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Is it Time for Publishers to Reconsider the Brand Safety Value Proposition?
In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Pete Wallace (pictured below), commercial director at GumGum Europe, discusses how techniques once solely applied towards the goal of brand safety can now be used for sophisticated contextual targeting, to the benefit of publishers. What are the current attitudes from publishers toward brand safety, and why is it important that they’re proactive in ensuring advertising content appears in safe places on their sites? No publisher wants to plant a sign saying “Danger: Beware of Unsafe Content” [...]
Rubicon Project Acquires RTK.io
Rubicon Project, the global exchange for advertising, today announced the acquisition of RTK.io, a leading provider of tools and services that bring simplicity and control to header bidding for publishers. RTK’s solution is built on Prebid, the same open source framework as Demand Manager, the header bidding solution Rubicon Project launched in May 2019. RTK’s technology and team enable Rubicon Project to extend its Demand Manager product portfolio and client base. In the coming months, the company plans to integrate the [...]
Swetha Ganesan Joins Placements.io as Director of Solutions Consulting
Placements.io, the revenue management system for publishers, today announced that veteran digital advertising industry alumna Swetha Ganesan has joined the company as Director of Solutions Consulting. Ganesan will be responsible for leading the growing Solutions team while also on-boarding new clients. Placements, which has more than tripled its client base and led 40+ implementations in the last 18 months, is planning to further accelerate as Ganesan takes the reigns in post-sales execution. To this role, Ganesan brings technical, analytical and customer [...]
Why it’s Time to Break Down the Barriers Between Brand and Performance
Marketing efforts in recent years have tended towards the quantitative measure of performance. How many people could have seen the ad, how many people have clicked it, and how many people have bought a product after clicking the ad. However, this approach has somewhat led to the neglect of brand-building efforts, and the quality of interaction with brands beyond the simple click. In the post-GDPR landscape, this could leave many in the media landscape rather short-changed. In this exclusive article for [...]
Global Martech Market Hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn); AI Measures Emotional Response to Advertising
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Global martech market hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn); AI measures emotional response to advertising; Verizon Media accelerates premium native supply with Apple News and Stocks; Channel Factory continues expansion in the UK, Russia and Denmark; and Accenture Interactive announces intent to acquire French data marketing firm Sutter Mills. Global martech market hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn) The global marketing technology market is now valued [...]
M&C Saatchi Performance's James Shepherd on Nike, Ad Spend, and Amazon
On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s Rachel Smith and Lindsay Rowntree are joined by James Shepherd, managing partner – growth at M&C Saatchi Performance to discuss the latest news in ad tech and martech. On this week’s episode: – Nike buy TraceMe in a move to acquire audience engagement, not just data. This is one of the first examples we’ve seen of a brand looking to broaden their assets by building out a content engagement platform. Is this an [...]
Digital Growth Amid Uncertainty: The IAB Ad Spend and IPA Bellwether Reports
This week saw the release of two key industry reports, the Q3 2019 IPA Bellwether and the IAB & PwC Adspend Update H1 2019. Here ExchangeWire details the key findings of the studies, and receives expert insight from across the advertising industry. Key findings – IPA Bellwether Q3 2019 – UK companies revise total marketing budgets downwards for the fist time since 2012, with a net balance of 0.5% registering negative forecasts for marketing budget. – “Wait and see” approach brought about by [...]
Building a Next Generation Data Driven Marketing Business
In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Matthew Pepper (pictured below), managing director of Sub2 Technologies, outlines the key areas to consider when constructing a successful data driven marketing firm for the current era. Data driven marketing has been a growing discipline ever since the days of David Ogilvy in the 1950s. Online media and the big data revolution have only accelerated the growth. How data has been used in marketing has obviously been massively impacted by digital in the last twenty [...]
The ICO: Clarification & Engagement in the Late Summer
As the nights draw ever-closer and the memory of temperatures topping 38° degrees become a fantasy sought whilst huddled around the radiator, ExchangeWire takes a look back at a busy late summer for the ICO. Executives from the UK’s data protection authority took to the floor at several industry events to explain the rationale behind June’s Update Report into Ad Tech and RTB, as well as providing clarification on their “further industry review” which will take place in early 2020. Fostering respect Speaking [...]
Channel Factory Continues Expansion in the UK, Russia and Denmark
Channel Factory, a world leader in content alignment, brand suitability and ad performance on YouTube, today (14th October 2019) announced a series of strategic additions to their European team, including Ajay Daved, Mark Butt, Juliet McCutcheon Idan Shuklin, and Kasper Jensen. This announcement comes off the back of last week’s reveal of their Global Brand Suitability Survey results which highlighted the vital importance of building out localized brand suitability solutions in major markets. The survey, endorsed by executives from TAG, [...]
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Is it Time for Publishers to Reconsider the Brand Safety Value Proposition? -
Why it’s Time to Break Down the Barriers Between Brand and Performance -
Global Martech Market Hits USD$121.5bn (£94.6bn); AI Measures Emotional Response to Advertising -
M&C Saatchi Performance's James Shepherd on Nike, Ad Spend, and Amazon -
Digital Growth Amid Uncertainty: The IAB Ad Spend and IPA Bellwether Reports