Wilson Raj is SAS Global Customer Intelligence Director. Yesterday, SAS acquired publisher ad server aiMatch. Terms were not disclosed. Read the release -and industry reaction. Raj discussed SAS’s acquisition of aiMatch yesterday and its implications with AdExchanger. AdExchanger: What is the opportunity that SAS sees in advertising and marketing, in general? Wilson Raj: The CMO […]
If you were a traditional retailer looking to ignite an ages-old marketing strategy, Rent The Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman and One Kings Lane CEO Doug Mack would probably be a good place to start. On Sunday, with the able moderation of Castanea Partners Jeffrey Rayport, Hyman and Mack discussed the shifting, tectonic plates of retail […]
Among several presentations from last week’s Association of National Advertisers that were particularly relevant to the data-driven, digital ad ecosystem, Adobe marketing SVP Ann Lewnes’ (see bio) presentation stood out as she said simply, “Marketing is the new finance” and described how important data is to driving her company’s marketing. Of course, there are selfish […]
At last weekend’s Association of National Advertisers (ANA) event, the presentation by IBM’s Jon Iwata, who is the company’s SVP of Marketing and Communications, wasn’t what one might expect from a 100-year old company known for international business machines. It was about character. Iwata (see his bio) is a lifer at IBM having started there […]
John Nardone is CEO of X+1, an online advertising technology company. As part of its “State of…” series of articles with industry executives, AdExchanger.com sat down with Nardone to discuss his company, his views on the space, and the state of X+1 today. AdExchanger.com: What’s your take on consolidation in the ad tech industry right […]
Dan Salmon is an equity research analyst at BMO Capital Markets and covers advertising and marketing services. Salmon recently discussed with AdExchanger.com his latest analysis of the marketing ecosystem in a research piece titled, “The Race For The Digital Marketing Hub: Version 1.2.” Download it (PDF). AdExchanger.com: From your analyst point-of-view, what’s the biggest surprise […]
Jeff Hinz has been named Managing Partner, Digital Director, for GroupM agency MediaCom. Hinz has a wide range of agency experience which includes executive roles at ID Media and K2 Digital. Read the release. Hinz offered his thoughts on digital advertising today and some of the challenges ahead. Click below or scroll down for more: […]
Manu Mathew is CEO of Visual IQ, a channel marketing intelligence software company. AdExchanger.com: Let’s start with the name Visual IQ – what’s the idea there? MM: The name Visual IQ represents the two high-level concepts behind the hosted software products that comprise our IQ Intelligence Suite – the first being the world’s most accurate […]
At last week’s Adobe Omniture Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ancestry.com‘s Head of Marketing, Josh Hanna, presented his company’s marketing story in a panel titled “Inuition Is No Longer A Marketing Strategy: The Plight of the Data-Driven CMO.” Hanna discussed his company’s marketing strategy and data’s role in his marketing organizations day-to-day with AdExchanger.com. […]
David Young is Director of Online Marketing at hotels.com. He recently spoke to AdExchanger.com about data-driven media and his expectations for AdKeeper. hotels.com is one of the initial brands to sign-up for Adkeeper’s “keep” product. Read the release. AdExchanger.com: Thinking about hotels.com marketing, it would seem to be very DR (Direct Response) focused as opposed […]
Valassis, a direct-mail and newspaper coupon marketer, said late last week that it has signed a deal with Yahoo! to provide SMBs an expanded digital marketing toolkit as “clients will gain access to Yahoo!’s premium online display advertising inventory and industry-leading behavioral and geographic targeting solutions.” Read the release. John Lieblang, President of Digital Media, […]
Alan Pearlstein is CEO and President of Cross Pixel Media, a data-centric marketing services company. AdExchanger.com: How about a little background? How did you get where you are today? AP: I have always been a direct response marketer by training. The first business I started was a mail order catalog, and in 2002 I launched […]
Tim Hanlon spoke with AdExchanger.com regarding his new role at Catalyst S+F. The Former VivaKi Ventures’ exec, will be joining the marketing firm as a partner and be “responsible for the firm’s venture investment and advisory strategies, as well as the lead consultant on advanced media issues.” Read the release. AdExchanger.com: How will your experience […]
MediaMath announced its acquisition of Adroit Interactive, an advertising technology company specializing in multi-variate creative, also known as dynamic ads. Read the release. MediaMath CEO Joe Zawadzki discussed the acquisition and Adroit’s technology. AdExchanger.com: For the creatives – such as those at creative agencies-, how do you make the case for Adroit’s technology being additive […]
Adgregate Markets announced a new partnership with rich media advertising provider, PointRoll, which will embed Adgregate’s Shop Ads e-commerce technology within PointRoll ads. Read the release. Adgregate Markets CEO Henry Wong discussed the partnership and its attribution capabilities. How does the integration work of Adgregate Markets technology into PointRoll technology? Adgregate’s suite of APIs and […]
Michael Walrath is the former CEO of Yahoo!’s Right Media. I recently argued that the dramatic rise in demand side services is a step toward a next generation marketing services model. Or said another way, the agency of the future is going to look very different than today’s version. If this is the case, it […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. WPP Picks Verification Partners MediaPost’s Joe Mandese notes that GroupM is “all in” when it comes to verification/validation technology as the media buying juggernaut looks to make sure their ads are running where they should be. AdSafe Media and DoubleVerify are the apparent winners […]
AdExchanger.com recently asked several members of the advertising ecosystem about “Middlemen” and, specifically: “Are there too many parties trying to insert themselves into the online advertising value chain? How do you see this playing out?” Over the next several days, we will post their answers. The following contributions are from Google and Yahoo! which provide […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Google To Reveal Its Display Future From the center stage of the official Google blog, Susan Wojcicki, VP of Product Management, reviews recent developments in Google and DoubleClick ad technologies over the past two years. More importantly, Wojcicki writes, “This is the first in […]
“Now Serving Mobile” is a column focused on the audience-buying opportunity in mobile advertising. Today’s column is written by Devkumar Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Nexage. “Mobile is the next big thing… and it always will be.” How many times have we laughed and cried at the humor and reality of that quip? The reality […]
“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. A Fortune 100 retailer client recently told me that he has never witnessed so much change in display media than he has seen in the […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Digital Revs Rising In WPP PaidContent’s Ingrid Lunden looks at WPP Group’s Q4 2009 and full-year earnings which were reported late last week. In addition to an uptick in overall revenue, WPP divulged, “New media sales accounted for 27 percent of the advertising and […]
Matt Nichols is a Principal at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. AdExchanger.com: Highland Capital Partners has a rich history of venture investment in the ad tech space. What sets it apart from other VC firms in the space? MN: Highland has been a long-time investor in the ad tech space from the early […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Aegis Announces Its DSP In an article in New Media Age, agency holding company, Aegis, announced that it’s entering the agency demand-side platform/trading desk fray and its DSP will be ready in a “few months.” Carat MD Rob Horler tells NMA, “We’re building it […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo! On Q1 2010 Barron’s Eric Savitz provides a bulleted list from the remarks made by Hilary Schneider, EVP of Yahoo! North America, at the Goldman Sachs Technology Conference in San Francisco. According to Savitz, Schneider said that the “rebound in brand advertising the […]
Carnet Williams is CEO and Co-Founder of Sprout, a brand engagement ad platform. AdExchanger.com: Let’s start with the name – how does “Sprout” mesh with what you’re doing today? And, what problem is Sprout solving and how does this play out with your announcement about Disney? CW: The display advertising business is still incredibly young. […]
WildTangent, with an online games ad network of over 100+ million unique users according to the company, announced a “unique advertising platform, BrandBoost™, which provides brand marketers the opportunity to reward gamers with complimentary game play and virtual items in return for brand engagement.” Read the release (PDF). WildTangent’s EVP of Business Development and Marketing, […]
“the executioner” opinion expressed below is written by Natalie DiBerto, Lead, Account Services, ATOM, at Razorfish. Advertisers often feel their brand is their most valuable asset and spend lots of time, effort and money to build and maintain it. Of course an advertiser would know their audience, right? Right, but the real question is if […]
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Michael Walrath is the former CEO of Yahoo!’s Right Media. As eBay became pervasive, a slew of companies appeared with the sole purpose of helping people buy and sell goods on the giant auction site more effectively. These service businesses earned a slice of the transaction value for their efforts. Others took a different approach. […]
