The introduction by Facebook of new targeting options for brand posts is a positive step forward for the social network. This new feature by Facebook allows marketers to highly target their paid posts.
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Facebook Posts Targeting: What Marketers Need to Know
Posted by Steve Goldner on August 7th, 2012 at 10:00 am
Tags: Ad Networks, digital media, Facebook, Facebook Reach Generator, online advertising, online marketing, real time bidding
Posted in Ad Serving, Opinions, Social Media, Targeting | 2 Comments »
F’CAP RETARGETING
Posted by Jeff Hirsch on October 11th, 2011 at 11:00 am
That’s frequency capping folks. Get your minds out of the gutter. Although, if we are being guttural, I have a topic to touch on. It’s been only a week since I joined Underdog Media and I have inundated myself in the world of performance advertising and, more specifically, retargeting.
Retargeting is a hugely valuable tool for retailers. Here’s a simple scenario: A consumer comes to the site, thereby expressing interest in products and services in a manner by which there can be no confusion. It’s a data point that is inarguable. They do some research, perhaps make some shopping basket entries, and then don’t finish their business. For whatever reason a transaction didn’t take place.
That’s where retargeting kicks in. By cookie-ing the consumer, you now can target them offsite and encourage them to complete their purchase. With the advent of dynamic creative, ads can be tailored specifically to the exact products the consumer was looking at. These ads work at conversion rates comparable to search advertising. This technique must be in the quiver of every online retailer on the Internet. By the way, since it is so successful, there are dozens of online media companies that feature this as a core... Read more
Tags: Ad Networks, advertising, branding, frequency capping, marketing, retargeting
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Why Privacy Matters
Posted by Judy Popky on May 12th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
By now, you've probably heard the banter in Congress and across the country about the potential for federal regulation of data collection and behavioral targeting online.
http://kerry.senate.gov/press/release/?id=59a56001-5430-4b6d-b476-460040de027b
“Americans have a right to decide how their information is collected, used, and distributed and businesses deserve the certainty that comes with clear guidelines." [John Kerry]
Most marketers are skeptical, if not downright afraid of what this will do to digital marketing plans that, right now, know a lot about the people who see their ads. It's no secret that Google has been profiling online behavior for years... it's the nature of search. Facebook is now able to target ads based on content in wall posts. And, of course, advertisers are able to take advantage of the behavioral targeting abilities of numerous websites. We all know that data is king. It probably is the next social media. But, how we use the data will determine if the government regulates our industry, or we do it ourselves.
Marketers don't need to be scared of privacy. In fact, in my opinion, we should embrace it and implement it quickly across the board. It's pretty much a guarantee that whatever we come up with will be better,... Read more
Tags: Ad Networks, advertising, Data, google, media, Privacy, trends
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A Start-up Story: Part 2
Posted by Paul Edmondson on February 15th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Last week I wrote about how we got started. This is a continuation of our story:
It's 2008 and still relatively early in the life of our company.
We've kept our burn in check so far. I feel in my gut that we have to find a way into media sales and our engineering driven team needs some sales DNA or else it's going to be tougher to integrate down the road. I want to avoid the oil and water situation.
We bring on our first sales person. She's charismatic, entrepreneurial, and been involved in everything from online gambling to selling brand ads for a green ad network. She begins to work on establishing relationships with Ad Networks and performance advertisers, but struggles with CPG and display advertisers. It's 2008. We try co-reg. It's weak at best and impossible to justify engineering resources. Direct lead and CPA relationships aren't touching what AdSense is bringing us. My gut says we need to stay focused on a few big deals and create deep relationships with a few brands. She doesn't think it will work. Her frustration grows and she soon leaves. The investment of... Read more
Tags: Ad Networks, advertising, brand, branding, Data, media, media buying, media planning, online advertising, online marketing, online publishing, Social Media, trends, Websites
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A Start-up Story: Part 1
Posted by Paul Edmondson on February 8th, 2011 at 5:09 am
Our story is not unfamiliar. A couple of tech guys get together to create a media business. They start quietly, build a fair amount of momentum -- and then doubts set in. The business does not materialize at the pace we’d imagined. Our road map looks challenging. While we are growing and making money, neither of these things are happening quickly enough. Doubt is a dark place for anyone, but it’s especially disturbing for an entrepreneur. Our plan was simple: get to two million US unique visitors, and sell 40% of our US inventory at a $12CPM.
Ten months after we started, my fears were killing me. I had previously told myself that it would be the fear of failure that would keep me focused and ultimately see me through. But, never before had my body broken out in raspberry patches along my rib cage - our business was taking longer to develop, and the symptoms were taking a toll on my health
As they say, nothing ruins a good story like real data.
Now, five years later, Quantcast lists us as a top 50 website. We get 42 million unique visitors per month. Thank goodness for Adsense. Our business is... Read more
Tags: Ad Networks, advertising, brand, branding, Data, media, media buying, media planning, online advertising, online marketing, online publishing, Social Media, trends, Websites
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