Mobile ads have been a hot topic of discussion in the ad tech space for a while now, but with little consensus on how they should be monetized. Banner ads are simply not getting the job done, causing the industry to rethink their approach to mobile and find creative ways…
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You might have read yesterday that Facebook is set to make a lot of money in mobile. The company is further along when it comes to monetizing mobile than it was believed, and this boosted confidence in Facebook stock (which rose to close at $19.88 yesterday). With all the…
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TV Everywhere- the ability to watch any televised program at any time on any device- isn’t a matter of ‘if’ anymore but rather a question of 'when' once you consider the evolving viewing habits of US consumers and the changing dynamics of the pay television business. The ‘when’ for TV Everywhere becoming a mainstream…
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Perhaps only the speed of light rivals people's ability to buy the latest gadget with a screen and use it to connect with the world digitally.Consumers didn't know they needed phones that could connect to the Internet, but now 51.3% of the total UK mobile audience use a smartphone as…
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Media buying is about information superiority. Superior information allows parties of a bilateral transaction to quantify the value of the asset being bought and sold.Consider the television upfronts taking place in coming weeks — they are all about information superiority. Unfortunately, value is based on the amount of increase (or…
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I have to admit I was surprised when I ventured over to USAToday.com following its massive redesign. You never quite know what to expect when you give a redesigned site a cold visit – I'm still haunted by my first time on the rebranded TechCrunch site (logo still gives me…
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The momentum behind multi-screen media is building. Consumers who interact with at least two screens at a time have now reached a majority, and that is seen by many as a tipping point for digital media strategy to shift accordingly. Advertisers are showing increased interest in executing campaigns across screens.Now,…
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There can be a tendency to confuse "standards" with over-simplification in advertising and media. Companies in the IAB Digital Video Committee (in which my company, OneScreen, participates) come together to create standards that reasonably accommodate the industry’s current needs based on their respective business and technical requirements. With standards adoption…
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We’ve got way more than 99 problems in digital advertising, and unfortunately, the .gif is still one. You’ve seen them: the lackluster, unanimated .gifs that crop up in place of shiny, fancy rich media (Flash) creative on your finicky, non-flash enabled devices. As these devices – let’s be honest, most…
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Fall is the time of year when brands invest in targeting students and families online. For one, advertisers have started to analyze the effectiveness of their back-to-school campaigns, especially when online shopping activity is on the upswing. In addition, smart brands are using the results of back-to-school campaigns to modify…
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