Getting Ready for SonomaThere's tons going on over here at AdMonsters, including a major update -- we've filled all our seats for our Sonoma Publisher Forum. We're truly excited to have industry leaders from some great companies including the Washington Post Company, NBC Universal, BuzzFeed, and more, joining us in…
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This wraps up my first full year at AdMonsters as US Editor, and it’s been a helluva ride. The AdMonsters editorial team has spent 2012 finding its voice in an ever-crowded landscape of ad tech trades, and the below list shows our successes, including content from our recently introduced Connect…
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Morning pardners – despite chatting with our sponsors till late in the night at the YuMe-hosted opening reception, the crew here at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio seems bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, enjoying a little Southwestern-style breakfast and preparing for the admittedly packed first day of our first ever mobile-focused…
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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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Hard work makes art In Seattle last week I had the opportunity to meet a minor hero of mine: Jon Rimmerman, founder of Garagiste Wine. Jon's business is nothing short of amazing, but the main reason I wanted to meet him is simply because of his writing. Jon's offers (which, by the way,…
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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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How many people here were involved in cross-platform video 10 years ago?We had just a few media platforms there were a few thousand channel choices, and nearly all media was consumed on a linear basis.Now, media is also consumed on an on-demand basis through a multitude of media platforms and…
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It's going to be a steamy day here in New York, but AdMonsters are keeping cool by the waters of the Chelsea Piers, where we've gathered for our inaugural OPS TV conference. LiveRail will kick off DISH Media's Warren Schlichting's keynote presentation on how to break and rebuild the TV…
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With a brutal heat wave hitting the East Coast over the last few weeks, the best activity has seemed to be cranking the air conditioning and curling up in front of the TV (as long as your power is still on). Or maybe it was watching a couple of flicks…
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At OPS TV on Wednesday, July 11 in New York, members of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) from media companies, media buying agencies and large advertisers will detail the testing for proof of concept for the trackable asset cross-platform identification (TAXI) initiative, as well as the industry implications…
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