Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo!’s Like Button It’s an ad network. It’s content. It’s both! Looking to leverage its content trove, The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo! will roll-out a new content network plan that may be Yahoo!’s version of the Facebook “Like” button. Amir Efrati writes, […]
Todd Simon is Managing Director, Head of Digital Media at Oppenheimer & Co., an investment banking company. Simon is also on the Strategy Board of sell-side platform Rubicon Project. AdExchanger.com: Given your background in investment banking, what is your take on today’s M&A climate in the ad technology space? TS: We expect a robust M&A […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. More Money For Mobile’s Mojiva Mobile ad serving platform Mojiva announced it has received $25 million in funding (now up to $35 million total) led by Shamrock Capital Partners. Ad Age’s Kunur Patel segments the company thusly: “Mojiva encompasses two distinct business units: Mojiva, […]
On Friday, ClickZ’s Jack Marshall noted that Ringleader Digital, a mobile technology and ad network, may have “vanished” – in other words, ceased operations. Read more. Today, Bob Walczak, Ringleader Digital’s former CEO discussed his former company and his own plans in an interview with AdExchanger.com. Disclaimer From Mr. Walczak: “The below comments are not […]
With the demand-side platform (DSP) model continuing to propagate, data sellers and data management providers are seeing up-close how the DSP is applying data to the targeting of users in display, mobile and video ad inventory today. From their data-centric point-of-view, AdExchanger.com wanted to know… how is the DSP model doing? In particular, we asked […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. New Acronym: DDP According to Ad Age’s Michael Learmonth, Google is on the verge of rolling out its own data exchange. Learmonth writes, “Known internally by the acronym “DDP,” [the exchange] is an attempt to create a liquid market for the data used to […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Matt Shanahan, SVP of Strategy for Scout Analytics. The sciencification of advertising is on a clear, steady march toward greater and greater efficiencies, whether that be optimized cost for […]
Auren Hoffman is CEO of Rapleaf, a data company. AdExchanger.com: It’s been an interesting past year for Rapleaf, to say the least, regarding the company’s strategy and online privacy. What have you learned? AH: We definitely had our time in the spotlight and the publicity has been a factor in our fast growth in 2011. […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Cisco And Enterprise Video Plans Cisco Systems rolled out its enterprise content delivery network system for video. Mike Vizard of CTO Edge re-purposes some Cisco marketing speak: “As the amount of high-definition telepresence traffic on the network increases, Schroeder adds that optimizing video traffic […]
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell-side of the digital media community. Tyler Fitch is Director of Yield Management at Mindjolt, an online games company. The following has been building up for months after seeing article after article of DSP execs saying that publishers are wrong and should open up their all their […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Digital Spend Potential (DSP?) Citing upheaval in the Middle East and the tsunami in Japan as key factors, WPP Group’s GroupM announced that it’s adjusting its predictions for global ad spend from a 5.8% increase to a 4.8% increase for 2011. On the digital […]
According to multiple sources, and the company itself has now confirmed, Collective will announce the acquisition of dynamic creative ad tech company Tumri shortly as the ad tech ecosystem M&A has continued to accelerate in recent weeks (AdMeld by Google on June 13, Performable by Hubspot and MediaMind by DG on June 16). After competitor […]
Josh McFarland is CEO of TellApart, an online media buying and data management platform, discussed recent events at his company and his view on digital ads. The company recently raised a $13 million round of funding through Greylock and Bain Capital (read more). AdExchanger.com: Since we last spoke a year ago, are there any new […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Big Five Of Ad Spend Looking at the numbers, and beyond the usual suspects (Google, Facebook, etc.), eMarketer’s David Halloran remarks in a company blog post, “Many marketers can often cost-effectively use a blend of ad networks and direct ad buys from smaller […]
Last week, ad network ad summos announced an agreement with automotive data company, Polk. According to the release, “With access to Polk’s vehicle make and model data, ad summos is able to determine the vehicle purchasing and ownership behaviors of individuals served online display ads.” Read the release. Polk’s Andrew Price, who is VP of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. No ATDs Allowed! In Australia, agency trading desks using demand-side platform (DSP) models are being rejected by Fairfax Metro Media as CEO Jack Matthews tells AdNews, “We want to control access to our audience because we think we have a uniquely valuable audience across […]
Ned Brody is President and head of Aol’s B2B businesses and international operations. He spoke to AdExchanger.com about his company’s recently announced premium ad strategy and re-defining the ad network model through advertising.com and Pictela (read the release). AdExchanger.com: Is AOL and advertising.com building a premium ad network? NB: We have a premium ad network. […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Goes Direct Ad Age’s EJ Schultz covers news of Google selling directly to the marketer – in this case, Heineken – and suggests the implications could be big down the road. He writes, “The deal covers at least 20 countries and calls for […]
On Tuesday, Cox Digital Solutions (CDS) announced that it is adding a new brand, Appetite Media, to its portfolio of vertically-focused site networks. According to the release, Appetite Media will focus on offering “food lover” audiences to advertisers who also seek high-impact, “premium” placements. The company says that Appetite will bring together 22 million unique […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Specific Media, MySpace Inked Kara Swisher said yesterday that the deal for MySpace was almost done – and then it was done! – as ad network Specific Media bought the company for a rumored $35 million – AND Justin Timberlake is investing in the […]
Often, a question doesn’t have an easy answer in the digital advertising business. This is a column devoted to an answer to a single question or topic – and providing a bit of space for it. Today’s participant is Andrew Pancer, Chief Operating Officer of Media6Degrees, a social targeting, advertising company. He recently answered the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Amazon And DSP Triggit Yesterday, All Things D’s Peter Kafka announced that demand-side platform Triggit will offer DSP services to e-Commerce giant Amazon.com. Kafka writes, “Amazon has noodled with Web ads in the past, but has confined itself to selling space on Amazon.com and […]
Kiran Hebbar is General Partner of Valhalla Partners, a venture capital firm with investments in such companies as JumpTap, Legolas and TidalTV among many others. AdExchanger.com: How did you get started in the venture biz? KH: I was the first person in my family to go to college and am very achievement oriented. I have […]
Steve Johnson is CEO of ChoiceStream, a personalized marketing and advertising solutions provider. Yesterday, the company announced its custom audience targeting platform, CRUNCH. Read the release. Johnson discussed the announcement and his company. AdExchanger.com: Can you talk a little bit about ChoiceStream’s beginnings and how it has evolved? And – where did the name come […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Publicis Buying Aegis? Marketwatch’s Ruth Bender reports that Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is not interested in acquiring agency holding company Aegis’ media business in spite of news reports. According to Bender, Levy said at last week’s Cannes ad festival, “For the moment, we don’t […]
Brian Lesser is CEO of Xaxis, a digital partner of GroupM agencies, and WPP Group company. To learn more, visit the new company website here. Lesser, previously GM of WPP’s Media Innovation Group, discussed Xaxis and its implications. AdExchanger.com: What is Xaxis? And how will it differentiate itself within the marketplace? BL: Xaxis is a […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. DSP Offering Ad Verification For Video Video analytics and demand-side platform (DSP) TubeMogul is offering its own ad verification point solution in the video ad arena called “PlaySafe”. According to the release, the “new ad verification feature ensures that media buyers can differentiate between […]
Content delivery network Limelight Networks announced last week its new Limelight REACH Interactive platform which the company claims “helps publishers, agencies and advertisers create ‘tappable’ pre-roll and post-roll in-stream video ads, which open coordinated microsites.” Read more. Jonathan Cobb, GM and CTO of Limelight’s Mobility and Monetization Group, discussed the announcement and its implications. AdExchanger.com: […]
