All the hype in the display advertising industry has been around real time bidding for the last several years, and rightly so. Finding audiences with precision (cheaply) is marketing nirvana and, with all of the startup companies willing to work their tails off to make their “platforms” work for advertisers,…
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Last week AdMonsters held the 16th European Publisher Forum in Amsterdam. Before the conference we asked several of the speakers key questions on topics that are important to ad operations. While all of our conferences are focused exclusively on online ad operations, the Publisher Forum is even more specific in…
Read MoreIt seems like every week or so, we get to read another headline about a publisher launching a private exchange on someone’s real-time bidding (RTB) platform. Some would have you believe that private exchanges are a technological marvel; the greatest thing for publishers since the printing press. I want to…
Read MoreEditor's note: Ben Humphry is Head of AdMonsters Professional Services in the UK. Recently he wrote two posts for the APS blog Here to Help. We wanted to share them with you in case you missed them. LinkedIn goes self-serveLinkedIn is the latest publisher to move to a self-serve ad model.…
Read MoreVideo syndication is a hot topic in the world of online media. While the general idea is well enough understood—it’s a way for content owners to make more money in more places—there is still plenty of confusion about what video syndication actually is, how it works, and what publishers need…
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(But using them is still an art.)By Thomas Siegman, VP Client Services, RSG Media & Mayank Agarwal, Product Manager, Zoox AnalyticsA spate of new tools is letting publishers take back their place at the table, giving them critical insights into inventory management, pricing, and products—a position that they were in…
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Joe Luna is Manager of Yield and Inventory at Fox News Digital. He works closely with sales, production, and the trafficking groups to identify valuable inventory, set pricing strategies, and help define new ad opportunities. Joe will be presenting “Maximizing Video Revenue” at the AdMonsters Publisher Forum in Memphis. In…
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Imagine walking into a bar, buying a beer, and standing there drinking it. Now imagine that another punter walks into the same bar, buys exactly the same pint of beer, and stands beside you calmly drinking it. Don't be confused. I am not suggesting they are drinking a "similar" pint.…
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Today OpenX announced the release of a new platform, OpenX Enterprise, which is a Software as a Service hosted ad management solution with new capabilities for managing different channels of inventory and product in one tool. Read the release. According to OpenX, this is a departure for the company and…
Read MorePremium online ad networks in the UK are facing a challenge which requires fundamental changes to their business, and it seems likely that those who don't move quickly will be in all kinds of trouble. Until recently it was all so different - the role of a network seemed certain;…
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