OMMA Ad Networks Panel

Today was Media Post’s first iteration of a conference specifically focused on the topic of ad networks. (OMMA Ad Nets) I moderated a panel entitled “”Buyers Place Their Bets: Are Networks Living Up to Their Hype?” (details on the panel at the end of this post).
You know, sometimes one can get caught up in the [...]

The Era of The Data Exchange

As Advertising Week wraps up, two things are clearer than ever. First – the data exchange business is more embraced than ever before and is alive and kicking. Second, the data exchange business has a target on its back…and the FTC is aiming right at it.
Cookies are good, data is good, relevancy is good. Lack [...]

OMMA Global NY Panel: “Competing With Search”?

I moderated a panel at the OMMA Global conference today titled “Competing With Search”, which I thought from day 1 was an interesting title, but somewhat of a misnomer for any conversation relating to digital media. I knew then that this would make for an interesting panel and hoped for some different perspectives and opinions [...]

Convergence Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Ever since rolling out the “proprietary Avenue A” ad-server (now known as Atlas), the aQuantive team has always been very aggressive about progressing the delivery and measurement of ads. After all, they did manage to become the #2 ad-server and were acquired by Microsoft for $6 billion. Their Mom’s are proud, trust me. They have [...]

8 Predictions for 2008 – You Know I Had To Do It…

Welcome to 2008! Another year wraps up and a new year of digital marketing evolution lies before us. It’s an exciting time to be a marketer, and an even more exciting time to be part of the digital marketing community. I’ve been doing a lot of public speaking and agency training lately, and the one thing [...]

Beacons and Fans and Facebook, Oh My!

With a current valuation hovering north of $15 billion, Facebook’s positioning to back into that valuation will be an interesting unfolding of events, beginning with this week’s big announcement to agencies in New York. Facebook kicked off the beginning of a series of marketing opportunities that will either fly or flop. The social networks have [...]