
Ad-blocking concerns shift to the video ad industry
The media storm around ad blocking may appear to have subsided somewhat, but the obstruction this phenomenon has implanted in the online...

Wayin opens a store where marketers can reuse their most successful campaigns
Why can’t digital ad and marketing campaigns be repurposed, the way you might reuse page templates from a website? That’s the idea behind...

How bots ruin on-site experiences for real humans
From the rugged alleys of Sweetwater to Facebook feeds filled with fake news, the impact of bots has never been greater. With bots now...

Shine is now Rainbow, dropping network-level ad-blocking for ad-filtering
The company formerly known as Shine has sunsetted its name, leaving behind a Rainbow. And it’s not in the business of blocking ads at a...

What will paid advertising look (sound) like on Amazon’s Echo and Dot?
In late January, Amazon made the announcement that they are looking into how to monetize their Echo and Dot smart home devices through...

Amobee beefs up Singtel’s digital ads division by buying ad tech firm Turn
Singtel’s ad tech division Amobee said Wednesday night it has agreed to buy ad tech firm Turn for $310 million. Amobee, which was...

MarTech Landscape: What are VAST and VPAID?
“I need more acronyms in my life,” said no digital marketer ever. And, in the sea of initials in which marketers swim, two acronyms often...

From viewable to verified: Here comes the next phase of audience-based buying
Outsiders often describe the business of MadTech (marketing and advertising technology) as the “Wild West” — and with good reason. The...

AdParlor launches Intelligence Tags to better assess social ads’ performance
In their never-ending quest to understand which creative works best in an ad, marketers now have another tool. Today, social ad platform...

Publishers Clearing House attributes 26 percent revenue lift to header bidding
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is best known among the general public for its free-to-play, chance-to-win promotional sweepstakes. Among...

Adblade adds self-service RTB for its WordPress plugin
Adblade provides some of those “you might also be interested in this” sections at the bottom of many online articles. Like competitors...

A bot for Kia Motors is the first to debut a new Super Bowl ad
Bots are growing up. This week, one of their kind becomes the first to premiere a Super Bowl ad. The 60 second ad — a whirlwind comic...

MAdTech: The marketers’ view
The modern landscape of media, advertising and technology — “MAdTech” — has become increasingly muddled. The means by which marketers...

Welcome, 2017! Some bold martech predictions for the year ahead
The New Year is a great opportunity to reflect on progress and challenges from the previous year and prepare for what’s ahead. Even with...

Time’s Viant buys ad tech veteran Adelphic, creating ‘first DSP owned and operated by a people-based
Purchased by Time, Inc. last February, ad tech company and Myspace-owner Viant has been focused on developing a people-based platform...

SteelHouse unveils a novel concept: Telling advertisers for free if their ads can be seen
Ad platform SteelHouse is out with a unique offer that, in any industry other than digital advertising, would be laughable. It is now...

Methbot: The beginning of the end for digital ad fraud
The latest ad fraud scandal to hit the digital advertising world has been exposed, and its name is Methbot. A Russia-based botnet with...

Going beyond ‘right consumer, right time, right place’
“The right consumer at the right time at the right place.” That familiar mantra is exactly what marketers should be aiming for… right?...

IAB Tech Lab launches new Tool Repository with a viewability SDK
The Tech Lab at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has made its first acquisition for a new Tool Repository. The Lab announced late...
























