I was recently asked to lead a session "What New Page Designs and New Ad Units Mean for Ad Ops" at Admonsters Publisher Forum held in San Diego this past August. When I was hashing out topics with the organizers, we quickly identified a topic that hit quite close to…
Read MoreMany digital publishers are experiencing an identity crisis. They’re asking themselves, ‘Am I a digital publisher, or a systems integrator?’ Unfortunately, the answer isn’t clear. As a member of a software company, I find the context of the question the most interesting. Publishers and systems integrators are no longer mutually…
Read MoreVideoplaza is sponsoring Tom Bowman's session Video Will Become Television, Television Will Become Video at the OPS Europe event Tuesday in Cologne. In advance of the event we asked Sorosh Tavakoli, Founder and CEO of Videoplaza, a few questions about video, ad operations and the state of the industry. …
Read MoreRecently I had the good fortune and privilege to give the keynote presentation at the AdMonsters Publisher Forum in San Diego. The topic of the presentation, “What’s So Funny About Innovation?”, focused on the parallels between stand-up comedy and the difficulties of innovating within a data-driven business culture. Full…
Read MoreIn real estate, they say that location is everything. Real estate agents young and old can preach all day long about how location dictates price and demand and shapes the market. Location has different meanings, and in the world of real estate it’s commonly applied on three different levels: city,…
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How does online ad spend surge to $50 billion in 2015 when there are so many acronyms?9 months ago I transitioned from marketing a SaaS BtoB company in the digital advertising ecosystem, to marketing the leading online BtoB data engine. I was exposed to acronyms completely foreign to me. SSP,…
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Operative announced this morning their expansion into the Australian market with the appointment of Dean Jenkins, the new General Manager for Operative Australia. AdMonsters spoke with him regarding what this move means for Operative and ad operations in the region. Q. How do you see the current state of the display…
Read MorePart 2 of 3: Exploring the technical approaches to self-serve advertisingIn the first part of this series I addressed the problem and opportunity that online publishers face in servicing smaller ad orders. In summary, a self-serve advertising platform is a very effective solution for processing ad orders under $5000. In…
Read MoreWith the purchase of AdMeld, Google has effectively upped the ante in the online advertising space. One of the largest media companies in the space is coming ever closer to assembling the elusive technology “stack” that everyone seems to be whispering about these days – myself included.But there are still…
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The London Film Museum provided a unique and inspiring backdrop to the AdMonsters OPS Markets conference last week; with close to 150 attendees enjoying a packed day of keynotes, expert sessions and debate, amongst the star-studded exhibits. The Museum’s Historic Debating Chamber – once the site of many heated political…
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