Editor's note: This article was provided by Jack Wallington, head of industry programmes, IAB UK and Lynne Hunt, head of ad operations, The Guardian. It is reposted from the IAB site with permission.This page is a status update about the use of HTML5 in advertising from major publishers, ad networks…
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Couldn't make it to OPS? Check out the event updates from AdMonsters OPS - all times Eastern. Thanks everyone for making it a great event!9:00 am -- Welcome to OPS! After a very creative opening and introduction from Bowen Dwelle and Matt O'Neill we are already feeling this isn't your…
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AdSafe launched an ad verification platform for ad networks and publishers called the AdSafe Network Monitor®. Read the press release. We asked Kent Wakeford of AdSafe a few questions about the new product.To date “Ad-Verification” services have primarily been used by Agencies and Brands. How do you foresee this product…
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Staffing Models The following staffing models are rough suggestions, as every publisher's culture and requirement is different. One organization might have many sites each with minimal inventory, another might have a single site with a lot of inventory. An organization may have more focus on e-newsletter advertising, or site advertising,…
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Defining Traffic Managers, Client Services Managers, and Analysts Ad Operations must be clearly defined and communicated to the company, especially to the departments who interact with it. That is: what this staff does in this organization, and what this staff does not do. Otherwise, it is not unusual for Ad…
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Within the Ad Ops community, the turnover of people coming in and leaving can be nonstop. It might seem like you are always training the newbie. Training new traffickers can be a daunting task if you approach your employees with an overload of information. The 5 steps below are guidelines…
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Focus and Clarity Employees perform better with focus. Mixing different job descriptions that might sound like they can co-exist, such as a web producer and a traffic manager in the same role, can create tremendous difficulties that will inevitably result in employee retention challenges and failing campaigns. I call this…
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Strong LeadershipWhen I was first hired to be a traffic manager in 1998, founding the ad ops department for Mail.com, in the interview my hiring manager said, "We don't want a 'yes' man." What did she mean by that? Ad Operations workers are generally analytical and technical people, and most…
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Ad Operations is the most widely used name for the department in a company that manages the advertising closed by account managers or sales reps.Fundamentally, Ad Operations is a team of ad traffic managers, although the overall team description is (or should be) more than just managing ads. These are…
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Matt Barash, Director of Publisher Development at Fox Audience Network, will be speaking at the US Network Ops Forum in San Francisco on June 17. In advance of his presentation we spoke with him about data and related techonologies.Q: Please give us a little information about your background in the…
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