Retailers, trucks, delivery – digital ads! It follows, doesn’t it? Give this a go… As retailers see their margins depleted and ecommerce competitors grow like weeds, some in the brick-y retailer world see the faster delivery of products as a way to differentiate and maintain there brick-and-mortar edge. They’re in the neighborhood, so why not […]
The ad tech ‘animal’ comes in different shapes and sizes. For co-founders Amit Shah and Scott Switzer, the ‘animal’ is analytical as their growing analytics startup, Jirafe, aims to provide merchant publishers a better view on their digital business – including ads, sales, conversions and more. So far the company has impressed 5,000 ecommerce clients […]
“The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell-side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Esco Strong, Director, Display Marketplace Strategy at Microsoft Advertising. Opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily represent those of his employer. Amidst some of the more popular discussion topics of today, I’m often surprised […]
Xuehua Shen is CTO and Co-Founder of iPinyou, a demand-side platform technology company based in China. Shen discussed his company and its recently announced demand-side platform with AdExchanger earlier this month. Click below or scroll for more: Display In China iPinyou’s Demand-Side Platform Guaranteed Vs Non-Guaranteed Sourcing Display Supply Milestones Ahead AdExchanger: How has audience […]
In a panel titled “For the Good of the Ecosystem: Ad Tech in the Hot Seat“, the Internet Advertising Bureau looked to bring more clarity to the world of online advertising technology with a unique presentation format at its Annual Leadership Meeting in Miami. IAB President and CEO Randall Rothenberg admitted in his intro that […]
With the recent announcement by The Wall Street Journal and others that Google had bypassed the privacy settings on Apple’s Safari web browser, it raises the question, what would Apple co-founder Steve Jobs say about all this? STEVE: Hi, everybody. First, let me say, I’ve got a new company cookin’ here in the afterlife and […]
Alan Yan is CEO of AdChina, an online advertising platform company in China. Yan discussed his company and the Chinese online advertising market with AdExchanger. AdExchanger.com: What are some of the challenges with the Chinese market when it comes to online advertising? AY: There are several major challenges. First, the pricing model – the majority is […]
The IAB has partnered with Winterberry Group to author a new study on the practices “in data aggregation, management and deployment” called “From Information to Audiences: The Emerging Marketing Data Use Cases.” According to a press release, four different use cases are used as a baseline for discovering how ad targeting data is being implemented […]
Glen Hartman is an Accenture Partner and serves as Global Managing Director, Digital Consulting for Accenture Interactive. Click below or scroll for more: Accenture View On Ads And Marketing Will Accenture Replace Agencies The Competitive Set DSPs and Ad Networks Thoughts On Acquisitions The Year Ahead AdExchanger.com: What’s Accenture’s view on the opportunities for the […]
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, […]
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?” Ross Levinsohn, executive vice president of the Americas region for Yahoo!, offers his views. One word– […]
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?” Bill Duggan, Group Executive Vice President of the Association Of National Advertisers (ANA), offers his views. […]
Today’s mega-retailers sit in a unique position that will prove a critical element to media online and off. They have a store at the corner. Many corners. And that’s because – news flash – humans aren’t going all-digital with an I.V. into a data warehouse. Though we may spend endless hours in our Facebook world […]
Yesterday, Adobe announced that acquisition of video monetization platform Auditude as Adobe said in a release that it was looking to provide an “end-to-end video offering (…) with the goal of helping customers build long-term businesses through the delivery of quality video content and superior viewing experience across all IP-enabled devices.” No terms were announced […]
Among several presentations from last week’s Association of National Advertisers that were particularly relevant to the data-driven, digital ad ecosystem, Adobe marketing SVP Ann Lewnes’ (see bio) presentation stood out as she said simply, “Marketing is the new finance” and described how important data is to driving her company’s marketing. Of course, there are selfish […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Display Good Times The “News” vertical saw benefits from online display last quarter according to the New York Times. On the earnings call with Wall Street, Times CEO Janet Robinson said, “Breaking down the News Media Group into its component properties at The Times […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. WordPress Federated Federated Media (FM) is already putting its newly-acquired Lijit ad network tech to work as it announced yesterday a potentially big deal with Automattic to represent WordPress.com publishers. An FM spokesman tells Douglas Quenqua of ClickZ, “The focus initially is on the […]
Ned Brody is Chief Revenue Officer and President of AOL Advertising. Brody sat down with AdExchanger.com and discussed Aol Advertising strategy and momentum. AdExchanger.com: Can you update us on the latest regarding Aol’s technology stack strategy? NB: The first time we sat down, I said that Aol will be focused on providing a technology stack […]
John Nardone is CEO of X+1, an online advertising technology company. As part of its “State of…” series of articles with industry executives, AdExchanger.com sat down with Nardone to discuss his company, his views on the space, and the state of X+1 today. AdExchanger.com: What’s your take on consolidation in the ad tech industry right […]
Cyril Zimmermann is CEO of Paris-based Hi-Media, an online ad network and publisher. On Wednesday, the company announced that it would launch its own ad exchange through the AppNexus platform. Read the release (PDF). AdExchanger.com: Tell us a little bit about Hi Media. CZ: Hi-Media is now an old story. I created the company 15 […]
Ned Brody is President and head of Aol’s B2B businesses and international operations. He spoke to AdExchanger.com about his company’s recently announced premium ad strategy and re-defining the ad network model through advertising.com and Pictela (read the release). AdExchanger.com: Is AOL and advertising.com building a premium ad network? NB: We have a premium ad network. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Publicis Buying Aegis? Marketwatch’s Ruth Bender reports that Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is not interested in acquiring agency holding company Aegis’ media business in spite of news reports. According to Bender, Levy said at last week’s Cannes ad festival, “For the moment, we don’t […]
At the very least, it was a great photo op on Monday. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission director stood with the backdrop of the IAB’s Networks and Exchanges event behind him as industry members gathered to figuratively say, “Welcome. We don’t bite,” or “Please don’t shoot us,” or, quietly, “$@)&%#!” Of course, David Vladeck, Director […]
Ulrich Schmidt is CEO of Ad Pepper Media, international online advertising marketers. AdExchanger.com: When you established ad pepper media in ’99 with your founding partners, did you think you’d be where you are today? Any memorable strategic shifts? US: When we founded ad pepper, from the outset we had the idea and concept to build […]
Cross Commerce Media, Inc., MediaMath and TARGUSinfo have announced the creation of the Council for Accountable Advertising whose initiatives will aim “to protect clients from sub-standard practices and, at the same time, remove some of the complexity around adoption of cutting edge technology,” according to the release. Read more on the Council’s website. Stephen Messer, […]
Yeeha! Let’s give this a try. It’s the IAB annual meeting Day 1 Live blog! Direct links: New IAB chairman Bob Carrigan speaks Google CEO Eric Schmidt Eric Schmidt audience Q&A Outgoing Chair David Moore accepts award; Rothenberg Roasted VIDEO: Bob Carrigan’s presentation courtesy of the IAB VIDEO: Eric Schmidt’s presentation courtesy of the IAB […]
This is the second of a two-part series as we asked buy-siders: “If there was one thing you could change about the use of data in digital ad targeting tomorrow, what would it be?” Click on a participant’s name or scroll down to view responses: Adam Cahill, EVP, Media Director, Hill-Holliday Kurt Unkel, SVP, VivaKi […]
At last week’s AlwaysOn OnMedia event, former Tacoda CEO and current Simulmedia CEO Dave Morgan presented his take on the opportunity within ad technology and, unsurprisingly, it leads to the television business where Morgan’s current ad tech company is focused. In his presentation, he provides his own take on an ecosystem map for what he […]
It’s not all about addressable, data-driven media in the world of the agency according to leaders from several top agencies gathered last Thursday for a panel at the DeSilva+Phillips Media Dealmakers conference. For agencies, it’s about social. So much so that two panelists – Jon Bond, CEO of Big Fuel, and David Jones, Global CEO […]
Chris Babel is CEO of TRUSTe, a privacy services company. AdExchanger.com: TRUSTe started as a non-profit and moved to profit status in 2008. Why the change? Do you still consider the company a start-up? CB: We realized that without transitioning to a for-profit company with a venture capital infusion we weren’t going to be able […]
