Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. ValueClick Sells Lead Gen Biz Valueclick pre-empted its February 16 earnings release announcing that it has sold its Web Clients lead generation business for $45 million according to a release. The company also said that its Q4 2009 revenues will fall a few million […]
“Ad Agents” is a column written by the agency-side of the digital media community. Adam Cahill is SVP, Director of Digital Media at Hill Holliday, a full-service communications agency. Ad exchanges were undoubtedly the digital world’s Rookie of the Year in 2009, but in terms of buzz, the industry has moved on (it’s all “mobile, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. More Microsoft Ad Exchange Tidbits According to Peter Kafka on All Things D, in a couple of weeks, Microsoft may be ready to start testing with many of the demand-side platforms that are likely already hooked into Google’s DoubleClick Ad Exchange where the DSPs […]
Omar Tawakol, CEO of BlueKai, discussed today’s announcement regarding a new $21 million round of funding (Read the release.) with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Obviously, this is a big round. What plans can you share regarding future areas of investment at BlueKai and where this round will be funneled? OT: One area in particular will get a […]
Auren Hoffman is CEO of Rapleaf, a company which provides social data about a company’s audience. AdExchanger.com: Tell us about Rapleaf‘s history. AH: Rapleaf’s vision is to understand people. Like Google understands URLs, we want to better understand people. What problem is Rapleaf solving? At our core, we’re about helping companies understand their existing customers […]
Demand-side platform Invite Media issued a release today about its real-time biddable inventory sources which include AdBrite, AdMeld and PubMatic. Read the release. Invite Media COO Nat Turner discussed some of the intricacies of online media buying today with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: You discuss buying “brand-safe” inventory in your release. How do you determine whether inventory […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google May Expose AdSense Rev Share Schwaaaa??? From Davos, Switzerland, Jeff Jarvis reports for The Business Insider on Eric Schmidt’s and other Google execs’ meeting with reporters where a Google rep told Jarvis, “They would consider giving more transparency about revenue splits in Adsense.” […]
“Displaying Search” is a column capturing the intersection of display advertising and search marketing. Today’s column is written by Dax Hamman, VP, Display Media, at iCrossing, a digital marketing agency. The average search marketer doesn’t rate display very highly. They operate in a very ROI-orientated world based on hard facts and close to 100% accountability. […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Herman Takes On New Role MDC Partners took another step into digital waters as one of its agencies, Kirschenbaum, Bond, Senecal & Partners (kbs+p), announced a new Chief Digital Media Officer and tapped its own – Varick Media’s president, Darren Herman. According to AdWeek’s […]
