A new TechTarget report shows branding really makes a difference in B2B campaigns. But that requires quality data—and fortunately, publishers have that. Here's another chance for pubs to make good on the value of their data.
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In the latest installment of his Inside the Buy Side column, Gabe Greenberg lets us know what the heck agencies are thinking. Here, he speaks to Erica Schmidt, newly-tapped Global CEO of Cadreon, about the future of audience-based buying, the state of analytics at the agency level, and how the…
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To deliver on the potential of automated buying and selling in the in-app space, advertisers, publishers and our industry as a whole are doubling down on transparency initiatives that make it harder for issues like fraud to take root and restore the faith in the good actors. Here’s a look…
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As broadband connectivity and processor speeds have rapidly accelerated, consumer behavior online has gradually shifted from reading to viewing hours and hours of video. Call it the “TV-ification” of the web—the internet has become a video-centric experience. The “Show Me, Don’t Tell Me” revolution in consumer behavior online is fully…
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“Digital Darwinism” aims to launch larger philosophical conversations about how technology is changing a variety of businesses from top to bottom. How does one adapt in the digital age—slowly in small increments or rapidly and dramatically? Gavin Dunaway catches up with Ops 2018 keynote Tom Goodwin to discuss the concepts…
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For years people would shoot me skeptical glances when I suggested that in the near future the majority of display inventory would be transacted programmatically—whether that meant RTB or another automated channel. But these days when I express this sentiment, more people nod their heads and scowl only because we…
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New at this year’s Ops is the AdMonsters Power List, which looks to recognize individuals who are revolutionizing the digital media world through advertising, marketing, and monetization efforts. Just like the ad ops people whose toil ended laying the foundation for the digital ad ecosystem, we aim to recognize the…
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We were told brands were going to displace agencies and undertake programmatic media buying on their own. It didn't happen according to the schedule many had predicted. But it's happening now. Mike Hans of Forge Group catches us up on where we've been, and what's changing today.
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Publishers have so many demand partners to work with today... which can be challenging when you need to track down the source of redirects, bad creative, low fill, and other indicators of poor quality. How do you decide which of your partners can stay, and which need to be cut…
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Let's take a look at where the digital media industry is with server-to-server integrations, programmatic guaranteed, and understanding who in the publisher org sells programmatic products, inspired and informed by what we heard at PubForum in Huntington Beach.
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