With a PhD. in econometrics and an analytics and statistical background on the AdAdvisor side of the Neustar “house,” VP of Research & Analytics Ken Inman has good reason to be laser-focused on building consumer predictive models. Inman oversees the development of targeted marketing applications, using data and information to help address challenges in customer […]
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) will make a formal case this week that Do Not Track should be set to “off” by default. Members of the group charged with creating the DNT browser spec heard details of the ad industry’s proposal during a Monday call meant to prepare for next week’s face-to-face meeting in Sunnyvale, […]
WPP Group has shared some new details on revenue performance and strategy for its Xaxis trading unit. Xaxis grew its revenue by 28% during the first quarter, said Pivotal Research Analyst Brian Wieser in a research note. WPP had previously stated the business had 2012 media billings of $270 million and a headcount of 200. […]
Interpublic Group has made changes to its Cadreon trading desk in North America, uprooting it from its previous home in the Mediabrands Audience Platform and repotting it in the Magna Global media investment arm. As Adweek reported earlier this month, a new entity called Magna Global North America will absorb the trading desk along with […]
MailOnline’s site is an endless broadsheet of breaking news, tabloid gossip and tawdry thrills (pictured: the money a stripper makes in just ONE shift – and it’s more than most people make in a month). Some might consider this publishing format tailor-made for real-time bidding. But the site, which has its own dedicated editorial and […]
Since being acquired in September 2012, Paul Cimino’s Brilig Data Exchange serves not only its own customer base but also that of its new owner, Merkle, and all of the first- and third-party data it looks to leverage on behalf of its Merkle clients across marketing campaigns. In an ongoing effort to understand how data […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Chris O’Hara, Chief Revenue Officer at NextMark. When you think of advertising technology in the display space, the first names to come up are probably Google, PubMatic, Adobe and AppNexus. But […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Gurman Hundal, co-founder of Media iQ. Ad network pitches usually go like this: Their proprietary technology enables them to prospect new potential customers for advertisers. The truth is that, in […]
It was inevitable, as the move from buying placements to buying audience infiltrates display ad campaigns. Yesterday, Yahoo reconfirmed in its quarterly results that programmatic media has changed its business forever. The statement echoes comments made by The New York Times a few months ago, in which the publisher seemed to pin some of its […]
How Twitter will enter into the programmatic ad business remains a mystery to many. During the past few months, rumors have swirled over some sort of Twitter ad exchange to be launched. How that will happen is unclear. Nevertheless, various strategic directions seem possible as Twitter tries to siphon growing programmatic media ad spend. The […]
