We’re long past the days of slapping ads on a website to make it profitable. Online advertising has advanced to the point where advertisers need more than just audiences at scale. They want their ads to reach the right audience. If a publisher can’t provide a brand or agency with…
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 MoreEditor's note: In April at our OPS London event, Tim Faircliff, General Manager, Thomson Reuters, gave a session on Best Practices in Multi-platform Digital Media. The transcript from that session is now available below. Session Overview:The role of Ad Operations is rapidly evolving as it acts as the “Engine Room” in…
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…
Read MoreBeing on the media agency side of the industry, we have the unique opportunity to get the inside view of all platforms and technology providers. We can opt to have partners be a preferred solution, or form agreements with as many as possible to promote competition. Because there are so…
Read MoreFor many of you, this is not new, but it is definitely true and worth repeating. For any project or organization to be successful, there must be the right balance of People, Process and Technology. As Ad Operations professionals, you are constantly faced with doing more with less and are far…
Read MoreDigital media decision making is constantly evolving, and with demand-side platforms, digital agencies have set up lightning-fast environments for buying and selling a variety of online ad impressions, similar to the computerized stock trading desks used by quantitative traders. DSPs are remaking the media landscape and increasingly blurring the boundaries…
Read MoreInterested in the latest in Ad Operations and Ad Technology? If you are a commercial director or ad operations professional, this event is for you!Web Wednesday is partnering with AdMonsters to bring the first AdMonsters event to the Asia-Pacific region.Breaking News & UpdatesKeynote Speaker: Ruth Stubbs, President iProspect and Digital…
Read MoreAdMonsters has been around since 1999, and for many years our site was an true antique, constructed of hand-built PHP that was very fragile, hard to extend, and left us highly dependent on me, the founder, CEO and de-facto CTO. We knew we had to move towards a modern, robust…
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On behalf of all of the founding members, I am thrilled to announce the formation of OpenRTB Mobile, a committee within the OpenRTB consortium dedicated to increasing the adoption of real-time bidding (RTB) in mobile advertising. The committee’s goal is to set standards on non-competitive features and functionality, in order…
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