Lindsay Rowntree

Chief Operating Officer
Lindsay Rowntree joined ExchangeWire in 2016 as Head of Content, and after growing the team to include three full-time editorial staff, became Director of Operations in 2021. Her role includes managing the day-to-day operations of ExchangeWire's business functions, as well as the content and marketing teams, across ExchangeWire's suite of products, including its global conference series, ATS. Lindsay also features on stage at ATS events, as well as in ExchangeWire's audiovisual products, including The MadTech Podcast and TraderTalkTV. She previously held the role of director of search, UK at Starcom MediaVest Group, where she spent six years, providing her with extensive experience in digital advertising, performance marketing, data, technology, client servicing and media planning/buying.Articles by Lindsay
Advertising’s Westworld: How the Industry Can Help Brands in Distress
The spotlight has been shining firmly on fraud and safety in the digital advertising industry of late, forcing technology platforms to justify actions and commit to change to achieve a more transparent ecosystem. As Jonathan Gardner, VP of communications, Turn, explains to ExchangeWire, there's [...]
Ad Tech Isn't Dead; Long Live Ad Tech
Ad tech and its constituent parts have taken a bit of a beating of late. It's not been easy for the digital advertising industry, with many high-profile issues claiming all the column inches. There's almost a collective sense of schadenfreude [...]
Driving Channel Value Through Audience Analytics & Attribution Modelling
Audience analytics is vital for any advertiser looking to understand who their customers are, what influences their buying decisions, and how and where they can find more people like them. In this chapter of the serialisation of The Programmatic Handbook, published [...]
Google's Move for Independent YouTube Accreditation is a Big Step Forward, But a Long Time Coming
On 21 February, Google announced on the Google Agency Blog that they are to build trust and increase transparency using MRC-accredited measurement on YouTube. What this doesn’t mean is that Google will finally be allowing third-party verification platforms to report [...]
On-Vehicle Advertising: DOOH With a Difference
Want to be paid to drive your car? StickerRide offer drivers the chance to be the billboard and advertisers the chance to appear on a wide range of vehicles in far-reaching places. ExchangeWire speak with Mikhail Marchenko, CEO, StickerRide about automated outdoor [...]
Pairing Technology with People: Man & Machine’s Future Co-Existence in Media
The ad tech industry has a lot to answer for. The digital boom forced the focus in advertising to shift to technology rather than the expertise of people. As a result, writes Chris Dobson (pictured below), CEO, The Exchange Lab, [...]
Facing Up to a Crisis of Confidence: Where Brands, Agencies & Techs Go From Here
Although last week’s front page ‘Brands fund terror’ headline was less than flattering for our industry, it is certainly not the first time, nor the last, the quality of digital advertising is called out so publicly. As Ryan Kangisser, founder [...]
The Biggest Issue with Beacon Data is Scale: Q&A with Adam Meshekow, SITO Mobile
Location intelligence is an important aspect in today's proliferation of data; and advances in technology help to truly connect the online and offline worlds. ExchangeWire speak with Adam Meshekow (pictured below), EVP, global sales and strategy, SITO Mobile about how location [...]
It's True, Brand Safety is a Huge Issue, But Don't Place All the Blame on the Agencies
On 9 February, 2016, The Times published an investigative article on the topic of brand safety, with the explosive headline, 'Big Brands Fund Terror Through Online Adverts'. The article, which claims some of the world's biggest brands are unwittingly funding Islamic [...]
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