T/V is in a period of rapid expansion for digitally delivered offerings from major new video streaming services. 28 such branded services will be out by this time next year. There are seven touchpoints where data is shared in the digital distribution chain and each of these must be responsible…
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News flash—context matters! Increasingly, advertisers are realizing the impact of great user experiences on their spend. According to a recent Group M study, ads appearing in quality online environments prove 42% more cost-effective based on engagement, viewability, and dwell time. The pressure on publishers to deliver premium inventory is only…
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6:00 pm — 8:30 pm New York Times 620 8th Ave, 15th Floor (entrance on 40th Street) New York, NY 10018 (Photo ID required) Enjoy a night of beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and networking with your local publisher and agency peers, as well as an insightful discussion about the importance of…
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From August 18-21, 2019, AdMonsters hosted the Publisher Forum in Vancouver, BC—three-and-a-half days of discussion and discourse where publishers gather to gather insights about the myriad issues and opportunities in the ever-evolving world of digital media. In addition to hearing from keynote speakers about earning audience attention in an overcrowded…
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Times are changing as publishers cull demand partners in the hunt for unique demand. Increased supply path optimization (SPO) on both the buy and sell sides means that SSPs must better cater to premium publishers to ensure they’re part of the preferred supply chains. To become better strategic partners with…
Read MoreAdMonsters June 27, 2019 Are Programmatic Demand Vendors Becoming An Endangered Species? Are programmatic demand vendors becoming an endangered species like the Sirocco Kakapo parrot? Well, if they're not careful they just might be. Many SSPs aren't giving publishers the data they need to optimize their programmatic yield and meet…
Read MoreAdMonsters June 20, 2019 How to Earn Your Audience’s Attention: Vox Media’s Ryan Pauley on Building a Brand That Matters “The average user scrolls through 300-feet worth of news feeds every day—that’s the height of the statue of liberty,” explains Ryan Pauley, CRO of Vox Media, citing one of…
Read MoreAdMonsters June 13, 2019 Ops Is Community At the 2019 Ops conference, a somewhat unexpected word echoed throughout the sessions, from the morning keynote to the final talk: community. The idea of audience is out-of-date, and the term too limiting. Publishers and brands need to be thinking about their…
Read MoreAdMonsters May 31, 2019 Will Blockchain Solution Providers Tame the Cannes Lion? The road to Cannes is paved with many changes this year. You can certainly expect to see and hear a fair amount from companies developing next-generation media, marketing, and advertising solutions underpinned with blockchain and cryptography. Solutions…
Read MoreAdMonsters May 23, 2019 Blockchain Leads the Transparency Brigade: Lucidity's Miguel Morales During its short time bouncing around the ad-tech echoplex, blockchain has run the full hype cycle: from "the next big thing" to "running joke" and now "potentially legit." Tech startups are finally deploying actionable and scalable solutions to a variety of problems,…
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