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  • Publishers: Weigh The Risks Of Platform Content Distribution

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Christian Baesler, president at Bauer Xcel Media. There are a few trends that matter a lot when publishers consider their content strategy for the future. First, nearly two-thirds of digital media time spent in […]

  • Will Google’s New Meta Ad Exchange Be Named ‘Monopoly’?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Chris Cummings, CEO at Curiosity Media. The industry is abuzz about Google’s recent announcement that it will integrate competing ad exchanges into DoubleClick for Publishers’ (DFP) dynamic allocation. A faster, more scalable alternative to […]

  • Are Ad Blockers A Signal Of User Choice?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Samantha Price, director of ad products at The Weather Company, an IBM Business. I was recently asked if a recovered impression honored the user’s choice not to see an ad. It’s an interesting question, […]

  • Philly.com Adds Header Bidding To Move Programmatic Up The Stack

    Among all the pros and cons of adding header bidding, one challenge is often not addressed: getting buy-in from senior sales leadership. The idea of programmatic competing against direct-sold impressions can be difficult to swallow. But local news site Philly.com, the digital presence of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, received that buy-in from […]

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  • Publishers Need Controls For Cleaning Up Ad Quality

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Danny Khatib, co-founder, president and chief operating officer at Livingly Media. Here’s the problem: Most display ads are technically obscene. It’s very common for a single ad creative to include several large assets with […]

  • What Does A PMP-First Programmatic Strategy Look Like?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Rachel Parkin, senior vice president of strategy and sales at CafeMedia. As header bidding takes off, the advantages of private marketplaces (PMPs) are multiplying. With a PMP-first approach, advertisers lean toward maximizing PMP volume […]

  • Publishers And The Hidden ‘Ad Tech Tax’

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Scott Gatz, CEO and founder at Q.Digital. I recently read about a study finding that only 40% of digital ad spend actually goes to working media. The rest is eaten up by agency fees […]

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  • As It Resists Programmatic, Refinery29 Banks On Its Relevance With Millennial Women

    For Refinery29, the decade-old digital publisher, there’s no better time to be in the business. “We’ve seen the media world go through a lot of cycles, and this most recent one is the most exciting one for us,” said Justin Stefano, co-founder and CEO of Refinery29. “As confusing as it might be in certain ways, […]

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  • Publishers See Rising Premium On Mobile Advertising

    “The Sell-Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Phil Barrett, senior vice president at Purch. Mobile advertising is growing faster than all other forms of digital advertising, predicted to reach nearly $42 billion in the U.S. by 2018. There’s been a general “premium” […]

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  • If The Entire Industry Is Consolidating And Streamlining, Should You?

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Jaclyn Stewart, senior director of publisher services at The 614 Group. The concept of consolidation, and which burgeoning conglomerate will rule all ads in the future, is dominating 2016 headlines. Will it be Facebook […]

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