With the ecosystem providing insights on “programmatic buying” and “programmatic selling” last week, we reached out to a new group of executives to define one of the key underpinnings of programmatic media – whether display, mobile, social, etc. – and asked: “What is Real-Time Bidding?” Click below or scroll down for more: Scott Spencer, Director […]
Spending on real time-bidded display advertising will accelerate at a 59% compound annual growth rate through 2016, making in the fastest growing segment of digital advertising over the next few years, according to IDC. Global spending on real-time bidded display ads in 2016 will be $13.9 billion, the researcher estimates in a white paper out […]
A new Real-Time Bidding buyer’s guide from Econsultancy provides a snapshot of the exchange-traded media landscape, along with an assessment of today’s demand-side platforms, trading desks, and supply-side platforms. Its overall conclusion is that RTB systems are maturing perhaps more quickly than might’ve been expected, though a lack of measurement consistency and other problems may be hindering marketer […]
It’s become a truism in programmatic media circles that the bulk of the world’s ad space will eventually be traded in real time, regardless of channel. It’s less clear how long this global RTB takeover might take, though in the display category at least we’re getting closer to an answer. A new report from Parks […]
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 […]
“Ad Agents” is a column written by the agency-side of the digital media community. Joseph Leon, Managing Director EMEA of Essence Digital, a global, digital marketing agency based in London and New York. In 2011, the biggest hype, the loudest buzz and the best conversation starter in digital media was without doubt RTB – (Real […]
Today, Donovan Data Systems and The Rubicon Project announced a new partnership which will target agency media buyers and “automate the display advertising transactions that are not executed through real time bidding (RTB).” Read the release. Rubicon Project CEO Frank Addante and JT Batson, President, DDS Digital at Donovan Data Systems, discussed the deal and […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is a column written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Rob Leathern, CEO of XA.net, an online advertising company. It’s a convenient fiction: the CPMs garnered from real-time bidding (RTB) are high and going higher right now, […]
Triggit announced today that is has raised $4.2 million in Series A financing led by Foundry Group and Spark Capital. Read the release. Triggit CEO Zach Coelius discussed the new funding and his company’s plans. AdExchanger.com: Please share the details on your latest round of funding. ZC: Santo Politi from Spark Capital and Seth Levine […]
