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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The True Ad Tech Tax Expedia rolled out a long-awaited loyalty program this week called One Key spanning its three flagship brands: Vrbo, Expedia and Hotels.com. This summer should be big for travel, Bloomberg reports, so travel companies are eager to capitalize on […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tough Math MediaMath came to the end of its decade-long venture capital tether last year when it sold a stake to PE firm Searchlight Capital, wiping out the equity of its founders, early investors and employees. It’s a bitter outcome, reports Insider in […]

Founded in 2016, the male grooming company Manscaped started out primarily as a performance marketing engine. The products were simply a way for the brand to use its expertise in social media marketing and direct-to-consumer dynamics. Fast-forward six years, and Manscaped has broadened beyond one product and mobile performance marketing. In addition to launching a […]

Moen’s social marketing stack used to include everything but the kitchen sink. “We used seven-plus tools to facilitate our social media program and I always say ‘use’ is a very strong word because we certainly weren’t leveraging all those tools,” said Brittany Neish, senior social strategist for kitchen and bathroom fixture manufacturer Moen. And because […]

Uber has the pedal to the metal when it comes to paid social automation. The ride-sharing app embeds performance marketing and paid social teams in every region where it does business. Four channel managers on each team make sure campaigns meet their objectives. On Facebook and Instagram, where Uber spends a significant portion of its […]

SHIFT is among the first Facebook marketing partners to integrate with the newly rebuilt Atlas ad platform. CEO James Borow said the company’s customers will soon be able to leverage Facebook’s data within SHIFT’s new platform to reach people in mobile apps outside of Facebook-owned mobile apps. “The inventory is not just locked within the […]

Ad management services provider Marin Software became the latest private tech company to go public, and it’s first day of trading on Friday was indisputably positive for executives behind the decision. Now, of course, comes the hard part: getting to profitability and managing expectations along the way. In a conversation with AdExchanger a few hours […]

Brian Halligan is CEO of HubSpot, a social marketing optimization company. AdExchanger.com: What are the special concerns that the SMB has when it comes to online marketing that HubSpot solves? BH: SMBs have myriad specific concerns that can be summarized in two general concerns: First, expertise. They know they need to get involved in inbound […]