The end of the year brings with it a ton of online advertising industry events. I looked forward to this year's crop with the goal of finding something that ad operations professionals from publishers could use to bring value to their companies. It seems to me that the majority of…
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If small budget advertisers are complaining about the number of clicks reported by your ad server not matching with their Referring Sites report in Google Analytics, it can be addressed by one of two ways: change the CTU (Click Through URL) and advise the client of what to look for…
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Many publishers work with both local and national agencies and advertisers and they both provide unique challenges. Our presentation in Portland offered some insight into how we approach these challenges:Be a Consultant to Sales. The knowledge you have about your site and its products goes a long way in helping…
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This past Wednesday, AdMonsters hosted our 8th Leadership Forum in the U.S. at the Desmond Tutu Center in New York. The Leadership Forum is a unique event in that it brings senior Ad Operations leaders from publishers, agencies, networks and vendors together into one room to discuss the topics of…
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No one will argue that the Display marketplace is an incredibly fragmented and inefficient system. Try as they might this advertiser driven ecosystem has created a few problems long hidden by overinflated CPMs. First are the serious issues in the market’s ability to scale. Second, is the arbitrage and optimization…
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If I asked you, right now, to explain your organization's cancellation or make-good policy – could you do it? Do you know who owns it, who is responsible for regular validation and who has the authority to change this policy? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, then…
Read MoreJoin our Webcast on February 8th, 2011 at 1pm ESTOverviewAs Ad Operations leaders, naturally you are focused on operations and probably less focused on the technology. iFrames and JavaScript are terms used regularly, but you may not be familiar with the pros and cons of each and what they really…
Read MoreOnline Webcast: October 26, 2010 at 1pm EST.OverviewAs brand safety and verification services have taken off in the online advertising space, most networks are simply reacting to this change in how business is done. Others have seen that they can provide a competitive advantage, increase CPMs and help manage…
Read MoreOverviewA huge component of any Ad Operations team’s success is the implementation of the ad tags on the sites they are responsible for. Ad tags must be properly placed and pass the correct information to the ad server to enable reliable inventory forecasting and to create ad products for sales…
Read MoreOverviewFor many publisher Ad Operations leaders, 2009 was an unfortunate 'break' from managing growth in online advertising. Heading into the new year, there is a renewed - yet guarded - optimism that things will get back on track. It's time for Ad Operations professionals to be strategic and help set…
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