Defining Traffic Managers, Client Services Managers, and Analysts Ad Operations must be clearly defined and communicated to the company, especially to the departments who interact with it. That is: what this staff does in this organization, and what this staff does not do. Otherwise, it is not unusual for Ad…
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Ad Operations is the most widely used name for the department in a company that manages the advertising closed by account managers or sales reps.Fundamentally, Ad Operations is a team of ad traffic managers, although the overall team description is (or should be) more than just managing ads. These are…
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Editor's Note: As your business evolves and changes so should your revenue and operations tools. You may find it makes sense to upgrade or switch your tools. This will lead to the dreaded ad server migration. Neil Rigby, Head of Operations at Associated Newspapers Ltd. recently compiled some tips on…
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Last week the AdMonsters descended on the land of Bon Jovi and Springsteen ready to "embrace their inner jersey" as well as, you know, talk about topics important to ad operations. And believe me - there is a lot to talk about. Let's get down to business and recap some…
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Editor's note: Originally posted on the Operative Blog.That seems to be the latest measurement buzz word. Now…let me ask in a different way. Can your Ad Sales and Ad Ops teams scale to achieve the NEW technical demands of media buyers?In 2010, digital publishers in the US and Europe that are…
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As anyone who has had to pull data from rich media providers knows, the process can be tedious and error prone and the reporting interfaces tend to be cumbersome. Many Ad Ops teams wait until the end of the month to reconcile serving discrepancies. Unfortunately that means that any significant…
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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…
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