Last year when I first joined AdMonsters I wrote an article about the Video Ad Serving Template, commonly know as the VAST which is a XML standard proposed and maintained by the IAB. So what has become of VAST in the 12 months since? Has the industry embraced the VAST…
Read MoreSOLD OUT The AdMonsters Sydney Dinner is now sold out. Please register to place your name on the waiting list and we'll notify you if places become available. Following on from the sold out dinner last December, AdMonsters is hosting another Member's Dinner in Sydney Australia. Attend for FREE if…
Read MoreThe AdMonsters - Sydney conference is focused on online ad operations in the digital advertising industry, with attendance limited to just fifty of the most senior leaders in ad operations and technology. Participants gather for one day of in-depth peer-to-peer discussions, focused on developing actionable solutions and best practices in response to cutting…
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Recently there was an announcement introducing OpenRTB, which is a consortium made up of both demand and supply side providers. The goal of the consortium is to create less friction in an marketplace that is only becoming more and more complex. Part of that initiative includes proposing a set of…
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My last AdMonsters blog post was about the key challenges that face ad ops professionals looking progress their careers.It seems appropriate as a follow up to look at this from another angle – what are the challenges that face employers looking to maintain, and grow their ad ops teams?I made…
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Last Thursday my talk on Bootstrapping Your AdServer provoked hems and haws at the AdMonsters Network Forum (Dec 9th, 2010) in New York City. My intention was to provide a bit of insight to the challenges that publishers encounter on a regular basis; especially those in the midst of a…
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Good ad ops people are always employable. It’s one of the first things we tell our new consultants when they start work with us. If you happen upon an ad ops person who’s looking for a new job, drop everything and make sure you talk to them.With such demand for these…
Read MoreEditor's note: This post was provided by Seán Dillon from his blog: Adtools.The Problem: Your company is developing an app that will utilise your adserver to deliver and render ads. How do you ensure that the app is calling the right ads and then later when it’s in use by…
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Not syndicating your online video content yet? You’re missing out. You’ve already done the hard part—publishing compelling video. Now comes the fun part: spreading its reach far and wide across the Web—and monetizing it every step of the way.The fact is, publishers already want to make your video part of…
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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