When selecting an ad platform, publishers must chose between selecting an ASP solution or hosting an in-house solution. For in-house solutions, publishers must also decide if they are going to build it or buy it. Here are some key considerations when entertaining an in-house ad serving platform. In-house solutions require…
Read MorePeter Naylor, SVP of NBC Universal referenced John Lennon's lyrics "Nobody told me there'd be days like these" during his keynote presentation at AdMonsters' 20th Publisher Forum in New Orleans last week. The fact that we are in uncharted waters certainly permeated the entire event, but everyone was focused on…
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Over the next several days, we're going to recap some of the key themes and takeaways from our 20th Publisher Forum in New Orleans last week. It was another 'best yet' event for us and with everything going on in the industry today, it could not have been better timed.…
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All advertisers want to deliver the right message to the right audience. Agencies are looking for new and better targeting options and publishers who are creative can win their business. At eHarmony, we can target online ads based on a combination of over 260 separate demographic, psychographic and interest-based data…
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Surprise! Your company just released a new ad-supported product without the knowledge of ad operations. Better hurry and get those ad tags deployed, so you can get rid of those blank ad spaces! To avoid this unwelcome turn of events, it is essential to take proactive management of the whole…
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Two documents by Pubmatic came out yesterday that are of interest to Ad Operation teams. The Q4 2008 AdPrice Index is helpful as a gauge for publishers on what returns they should be seeing from their network efforts - outsourced or not. The numbers compared to a year ago just…
Read MoreThe FTC issued a press release on Wednesday regarding companies that distribute malicious code through advertising: Original Article: Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans MikeOnAds.com summary: FTC lays down the law on Errorsafe/Malvertising Malvertising/Malware continues to plague our industry, hurting the reputation of major publishers, agencies and networks and convincing more…
Read MoreNick Denton, CEO of Gawker Media, has his own take on what online ad spend will look like in 2009 and it's not pretty. It's a compelling argument and gloomier than anything else I've read. But with this bad news, Denton also provides a plan - something most ad spend…
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal is one of the latest to point out that the field of ad networks is overcrowded. Expect a steady stream over the next number of months of ad networks closing their doors, laying people off or consolidating. For ad operations it's important to prepare for the…
Read MoreIn our last update we provided some highlights from Bowen's talk at DPAC II early last week about the need for renewed and increased focus on operational excellence in online ad operations. Later in the week we attended the fourth annual IAB Ad Operations Summit, held October 30, 2008, at…
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