“the creative” is a column focused on the creative side of digital marketing. Today’s column is written by Barry Lowenthal, President of kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners‘ The Media Kitchen. The original thesis presented to me by AdExchanger.com was that technological innovation is occurring on the media buying side but there is less innovation on […]
Ad software company, Burt, recently announced a free version of Rich, Burt’s new analytics tool for marketers and creative agencies. AdExchanger.com spoke with advertising software company CEO Gustav Von Sydow (AdExchanger.com Q&A) on current challenges for creatives in the space as well as his company’s new product. AdExchanger.com: How are creative agencies adapting to the […]
There has been a growing waterfall of chatter about audience buying in online display advertising. Ad networks, demand-side buying platforms (DSPs) – whatever you want to call them – are targeting audience. Give me auto-intenders – stat! The venture capital world has taken a flying leap into the space as many of the big name […]
Gal Trifon is CEO and Co-founder of Eyeblaster, a campaign management and advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Can you see video ad inventory available through an ad exchange model someday soon? What are the complexities? GT: That’s a tricky question — the efficiencies of an exchange are relevant for videos, but there is still the brand […]
Jason Tafler is the CEO of PointRoll, a rich media advertising provider. AdExchanger.com: How do you see online advertising evolving in the future? What role will rich media play in driving innovation? JT: A lot of it comes down to what users are doing online. If you start with the user and see what they’re […]
Gustav von Sydow is CEO and Founder of Burt, an advertising software company and makers of “Rich,” a campaign analytics tool focused on creative agencies. AdExchanger.com: Burt recently presented “Rich” at DEMO ’09. Why was it chosen to present? Can you discuss the value proposition? GvS: Right now, we think of Rich as an educational […]
John Vincent is CEO of EyeWonder, an online advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: How would you like to see standards evolve for in-stream video ad inventory? And in-page video ad inventory? JV: Standardization is still a work in progress for the in-stream industry, so at this point we’d really like to see more of it in […]
Chip Hall is SVP of Sales and Marketing at Teracent, an advertising creative solutions provider. AdExchanger.com: When will the video product be available to customers and how will the revenue model work with video? CH: The video product is live today and the business model is the same as the rest of our platform (either […]
Ari Brandt is CEO of Linkstorm, an online advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: Why are brand marketers attracted to Linkstorm‘s technology? AB: Measurable performance. Brand marketers require greater return from their campaigns and can’t rely on “soft metrics” like engagement and awareness anymore. In this economy, there’s too much pressure to demonstrate real ROI. What attracts […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Razorfish CEO On Acquisition CEO Bob Lord of Razorfish tells David Kaplan of PaidContent.org that he expects to fill a clear niche within VivaKi and believes that collaboration between Razorfish, Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia is logical. But, he expects to maintain a wall […]
