Former AOL Vice President Matt Prohaska was recently hired as CEO of North America by Smartclip, an online video ad network. Read the release. AdExchanger.com: How would you characterize Smartclip’s online video advertising network business model? Is it like a site rep firm? MP: It certainly is. Old-timers like me and many of our publisher […]
Andy Ellenthal discussed his recent appointment as CEO of Peer39, a semantic advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Given past roles at DoubleClick, PointRoll and quadrantONE, what areas of your experience do you think will be particularly useful as you assume the CEO role at Peer39? AE: Certainly each of my previous roles has been tremendous learning […]
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Niel Robertson is Founder and CEO of Trada, a PPC marketing campaign marketplace. AdExchanger.com: What problem is Trada solving? NR: Fundamentally, the problem that Trada is solving is that paid search has become a complex and time-consuming task to do well. For small- and medium-sized businesses (spending between $1,000 and $50,000/mo on paid search) this […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook “Likes” Web CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced an update to the social networking giant’s platform at Facebook’s F8 developer conference. In addition to the Facebook Connect brand disappearing (covered here by CNET), Zuckerberg says simply, “We have redesigned Facebook Platform to offer a simple […]
In a release this week, Turn publicly highlighted its relationship with ad holding company IPG’s buying platform, Cadreon, as well as new media planning tools integrated into the Turn platform for bid forecasting and audience extension. Read more. Bill Demas, CEO of Turn, discussed updates to the Turn buying platform. For Turn’s platform, why are […]
Russell Glass, CEO of Bizo, discussed the b2b targeting data platform’s new self-service media application to debut later this quarter, MyAds. Read more on the Bizo blog. AdExchanger.com: What keyed your interest in offering a self-serve media business that leverages Bizo data? RG: It’s all about getting our capabilities into the hands of businesses that […]
Dave Morgan, CEO of Simulmedia, a technology company that “delivers television viewership through data-driven program promotion,” discussed the company’s latest round of financing (see release) and recent insights. AdExchanger.com: From your standpoint, can you expand on why Time Warner is a strategic fit for Simulmedia? What were you looking for in this new round of […]
AdBuyer.com announced a new, free audience profiling tool aimed at search marketers. Read the release. AdBuyer.com CEO Tim Ogilvie discussed the new product and the company. AdExchanger.com: Why is your new “Audience Profiles” product free? TO: We’re making it free because it has such an impact on performance that we’re trying to get it as […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Special ad:tech San Francisco “Express” Edition…. Yahoo Reports Higher Earnings on Microsoft Search Deal – ClickZ. And, earnings call transcript: “Display advertising grew 20% year-over-year ahead of the market. More importantly, guaranteed display grew by 24% as large advertisers came back. That means their […]
Today, Adgregate Markets announced ShopFans, which “allows consumers to make secure purchase transactions directly in Facebook.” Read the release. CEO Henry Wong discussed the new product and display’s impact on social media and visa versa. AdExchanger.com: How does social media change display? And how does it change e-commerce in display? HW: If content and commerce […]
Aggregate Knowledge announced that it has adopted “BlueKai‘s new server-to-server data transfer technology, which greatly increases the efficiencies in which BlueKai data is transferred and delivered for ad campaign targeting and optimization within the AK Discovery Platform.” Read more. Pascal Bensoussan, VP of Products at Aggregate Knowledge, an audience management and real-time ad optimization platform, […]
Last Friday, [x+1] announced a new partnership with Knowledge Networks’ KN Dimestore and a “tool that allows marketers to enhance online ad campaign performance by adjusting offers and media on the fly based on real-time consumer feedback.” Read the release. [x+1] CEO John Nardone discussed the new tool and how it works. AdExchanger.com: Can you […]
Last week, Anchor Intelligence announced its new “Clearmark For Keywords” product for search marketers, “a predictive, keyword bid optimization system.” Read the release. Ken Miller CEO of Anchor Intelligence discussed the new product and its implications. How does keyword valuation relate to a marketer’s propensity to target audience? KM: Keyword valuation is directly related to […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is a column written by members of the media community and containing fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Scott Portugal, CRO at TRAFFIQ. Real-time audience buying is currently being heralded as the next paradigm shift in our industry. Empowering agencies to leverage their own data as […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Hearst Eyeballing iCrossing Hearst is on the verge of purchasing digital marketing firm, iCrossing, for around $375 million according to Emily Steel and Suzanne Vranica of The Wall Street Journal. The acquisition would come in the footsteps of Dentsu’s purchase of digital marketing firm, […]
J.B. Rudelle is CEO of Criteo, a pay-per-click, personalized retargeting company. AdExchanger.com: Why move into the U.S. market now? JBR: Criteo spent 3 years focused on R&D, building the most robust and precise retargeting solution on the market. With almost 2 years of in market experience and over 400 customers successfully implementing our pay per […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. ad:tech Party, Uh, Conference This Week This week, the annual San Francisco version of ad:tech comes to the cavernous Moscone Center in downtown SF. Lots of panels, likely lots of booths (exhibitor list here). And, free drinks and apps (edible kind) galore, as parties […]
“The Debate” is a column focused on the current debate around ad targeting and consumer privacy. Today’s article is written by: Ed Zimmerman, Mark Kesslen, and Matthew Savare, Lowenstein Sandler, a law firm. (See bios.) Let’s say you’re surfing the web, planning your next vacation with the family. You visit several travel sites, book your […]
Josh McFarland is CEO of TellApart, an online media buying platform. AdExchanger.com: Is TellApart a demand-side platform? JM: Our core business is in helping e-commerce companies unify, manage and predictively analyze their customer data — all within a “customer database in the cloud.” Of course, what good is a beautifully manicured customer list without a […]
MediaMath announced its acquisition of Adroit Interactive, an advertising technology company specializing in multi-variate creative, also known as dynamic ads. Read the release. MediaMath CEO Joe Zawadzki discussed the acquisition and Adroit’s technology. AdExchanger.com: For the creatives – such as those at creative agencies-, how do you make the case for Adroit’s technology being additive […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Uncorks Q1 Eric Schmidt was not on the earnings call, but Susan Wojcicki, VP of Product Management was – in fact, that was her first-ever appearance on the quarterly conference call (I think). Display and new monetization efforts were front-and-center. Regarding overall quarterly […]
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Publisher yield optimization company, PubMatic, announced a $7.5 million Series C investment round led by existing investor Helion Venture Partners. Read the release. CEO Rajeev Goel discussed the funding and plans for the company. AdExchanger.com: Can you talk a bit more about how your platform will manage both direct and non-guaranteed inventory? Why the move […]
“Ad Agents” is a column written by the agency-side of the digital media community. Martin Kelly is co-Founder and Managing Partner of UK-based agency, Infectious Media Ltd. At times I feel like the least skilled person at my company, in fact if I hired some management consultants to come in and take a look the […]
“The Video Audience” is a column written by members of the media community and focused on the evolving world of online video advertising. Today’s column is written by Teg Grenager, Founder and VP of Product at adap.tv. Online video advertising spending continues to grow rapidly, and it’s easy to see why. It’s practically the perfect […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. MediaMath Acquires Adroit Interactive Adroit Interactive – with multi-variate creative technology, an impressive client list and smart people – has been acquired by demand-side platform, MediaMath. Read more on ClickZ. Birds Of Feather Featured The Wall Street Journal’s Emily Steel looks at “birds of […]
The Rubicon Project announced that it will be launching real-time bidding functionality to a limited group of demand-side partners in addition to providing controls to Rubicon Project publishers. Read the release. Rubicon Project’s VP of Marketing Kara Weber discussed the news and its implications. AdExchanger.com: When will the beta begin with your demand-side partners and […]
