Editor's note - continued from Part One: Advertising Transformed: The Publisher's DilemmaTo solve this dilemma, publishers must transform their advertising operation. Publishers must integrate print, web, and all other advertising divisions into a single unified operating system. A complete advertising solution sells, packages, manages, traffics, optimizes, tracks, and bills advertising—all…
Read MoreWe knew when developing the agenda for OPS that we couldn't just have operations people say that ops was sexy. We needed an icon in the industry to help drive that point home and end the day with everyone buzzing about all the great things operations is. We were extremely…
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Editor's note: This is part one of a two part post.The expanding online advertising market presents publishers with substantial opportunities for dramatic revenue growth. It also presents significant challenges that will require publishers to transform their advertising operations in order to capture the full revenue potential. With the right strategy,…
Read MoreWe knew when developing the agenda for OPS that we couldn't just have operations people say that ops was sexy. We needed an icon in the industry to help drive that point home and end the day with everyone buzzing about all the great things operations is. We were extremely…
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What is the IES? It seems to continue to make more regular appearances at the industry's events, but few people seem to fully understand what it is, and how it will impact their operations. The IES stands for "Impression Exchange Solution" (or sometimes "Standard"), though I would argue as a…
Read MoreThe Metropolitan PavilionBreaking News & UpdatesOPS: Markets was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who attended and our sponsors for supporting AdMonsters.Speaker and Session Lineup - Take a look to remind yourself.A unique, one-day conference for digital advertising leaders focused on operational excellence in an audience driven marketplace.About OPS:…
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Editor's note: Reposted from the Krux Digital Blog[On November 9], Krux Digital released the findings of its 2010 Krux Cross-Industry Study. With this study, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of data collection activities across the industry, with attention to the phenomenon we have referred to as ‘data leakage’ in…
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Over 75% of Americans regularly spend time online. All savvy marketers realize that digital is the fastest growing component of their marketing strategy.However online media spend has grown at a much slower rate than consumer growth in time spent online, why is this?There are two clear reasons for the lag…
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Yesterday at the IAB Ad Ops Summit I had a chance to speak with Mike Leo, CEO and President of Operative. Operative was the principle sponsor of the event and Mike had just given a presentation about how innovations create operational pain. In his talk he stated that it is…
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Yesterday I attended the IAB Ad Operations Summit. It was a packed house which I believe demonstrates how Ad Ops is at the forefront of revenue and top of mind for digital media companies.Here are some of my key observations and takeaways from the day:Breaking down offline vs onlineToday we…
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