Technology

Andy Monfried is CEO of Lotame, an advertising solutions provider for the social web. AdExchanger.com: You recently stated on your blog that “Data is King” and go on to argue that – over time – purchase intent data (i.e. ecommerce, search) is less valuable than the data derived from a social profile/graph. Search marketers must have […]

Mark Walsh writes about Digg’s new social ad units which consist of a sponsored story that appears on Digg’s coveted home page which users can vote up or down. It will be interesting to see how avid Digg users react. Could the new Digg Ad be a part of the exchange model someday? – Sure, […]

AdExchanger.com: How important is the display segment to Forbes? Can you share recent momentum in online display ad revenue at Forbes?  Any verticals showing particular strength or weakness given the economic slump? JS: Display is very important to our business model.  Of late the recession has taken a toll and we are not seeing the same type […]

Today’s linkage on ad exchange-related news… Rubicon Project released a new report on Q1 advertising CPMs and trends in display. Among the findings, Joe Mandese of MediaPost reports that “Rubicon estimated that the volume of display advertising inventory sold through advertising networks grew 150% between the two quarters, and that “same site” sales actually grew […]

Oren Netzer is CEO of DoubleVerify, an online media verification company. AdExchanger.com: In your recent release highlighting your $3.5 million raise, you noted your impressive list of new clients. Can you provide us more detail about the trends you’re seeing in campaigns, creatives and verticals in which DoubleVerify‘s technology is being implemented? Does the economic […]

Keeping you abreast of the latest exchange news… In the New York Times, Stephanie Clifford wrote a piece entitled, “Put Ad on Web. Count Clicks. Revise” featuring the ad exchange model’s data-intensive environment with real world examples. Of note: according to NYTimes.com today – two days later – this article is still among the top […]

Don Mathis is CEO of Epic Advertising, an online performance marketing company AdExchanger.com: How has Epic Advertising fared during the economic downturn?   Please share any strengths or weaknesses you’re seeing. What types of client campaigns are thriving – or not?  How is creative evolving? DM: Epic Advertising has fared well due to our fundamental performance-based […]

Yes, it’s that time again. More ad exchange-related news! Kevin Lee sings the praises of search retargeting on ClickZ and encourages everyone to take advantage of Yahoo!’s offering. We could not agree more that this type of retargeting hold great promise as a killer behavioral targeting solution – especially if Google can unleash its enormous […]

Meir Zohar is CEO of data exchange, eXelate. Ad Exchanger.com: Can you provide insight on recent momentum at eXelate?    Any observations due to the recent economic slump? MZ: We’re experiencing strong growth on both sides of the eXelate Targeting eXchange – buyers (ad networks and agencies) and sellers (publishers) of data. Since we’re in […]

Aaron Finn is CEO of AdReady, an advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Can you update us on current revenue and client momentum? Has the economy affected your business? Any surprises or trends you can share? AF: We keep growing our client base and increasing revenue, and we’re still hiring to keep up with demand. The biggest […]