Good news in the world of online advertising according to the latest quarterly forecast from Publicis’ ZenithOptimedia Group. MediaPost’s Joe Mandese writes that the agency believes that global ad spending online is gaining share in 2009 will reach 10.1%, a 1.5% increase since their last estimate in April. The Wall Street Journal takes Zenith’s spin […]
With names such as VivaKi Nerve Center, Adnetik, Varick and Cadreon, among others, agency holding companies have begun to realize strategies that align media buying with future innovation in online advertising. But, what more can be done to preserve the agency model while digital takes its deserved share of voice in cross-channel marketing strategies? It’s […]
The New York Times’ Stephanie Clifford looks at recent initiatives to overcome privacy regulation efforts in the online ad industry in “Industry Tightens Its Standards for Tracking Web Surfers.” The article coincides with a new industry report called “Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising” and sponsored by the following acronyms: IAB, DMA, AAAA, ANA, and […]
Greg Sterling delivers the OPA case on display advertising to search marketers on Search Engine Land. In the process, Greg digs up 2008 data from Tacoda (now AOL’s property) regarding clickers. Sterling concludes, “The bottom line is that a CTR is not a good measure of consumer intent, engagement or value as a metric for […]
Quantcast is going ahead with its efforts to offer a new opportunity for marketers who wish to leverage the millions of Quantcast pixels all over the Internet that can help provide insight into audience. Dubbed the “Media Program” (see release), here are the details from Quantcast: The Quantcast solution applies marketers’ unique customer interaction data […]
Chip Hall is SVP of Sales and Marketing at Teracent, an advertising creative solutions provider. AdExchanger.com: What trends have you seen at Teracent in 2009? Can you characterize trends in revenue momentum, deal size, client verticals, consumer audience targets, etc.? CH: Teracent has seen very positive growth and revenue in 2009 and so far has […]
Alan Schanzer is Chief Strategy Officer, Undertone Networks, an online advertising network. AdExchanger.com: Of the four ad solutions you provide according to your website (Display Ads, Synched Ads, Undertone Video and Full Page Ads), which is the fastest growing and why? Any surprises or trends that you’ve seen in 2009? AS: We are seeing growth […]
This past week, the Internet Retailer Conference took place in Boston, and several hot start-ups showed their wares including attribution analytics provider, ClearSaleing, who launched their attribution management platform at the show. The good news doesn’t stop there for ClearSaleing whose co-founder and chief innovation officer, Adam Goldberg, told The Wall Street Journal that revenue […]
As the technology mashup evolves in digital advertising, the effective management of data is bringing increasing transparency and control for buyers and sellers of online media. ROI, CPA, CPM, KPI, CTR – a rapper’s dream! – and other acronyms abound as we quantify the ongoing optimization of media. But, where is the user in all […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Strategic imperatives”, people. Get ’em. Dinosaur advertising and marketing organization, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), is dipping its big toe in the turgid waters of online video with its breakthrough YouTube video series from CEO, Bob Liodice, entitled “Marketing in a recession series # 1“. In the video on his ANA blog, Liodice calmly […]
The suggestion in last week’s AdWeek article by Brian Morrissey, “Can Search’s ‘Beautiful System’ Extend to Display?,” is that all any advertising exchange or ad network needs is a self-service system which allows advertisers to easily create graphical display ads and, poof!, you’ve got nearly unlimited inventory available with search advertising-like revenue potential. Even the […]
It appears the advertising world is starting to get physical about the pending integration of Google and Yahoo advertising – a deal brokered amidst Yahoo!’s flirtation with Microsoft regarding acquisition of the struggling Sunnyvale company. As Erica Morphy details in her E-Commerce Times article, traditional advertisers, agencies and its lobbying arm, the Association of National […]
The IAB unveiled its Project Eidos on Monday, a new program uniting its numerous measurement initiatives under one banner.
To those who knew him, John “JG” Gentry wasn’t just a CEO. He was a colleague who showed up with genuine care and curiosity.
The group that turned header bidding software into an open standard is bringing the same approach to publisher-side AI agents.
Meta is channeling its booming ad revenue into a $135 billion AI drive to power its “personal superintelligence” future.
Most publishers have no idea that a major part of their video ad delivery will stop working on April 30, shortly after Microsoft shuts down the Xandr DSP.
Ads were going to be a “last resort” for ChatGPT, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promised two years ago. Now, they’re finally here. Omnicom Digital CEO Jonathan Nelson joins the AdExchanger editorial team to talk through what comes next.
