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  • The Paradox of Digital Video

    “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. Fact: Nearly every advertiser wants video and there isn’t enough supply to go around. In light of that, why are publishers struggling to […]

  • Media Companies Bring Programmatic Concepts To Sponsor Deals

    Publishers are learning to love influencer marketing as a way to grow broader advertising and sponsorship deals. “An advertiser might come with a traditional sponsorship package, and to complement that, they want a programmatic component,” said Rachel Parkin, SVP of strategy and sales at digital media company CafeMedia. CafeMedia owns a network of women’s interest […]

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    The Two-Tier Supply Pool: A Big Opportunity For Smart Buyers

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. Just as buyers are now grasping how header bidding impacts their programmatic buying approach, publishers have already moved on to the next big thing: server-side […]

  • Envisioning The Future In A Server-Side Header Bidding World

    “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. Nearly two years after header bidding exploded onto the programmatic scene, we are seeing a race to embrace the next big thing: server-side […]

  • New Year’s Resolutions For The Methbot Hangover

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. A new year brings the opportunity to start fresh and kick things off the right way. Often, the resolutions we choose are direct reactions to […]

  • It’s Time Programmatic Moves From Budget Channel To Media Conduit

    “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. Two years ago, I saw the future of programmatic not as a budget channel, but rather a conduit through which all media changed […]

  • Mind The Gap Between Buyer Intent And Publisher Inventory

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. There’s no question that programmatic buying, particularly real-time bidding, has created many efficiencies and been a force in shifting advertising budgets toward digital. Smart buyers […]

  • CafeMedia Becomes The Latest Publisher To Join The Consolidation Trend

    In a media environment that increasingly favors scale, CafeMedia bought AdThrive on Thursday in a deal that will triple the reach it can offer to advertisers. AdThrive was founded by a blogger’s husband and manages all programmatic revenue for 1,100 other lifestyle bloggers. The deal, whose financial details were not disclosed, increases CafeMedia’s scale from […]

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  • Let’s Stop Talking About The Yield Benefits Of Header Bidding

    “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. Header bidding is here to stay. So it’s time we stop talking about what the technology does for publishers and start talking about […]

  • Programmatic Guaranteed: The Promises And Perils

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. One of the most desired outcomes of programmatic advertising is the ability to reserve inventory for a guaranteed buy. Getting guaranteed access to brand-safe, premium […]

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