Yesterday 24/7 Media (rebranded from 24/7 Real Media last month) announced an extensive partnership with Microsoft Advertising, including naming the Microsoft Advertising Exchange the exclusive third-party ad exchange offered to users of 24/7 Open AdStream; annointing the Microsoft Media Network as the only non-WPP demand source with programmatic access to…
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OPS is the Future of AdvertisingAccelerate growth and profitability through operations & technology OPS is all about premium advertising. DSPs, SSPs, and other ‘remnant’ solutions are getting all the press these days. However, premium advertising still drives about 80% of all online ad revenue. We’ll be looking at how agencies…
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I don't want to make anyone faint from shock, but did you know this European Union thing is actually made up of a whole bunch of different countries, most with different langauges? You've got some pretty divergent markets, and this fragmentation makes online video advertising painful for publishers stretched across the…
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“Originally there were five different versions of the definition of ‘Do Not Track,” commented Aleecia McDonald, Cochair of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Tracking Protection Working Group (as well as a representative of Mozilla and a member and a fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society) at…
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It feels as if data management platforms have crossed threshold from "handy tool, nice if you can afford it" to "must-have-now" for both media sellers and buyers. The platforms were quite the talk of OPS Markets in NYC last month, where questions about what to do with the data pileup were debated…
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Change is in the air. The industry standards that control how supply and demand sources connect are about to be updated.New versions of both VPAID and VAST will create more opportunities to deliver engaging advertising and ensure that online video gets more investment and continues to grow its share of…
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UPDATE: The AdMonsters DNT meetup was a rousing three-hour discussion that poured over into a delightful talk over drinks. Our appreciation goes out to all who attended – including representatives from NYTimes, MTV/Viacom, A&E Networks, Clearspring, Gawker and more – with extra thanks to W3C Tracking Protection Working Group Co-Chair…
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For digital media to work, advertisers need to reach and positively engage consumers. There are billions of Internet-connected devices connecting every corner of the world so reach certainly isn’t the issue.The challenge is this: how do we as an industry parlay that massive reach into positive impact? Without the current…
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Prior to his OPS Markets NY (April 18!) presentation on taking control of the marketing mix via a DMP, Xaxis Managing Director of North America Paul Dolan stole a few moments to detail the many facets of WPP’s audience buying platform.Xaxis launched as WPP's central audience buying platform last year…
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Just Two Weeks To Go! Join us on Wednesday 25th April for ABC's Interaction 2012, 'The Power of Trust.' Hear how trusted partnerships are being used across the industry to build successful media brands. Our theme this year will build on the debate around privacy and online brand safety, with speakers representing…
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