social advertising

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…

It’s nearly impossible to say “women’s sexual health” and “brand-safe” in the same sentence. Achieving brand safety on social platforms through algorithmic decisioning has been a focus for platforms, who face pressure from advertiser clients and, increasingly, lawmakers who see algorithms amplifying misinformation. But Facebook’s algorithmic blocking of ad creative is similarly askew, creating “false […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. LOL Remember Comscore Rankings? Digital publishing is in a period of self-reflection. Instead of bragging about mass reach, the new norm will be looking at rational numbers to evaluate reach and readership, writes Brian Morrissey, former president and editor-in-chief of Digiday who now writes […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. M&A&A&A&A Digital ad dealmaking is off to the races in 2022 like a sprinter who doesn’t realize it’s a marathon.  On Tuesday, Human (née White Ops) raised $100 million from a new co-owner investment firm, and Integral Ad Science acquired the French startup […]

Bucking the consolidation trend, creative ad tech company Polar is spinning out its buy side-focused programmatic offerings into a standalone business. The new entity, called Nova, launched on Monday with Polar CEO Kunal Gupta as its chief exec. Gupta will serve as CEO of both Polar and Nova with Leah Malone as CRO and GM […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Stepping Back So … 2021 is off to a great start. After pro-Trump mobs stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, advertisers are pulling their paid social advertising and reevaluating their overall ad spend, Digiday reports. Some advertisers paused their paid social just as DC’s […]

Airfare and hotel prediction app Hopper is different from other travel booking services. When you download Hopper, the app tells you not to buy anything. And that’s because Hopper acquires users at the top of the funnel. “We’re looking for people who are just browsing on social, people who aren’t necessarily looking for a flight […]

Prague-based Socialbakers added Robert Lang as its new CEO on Wednesday. The social media metrics firm described Lang as a key Criteo executive who helped the French ad tech company expand internationally. Lang replaces Jan Rezab, a founder of the company. Rezab will stay on as executive chairman. Coming from Criteo, Lang said he saw […]

It’s not a case of déjà vu – Israeli performance player Perion has completed its purchase of MakeMeReach, a Paris-based company that specializes in using social networks to monetize apps. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal, revealed Wednesday, comes less than a week after Marin Software bought French social advertising player SocialMoov for just north of $20 million. [In […]

Kik, a messaging app geared toward millennials , is diving deeper into native advertising with a feature, released Thursday, dubbed Keywords. The app, which originated in 2009 and has about 150 million users, first brought brands into the fold in August, with the launch of Promoted Chats. “The concept with Promoted Chats was to give […]