Beijing-based BlueFocus Communications has bought a majority stake in We Are Social, strengthening its Western presence and gaining a global social marketing capability. Under the deal terms, BlueFocus paid an initial $30 million for an 82.8 percent position in We Are Social, with additional incentive-based compensation doled out over the next three years. London-based We Are […]
A growing number of ad exchanges, trading desks, DSPs and agencies are emerging to occupy the Chinese programmatic market. AdChina, an advertising-technology company for both the supply and demand side, has been around since 2007 and its CEO, Alan Yan, has seen how the Chinese marketplace has evolved in recent years. “Our original goal, when […]
As major publishers adopt programmatic methods to boost efficiency and cost-savings, one thing keeps them from putting more valuable inventory up for bid: The perceived lack of transparency in pricing. Consequently, an Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) task force made up of publishers has been working on guidelines to clear up the fees and better define […]
“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 Lauren Moores, vice president of analytics at Dstillery. Location metadata is revealing fresh insights about consumer behavior and giving marketers the ability to target a consumer by location context across channels. Using […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Adaptive Agencies It’s time for 2014 predictions and Digiday is serving one up about agencies. As marketers and brands try to figure out digital marketing, agencies should benefit, according to the article. They have the opportunity to tie their work into hard business metrics […]
Pushing hyperlocal mobile advertisements is becoming increasingly viable for businesses as tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter, as well as startups, enter the space. One such hyperlocal ad startup is Thinknear, which was acquired by GPS solutions provider Telenav for $22.5 million last year. AdExchanger spoke with Thinknear CEO Eli Portnoy about the evolution […]
Social advertising has become table stakes for multiplatform marketers. On the vendor side, the emerging leaders providing social-ad technologies share a few key commonalities to meet that demand, according to an inaugural Forrester Wave: Social Advertising Platforms report released Tuesday. In a series of interviews with 21 digital marketers, Forrester Research found the average amount […]
‘Tis the season for predictions, so AdExchanger reached out to members of the venture capital community for their opinions on what’s in store for 2014. Click below to read “the bets” or scroll for more: Jeff Crowe, managing partner, Norwest Venture Partners Seth Levine, co-founder and managing director, Foundry Group Roger Ehrenberg, founder and managing […]
It took the better part of a year, but Facebook has overcome its internal angst about “motion” in the News Feed with the debut of cross-channel, auto-play video ads. The offering (officially in beta) instantly creates the largest digital video buy ever, with potential daily reach covering nearly half the U.S. population. Mindshare purchased the […]
Sailthru, a provider of data marketing and personalization solutions, has raised $20 million in Series C financing from ScaleVP, whose past investments include cloud-based marketing technology companies like HubSpot, Omniture, Vitrue and ExactTarget. Sailthru’s founder and CEO Neil Capel, a venture partner at Bowery Capital, said the funding will go toward sales, marketing, product engineering […]
Yahoo is making an unspecified portion of its reserved inventory available to demand-side platforms (DSPs), months after display rivals like AOL pledged to put its guaranteed placements on exchanges. Read the release. When Yahoo acquired ad exchange pioneer Right Media six years ago for $680 million, the portal was seen as taking steps far beyond […]
Two announcements last week underscored the importance of email as a means for bridging the gap between online and offline customer data. The first was the acquisition of Rapleaf, a provider of email marketing personalization solutions, by email data services provider TowerData. And Facebook announced it was adding a feature within Custom Audiences that links offline […]
“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. As I was interviewing a senior level marketer in the beverage industry the other day for my customer lifecycle management research (which I’ll be presenting at the Industry […]
“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 Marcus Tewksbury, global vice president for product strategy at Experian Marketing Services. American Civil War experts recently posited that neither the tactical genius of Grant nor the moral superiority of Lincoln […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Apple Exchange Apple is pushing its iTunes Radio inventory, according to Adweek, as it aims to compete with other ad-supported radio services. It’s also looking to create an RTB exchange for in-app ads. However, sellers are being told to focus on radio right […]
WPP Group’s digital and direct marketing agency Wunderman and its media-buying agency MEC have launched a joint venture called CHOREOGRAPH to address converging client demands in paid, earned and owned media. The proliferation of cross-channel marketing campaigns and the subsequent need to marry transactional, customer and demographic data with audience-level information drove CHOREOGRAPH’s creation. “Over […]
Last January, T-Mobile declared itself the “Uncarrier.” It was part of a massive brand revamp, one that involved a new network, new devices (including iPhones) and new phone plans (and the carrier might be in line for yet another overhaul, if rumors about a possible acquisition by rival carrier Sprint bear fruit). T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” messaging […]
Dan Lagani, the print ad sales veteran who joined lifestyle content network Glam Media as its chief revenue officer and president late last month (read the release), doesn’t feel there is a print vs. digital way of doing business anymore. “Digital has reached maturity, though it’s still early,” he said. “So I don’t even categorize […]
Late last year, we asked a handful of senior execs at platform companies to answer the question, “What will happen next year in marketing and advertising that hasn’t happened before?” This year we invited some of those same contributors to evaluate their earlier forecasts and update them for 2014. The below is from Mark Grether, chief […]
As the programmatic and real-time bidding (RTB) market in the Asia-Pacific region heats up, local inventory is starting to prove its worth and attract interest from advertisers. Demand-side platform (DSP) Brandscreen released its second Real Time Media Insights Report Monday, highlighting the battle between global and local inventories. “The trends that continued from the previous […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Ramsey McGrory was CEO of AddThis and previously ran Right Media for Yahoo! I read a lot: business plans and other fiction, nonfiction and — more recently — William Safire’s “On Language” columns. I’ve always been […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Custom Buy Marketo purchased Israel-based Insightera for $20 million, according to GigaOM, giving Marketo a website customization platform. Insightera uses visitor data to tailor a website experience for each individual in the hopes of making them more receptive to ads. The company is a […]
Adobe Systems attributed $316 million of revenue in Q4 to its six-product suite, Adobe Marketing Cloud, a 38% year-over-year increase. Adobe Marketing Cloud, which includes Adobe Analytics, Adobe Social, Adobe Target, Adobe Media Optimizer, Adobe Campaign and Adobe Experience Manager, “continues to do exceedingly well,” said Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen during the Q4 earnings call […]
Mobile analytics and engagement solutions are among the most competitive arenas in the mobile app space, especially as more startups enter the market. To combat this heavily fragmented space, mobile analytics firm Kontagent and mobile monetization platform PlayHaven announced Wednesday that they are pooling their resources by merging. “Creating a top application today involves dozens […]
As enterprise technology companies race to make their respective suites the digital marketer’s platform of choice, building or acquiring to fill product portfolio holes becomes near protocol. Global German software giant SAP, which recorded $5.4 billion in revenue last quarter, is no different – the company’s been active on the commerce (Hybris) and advanced analytics […]
Last year we asked a handful of senior execs at platform companies to answer the question, “What will happen next year in marketing and advertising that hasn’t happened before?” This year we invited some of those contributors to evaluate their earlier forecasts and update them for 2014. The below is from Michael Lazerow, chief marketing […]
“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 Seph Zdarko, head of attribution initiatives and partner strategy at Quantcast. Attribution is one of the most critical issues in digital advertising today. Proper attribution provides insights, incentives and controls over ad […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. “Will Be Tracked For Discount” AT&T is willing to trade tracking privileges for service discounts, according to Forbes, as it brings its Google Fiber-like service to Austin, Texas. Users get a 30% discount for allowing AT&T to track them through “AT&T Internet Preferences.” Here’s […]
In an effort to solidify the stature of its ad viewability offerings, the Google Display Network now allows advertisers to choose to buy only viewable impressions. The addition of the viewability-only option also reflects the demands of Google’s marketing partnerships. “We’ve been making a number of investments to make digital work for brands [including introducing […]
