As prices rise on Facebook and Instagram, D2C brands are starting to look elsewhere, from Pinterest to Snap to TV — and even to billboard and print. But the best bang for their buck may be in…
Where Should D2Cs Market Next? Try the Open Web
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Eric Wheeler
A 2019 Recession Isn’t Certain, But A Downturn Could Shake Up Ad Tech
Economic downturns are both cyclical and inevitable. Since getting my first advertising job in 1993, I’ve been through a few recessions. With the exception of Sept. 11, 2001, most are relatively easy to spot. It’s usually a perfect storm that builds…
It’s About Time: The Case for Real Attention Metrics
Programmatic advertising has a quality control problem, but it’s probably not the way you think. We have an opportunity to deliver value for all parties involved — publishers, advertisers, platforms, and of course, the users — but it requires a shift in thinking that frankly, I’m not sure the…
Introducing a new kind of open exchange
We’re excited to announce the launch of AttentionX™, the first open exchange offering only viewable inventory and beyond, including high impact formats and attention-based ad products. Sadly, 50-70% of all inventory on exchanges today is…
The Missing Conversation At Cannes: Programmatic Needs a Better Canvas
There was no shortage of brilliant examples of the convergence of advertising and technology at this year’s Cannes Lions festival, including innovative applications of AI and VR. But more than 80% of digital advertising spend will be programmatic this year, according to eMarketer. So in that sense the divide between creative…
Breaking The Cycle: 3 Pillars For Progress
For years, the digital advertising industry settled into a predictable pattern. Let’s call it SBLR for short: Soul Searching, Big Speech (typically at the IAB or ANA annual meeting), Little Industry Action, Repeat. Not much progress was made toward cleaning-up programmatic advertising or even defining what “cleaning-up” actually meant….
2018: Will The Ad Industry Stand The Test of Time?
Let’s agree that time is money. And with recent studies showing that the longer an ad is in view, the higher the performance, wouldn’t it stand to reason that as an…