Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. New Mobile Exchange Telefonica and Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners have teamed up to create a new mobile ad exchange called Axonix. CEO Simon Birkenhead tells The Drum, “At the moment in mobile advertising there are very few ways of having verified demographic data. There […]
Google posted a solid quarter, as total revenues for Q1 2014 jumped to $15.42 billion, a 19% increase compared to this time last year. During its earnings call, Google emphasized its ambitions to extend its value as a brand builder and to close the price gap between mobile and desktop display advertising. Google also stated […]
Despite a surge in programmatic buying for mobile ads, a recent Forrester report cautions that challenges unique to mobile advertising make direct sales away from open marketplaces the preferred buying method for the foreseeable future. Based on interviews with 21 industry executives, mobile marketing analyst Jennifer Wise wrote in her report – “Mobile Advertising: It’s Time to […]
Kantar Media SRDS has added programmatic digital ad inventory to its media planning platform, which aggregates advertising rate card information for a wide range of supply sources. It’s another indicator of how demand for “programmatic direct” continues to transform the traditional planning and buying process. WPP Group-owned Kantar is partnering with supply-side platforms (SSP) PubMatic, […]
Facebook’s Atlas Advertiser Suite is laying the groundwork to support “programmatic direct” buys for Microsoft inventory. Beginning in early 2015, Atlas will begin supporting programmatic purchases of Microsoft ads directly through the Atlas interface. Atlas customers will be able to query avails in Microsoft’s ad serving system and reserve guaranteed buys programmatically. Over time the […]
Although theme-park operator Six Flags says TV still accounts for half of its media mix, smartphone adoption has led the company to define that mix more expansively, meaning “the sight, sound and motion” of digital video. To account for cross-screen consumer habits, the advertiser and its agency, BPN, tapped Tremor Video’s “all-screen” campaign optimization tool, […]
“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 Richard Jalichandra, CEO at iSocket. Though still an emerging industry segment, programmatic direct is fast becoming one of the most talked-about trends in ad tech. In spite of all this […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Gmail TOS Change Google has frequently been criticized for scanning user inboxes for ad targeting and other purposes. Google counters automated screening is part of the email delivery process. On Monday it updated its Gmail terms of service and one line clearly states that […]
Mobclix, the mobile ad exchange that was acquired and subsequently sold by the troubled mobile marketing agency Velti, re-emerged Tuesday as Axonix. GSO Capital Partners, a division of Blackstone, bought Velti’s US, British and Indian mobile marketing divisions (including Mobclix) in November last year. Axonix will officially launch next month in a partnership with Telefonica, […]
Yahoo reported gross revenue of $1.13 billion and $1.07 billion in ex-TAC revenue for Q1 2014. GAAP revenue was down 1% from the same period last year, but ex-traffic acquisition revenue was up 1%. GAAP display revenue was $453 million for Q1 2014, flat compared to the same period last year. Yahoo increased the number […]
Who will win the mobile race – native or Web apps? Mobile game publisher and distributor TreSensa is betting on the latter. The New York City-based startup, which is behind games like Mad Cab and Scooby-Doo and the Race to WrestleMania, raised $2 million last month, bringing its funding total to $3.5 million. Its clients include […]
Apple has been slow to improve its offerings around mobile app installs, but it’s showing signs of life. Last week, the company issued its first clear signal that its Identifier for Advertising (IDFA) can be used as an attribution tool. But what about its own mobile ad product, a.k.a. iAd? The company has been more […]
Despite a surge in mobile video consumption, inventory is still constrained. A number of technology companies are looking to diversify pre- or post-roll inventory by adding contextual layers or new formats altogether. One such player is video advertising technology company Coull. Richard Nunn was recently named chief commercial officer for Coull. He was a digital […]
Lotame’s VP of Product Management Kalyan Lanka discusses what the company offers in terms of linking consumers across devices. This is the seventh in AdExchanger’s series on the cross-device question, in which we examine what each data management platform (DMP) can provide in terms of connecting the identities or profiles of consumers across the digital, […]
“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 Chris O’Hara, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Bionic Advertising Systems. Despite years of online targeting, the idea of having a holistic “360 degree view” of the consumer has been somewhat […]
“Marketer’s Note” is a weekly column informing marketers about the rapidly evolving, digital marketing technology ecosystem. It is written by Joanna O’Connell, Director of Research, AdExchanger Research. The news last week that the New York Times is opening restrictions on programmatic access to its inventory made a big splash – understandably, given the Times’ fits […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. YouTube’s (Guaranteed) Re-Do In her first full-length interview as SVP of the video platform, Google’s YouTube chief, Susan Wojcicki, discusses her role and says there is a shift in the way YouTube monetizes content. “In the past, YouTube treated all content and advertisers the […]
While native advertising is this year’s digital buzzword, it’s not clear how one can measure its effectiveness. AdExchanger ran this question past a number of agencies: “How do you measure native advertising?” Click below or scroll down to read their responses Cary Tilds, chief innovation officer, GroupM Lisa Penelton, VP of marketing science, Critical Mass Andrea […]
A year after rolling out Catalyst, its audience targeting and insights tool, Condé Nast Digital is enhancing the product to unify its audiences across digital and mobile platforms. Like many publishers, Condé Nast has “seen massive growth in the last two years,” said Christopher Reynolds, VP of marketing analytics for Condé Nast. Last year, Reynolds […]
When SAP and Adobe linked arms during last month’s Adobe Summit in Salt Lake City, it was unclear whether the reseller program was more about shared customers or code. But insiders note a third player indirectly involved in what seemed like a two-company partnership: management consulting giant Accenture. Like SAP, Accenture has been making a […]
Adobe senior product manager Chris Comstock discusses what the company offers in terms of linking consumers across devices. This is the sixth in AdExchanger’s series on the cross-device question, in which we examine what each DMP can provide in terms of connecting the identities or profiles of consumers across the digital, mobile and offline ecosystem. […]
Kraft knows that consumers are easily distracted. At Forrester’s Forum for Marketing Leaders, Bob Rupczynski, VP of media, data and CRM at Kraft Foods, outlined Kraft’s strategy for leveraging the CPG company’s vast customer data through a data management platform (DMP) and programmatic advertising. “Through our meals, recipes and videos, we have about a billion […]
“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 Christopher Skinner, CEO at MakeBuzz. I spend a lot of time traveling the country and meeting with big marketers to understand how they get new customers. Most of their internal marketing conversations […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. TV Upfront Results Loom With the springtime TV upfront season upon us, analysts predict a flatlining for broadcast ad investment. Thursday’s IAB annual report showed Internet advertising surpassed broadcast for the first time as TV competed with online video platforms such as YouTube and […]
Facebook’s shift from social marketing to performance marketing has caused organic reach for marketers using the platform to plummet to a record low of 1%. The low point means that for every 1,000 likes on Facebook, only about 10-20 consumers will actually see a brand’s page. But a panel at the SunTrust Internet & Digital […]
Apple has given its tacit approval for the use of its Identifier for Advertising (IDFA) to attribute app installs and post-install actions. The development, welcomed by app marketers and their ad partners, comes two months after Apple spread fear in the app ecosystem by rejecting some apps that didn’t adhere to a narrow ad serving […]
When the Media Ratings Council (MRC) last week lifted its advisory against buying and selling display ads based on viewability, it marked a milestone in determining whether an ad was actually seen. However, a number of industry execs say the problem is far from solved in display (let alone video, which still lacks a common […]
One of PC giant Dell’s first steps as a private company is overhauling its marketing spend. Dell executives unveiled results from its work with marketing attribution firm Visual IQ on Thursday at Forrester’s Forum for Marketing Leaders. “Our goal was to understand the optimal ways to reach our customers through all the channels that we […]
“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 Jim Caruso, vice president of product strategy at Varick Media Management. Advertisers are very excited about the rapid growth of mobile usage among consumers. By keeping Internet-connected devices close at […]
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Steve Goldberg, digital practice lead at EmpiricalMedia. Mobile — and making sense of mobile — simply perplexes people. I have numerous even-tempered clients and colleagues who have been driven into a rage when tasked with […]
