Microsoft has reversed its approach to Do Not Track (DNT) and will no longer make it the default setting on the Internet Explorer browser and IE’s eventual replacement, Spartan. In a Good Friday blog post, Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Brendon Lynch said the decision was made in order to comply with the World Wide Web […]
Although Oracle’s acquisition of Datalogix hasn’t officially closed yet, some industry insiders have speculated the deal underscored Oracle’s interest in identity-based marketing. Marketers need richer audience profiles that include known and anonymous attributes, meaning platforms should include, but also go beyond, cookie syncing, Kevin Akeroyd, SVP and GM of the Oracle Marketing Cloud, told AdExchanger. “The CMO […]
FOX Sports wants to bring its content to where users watch it. AOL wants more video content. Deal. It was in that team spirit that the two companies revealed Wednesday a syndication partnership that would bring FOX Sports content to AOL properties. “AOL really fits in with our off-network digital strategy,” said Ben Maggin, VP […]
Viewability is stressing publishers out. Brands want more for less. Sites need to be redesigned. Every vendor brings different numbers to the equation. But some publishers, like Condé Nast and Tribune Media, are reaping the benefits of “embracing viewability.” “We’ve seen our yields increase,” said Brad Agens, SVP of digital sales for Tribune Media, who […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Brian Brownie, director of advertising operations at eBay North America. Do you remember the old American Express tagline, “Membership has its privileges”? It made the simple act of having its standard green charge card […]
“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 Eric Picard, vice president of strategic partnerships at MediaMath. Media buying and selling have been on a slow evolutionary course since the late 1990s. With real-time bidding at the forefront, […]
“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 Andrew Frank, research vice president at Gartner. Of all the challenges facing data-driven marketers today, finding the right balance between relevance and privacy ranks near the top. Personalize too aggressively […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Platforms Under Siege Privacy officials from France, Spain and Italy are looking into Facebook’s data collection practices, The Wall Street Journal reports. “The pile-on is a sign of an increasingly acrimonious environment for US technology companies in Europe,” writes the Journal’s Sam Schechner. “Antitrust […]
M&A activity in marketing services and tech declined in Q1 2015, compared to the same period last year, in volume and value. Investment bank Jordan, Edmiston Group Inc. (JEGI), which released its Q1 2015 M&A Overview on Thursday, noted 128 deals in Q1 2015, compared to 154 in Q1 2014 (a 17% decline). Value of […]
Google’s pitch to brands is that YouTube is a great place to increase brand lift and drive sales, not just impressions. If YouTube star Bethany Mota talks about Tide-To-Go, its impact is like a friend’s social media recommendation, which is why Google is gunning for these direct-sold sponsorships to be part of its own sales process. Similar […]
Many publishers don’t know – or don’t want to know – what kind of fraud occurs on their sites. But it’s a reaction not dissimilar to how brands approached fraud before shocking numbers – like the 17% of programmatic ads and 23% of video ads determined fraudulent in the ANA/White Ops study last year – […]
The past year has seen numerous private equity firms buy ad tech companies. Although there has been slight uptick in the overall volume of transactions and investment bankers predict more of these types of deals on the horizon, they are divided on what’s piquing the growth and timing of PE investor interest. These include Rockbridge […]
“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 Don Mathis, CEO at Kinetic Social. Although some predict that Facebook’s salad days will soon end, brands shouldn’t believe it. The company remains on the forefront of the digital revolution, […]
Papa Murphy’s isn’t biting off more than it can chew when it comes to mobile. The Washington state-based pizza company, which operates 1,400 franchises and corporate-owned stores across the central and western United States, is starting to ramp up its mobile experimentation through a new relationship with mobile messaging and CRM platform Waterfall, announced Thursday. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. AOL And Fox Forge Digital Deal AOL and Fox Sports entered into a multiyear partnership for video content on Wednesday. Fox Sports will host AOL video on its digital properties, like @TheBuzzer and Garbage Time. Fox Sport Digital’s VP of bizdev, Ben Maggin, tells […]
Luxury brands used to benefit from their heritage. But nowadays “you have to reach an audience that may not have inherited that sense of legacy,” said Moet Hennessy digital director Jessica Holthaus at a Tuesday panel hosted by German publisher Axel Springer, WatchTime magazine and Martini Media. Holthaus said online video is a crucial part […]
Oracle is rallying behind a product called Oracle ID Graph, announced Wednesday at Oracle Modern Marketing Experience in Las Vegas. It’s not a cross-device ID – the enterprise cloud company recognizes big consumer platforms like Facebook, Google and Apple are up to the task. Instead, ID Graph is designed to make the “unique identifiers” associated […]
MarketShare has acquired DataSong, a San Francisco-based marketing analytics startup that catered to omnichannel retailers like Neiman Marcus and Williams-Sonoma. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MarketShare, which creates tools for marketers, agencies and media companies to assess business performance, will also roll out the MarketShare DecisionCloud, a marketing analytics, attribution, planning and execution platform. […]
Kids – they love apps, they’re highly engaged, they’ve got no money and you’re not allowed to collect their data. But targeting and mobile monetization aren’t an impossible dream for kid content developers and publishers, said Dylan Collins, CEO of SuperAwesome, a UK-based ad network specifically designed with COPPA compliance in mind. On Wednesday, the 2-year-old […]
Wunderman’s new global chief data officer, Gary Laben, saw his remit expand significantly last week, when he was appointed to the position. While Laben was and will remain CEO of KBM Group, Wunderman’s data-focused subsidiary, Laben will now oversee the deployment of Wunderman’s data capabilities globally. “Some of what we have is mature in markets […]
“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 Scott Siegler, vice president of engineering and West Coast operations at Gamut. Publishers face an uphill battle in today’s evolving media landscape. The emergence of new channels for media consumption, […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Daren Trousdell, CEO at OneUp Sports. Publishers that rely on an advertising model to survive and thrive have a big decision to make: Should they take control of their own ad tech stack and […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. In Defense Of Agencies Writing for MediaBizBloggers, former PHD chief Steve Grubbs says adland is lost in a discussion on rebates, media kickbacks and arbitraging inventory. “My evolved point of view is that a) agencies must not violate any laws, b) they must be […]
Rubicon Project acquired search and website retargeting firm Chango in a $122 million cash and stock (but mostly stock) transaction, the companies said Thursday. (Read the investor release.) “There’s one area of the market we haven’t addressed in the past, and that’s intent marketing,” Rubicon CEO Frank Addante told AdExchanger. “If Google has the platform for search, […]
Facebook violates EU law by tracking users for targeted advertising, a European privacy panel said Tuesday. The report was commissioned by the Belgian Privacy Commission, which sits under the EU’s European Commission, and is an updated version of an initial draft that surfaced in February. A key development of the update claims that Facebook cookies […]
This story is part of a series on publisher coalitions and co-ops around the world. Read our earlier pieces on Pangaea and the Association of Online Publishers in the UK, La Place Media in France, SouthernX in Africa and Project Agora in Greece and Romania. Australian media giants Fairfax and Nine Entertainment Co. wanted to create a coalition with truly unique […]
After Oracle bought data-management platform and exchange BlueKai last February, it essentially split the company in two. The Oracle Marketing Cloud reaped the benefits of BlueKai’s DMP while BlueKai’s Audience Data Marketplace formed the basis of the Oracle Data Cloud. Still, there’s overlap. “We have a very rich history with these two lines of business working […]
For a holding company, WPP is an aggressive buyer of ad tech – most of which winds up within its GroupM unit Xaxis. Since Xaxis absorbed 24/7 Media in December 2013, the programmatic media company’s investments in tech, most of which are acquisitions, have been methodical. The most recent occurred Monday, when Xaxis revealed it […]
“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 Gareth Davies, CEO at Adbrain. The market is flush with new devices and categories, resulting in our lives – and our bodies – becoming increasingly tethered to the Internet. Whether […]
