The 2012 version of the AdExchanger.com “predictions” piece comes with a twist as a selection of industry execs offer their thoughts on the following question: “What’s going to happen next year in advertising that hasn’t happened before? And why?” Neal Mohan, VP, Display Advertising, Google, offers his views. I’m excited about a ton of things, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The Latest Yahoo! Rumors! With rumors swirling that Microsoft is huddling with private equity firms to acquire Yahoo!, The Business Insider’s Henry Blodget says that estimates on the price are being purposefully lowered “to condition Yahoo’s shareholders to expect very little…in the hope that […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Meeker Internet Trends Wall Street oracle Mary Meeker still has her Internet Trends report on her to-do list even though she joined venture firm Kleiner Perkins recently after a long stay at Morgan Stanley. Meeker and company have cranked out the latest edition of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Efficient Frontier Buys Agency Efficient Frontier is starting to look like an ad agency holding company with its acquisitive ways. The search marketing platform – and display and social, too – announced the acquisition of Australia’s Downstream Media after having purchasesd social agency Context […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Paywalls Improve Traffic? Journalism.co.uk reports from the World Editors Forum in Vienna and relates a story from New York Times Assistant managing editor Jim Roberts who says the NYT’s paywall is NOT driving away traffic. In fact, unique users to the NYT’s website in […]
Former AudienceScience executive Jeff Hirsch has announced that he is joining Santa Barbara, California-based Underdog Media as its CEO. Hirsch discussed his new role and his new company’s future plans with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Please share some details about the new role. Why make the move? JH: It’s time for me to get back to basics […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The CEO Role PaidContent’s Staci Kramer covers the latest machinations at Yahoo! as Interim CEO Tim Morse (who had been, and still is, the company’s CFO) issued an email meant to rally the Yahoo! troops. Kramer writes, “Probably the most striking aspect of Morse’s […]
We asked representatives of the publisher side of the ad ecosystem the following question: “What solutions are still needed for today’s premium, digital publisher?” Below, Jay Wright, Yield Management Group Leader at Cars.com, provides his ideas. “The barriers from a premium publisher perspective are not really technological constraints. Naturally, sales channel conflict is a huge […]
With economic gyrations affecting stock markets and money supplies the world over, it is yet another excuse for marketers to go back to their recession playbook and consider, “What happens if things get worse from here and, during the next board meeting, the CFO challenges me to cut still more from my supposed, bloated marketing […]
