Today, Day 2 of Search Engine Strategies NYC, featured a collection of agency executives who discussed the current online display advertising market in a panel titled, “Pardon My Reach: A Snapshot of the Display Ad Marketplace.” With AdExchanger.com’s focus on ad exchanges, this was an opportunity to learn about agency opinion and innovations as it […]
It’s been a while since we served up linkage. So, here we go – ad exchange-related news. Financial Times writer, John Gapper, says that skepticism reigns regarding online ad exchanges – only for the uninformed, John. But, opposing viewpoints are always welcome here at AdExchanger.com. Apparently, big brands and newspaper sites may “shun” the advertising […]
For the ad exchange model, liquidity and scale are factors in determining price for media. And, of course, so is data. Today, behavioral impressions are bought and sold, contextual impressions are bought and sold, etc. In the future, among several ways to trade advertising, including online display advertising, we suggest the “media profile” value. The […]
Today’s Media Post reports that yield optimizer, Pubmatic, led by CEO Rajeev Goel, is providing new tools to large publishers which he says already comprises 80% of the inventory among the 5,500 Pubmatic publishers. From Media Post’s Mark Walsh: PubMatic Premiere is aimed at publishers with more than $5 million in annual online revenue, and […]
Darren Herman of MDC Partners‘ Varick Media Management recently published his thoughts on the disintermediation of online display advertising and, by extension, ad networks. Though it cannot be said we’re in complete agreement, it is a well-conceived argument that plots a path to success for savvy ad agencies who are ready to bring ad exchange […]
The Online Publishers Association has nobly decided to help the world of display advertising by introducing three, online display ad sizes. Each new ad unit will be implemented and sold only through participating publishers’ direct sales teams later this year. Implicit is that ad networks and exchanges will not be selling these units. Yeah, right. […]
This news likely crossed under the radar for many but yield optimizer, Pubmatic, took another step forward into the exchange model by allowing ad networks open API access – the ability to buy from its network of website publishers. To date, yield optimizers have served member publishers by aggregating, and then testing (sometimes may also […]
There should be more to this announcement, no? There is a hint of a new, Google ad exchange strategy involving AdSense if we are to believe David Rosenblatt, Google’s president of display advertising, during his IAB keynote. David Kaplan of PaidContent.org wrote yesterday: Google’s approach: The ad exchange extends the AdSense marketplace. It’s neutral and […]
Enough. The unending criticism from ad industry leadership of ad exchanges, networks and their technology is an abomination. Cut to a scene from the movie, “Network” with Yahoo!’s Carol Bartz poised in the window instead of Peter Finch. Carol: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Today – the […]
This past week, iMedia’s semi-annual, pay-to-play, U.S. Brand Summit featured sponsored content from the Online Publishers Association (OPA), led by Pam Horan, which was intended to persuade brand marketers and, consequently, agency media buyers that there was no “future” like the “single site buy future.” The OPA’s argument goes something like this: “Sure, Ms. Brand […]
