Jay Samit is CEO of SVnetwork, a social ad network. AdExchanger.com: How does your previous experience inform the vision and strategy for SVnetwork? Coming from a company that spent over a billion dollars each year on advertising, I was searching for a better way for brands to connect with their consumers. We needed a platform […]
Dilip DaSilva is CEO of Tribal Fusion, a digital marketing solutions company and division of Exponential. Where do you position and differentiate Tribal Fusion today in the marketplace? Is it starting to take on agency skill sets? Our key differentiator is seamless integration of inventory, data, and technology to create customized solutions for each industry […]
Andy Monfried is CEO of Lotame, an advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Lotame is on the Comscore list of ad networks? Overall, how do you position and differentiate Lotame today? AM: That’s a great question, and the answer is: It depends. For example, some agencies work with us as a one-stop shop for media procurement, creative […]
LucidMedia is providing its contextual ClickSense technology “to enable enhanced contextualization services within ValueClick’s online advertising platforms.” Read the release. LucidMedia CEO Ajay Sravanapudi discussed the ValueClick deal. AdExchanger.com: Does this deal represent a strategic shift for LucidMedia? Are you moving away from the DSP model you announced earlier in the year? AS: No, our […]
Last week, ValueClick announced its new Platform Services offering with its first implementation being the Retail Performance Platform which was launched at eTail last week. Read the release. ValueClick Media GM Bill Todd discussed the new platform and its positioning. AdExchanger.com: Why introduce this platform services group now? BT: A combination of factors were involved […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google Addressing Television Addressable TV took another step forward yesterday as Google announced a deal with satellite TV provider DirectTV. Julie Boorstin of CNBC writes about the new partnership: “And this could really transform the TV ad business by enabling demographic targeting on a […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Rothenberg Unloads On “Spy” Story Creators In the USA Today, Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) chief Randall Rothenberg makes it clear that his organization doesn’t support the recent “spy” case introduced by The Wall Street Journal. He writes, “A wild debate is on about websites […]
“Ad Agents” is a column focused on the agency-side of the digital media community. Matt Greitzer is the Co-Founder of Accordant Media, a media buying and optimization company. “What do agencies do, anyway?” In my twelve years in the agency business I never heard this phrase posed to me directly (though I often felt it […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Demand Media Going For IPO Demand Media is preparing for an IPO which will give the company a $1 billion valuation according to securities filings. Among the first to take note was All Things D’s Peter Kafka who writes that if the company achieves, […]
Online advertising network InterCLICK announced its second quarter 2010 earnings on Wednesday. According to the release, “Revenue was $21.7 million in Q2 2010, a 103% year-over-year increase. (…) Gross profit was $9.6 million in Q2 2010, up 102% year-over-year.” Read more. InterCLICK president Michael Katz discussed his company’s financial results and industry trends. AdExchanger.com: Looking […]
