In preparation for our upcoming AdMonsters Mobile Publisher Forum, we've interviewed Attorney Jim Elliott of the Federal Trade Commission to get a preview of his presentation on consumer privacy on mobile devices, which he will be delivering at the event. First, an intro from Jim:Maria, I appreciate this opportunity you and…
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We’ve got way more than 99 problems in digital advertising, and unfortunately, the .gif is still one. You’ve seen them: the lackluster, unanimated .gifs that crop up in place of shiny, fancy rich media (Flash) creative on your finicky, non-flash enabled devices. As these devices – let’s be honest, most…
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Coming to you live from New York, it's the AdMonsters OPS NY Live Blog! Advertising Week may be coming to a close, but it's not over yet. Stay tuned as we capture our lively agenda, covering digital strategy from the multi-screen experience to programmatic premium and beyond. 9:00 Rob Beeler kicks…
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Making Big Money in Mobile With nearly 110 million mobile smartphone subscribers and 30 million tablet users in the US, consumers are accessing content anytime, anywhere. As this trend continues, every publisher invested in mobile needs a monetization strategy for their mobile initiatives. Learn how you can convert your mobile…
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In Madrona's last post at AdMonsters, we highlighted how you can set up Salesforce to forecast media sales. This article builds on that approach and adds a technique to blend data from the ad server to get a true all-up revenue forecast.Revenue Forecasting Is More Than Just Tracking SalesRevenue forecasting…
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The press has lately been wall to wall with revelations about the emergent ‘data economy.’ True, we have the means to collect a wide variety of data from a variety of consumers in every industry, but that alone isn’t enough to spurn a data ‘revolution.’ Numbers alone are just numbers.…
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OPS NY will focus on companies that are not simply reacting but seizing the opportunity to lead the way in digital. Topics to be discussed include:the evolution of agency trading desks;programmatic premium;data as a currency;mobile tracking;multi-platform digital video strategy;transforming role of social;and more.Come find out where digital advertising is headed…
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I’ve been asked by several publishers what I think about viewable impressions. While there has been lots of press extolling its virtues and equal amounts of questions and concerns about the implications, there hasn’t been a realistic discussion of how to manage the pricing of viewable impressions (VI). A core selling…
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Somehow on May 26, when the UK's version of the dreaded EU Cookie Directive came into force, the Internet did not crumble and burn to ashes. That could be partially credited to the last-minute (almost literally) addition of "implied consent" by the Information Commissioner, but many British publishers have had…
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So I see you over at your big ol' holding company office on Madison Ave. thinking to yourself, "Why should I, important agency person, haul my ass to 82 Mercer on Oct. 4 for OPS? What's in it for me?"Really, the question you should be asking is, "What's not in…
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