
Google Shutting Down AdSense Direct Test
Google launched a test of AdSense Direct in January of this year. The feature, which allowed AdSense publishers to sell inventory...

Don’t Be Spooked By The Fear Of Programmatic Ad Buying
Change brings about fear. Whether it’s your first day at a new job or your first time watching your child ride their bike without...

Native Advertising: Inspired Or Invasive?
Google Image Search Free for Commercial Use In magazines, it’s called an advertorial. In academia, it’s a sponsored study. In search,...

U.S. Programmatic Ad Spend To Top $10 Billion In 2014 And Double By 2016 [eMarketer]
Programmatic — automated digital ad buying — is on fire in the U.S, with adoption rising quickly this year. New data from eMarketer pegs...

[Video] Watch Botnet Malware Generate Thousands Of Fake Ad Impressions
Ever wonder what malware actually looks like as it runs undetected on users’ machines? The fraud detection service, Forensig, isolated a...

Why Every Marketer Should Leverage Retargeting
Website visitors abandon the sales funnel for many reasons: comparison shopping, credit card not handy, “just browsing” and so on....

AdSense Text Ads On Mobile Devices Get New Treatment
Image source: Google To make ads copy easier to read, Google is rejiggering how AdSense text ads display on mobile devices. In the new...

Google Launches Custom Affinity Audiences For Display Ad Targeting
Today, Google announced it is rolling out custom affinity audiences aimed at giving advertisers more flexibility in their targeting users...

How Digital Is Shaping Auto Marketing
Over the last several years, the U.S. auto industry has seen an immense rebound after the recession and bailouts of 2008. According to...

Google Dynamic Remarketing Ads Rolling Out To All Advertisers
Back in June, Google launched dynamic remarketing for retailers in on the Google Display Network and said it was testing the ads in the...

Up Close @ SMX East: Seven Steps To Success In Native Advertising
This week at SMX East in New York, Rebecca Lieb from Altimeter Group presented to a full house on how best to find success in the native...

Advertising Engagement: Past, Present And Future
While talk of “engagement” currently permeates discussions of digital advertising effectiveness, it is by no means a new concept; in...

Google Brings Estimated Cross-Device Conversions To Display Ads
With users engaging on multiple devices throughout their day, marketers face attribution challenges in understanding how (or if) their...

The Promise Of Programmatic: Elevating Creative To Connect On Every Impression [#awxi]
So, is programmatic “The Wave of the Future or the Latest Shining Object”? The consensus among panelists tasked with that question here...

How To Create Hands-Off Display Campaigns That Deliver Results
There are literally billions of possible combinations an advertiser can choose from to reach a target user, but not every company has the...

Google Beefs Up Mobile Ad Offerings For Brands With New Formats & Tools
As Advertising Week in New York City kicks off, Google is introducing new mobile display formats and tools that will roll out over the...

Is That Display Ad Unviewable, Or Fraudulent? Consider The Intent
As the debate intensifies about the impact of the digital twin evils of unviewable and fraudulent ads, there is one thing that all sides...

CTRs 2X Higher When Retargeting On Facebook And The Web, Than Web Alone
Despite relatively small budget allocations, cross-channel retargeting has become a nearly ubiquitous tactic among marketers. In a new...

You Really Have No Idea How Your Media Plans Are Being Built!
It is a little before midnight; I am late submitting this article by three days; I am jetlagged beyond belief; I am halfway around the...
























