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
Creatives Must Be Nearer the Heart of Programmatic: Q&A with Robert Webster, CSO, Crimtan
To achieve the dream of programmatic and creative working harmoniously together, which side needs to be in the driving seat? How can the industry ensure that effective campaign execution and delivery takes direction from both? ExchangeWire speak with Robert Webster (pictured [...]
Marketing in a VR & 360 World (& the 4 Industries It Will Impact)
Still believed to be slightly gimmicky, and something that will not have a place in the 'real world', Virtual Reality is becoming more mainstream than many people even realise. Paul Coggins (pictured below), CEO, Adludio explains to ExchangeWire that, while Virtual [...]
Retargeting Revulsion? Join the Data-Driven Revolution...
Retargeting is often viewed as a dirty word in the digital advertising industry. From annoyance with receiving ads for already purchased products on the consumer side, to opinions that it devalues display advertising on the industry side, retargeting has popularity issues. [...]
Too Much Focus on Whether Ads Are Visible: Q&A with Lisa Menaldo, UK MD, Sublime Skinz
Recent research showed that the market wants to see viewability ratings of over 70% across all ad formats as a standard. The research, commissioned by Sublime Skinz and conducted by Theorem, also revealed that 63% of participants believe inconsistent measurement [...]
Mobile Ad Models Focused on Value Exchange: Q&A with Matt Berriman, Unlockd
In June this year, UK mobile network Tesco Mobile announced an exclusive UK partnership with Unlockd in a bid to change the way users consume and pay for their mobile phones. Matt Berriman (pictured below), CEO and co-founder, Unlockd speaks exclusively [...]
Even the Best Technology Will Be Held Back by Insufficient Capability: Q&A with Stack I/O
Marketers are becoming more involved in technology – not just understanding its value to their business, but taking ownership of it too. There seems to be a great opportunity here for agencies, or vendors, to help marketers in their quest. [...]
Verizon's Yahoo Deal Creates Powerful Competitive Rival: Experts Comment
Monday, 25 July, saw the long-awaited announcement that US mobile network giant Verizon have acquired internet old-timer Yahoo for $4.87bn (£3.7bn). The news came as no surprise to many, who have been waiting for months to find out who would [...]
How Rich Media Just Got Richer: Pokémon Go & the Rise of Augmented Reality
Pokémon Go has swept the world into a frenzy and has really provided a vision of what the future, steeped in augmented reality, could look like. For digital advertisers, it's opened up a whole new realm of connecting with their [...]
Programmatic Publishing: Time to Repurpose Ad Tech
Publishers are experiencing an ongoing period of transition, with Facebook being one of the main drivers of it. Ad tech, explains Mihai Fanache (pictured below), CEO, thenewsroom.io, needs to step in. Here, Fanache tells ExchangeWire that the publishers of tomorrow [...]
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