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Magna’s Monahan: When It Comes To Mobile, Programmatic Remains Stymied

Even as mobile real-time bidding gets more attention, the obstacles currently in its path will continue to prove challenging, says Brian Monahan, managing partner of IPG’s Magna Global. The media shop’s research unit just unveiled its twice-annual Media Economy Report, which details the promise and the problems of mobile advertising....

Meredith’s Schimel: Private Exchanges Alone Won’t Save Publishers

Among the questions facing publishers last year: (1) What should be done about the rise of audience buying?, and (2) How do we make mobile advertising really pay off? Meredith Corp., the publisher of women’s magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens and Family Circle, has been focused on mobile...

The Emergence of Engagement

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Dan Grigorovici is CEO at AdMobius. If brands and agencies are ever expected to invest significant dollars in mobile then it’s time for the industry to get serious about measurement....

Chartboost’s App Ad Game; Native Ads Hurting Creative Agencies

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Real-Time Games Marketing Chartboost, which “allows game developers to reach new users through cross-promotion, make money from their games, and collaborate directly with fellow developers,” has pocketed $19 million in funding from the likes of Sequoia Capital. Read the...

Essence Digital Buys Seattle’s Point Reach, Adding Mobile Talent

Essence Digital has acquired Point Reach, a Seattle-based agency with 19 employees and significant mobile capabilities. The deal brings Essence’s global headcount to 233, with the bulk of those staff concentrated in London, New York, and, most recently, San Francisco. The Bay Area presence materialized last September with the acquisition...

Spruce Media Positions For SaaS Ad Future, Makes Cuts

As part of what it describes as a refocusing of its business on its social enterprise ad software (SaaS), Spruce Media is cutting jobs in the account management and design areas. The strategic shift comes just after landing a $15 million debt financing deal late last year when Spruce Media trumpeted...

Quantcast Acquires Ad Effectiveness Analyst MakeGood Software

Although Quantcast has often discouraged observers from attempting to group the analytics provider into the “ad effectiveness” category with comScore, Integral Ad Science (fka “AdSafe”), DoubleVerify and others, its acquisition this morning of MakeGood Software would appear to put the company in closer competition with those parties. In a post...