James Yancey, VP of Global Strategy at IgnitionOne, on the future of Facebook Sponsored Stories combining social graph and third-party data. What would happen if Facebook partnered with third-party data providers? Warning: if you’re a privacy fanatic, then it will probably [...]

The role of online retail is ever changing and facing constant disruption by the socially connected web. Despite this, ecommerce remains a major part of internet’s ecosystem, with continued growth on the horizon. One company that is emerging as the major [...]

Adfonic released last week their Q2 Global AdMetrics report, the second in a quarterly series, announcing, among other things, Android has beaten iOS for the first time as the most popular platform for mobile advertisers. The report further breaks down [...]

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen the rise of the ‘stack’. Google, Appnexus, et al are all on their way to developing end-to-end solutions. However, smart collaborations and partnerships now may provide alternatives to those previously unable (or unwilling) [...]

Franc Goebbels, Managing Director for Annalect in the Netherlands, chats with ExchangeWire on automated trading, the Dutch cookie law and why semantic targeting needs the human touch in his local market. Can you give us some overview on the Accuen Netherlands [...]

Quantcast, an audience measurement and targeting provider for advertisers and publishers, announced on Wednesday its partnership with Guardian News & Media. The company is the first major publisher in the United Kingdom to leverage Quantcast Brand Lookalike targeting. Quantcast Brand Lookalikes [...]

New research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and Warc has highlighted the changes that brands face in dealing with the torrent of data being generated by digital channels. A survey of senior marketers with global or regional responsibilities at major [...]

We’ve all heard the pitch. Mobile is going gangbusters. Smartphones and tablets are creating a paradigm shift in the way we communicate, access content, engage with products, services and ultimately the world around us. According to Mary Meeker, the app economy [...]

Digital marketing company IgnitionOne released a research study yesterday showing the effect of media types and exposure paths on the speed of conversion and on the average order value (AOV). In this report, IgnitionOne applied their attribution analysis to examine the [...]

Adnologies announced this week that Damian Blackden will be joining the company as international CEO, as the European buy-side tech provider aims to roll-out its buy-side "stack" solution across Europe. Blackden worked as President, International at Annalect: Omnicom Media Group’s [...]