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#OPSPOV: Should Pubs Care About Ad-ID?

Long weekends updating inventory for a massive bookstore during my college years helpd me realize that scanning Universal Product Codes made a painful process much more tolerable. In fact, I refused to let my mind wander and consider what a tedious practice inventory management was like before UPCs and handheld…

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Take the Survey: Viewability Litmus Test Fall 2014

Take the Fall 2014 Viewability Litmus Test Survey. Open Now until November 14.Earlier this year – and on the heels of the MRC's decision to lift its advisory on viewability — we surveyed ad operations leaders at more than 50 publishers about their experiences with, and opinions on, viewable impressions. Publishers'…

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The History of Ops, Part I

“This industry is literally 20 years old,” comments Michael Alania, EVP at Outsourced Ad Ops and witness to the at-times insanely rapid evolution of digital advertising and the operations role at its core. “You look at where we are now versus where we’ve come from, it’s pretty staggering. And with…

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#OPSPOV: What Does It Mean to ‘Figure Out’ Programmatic?

Last week at the BrightRoll Video Summit during Advertising Week, I heard Ben Jankowski (Group Head of Global Media at MasterCard) say, "If you've figured out programmatic, you're either a genius or an idiot." I feel confident saying I haven't figured out programmatic, and I hope this improves my odds on…

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The Changing Face of CPA: Interview With Epom’s Andrew Lebowski

In the past, the acronym CPA had a simple connotation for publishers: low payout. Particularly in the post-bubble digital advertising world, CPA campaigns seemed a desperate alternative when CPMs had hit rock bottom. But more than a decade later, Epom Head of Sales Andrew Lebowski argues that in the age…

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