“Social Exchange” is a new column focused on the evolving roles of social media in online advertising. Today’s column is written by Andrew Pancer, Chief Operating Officer of Media6Degrees. As we head into 2010, privacy and brand safety will continue to remain at the forefront of marketer and consumer concerns. With these issues in mind, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Norman Becomes GroupM CEO The quotable Rob Norman, digital chief of the biggest media buying agency on the planet, GroupM, has become even chief-ier with his elevation to the CEO role at WPP’s GroupM according to Michael Bush of AdAge. Norman takes over for […]
Invite Media announced today that it has formally opened a London office led by former Right Media employee (they’re everywhere!), Paul Turner, as it looks to expand in the UK and Europe. Read the release. AdExchanger.com caught up with Invite Media COO Nat Turner about the announcement and its implications. AdExchanger.com: What factors went into choosing […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Forbes On Rubicon Project Consortium According to a January article in Forbes, “In just two months EVP J.T. Batson has convinced 30 of the Web’s larger digital publishers to form a digital consortium where they’ll aim to sell online advertising at rates 60% to […]
UK’s Telegraph is reporting that traditional media agency Aegis is being forced to reveal discounts for TV and newspaper ads it bought on behalf of yogurt company Danone in Germany. And you thought they only ate schnitzel in Germany. So why should you care? Well, if you’re anybody except a vendor caught in a negotiation […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Agency Sign O’ The Times GM has finalized its agency dance partners (for now) and for the first time in nearly 100 years, Chevy campaign duties will be split by perennial GM agency service provider, IPG’s Campbell-Ewald, and newcomer Publicis. There are no favorites […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Efficiency Kills From his company’s blog, Lotame’s Dan Reich references a recent manifesto/post by the IAB’s Randall Rothenberg who said, “technology succeeds in driving the cost of reaching the perfect audience down to zero.” Reich identifies a growing phenomena in the new demand-side platform […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Partners Swarm ScanScout In a release, video ad network ScanScout said its partnering with a gaggle of “premium” brands including Warner Brothers, Warner Music and Marvel Comics to provide its video ad network services. Read the release. On Beet.tv, CEO Bill Day talks “engagement” […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. AOL Officially Spun As David Kaplan of PaidContent said from this twitter account, it was “not an auspicious day for AOL’s stock: ended down 0.68 percent at $23.51” in its opening day of trading. Erik Sherman of Bnet reviews recent analysis of the newly-minted […]
John Mracek is CEO of advertising technology company, NetSeer. NetSeer announced a new offering today called “concept-based” advertising. Read the release (PDF). Concept-based advertising sounds a lot like semantic or contextual. Is the “secret sauce” the real-time identification of concept categories like “Italian food” or “headphones”? The secret sauce is the ability to algorithmically, and […]
