Publicis Groupe is continuing its transition to become a digital-first, cross screen outfit with the purchase of mobile-focused data management platform (DMP) RUN for a publicly undisclosed fee.  The deal announced today (28 October) comes as the France-based media giant (which [...]

The French programmatic advertising sector is in buoyant health, spurred by a growing awareness of how data-led strategies can improve the efficiency of media trading, but a skills shortage prevents it from developing further, according to a survey ahead of [...]

Careless retargeting executed by ad tech firms more interested in swelling their bottom lines, as opposed to performing a consumer service, are damaging their advertisers in the eyes of consumers that are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with just how much brands [...]

Jalal Nasir, Pixalate, CEO, and online fraud expert, shines a light on the latest loopholes exploited by nefarious elements of the digital economy, including naming some of the worst offenders, and urges the media industry at large to better protect itself from the problem.  “Hi, [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space, and in this week’s edition: Google earnings continue to rise, but share price slips amid declining CPCs, and battles in Europe; The inter-related fortunes of Facebook [...]

The decline of free marketing opportunities on social media and search engines, plus the growing rivalry between Facebook and Google, as well as an increased demand for cross-screen ad campaigns are all spurring the programmatic display ad sector, according to ExchangeWire sources.  The [...]

Ad tech firms are set to play a more prominent role on the agenda of some of the digital media and advertising industries' largest trade organisations, as questions over transparency and programmatic technologies are set to dominate the agenda in 2015.  With Ad [...]

Facebook is building on its momentum in the ad tech space with the announcement of the global launch of its Audience Network (FAN) tool, which is now available with host of new features, after an earlier trial this year.  FAN lets [...]

Ben Crain, Improve Digital, CSO, says publishers looking to increase their RTB revenues using a First Look media trading model can seriously impact upon their bottom line.  There are a number of very important considerations when undertaking any kind of exclusive [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. And in this week’s edition: Facebook's Atlas; Quantcast buys Struq, and Affiperf's 'meta DSP'.   Closed ecosystem players stack up  AOL, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and a whole host [...]