Tag Archives for programmatic buying
How Ads.txt and Ads.cert Can Help Create Greater Transparency in Programmatic Buying
In May 2017, the IAB Tech Lab introduced Ads.txt, a small piece of code that lives on publisher websites, for the purpose of creating more transparency in the programmatic buying ecosystem. Ads.txt stands for Authorized Digital Sellers and declares which suppliers can sell their inventory on that website. Prior to this effort, counterfeit inventory and […]
Q&A: 360i’s Jessica Sanfilippo on Display Ad Pricing
eMarketer, the industry-leading research firm for marketing in a digital world, recently caught up with Jessica Sanfilippo, Group Media Director at 360i, to discuss the multiple factors influencing desktop display CPMs. Below is a sneak peak of her interview. You can read the full report on eMarketer. On trends regarding display CPM price changes: “We’ve […]
Programmatic Buyers Must Follow Different Rules in the News Feed
This byline was originally published in AdExchanger. With Facebook Exchange expanding its canvas to the desktop News Feed, marketers face a new set of challenges. Unlike traditional publisher websites, the new Facebook environment presents a land grab involving disparate parties, namely content and community managers, social-ad buyers and programmatic-ad buyers. The News Feed began as a […]
Debunking 5 Myths of Programmatic Buying
At last week’s iMedia Agency Summit, I spoke on a panel called ‘Demystifying Programmatic Inventory.’ The entire session was geared toward helping marketers better understand the somewhat murky world of programmatic buying. As someone who lives and breathes in this space everyday, I’m often surprised by the number of misconceptions that exist about this subset […]