Written by AdMonsters' U.S. Editor Gavin Dunaway for The Makegood.Portrait of a cord cutter – you’re looking at it. Disturbing, a little serial killer-esque, I know.Five years ago, I moved to NYC from DC with a laptop and an iPod as my only media consumption devices. Eventually I got a…
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Click Here to Download the Report! In 2012, the IAB officially recognized viewable impressions as a viable metric with its 'Making Measurement Make Sense,' or 3MS initiative. Today, viewability occupies the ad ops spotlight, as debates grow both for and against the controversial metric. And, with the discussion on viewable impressions…
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Click Here to Download the ReportIn a survey for our new report, "How to Fight the Growing Threat of Malvertisements", sponsored by Symantec, we found that 90 percent of ad ops professionals acknowledge the threat of malvertising, and consider malvertising protection "very important." Our newest report with Symantec outlines just why…
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Pop quiz, publisher: Let’s say Brand X purchases $10 guaranteed CPMs from your direct sales team. However, Brand X’s steely programmatic buying team notices a high-prospect user has just jumped on one of your URLs. They’re dying to retarget them, and perhaps at a rate above the $10 CPM.In the…
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Wiley's Stefanie Petesic tells us about her workweek, which she describes as 'octopus-like' in our latest Monster In the Mirror. From being a champion at 'inbox zero' to keeping a sense of humor, Stefanie optimizes her workday, while still trying to take time to unwind. VitalsName: Stefanie Petesic (formerly DiTerlizzi, which…
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Imagine being head of security at a stadium that holds several hundred events during the year. You are responsible for the safety of each person entering the stadium and for ensuring nothing happens that might lead to a lawsuit. Obviously you can't afford to let any weapons in no matter…
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Hello, New York! The Monsters have descended on the Big Apple for what's sure to be the best OPS Markets yet. We've got a bevy of industry-leading talent on deck to discuss what's next for the ad operations industry, from monetizing social data to reenergizing programmatic. If you can't make…
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OPS Markets will explore how digital strategists across the spectrum are embracing automation technology and audience data to further their revenue efforts in an ever-changing environment. Discussion will revolve around realizing the revenue potential of publisher data; understanding campaign and inventory management in an increasingly automated marketplace; taking advantage of…
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In Part I of this series, we examined how programmatic premium is less a revolution than a set of tools pushing the notion of programmatic trading beyond the confines of RTB. However, this process is still in its infancy as sellers and buyers experiment with the vehicles that aim to…
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Malvertising is a growing issue among ad-ops professionals. In a survey for our new report, "How to Fight the Growing Threat of Malvertisements", we found that 90 percent of ad ops professionals acknowledge the threat of malvertising, and consider malvertising protection "very important."Check out a November 2012 feature by our business…
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