Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Launches Pub Subscription Tool And, it has come to pass. For the tablet, Google One Pass is here as Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced yesterday – from Humboldt University in Berlin – a new “service that lets publishers set their own prices and […]
Jay Wright is Yield Management Group Leader at Cars.com. Wright recently discussed his views on today’s yield optimization opportunity for publishers with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Please discuss your responsibilities. And, what does the yield management team look like at Cars.com? JW: My team is responsible for inventory forecasting, rate card design, pricing management and revenue analysis. […]
David S. Kidder is co-founder and CEO of Clickable, a search networks and social advertising buying platform. Kidder provided an update on his company’s latest news and views since his last interview with AdExchanger.com in April of 2010. Regarding your latest announcement, what’s new in your ad platform – particularly the Facebook channel? We just […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Sorrell On App Power WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell took to the stage at the Mobile World Congress to express his awe at the power of apps, The Guardian reported. He certainly did his homework, aware, perhaps, that he would be following Mary Meeker’s […]
Rik van der Kooi is Corporate Vice President, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group at Microsoft. He discussed with AdExchanger.com the latest updates on Microsoft’s ad strategy especially as it relates to data-driven, digital advertising. AdExchanger.com: What’s the latest on Microsoft’s ad exchange strategy? Will AdECN re-appear? RvdK: Effectively that’s two questions. Let’s start with the […]
Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners of agency holding company MDC Partners announced the launch today of its new investment initiative known as kbs+p ventures which will “seek to invest in early- and mid-stage companies that focus on advertising and mobile technologies and design,” according to The New York Times’ Tanzina Vega. Read more. kbs+p’s chief […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Worth Keeping? AdKeeper has exited private beta and is now public. The startup launched by About.com founder Scott Kurnit this past fall with over $40 million in funding, is betting that consumers want an interactive ad clipping service. Media buyers have been a little […]
Russ Mann is Co-Founder and CEO of Covario, an interactive marketing analytics and agency services company. AdExchanger.com: Please share a bit of background on Covario. RM: Covario is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of search marketing software and services. We have smart digital marketing investors of whom we are very proud, including Voyager, […]
“Ad Agents” is a column written by the agency-side – and those servicing it – of the digital media community. Aaron Reinitz is Supervisor, Brand Relations, VivaKi Nerve Center – part of Publicis Groupe. In display media, direct response tactics are gaining momentum toward the concept of audience buying. This approach, reliant on cookie-based targeting […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Privacy Bills Introduced Although the major web browsers are already moving ahead with their “Do Not Track” buttons following December’s FTC recommendations. Congress is ready to take aim. Along with the “Do Not Track Me Online Act of 2011,” introduced by California Rep. Jackie […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is a column written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Eric Bamberger, SVP, Performance Marketing Group, SearchIgnite, a unit of Dentsu’s Innovation Interactive. 2010 was a banner year for the Display industry – no pun intended. Truthfully, Display has made a remarkable […]
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Whoa, who are these people? Big brand publishers are increasingly talking with both knowledge and foresight on the date-driven digital ad space -and they’re putting strategies in place to drive take advantage of the auction model for their inventory. At yesterday’s well-attended, AdMeld Partner Forum in New York City, the featured publisher panel was led […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The RTB Market, More Landscape Fun Forrester Consulting has released its take on the real-time biddable market for display advertising in a study sponsored by AdMeld. Among the findings from Forrester, “We expect U.S. RTB spending to more than double to $823 million- or […]
“Ad Agents” is a column written by the agency-side of the digital media community. Daniel Davies is Director, US Ad Operations at agency trading desk Adnetik. For eons (at least as measured in online advertising years), the traditional roles of agency buyers and publisher ad ops have been carried out in a very segregated fashion. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Visa Adds Digital, Data-Driven Asset It’s not quite ad tech, but it’s the game of big data as virtual goods monetization has turned into a multibillion-dollar industry. It was only a matter of time before the credit card companies step in. Visa has acquired […]
“Great people are hard to find.” Yes, they are. And the trouble is… great people usually have a job somewhere else where they are a key member of a team. If they have any “game” at all, they’re invested in their work (even if it is unpleasant) and the prospects of looking for or entertaining […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Meebo Acquires Mindset Media More M&A! Psychographic targeter Mindset Media has been acquired by Meebo for an undisclosed sum according to PaidContent’s David Kaplan. Meebo COO Martin Green tells Kaplan about the core of his company’s interests in Mindset, “When it comes to CPG, […]
At last week’s AlwaysOn OnMedia event, former Tacoda CEO and current Simulmedia CEO Dave Morgan presented his take on the opportunity within ad technology and, unsurprisingly, it leads to the television business where Morgan’s current ad tech company is focused. In his presentation, he provides his own take on an ecosystem map for what he […]
Today, OpenX formally announced OpenX Enterprise, a new publisher ad server which it says optimizes “all ad revenue channels in one place. This includes inventory sold through a direct sales force as well as inventory sold indirectly through the rapidly increasing number of demand sources such as ad networks and Demand Side Platforms (DSPs).” Read […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. More HuffPo/Aol The coverage of Aol’s acquisition of Huffington Post has been extensive in the past 24 hours. Here are a few highlights.. The Daily Beast’s Dan Lyons (a.k.a. Fake Steve Jobs) writes about potential problems having to do with Aol CEO Tim Armstrong’s […]
As Aol announced yesterday its intention to buy Huffington Post, the sell-side platform world was all ears. Here comes Aol CEO Tim Armstrong crafting a content generation strategy that goes beyond the content farm, but includes real brands that leverage the community. The community is critical since it helps generate content for the brands. No […]
David “Selly” Selinger is CEO of RichRelevance, an e-Commerce personalization technology company. AdExchanger.com: Why do you call RichRelevance “the intersection of e-Commerce and Madison Avenue”? DS: Large retail sites represent the last frontier for ultra-premium ad inventory that brand advertisers have historically not had access to. RichRelevance is empowering our enterprise-class retailer customers including Target […]
It’s not all about addressable, data-driven media in the world of the agency according to leaders from several top agencies gathered last Thursday for a panel at the DeSilva+Phillips Media Dealmakers conference. For agencies, it’s about social. So much so that two panelists – Jon Bond, CEO of Big Fuel, and David Jones, Global CEO […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Aol Buys Huffington Post All Things D’s Kara Swisher reports that Aol has paid $315 million for Huffington Post. She writes, “The flashy acquisition–which essentially came together in less than two weeks in January–will become the linchpin of AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s aggressive, if […]
According to a source, the director of sales for the DoubleClick Ad Exchange in the US, Lexi Reese, is leaving Google to join Facebook and work on their “local ads” business – still looking into what that means exactly. Reese had been the Director of the Google Content Network prior to taking on the DoubleClick […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Addressing TV Audience According to The Wall Street Journal’s Jessica Vascellaro, Tivo is dipping its toes more firmly into the addressable media world by “expanding its service that allows advertisers to see how many and what kind of users are viewing their commercials.” What’s […]
Two weeks ago, Adobe Systems acquired data management provider Demdex in a deal facilitated in part by boutique investment bank, LUMA Partners. Read about the deal. LUMA Partners’ Terence Kawaja (maker of his well-known ad tech ecosystem map/”eye chart”) discussed the acquisition and its ramifications. AdExchanger.com: Given LUMA Partners advisory services in the Demdex sale […]
Search retargeting platform Chango announced a $4.25 million funding round led by investors Rho Canada as the company looks to grow its offering for self-serve advertisers as well as expand its full-service capabilities to larger clients. Read the release. Chango CEO Chris Sukornyk discussed his company’s plans for its new funding and search retargeting strategies. […]
