The recent snowstorm up and down the East coast, made us think about how Ad Ops professionals have to balance the periodic crisis and still keep normal business moving. Below is a countdown of 5 things we think Ad Ops projects/emergencies and storms have in common. #5 – Both reminds…
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Recently there was an announcement introducing OpenRTB, which is a consortium made up of both demand and supply side providers. The goal of the consortium is to create less friction in an marketplace that is only becoming more and more complex. Part of that initiative includes proposing a set of…
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My last AdMonsters blog post was about the key challenges that face ad ops professionals looking progress their careers.It seems appropriate as a follow up to look at this from another angle – what are the challenges that face employers looking to maintain, and grow their ad ops teams?I made…
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As much of the industry knows by now, we were honored to announce our participation in the newly formed OpenRTB Consortium earlier this month. With more and more publishers looking to real-time bidding (RTB) as a key source of demand for their inventory, it’s critical to have the right standards…
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Last Thursday my talk on Bootstrapping Your AdServer provoked hems and haws at the AdMonsters Network Forum (Dec 9th, 2010) in New York City. My intention was to provide a bit of insight to the challenges that publishers encounter on a regular basis; especially those in the midst of a…
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Good ad ops people are always employable. It’s one of the first things we tell our new consultants when they start work with us. If you happen upon an ad ops person who’s looking for a new job, drop everything and make sure you talk to them.With such demand for these…
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I know! Not all beacons/pixels/cookies (oh my!) are used to bilk dollars from Premium Publishers via an audience driven model. There are analytics tools that can help provide insight into traffic patterns, measurement of user frequency and in the end make a greater and more enjoyable user experience for the…
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Editor's note: This post originally appeared on Scott Savage's blog.AdMonsters held their first event in Australia this week, with a members dinner at the Waterfront restaurant in Sydney. The 3 course meal was very generously provided by aiMatch on a perfect summer’s night right next to the harbour.The event was…
Read MoreEditor's note: This post was provided by Seán Dillon from his blog: Adtools.The Problem: Your company is developing an app that will utilise your adserver to deliver and render ads. How do you ensure that the app is calling the right ads and then later when it’s in use by…
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Not syndicating your online video content yet? You’re missing out. You’ve already done the hard part—publishing compelling video. Now comes the fun part: spreading its reach far and wide across the Web—and monetizing it every step of the way.The fact is, publishers already want to make your video part of…
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