AOL opened up its presence for this year’s Advertising Week by giving its “premium, brand-focused” Project Devil ads something of an upgrade. Although not greeted with the same kind of anticipation that is associated with the latest iPhone version, Project Devil is as crucial to AOL’s revenue generation as the smartphone is to Apple’s. For […]
In beginning his new mobile ad startup, Admobius, co-founder Dan Grigorivici admits he’s no “spring chicken” when it comes to the ad technology landscape. He’s worked in a range of product-related capacities spanning digital agencies Carat and Digitas, mobile ad network Quattro Wireless (sold to Apple) and behavioral ad network Tacoda (acquired by Aol). Along […]
Over the past two years, blog network Say Media has attempted to evolve from its origins as an ad network into something resembling a traditional media company. It has developed broad content brands like the female-focused XOJane and bought others, such as the generalist digital tech news site ReadWriteWeb. For those properties in its immediate portfolio, […]
In-image ad platform GumGum has spent the past year building up its sales team, following last October’s $7 million VC round, which brought the company a total of $11 million raised since opening its doors four years ago. Over the summer, Los Angeles-based GumGum brought in a new sales head: Robert Elder from Independent Television […]
Before Google and Facebook set the tone of how display ad spending was doing, there was ValueClick. The ad network is still a key display bellwether, but it’s also facing a number of challenges as it aims to meet the challenges posed by real-time bidding and social media. ValueClick’s Q1 earnings were a mixed bag […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Social Ads Reach Social ads platform Adapt.ly raised another $10.5 million (Time Warner threw down) and announced a new product called Evergreen yesterday. TechCrunch says that the product echoes Facebook’s own Reach Generator product. Adapt.ly CEO Nikhil Sethi tells TC that the product is […]
It’s still early in the online advertising “app” model business, but the reasoning for it is clear from a platform’s perspective. The more app companies that you have building products for your platform, the more robust and differentiated your platform becomes -which presumably leads to rising demand and, best of all, makes your platform that […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. MediaMind, 24/7 Deal On ClickZ, Susan Kuchinskas reports that WPP’s 24/7 and MediaMind have inked a new partnership which could mean convergence is ever-closer as data-driven, addressable media comes to TV. Kuchinskas quotes DG MediaMind SVP Andrew Bloom who “said that MediaMind and 24/7 […]
Google’s average click costs slipped further in the first quarter (see the release), continuing a decline that has pleased advertisers and alarmed some investors. Aggregate paid clicks, including both on Google’s sites and its network partners, grew 39 percent over Q1 2011 and 7 percent over the previous quarter. As it did, average cost-per-click fell […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. In-Store Ad Network Digital-out-of-home ad network for your mobile phone? PointInside calls it a private mobile ad network – nSide – and it rides inside a retailer app – another, potential “showrooming” weapon for offline retailers. GigaOm’s Ryan Kim explains, nSide technology enables “users […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo! Re-Org On All Things D, Kara Swisher shares a new memo sent by Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson to Yahoos worldwide. The company’s being grouped into three silos – Consumer, Regions and Technology. Read it. Even Right Media Exchange makes an appearance in the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. $1 Billion In Cash “Hey look at you, Aol. Flush with $1 billion in cash… Gonna buy something?” Yesterday, Aol’s cash balance just got a whole lot fatter (and so did the company’s stock) as Aol announced the sale of “800 patents related to […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Evaluating Ad Tech Sensing a need on the client and agency sides to crowdsource opinion on the latest digital tech, MediaPost’s Laurie Sullivan covers the creation of the DMR Index (see the site), which Sullivan writes “will help to connect clients with the best […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Huffington Ascending Aol The New York Times’ Brian Stetler says that Huffington Post growth is changing the strategy and direct report structure of the company as it looks to return to startup mentality according to Huff Po’s Arianna Huffington. The Times’s Stetler writes, “The […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo! Layoffs Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson has begun to cut costs in a big way as The Wall Street Journal reports layoffs yesterday of 2,000 of the company’s 14,000 person workforce. Yahoo! sales exec Jim Heckman cites audience buying as his company’s salvation. He […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Private Exchanges OpenX has announced a deal with mobile device manufacturer Samsung to supply the company with a mobile, private ad exchange infrastructure called “the Samsung AdHub Market, Powered by OpenX.” It’s scheduled to launch in the second-half 2012. The real-time biddable exchange “enables […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. RareCrowds TRAFFIQ’s Chief Product Officer Eric Picard has taken the reigns on a new company as TRAFFIQ will segment its digital advertising workflow business led by Lori Goldberg and spin out an emerging opportunity that Picard sees around brand media buying execution at-scale. The […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. iAd Amps Rev Share Apple is raising its revenue share for developers on the iAd mobile ad network. Apple Insider notes that the increase is an improvement of 10% for developers – now 70%. Considering the cash hordes of Apple, it will be interesting […]
On Friday, NYC-based, demand-side platform MediaMath announced a joint venture with PubliGroupe, a provider of marketing and media sales services, called Spree7. Renato Martignoni, COO of Digital & Marketing Services at PubliGroupe said of the joint venture in a press release, “With our sales network in these markets and the setup of a dedicated team […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Measuring The Outcry AdWeek reports that Rep. Mary Bono Mack (a Republican) said during a congressional subcommittee hearing that she’s wondering if online consumer privacy concerns are being made up by regulators and the Obama administration (a Democratic administration, of course). Playing politics? Sure […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Hail To The Chief As reported in Ad Age, Nick Pahade has left TRAFFIQ for agency Initiative and now the company’s SVP of Client Services, Lori Goldberg, is taking over as President. A TRAFFIQ press release explains: “During [Goldberg’s] time at TRAFFIQ, she has […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. FTC Releases Report Evidon CEO Scott Meyer looks at the new FTC Privacy report (PDF) and offers observations from his company’s blog including, “While calling for baseline privacy legislation, [there is] no specific endorsement on any existing Bill proposed in the Congress to date.” […]
In the continuing arguments over the best way to measure ad effectiveness is to look at how many people have seen an ad or whether its more important to determine how impactful a placement is among those who have seen it, comScore’s relatively new its Validated Campaign Essentials, or vCE, product is meant to provide […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Targeting iOS UDID If you want to use Apple’s UDID to target or track users through Apple devices, TechCrunch’s Kim Mai Cutler says the long-awaited deprecation through iOS (read Bob Walczak’s opinion last August on the UDID) has finally started. Cutler writes, “Two of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Updating Display Google is more clearly bubbling up the display opportunity for search marketers with a new update to AdWords. According to the Inside AdWords blog, in the weeks ahead, display is getting its own tab in the Adwords interface and will be “built […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Measuring Across Following yesterday’s blog post, Convertro formally announced it’s entry into the cross-platform measurement race as it looks to leverage the company’s attribution skills. According to a press release, “Convertro provides a system to assess performance, and, for ad targeting purposes, incorporates demographic […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Pixeling Investment Personalized retargeter myThings, which saw an investment of $6 million from Deutsche Telcom’s T-Venture in 2010 (AdExchanger Q&A), is adding a new telecom investor as Orange, Publicis and Iris Capital Management will leverage their very own investment fund to take part in […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Adobe Reports Adobe reported its fiscal first quarter earnings for 2012 (ended March 2, 2012) yesterday. The results met analyst expectations as the release stated: “Revenue in Q1 FY2012 was $1.045 billion, which included $9.6 million of revenue from the acquisition of Efficient Frontier […]
George John is CEO of Rocket Fuel, an online advertising technology company. As part of its “State of…” series of articles with industry executives, AdExchanger.com spoke with John to discuss his company, his views on the space, and the state of Rocket Fuel today. Click below or scroll down for more: RTB Impact On Display […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Exponential Sees $176 Mil In 2011 Revs It’s the next phase of the ad network model. Exponential Interactive, owners of Tribal Fusion – Firefly Video and Adotube – have moved into the IPO phase as the company as it looks to raise funds in […]
