Anyone in their right mind who reads about, works towards or is rewarded because of the strong growth in online lead generation must surely wonder what loss of rational thought resulted in the commercialisation of "maximum scrub rates". Discuss. So, the first student to complete a BA in “The Beatles”…
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From Cost Center to Profit CenterFor any company that deals in digital advertising, ad operations is where the rubber meets the road. No matter how great the revenue opportunity, no matter how sweet the deal—no one profits until ops moves the ball over the goal line. And the faster, smarter,…
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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…
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Editor's note: Originally appeared on the Bizo blog.Debates about the Federal Trade Commission’s call for a “Do Not Track” system to protect consumer Internet privacy have been going on for several weeks now. But only in the last few days has the issue become very “real” for many consumers with…
Read MoreLinkedIn is the latest publisher to move to a self-serve ad model. Like Facebook, it has found this model to be the solution to the advertising dilemma facing social networks; how do you control the advertising environment when the content is user generated? The answer for both publishers has been…
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Last year when I first joined AdMonsters I wrote an article about the Video Ad Serving Template, commonly know as the VAST which is a XML standard proposed and maintained by the IAB. So what has become of VAST in the 12 months since? Has the industry embraced the VAST…
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;…
Read MoreThe AdMonsters - Sydney conference is focused on online ad operations in the digital advertising industry, with attendance limited to just fifty of the most senior leaders in ad operations and technology. Participants gather for one day of in-depth peer-to-peer discussions, focused on developing actionable solutions and best practices in response to cutting…
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Recently there was an announcement introducing OpenRTB, which is a consortium made up of both demand and supply side providers. The goal of the consortium is to create less friction in an marketplace that is only becoming more and more complex. Part of that initiative includes proposing a set of…
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