big challenges and opportunities we in the digital advertising industry face. But […]
By Kelly Liyakasa and Zach Rodgers Verizon-owned AOL will snap up mobile ad platform Millennial Media, the companies said Thursday morning. AOL will pay $1.75 per share of Millennial stock, valuing the company at $238 million, as was previously rumored. This price is a considerable premium over the company’s Wednesday close-of-trading market cap of $187 million. As AdExchanger […]
Instagram has rounded up a posse of Facebook Marketing Partners since the closed beta launch of its ads API in early August. Mobile analytics company Appsflyer is the most recent addition to a list that includes AdRoll, Adaptly, Ampush, Brand Networks, 4C, Kenshoo, Laundry Service, Publicis-owned agency Mediavest, Nanigans, Olapic, Resolution Media, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, […]
On any given day or month, the programmatic marketplace is filled with spiky peaks and valleys as CPMs rise and fall and as audiences ebb and flow. The best trading desks, advertisers, publishers, DSPs and exchanges don’t just understand these variations in price, volume and user behavior. They act on them. That action might mean […]
“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 Loren Hillberg, president and general manager at Thinknear by Telenav. Location data from smartphones has fundamentally reshaped marketers’ ability to understand and target consumers. Now wearables promise to unleash a […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Snapping Up Ad Tech Delhi-based ecommerce newcomer Snapdeal acquired Silicon Valley ad platform Reduce Data for an undisclosed sum. The deal adds to the trend of ecommerce players beefing up their ads biz through acquisitions. (Snapdeal rival Flipkart’s bought AdIQuity Technologies, a mobile ad […]
Attribution companies Adometry and Convertro are frequently linked because they were acquired in quick succession (by Google and AOL, respectively). And the functionality they provide is increasingly important, as marketers want to justify their digital ad spend across channels and devices. Buyers are wary when attribution technologies – which should be agnostic – are integrated […]
Prague-based Socialbakers added Robert Lang as its new CEO on Wednesday. The social media metrics firm described Lang as a key Criteo executive who helped the French ad tech company expand internationally. Lang replaces Jan Rezab, a founder of the company. Rezab will stay on as executive chairman. Coming from Criteo, Lang said he saw […]
Adobe Analytics and personalization engine Adobe Target can now be consumed as a combo meal. The company said Wednesday that it has integrated the two solutions, also available as separate entities within the Adobe Marketing Cloud, into a single UI to help clients handle what Adobe’s VP of mobile, Matt Asay, called “the mobile problem.” […]
NewsCred, a maker of content marketing software for enterprise brands like Barclays, Toyota and Conair, has raised $42 million in growth equity led by FTV Capital – bringing its total to $88.8 million. NewsCred’s co-founder and CEO, Shafqat Islam, has voiced concerns in the past regarding oversaturation in the content marketing technology category, citing $100 million […]
Atlanta-based News Distribution Network (NDN) is the quiet video engine that hums behind a host of traditional and new media publisher sites like the New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times and Hearst. Last March, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer contemplated a $300 million bid to buy NDN following its interest in French web video platform Dailymotion, but […]
