The Sunday Times recently ran a story about how ordinary families could make money out of YouTube's new policy of rewarding those who upload popular videos with a share of the revenue optimised against that content. To illustrate the point, the writer hung the story on the success of the…
Read MoreSo, you're about to issue an RFP for ad serving? I'm sure these are words that strike two distinct chords, depending on which side of the business you're involved with. If you're a publisher, these words instantly scream: "Time to do some research on what's happening in the market and…
Read MoreArriving back in Brooklyn, NY, late last night, I fell on my bed, stared at the ceiling and tried to digest all that occurred during AdMonster’s Publisher Forum in Oxford this last week. I had a great deal to roll over in my mind from those intense few days, including…
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Q: Doug, in your role as your role of founder and CEO of the Upstream Group, you work with a lot of media sellers. Have you seen over time the need for media sellers to understand more of the operational side of the business? Is this ultimately a good thing?…
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 MoreI’ve been threatening on twitter (@MarkMcEachran) to write a book on the things publishers need to know about Real-Time Bidding (RTB). At the Rubicon Project, we like to talk about ‘RTB Done Right’ and how to help publishers understand what’s really going on. With a full-time day job I don’t…
Read MorePart 1 of 3: Importance of targeting smaller advertisersA majority of online publishers primarily focus their ad sales efforts on agencies and large brand advertisers via their direct sales force. The cost of operation for this sales channel often requires them to set a minimum ad buy per campaign. In conversations…
Read MoreEditor's note: Rob Beeler's blog post originally appeared on ClickZ.As part of my job, I do my best to keep an ear to the ground and keep track of what operations people are talking about. Amazingly enough, it's 2011 and issues like late creative and discrepancies still pop up. Being…
Read More"Private Exchange" is probably the only buzz word in the industry right now without a TLA. That’s almost a crime considering the huge potential they offer to both publishers and advertisers. Much has already been discussed about their proposed value prop for publishers—greater control over inventory prices and ability to…
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Before I get started, and in the interest of full disclosure, our company is in the business of providing a data management platform to publishers, advertisers, and just about anyone else that may benefit from one. Our product, Crowd Control, is a powerful online data management system that has served…
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