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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NPR was one of a few publishers to have a customized iPad application available at the product launch. The iPad app was a result of five weeks of intense development, but also, six months of learning through a successful app on the iPhone platform. Here are some things to consider…
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On Wednesday I attended the Brightcove Video Monetization Summit. After a brief geeky starstruck moment - seeing Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire (formerly of Allaire and Macromedia) in person and resisting the urge to scream "I LOVE COLDFUSION" at him - I settled in for a long day of video learning.…
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I hope everyone who attended the US Leadership Forum in New York this past week found it enjoyable and valuable. As always I was in awe of being surrounded by so many smart people. Events such as the Leadership Forum are such a great way to not only learn from…
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The United Kingdom has been at the cutting edge of digital advertising for a number of years, a harbinger of technology adoption and industry growth trends across the rest of Europe and the world. This has benefits and challenges. Robust adoption rates and forward-thinking customers means greater revenue opportunities, but…
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As anyone who has had to pull data from rich media providers knows, the process can be tedious and error prone and the reporting interfaces tend to be cumbersome. Many Ad Ops teams wait until the end of the month to reconcile serving discrepancies. Unfortunately that means that any significant…
Read MoreOverviewA huge component of any Ad Operations team’s success is the implementation of the ad tags on the sites they are responsible for. Ad tags must be properly placed and pass the correct information to the ad server to enable reliable inventory forecasting and to create ad products for sales…
Read MoreOverview One of the biggest and most potentially lucrative challenges that online publishers face is how to effectively manage and sell their most precious inventory. Challenges of visibility, inventory, and pricing have often resulted in sub-optimal inventory monetization. What can publishers do to create more visibility into their own inventory to…
Read Moresee also: technology — agenda Webcast - Turning Ad Product Innovation into Revenue will be held at 12:00 EST (17:00 BST/9:00 PST) Click here to signup now! Turning Ad Product Innovation into Revenue To continue to capture advertisers' interest, agencies and publishers need to develop more creative and innovative ad…
Read Moreback to the AdMonsters Training home page Date: Time: 9:00 to 5:00 registration opens at 8:30am; enjoy breakfast until 9:00am** Please Note: There is a NYC Ad Operations Happy Hour being held immediately after class just one short block from the training facility. Location: () Fee: $ (includes course materials,…
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