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In a release yesterday, Digital Element announced that it would begin offering postcode-level (“zip code” in the U.S.) targeting capabilities.  (See the release.) Digital Element’s Vice President Frank Bobo discussed the implication of European expansion and the market for IP targeting. AdExchanger.com: Can you help us with the jargon? What does the phrase “postcode-level database” […]

“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 Amiad Solomon, CEO at Peer39. When watching an NFL or NASCAR event on TV, you expect that most of the commercials aired will be for beer, restaurants, shavers, […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Adap.tv Gets Video Ad Exchange Clients Ad Age’s Michael Learmonth covers the news that Adap.tv has signed Gannett, Omnicom and Publicis among others to its ad exchange. Trying to temper concerns about lower CPMs, Adap.tv’s CEO Amir Ashkenazi says that in comparison to display […]

AdExchanger.com discussed TagMan‘s new funding announcement (See release.) and recent momentum with Jonathan Baron, co-founder and general manager of Tagman. AdExchanger.com: What attributes did you look for in a funding partner?  How have you found the funding climate? JB: We sought partners that had an understanding of the online ad marketplace such that they could […]

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James Beriker was named CEO of Dapper, an online advertising technology company. Beriker’s previous roles include CEO at Efficient Frontier, a search engine marketing firm. See the story. Beriker discussed Dapper and his experience with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: AdWeek quoted you as saying, “It’s [the] beginning days of display is a very powerful direct response channel.” […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Search Retargeting From his Bronte Media blog, Niki Scevak unearths Google search retargeting efforts as Google’s Inside AdSense blog quietly announced last week that a “few hours” of search queries will be used to help target AdSense display ads: “The technical way that […]

“Networking” is a column focused on the evolving roles of networks in online advertising. Today’s column is written by Michael Katz, President, InterCLICK. Ok, I admit I didn’t come up with the phrase and I hate to be the bearer of bad news but (the top 25) networks aren’t going away anytime soon. Recently there […]

“the executioner” opinion expressed below is written by Natalie DiBerto, Lead, Account Services, ATOM, at Razorfish. Advertisers often feel their brand is their most valuable asset and spend lots of time, effort and money to build and maintain it. Of course an advertiser would know their audience, right? Right, but the real question is if […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. eXelate Releases Intender Report Data exchange, eXelate, released the “eXelate indeX, a research report based on audience interest and purchase intent trends observed by its data lab.” Among the findings, Apple’s iPad announcement ignited purchase intent for portable computing products – Google’s Nexus One […]

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“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 Andy Monfried, CEO at Lotame. There’s been a lot of chatter in the marketplace of late on the evolving nature of DSPs, networks, SSPs, agencies, and data providers.  […]

Michael Walrath is the former CEO of Yahoo!’s Right Media. As eBay became pervasive, a slew of companies appeared with the sole purpose of helping people buy and sell goods on the giant auction site more effectively. These service businesses earned a slice of the transaction value for their efforts. Others took a different approach. […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Omnicom Reports; Acquisitions Imminent? Agency holding company, Omnicom Group, reported Q4 earnings yesterday. Profit fell, but hey, there’s profit ($229.6 million worth). Organic revenue fell – but not as much as analysts expected. Read more from AdWeek. Also, it looks like Omnicom is on […]

David Kenny is Managing Partner of VivaKi, which combines the media and digital assets of the Publicis Groupe including Starcom, Zenith, Mediavest, Optimedia, Digitas, Razorfish and Denuo. AdExchanger.com:  Everyone is talking about how agencies need to evolve media buying. Every major holding company has announced a media trading desk strategy. What areas of the workflow […]

“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 Ajay Sravanapudi, CEO at LucidMedia. Demand Side Platforms (DSP) are hot! I can tell by the huge agency interest, and even more eager venture capitalists anxious to get […]

Jon Werther, a former AOL/Time Warner executive has joined Dave Morgan’s Simulmedia, which leverages digital to optimize TV program promotion, as Chief Revenue Officer.  View the release on Simulmedia’s website. Werther discussed the new opportunity with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: In your estimation, where is digital in the mindset of broadcast executives today? Have they caught up? […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. DSP Revenues Power Higher It’s happened again! Another private ad tech company is reporting its financial progress – this time it’s demand-side platform [x+1]. The company said in a release, “Fourth quarter revenue increased 62 percent over the same period in 2008, while revenue […]

“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 Zach Coelius, CEO of Triggit, an online advertising technology company. Last week the folks at Admeld threw a tremendous event on the topic of Real-Time Bidding (RTB) at the […]

After today’s announcement on the Google Blog by Neil Mohan regarding Publisher revenues through Google advertising products (also covered here by AdExchanger.com), AdExchanger.com asked Group Product Manager, Scott Spencer on DoubleClick Ad Exchange specifics. AdExchanger.com: How does the second-price auction work in DoubleClick Ad Exchange and why is this good for publishers? SS: AdX is […]

AdSafe Media recently released its first Safety Report that showed – when looking at display ad media across its platform – “58% of network traffic was ‘invisible’” and “29% of traffic was served to sites featuring UGC” among many data points. Read the release (PDF). And, you can download the report here (PDF – signup […]

This morning, Google released information on how publishers maximize revenues using the DoubleClick Ad Exchange as well as other Google products. The post by Neal Mohan, VP of Product Management, on the Google blog includes a one sheeter. View the post here. And, download the one-sheeter here. There’s not much that’s new here except for […]

“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 Ken Rona, PhD, V.P. Data Strategy and Client Analytics at [x+1]. Over the last couple of years, I have been in the data business, selling and buying, […]

“Networking” is a column focused on the evolving roles of networks in online advertising. Today’s column is written by Alan Schanzer, Chief Strategy Officer of Undertone Networks. The media landscape continues to evolve as advertisers move away from impression-based demographic buying to audience-centric strategies. This shift recognizes that audiences more accurately reflect potential customers and […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Display Starting To Pump In a BusinessWeek article by Douglas Macmillan, Doug Anmuth of Barclay’s Capital tells BW, “Display ads are likely to contribute a little more than $1 billion, or about 4% of Google’s (GOOG) total sales this year—an increase of as […]

“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. Audience targeting has come a long way, baby. In the last 5 years, we’ve evolved from simple intra-site and intra-network retargeting to advanced, […]

“Social Exchange” is a column focused on the evolving roles of social media in online advertising. Today’s column is written by Andrew Pancer, Chief Operating Officer of Media6Degrees. The rise of social tools has given the publishing industry an opportunity to leverage connections to increase traffic and time spent with their core audience, while attracting […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Display Comeback Brian Morrissey pens “Display Ads Aim for a Banner Year” on AdWeek and says, “Banner ads, nearly given up for dead, are showing new life thanks to developments in the display ad business that could close the gap between ad spending […]

“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 Nat Turner, CEO, at Invite Media. If you asked a group of people in the display industry to pick the biggest theme for display in 2010, I […]