Hugh Williams
Senior Data Analyst
Articles by Hugh
How the Ad Ecosystem Is Morphing to Address Ad Fraud
The simple relationship between publishers and advertisers has become increasingly complex, with the introduction of sophisticated digital ad buying. The growth of the internet has also caused an ad oversupply that’s left massive amounts of inventory unsold. In this piece, Anudit Vikram (pictured below), SVP, audience solutions, Dun & Bradstreet, says that to combat the problem, the industry has introduced ad networks, DSPs, and SSPs between the buyer and seller, making the ecosystem more and more complex. What was originally created [...]
The Incremental Visit: The Opportunity to Measure What Matters
Thanks to the advances in location technologies, it is possible to know which visitors to a retailer’s store have seen the brand’s ad. However, simply measuring total in-store visits of consumers exposed to a digital campaign is not enough to know the effectiveness of a retailer’s advertising. In fact, this can lead to wasted ad spend or the application of inaccurate insights to future drive-to-store campaigns. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Andy McNab, UK managing director, S4M, explains the significance of [...]
Standards to Achieve Transparency: Q&A with Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX
In this Q&A, Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX talks to ExchangeWire about the progress that has made in terms of transparency, the importance of an industry-wide standard to achieve further progress, and the areas of the industry that are seeing the most exciting developments. ExchangeWire: Transparency has been under the spotlight over the last months. Has significant progress been made to increase quality and transparency since it hit the headlines? Tim Cadogan: Yes, there has been material progress in both quality [...]
Why Lack of Diversity Is a Ticking Time Bomb for the Media Industry: Q&A with Jenny Biggam, Founder, the7stars
As in most industries, the online advertising ecosystem faces the same challenges with diversity. It is apparent there’s an issue, but who does the responsibility fall to to do something about it? In this Q&A with ExchangeWire, Jenny Biggam (pictured below), founder, the7stars, discusses the challenge of creating a more diverse industry. ExchangeWire: What are the main social and economic factors threatening to block the pipeline of skills entering the media industry? Jenny Biggam: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most pressing obstacle [...]
In-housing, PMPs & Growth of CEE: IAB Europe Assesses the Industry
This Wednesday (12 September, 2018), at DMEXCO, IAB Europe launched two research reports: ‘European Attitudes to Programmatic Advertising Report’ and ‘European Programmatic Market Sizing Report’. With both showing unique insight into the programmatic advertising industry, this piece takes an exclusive look at some of their findings. Now in its fourth year, the ‘Attitudes to Programmatic Advertising’ report shows how opinions, adoption, and strategies are evolving. The report’s key findings show that: – Programmatic in-housing continues to [...]
Over-Reliance on the Bidstream Is Failing Retailers Looking to Make the Most of Location-Based Advertising
Today, using location data as part of ad campaigns is the norm for most retailers – and for good reason. Not only does it enable them to build location-informed audiences, but also to target consumers with the right message, at the right location, and the right time, as well as to measure the effectiveness of their advertising at driving consumers in-store. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Mark Slade, CEO, Location Sciences, explains that, despite this, we are acutely aware that [...]
Helping Small Compete with Big: Q&A with eBay Advertising
Fresh off the back of announcing the soft launch of their self-serve advertising product, RetailTechNews spoke to Bert Basset (pictured below), EU director of revenue labs, eBay Advertising, to understand more about the product and how it can help small businesses. RetailTechNews: How does the new ‘eBay Local Services Ads’ product work? Bert Basset: At eBay Advertising, we’re really excited to have soft-launched ‘eBay Local Services Ads’, a brand new product designed to help local service businesses reach new customers and grow [...]
Delaying the Death of the High Street; Revenue Losses Through Poor Mobile Performance
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Delaying the Death of the High Street; Revenue Losses Through Poor Mobile Performance; Gen Z Using Multiple Devices for Shopping. Delaying the Death of the High Street The ‘death of the high street’ in the UK is not as imminent as we might think, according to findings from Mitel.While Brits do more online retail shopping than the French and Australians, [...]
Knowing Your Retail Partners – Q&A with E Fundamentals
Picking the right retail partners is a challenge faced by every brand. Invest too much in the wrong channel, and risk heavy losses, while the right channel can be a long-term, sustainable source of sales. Here, John Maltman, CEO, E Fundamentals, tells RetailTechNews why brands need to be doing more to analyse how their products are performing across different retailers, and how they can optimise their online selling strategy. RetailTechNews: How does E Fundamentals’ technology work? John Maltman: [...]
What UK Retailers Can Learn from China
There is a stark contrast between the news stories surrounding British and Chinese retail at the moment. While we are inundated with stories of shop closures and businesses entering administration, those keeping abreast of the retail scene in the East will realise that the Chinese giants are facing no such issues. In this piece, Hannes Ben (pictured below), chief international officer, Forward3D, tells RetailTechNews just what British retailers could stand to gain by following the lead of their Chinese counterparts. When the [...]
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