Archive for October, 2011

Q3 Online Advertising Growth Gives Rise to Cautious Optimism for Q4

| October 6, 2011

Despite global macroeconomic woes, IgnitionOne releases positive Q3 Global Digital Media Report with continued growth predicted for Q4 NEW YORK – Online advertising saw strong spend growth globally in the third quarter, with spend up 10% YOY, excluding Asia. This represents strong growth in spite of global economic challenges worldwide. Paid search advertising grew 7% [...]

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Famed Advertising Pioneer Richard Kirshenbaum to Publish on E-riginal Madboy, a Memoir of the Glory Days of Advertising

| October 5, 2011

“A shimmering piece of work, in which the flash illuminates the creative act.” –Kirkus Reviews Open Road Media announces the release of the E-riginal Madboy by Richard Kirshenbaum, who jumped into the ad business in the days when advertising meant fame and fortune, scandals, greed, and glory. He quickly made a name for himself and [...]

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The Tablet Wars Heat Up: Do Consumers Want to Play with Fire?

| October 5, 2011

SodaHead.com Reveals Results of Consumer Poll on iPad vs. Kindle Fire Encino, CA, October 5, 2011 – SodaHead.com, the web’s largest opinion-based social community, today announced the results of a consumer poll detailing the public’s thoughts on the latest entrant into the tablet wars – the Amazon Kindle Fire.  Overall, the results indicate that some [...]

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Crisp Media Brings Adhesion HTML5 Ad Units to iPad

| October 5, 2011

Launching 3D in an effort to end banner blindness NEW YORK – Crisp Media, a cross platform rich media advertising provider, announced today that it has added several new interactive features to its Adhesion ad units — including 3D, video and animation campaign capabilities. Adhesion is a persistent, above the fold overlay ad placement that [...]

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At Stanford Conference, CEO Jack Ma says China’s Alibaba Wants to Acquire Yahoo

| October 5, 2011

STANFORD, Calif. – In a wide-ranging talk, Jack Ma, chairman of China’s Alibaba Group, publicly declared his interest in acquiring troubled U.S. internet giant Yahoo, while also reflecting on his 12-year journey building an internet powerhouse that has transformed commerce for small businesses and consumers in China.

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AOL Announces Partnership with VivaKi to Help Accelerate Online Video Ad Spend

| October 5, 2011

Unique Collaboration Leverages VivaKi Research Initiative The Pool; Builds on ASq Success to Find Additional Video Ad Models to Support the Marketplace NEW YORK – AOL announced today that it has brokered a unique partnership with VivaKi, the strategic entity that combines the media and digital assets that sit inside of Publicis Groupe. This partnership [...]

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Tremor Video Completes VideoHub Platform, Launching Comprehensive Brand Marketing Suite For Video Advertising

| October 5, 2011

- Cross Network Measurement and Analytics System Now Available To All Advertisers and Agencies – Self Serve VideoHub Marketplace Enables Early Stage Video Advertisers To Buy In-stream Video With Ease NEW YORK – VideoHub, a division of Tremor Video, today made its full platform of video brand marketing tools and real-time analytics available to all [...]

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IDG TechNetwork Selects Evidon as its Exclusive Provider of Compliance Services for the Interactive Media Self-Regulatory Program

| October 5, 2011

Global Ad Network Signs Master Services Agreement with the Leading Regulatory Service Provider to Manage Compliance throughout the US and European Union NEW YORK – IDG TechNetwork today announced that it has chosen Evidon as the exclusive provider of compliance services for management of the Industry Self-Regulatory Program in the US, and the management of [...]

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Vibrant, the Contextual Ad Leader, Names Former Top NY Times Co. Executive Cella Irvine New CEO

| October 5, 2011

NEW YORK – Vibrant Media, the leader in premium contextual advertising, announced today the appointment of Cella Irvine as Chief Executive Officer. Irvine joins the fast-growing company as it continues to expand its global reach and suite of contextual ad solutions.

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Komli Media and Jivox Announce Strategic Video Partnership across Asia-Pacific

| October 5, 2011

Mumbai – Komli Media, Asia Pacific’s leading digital media technology platform, and Jivox, a leading cross-platform interactive video advertising company, today announced a strategic partnership through which Komli Media will be the exclusive partner of the Jivox Interactive Video platform in the Asia-Pacific region for video advertising.

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Interview: Roy Pereira, Founder and CEO Shiny Ads, Introduces the New Shiny Ads Audience Targeting Platform

| October 4, 2011

Shiny Ads (www.shinyads.com) has just announced the launch of their audience targeting platform; Roy Pereira has kindly agreed to give us more insights into this breakthrough product that helps publishers make the most of of their ad inventory.

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AdJuggler, Inc., Names Chris Weiss VP, Product Management To Expand RTB-Enabled Ad Platform

| October 4, 2011

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – AdJuggler Inc., the industry leader in high performance, SaaS-based digital ad management systems, has display advertising veteran Christopher Weiss as vice president of product marketing. Mr. Weiss joins AdJuggler from LucidMedia, a leading demand-side platform (DSP), enabling numerous advertisers, trading desks, and agencies to leverage real-time bidding (RTB) and contextual user profiling [...]

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