Tuesday was OMMA’s NYC version of its Metrics and Measurement conference. Like Digiday on the previous day, this was another sold-out conference – and not just filled with vendors either. In the OMMA crowd were company managers looking to better harness the mountains of data that increasingly makes their jobs one of the most challenging […]
Chad Little is CEO of FetchBack, a retargeting company. AdExchanger.com: From your blog, I see that you’ve delivered $64.5 million in revenue for your clients – is that in the past two years? Care to elaborate in terms of net revenues to FetchBack, average deal size, type of clients, etc.? No – that’s ($64.5 million) […]
Robbie Hills is CEO of GroupM Search businesses across the Asia Pacific region. GroupM is the parent company to WPP media agencies including MAXUS, MediaCom, Mediaedge:cia and Mindshare. AdExchanger.com: How would you characterize the state of the online media business in the Asia region currently? Any affects from the global economic slowdown? Any surprising strengths? […]
At Digiday Target yesterday, it was all about, well, targeting – and harnessing data to drive consumers, conversions and awareness. Audience targeting and addressable media are the new standards/industry buzzwords. Underscoring the targeting opportunity were members of the “The Elephant in The Room: Who IS The Target?” panel which included Jim Keyt of Unilever, Darren […]
At yesterday’s Digiday Networks conference in New York City, members of “The Next Generation Ad Network” panel prognosticated on the future of the network model, pre-cursor to the exchange. Bant Breen, President of IPG’s Initiative Worldwide added his insight on ad networks as well as a bit more detail on Cadreon, the latest entrant in […]
Joe Apprendi is CEO of Collective Media. AdExchanger.com: Any trends/momentum you can share in your display ad business? JA: There are two major trends that developed in 2008 and are really accelerating in 2009. The first is the shift from site-specific to audience-centric buying among brand advertisers. Agencies/Advertisers are realizing there are many ways to […]
Andy Monfried is CEO of Lotame, an advertising solutions provider for the social web. AdExchanger.com: You recently stated on your blog that “Data is King” and go on to argue that – over time – purchase intent data (i.e. ecommerce, search) is less valuable than the data derived from a social profile/graph. Search marketers must have […]
Mark Walsh writes about Digg’s new social ad units which consist of a sponsored story that appears on Digg’s coveted home page which users can vote up or down. It will be interesting to see how avid Digg users react. Could the new Digg Ad be a part of the exchange model someday? – Sure, […]
AdExchanger.com: How important is the display segment to Forbes? Can you share recent momentum in online display ad revenue at Forbes? Any verticals showing particular strength or weakness given the economic slump? JS: Display is very important to our business model. Of late the recession has taken a toll and we are not seeing the same type […]
Today’s linkage on ad exchange-related news… Rubicon Project released a new report on Q1 advertising CPMs and trends in display. Among the findings, Joe Mandese of MediaPost reports that “Rubicon estimated that the volume of display advertising inventory sold through advertising networks grew 150% between the two quarters, and that “same site” sales actually grew […]
Oren Netzer is CEO of DoubleVerify, an online media verification company. AdExchanger.com: In your recent release highlighting your $3.5 million raise, you noted your impressive list of new clients. Can you provide us more detail about the trends you’re seeing in campaigns, creatives and verticals in which DoubleVerify‘s technology is being implemented? Does the economic […]
Keeping you abreast of the latest exchange news… In the New York Times, Stephanie Clifford wrote a piece entitled, “Put Ad on Web. Count Clicks. Revise” featuring the ad exchange model’s data-intensive environment with real world examples. Of note: according to NYTimes.com today – two days later – this article is still among the top […]
Don Mathis is CEO of Epic Advertising, an online performance marketing company AdExchanger.com: How has Epic Advertising fared during the economic downturn? Please share any strengths or weaknesses you’re seeing. What types of client campaigns are thriving – or not? How is creative evolving? DM: Epic Advertising has fared well due to our fundamental performance-based […]
Yes, it’s that time again. More ad exchange-related news! Kevin Lee sings the praises of search retargeting on ClickZ and encourages everyone to take advantage of Yahoo!’s offering. We could not agree more that this type of retargeting hold great promise as a killer behavioral targeting solution – especially if Google can unleash its enormous […]
Meir Zohar is CEO of data exchange, eXelate. Ad Exchanger.com: Can you provide insight on recent momentum at eXelate? Any observations due to the recent economic slump? MZ: We’re experiencing strong growth on both sides of the eXelate Targeting eXchange – buyers (ad networks and agencies) and sellers (publishers) of data. Since we’re in […]
Aaron Finn is CEO of AdReady, an advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Can you update us on current revenue and client momentum? Has the economy affected your business? Any surprises or trends you can share? AF: We keep growing our client base and increasing revenue, and we’re still hiring to keep up with demand. The biggest […]
Scott Symonds is General Manager of AKQA Media, Search & Analytics. AdExchanger.com: Are ad exchanges a part of digital media buying strategy at AKQA? Do you have plans for a media buying platform either in-house or outsourced? SS: We are not using ad exchanges currently but would like to as we build our performance media […]
Mike Seiman is CEO and Founder of global online ad network, CPX Interactive. AdExchanger.com: How’s CPX Interactive‘s display ad business? Any trends that you can share? MS: Our display business is strong, we are continually seeing growth not only in terms of revenue but in terms of impressions served. Obviously, seeing revenue growth in this […]
Bill Morrison and Robert Coolbrith are equity analysts at ThinkEquity Partners and recently authored a report entitled, “The Opportunity In Non-Premium Display Advertising.” AdExchanger.com: Are data exchanges the key to unlocking value in social media? Who’s getting it right in the data exchange space? BM and RB: We’ll defer the second part of your question […]
The digital “torch” is ablaze, yet it remains unclaimed. Will it be you or your company that grabs it? If you’re willing to champion the idea that opportunity for brands has arrived in the digital space, grab the torch now and run. Whether the ultimate winners end up being agencies, ad networks or a hybrid […]
Russ Fradin is CEO of Adify, a vertical ad network solutions provider. AdExchanger.com: From what I see on Twitter (@rfradin), you seem to be working as hard as ever – in spite of the “liquidity event” when Cox Enterprises bought Adify in April of 2008. Workaholic? RF: I am working as hard now as I […]
Elizabeth Blair is CEO of Brand.net. AdExchanger.com: Can you give us a sense of business momentum currently at Brand.net? Any surprises? EB: We’ve been trafficking campaigns for 12 months. Our target market is the Ad Age 100 and to date we’re right on target, with the majority of our revenue coming from that group. On […]
it’s time for more ad exchange-related news! Frank Lee posted a good summary from a recent search roundtable discussion at MediaPost’s Search Insider Summit. Panelists included Craig Danuloff, ClickEquations’ President, and Matt Greitzer, VP, Search Marketing, Razorfish. “Display: consensus is that search and display are handled by different teams/agencies because with display who you know […]
Omar Tawakol is CEO of BlueKai, an online advertising data exchange. AdExchanger.com: Can you provide insight on recent momentum at BlueKai? Any observations due to the recent economic slump? OT: We are seeing some very positive growth trends at BlueKai. The numbers of data buyers and the average spend per buyer in the system is […]
Jeff Hirsch is President and CEO of AudienceScience. AdExchanger.com: Do you agree that audience has become more important than placement? If so, what have been the key drivers? JH: I absolutely agree that the reaching right audience is the most important component of any advertising. Contextual placements are often a proxy for reaching a specific […]
Rajeev Goel is CEO of PubMatic. AdExchanger.com: What will demand‐side optimization provide for the advertiser/agency? Can you quantify performance improvements an advertiser might see in comparison to futures or reserved bidding/buying? Real time demand‐side optimization will provide advertisers and agencies with the ability to better target individual web users with the most relevant and timely […]
Jay Sears is EVP, Strategic Products & Business Development of ContextWeb, Inc. / ADSDAQ Exchange who announced their real-time bidding API recently. AdExchanger.com: What will demand-side optimization provide for the advertiser/agency? Can you quantify performance improvements an advertiser might see in comparison to futures or reserved bidding/buying? JS: More control. Very simply, real-time impression level […]
In a memorable clip from 1977 film classic Annie Hall, a young Jeff Goldblum says his one and only line into the phone, “Hello? I lost my mantra.” Transporting ahead Star Trek-style to 2009, publishers struggle with their mantra saying, “Hello? I lost my CPMs.” Demand-side voice, Rob Griffin of Media Contacts – makers of […]
Nay-sayers: ready to admit that online display advertising is not dead – it’s just getting started? In its latest Q1 earnings report, Valueclick sheds light on the growing opportunity in display as display ad revenues increased from the prior year according to PaidContent after VLCK’s earnings conference call: “Display beat expectations, gaining 2 percent to […]
Kurt Unkel is Senior Vice President of Publicis’ VivaKi Nerve Center. AdExchanger.com: What differentiates VivaKi Nerve Center from other trading platforms in the marketplace? KU: To be clear, the VivaKi Nerve Center isn’t just a trading platform. The VNC is group of digital and R&D experts committed to building pathways between clients and their most […]
