Robert Andrews

Marketers should radically reduce the number of ad exchanges they transact with in order to achieve a double transparency win. So says the founder of a programmatic ad consultancy that claims to have the “little black book” on ad-tech. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Chris Kane, founder of Jounce Media, talks about the new […]

Despite recent skepticism over the role of venture capital in digital media start-ups, Group Nine Media this month raised a $50 million new funding round, pushing its valuation to a lofty $600 million. How is it going to make good on that confidence? Not by plain old advertising alone. In this video interview with Beet.TV, […]

The number of subscription video-on-demand services may be multiplying toward possible “subscription fatigue”, and there may still only be 24 hours in any given day. But could transportation technology change the game? A growing number of media leaders thinks so. In this video interview with Beet.TV, cross-disciplinary media consultancy MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan says a content […]

Advertising results are driven by many factors. But if there is one factor above all others, it is the creative messaging that drives it. That is according to one ad-tech leader whose company aims to revolutionize how brands creative gets delivered. “It is very hard to take creative out of this equation,” says Celtra CEO […]

SANTA BARBARA — It was back in mid-2018 that AMC Networks first said it would allow advertisers to dynamically insert ads to reach specific households. That was after AMC Networks – whose portfolio includes AMC, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and BBC America – hired Adam Gaynor, the long-time DISH Network executive who oversaw media sales […]

SANTA BARBARA — There is now a plethora of ad-tech solutions available to ad buyers, a smorgasbord of options for applying data to ad buying. And yet, this emerging world of opportunity also carries with it degrees of fragmentation and limitation. So, should ad buyers look to build their own, perfect solution? No, says a […]

SANTA BARBARA — If sports TV channels ever find themselves priced-out of the fast-changing live TV rights, well, Turner Sports may be well placed to reach the right fans, regardless. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Laurie Shackell, VP of advanced media at Turner Sports, says her company is aiming to offer advertisers exposure to […]

If only software providers just did one thing anymore. The increasing pace with which ad-tech vendors have expanded on to each other’s turf is causing problems for ad agencies that want to use brands’ data more freely. That is according to a leading executive from the world’s largest media-buying agency. In this video interview with […]

SANTA BARBARA — Viewers are lapping up ad-free, subscription TV over VOD and will no longer tolerate lengthy ad breaks. That is the worry expressed by a US ad agency leader, issuing a call-to-arms for TV networks to change. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Chief Investment Officer, North America, of Omnicom Media Group, worries […]

SANTA BARBARA – When it raised a $30 million Series E venture round back in January, interactive TV ad firm Innovid said the money would be used for “additional capital” and ” to expand its global footprint”. Today, it is announcing its footprint is expanding through acquisition. The company is buying Herolens, a Buenos Aires-based […]

One of the veteran ad-tech companies on the scene aims to continue its expansion from its supply-side roots. OpenX recently launched OpenAudience, a people-based ad exchange serving both publishers and marketers. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Joey Leichman, VP buyer development, OpenX, says the two-pronged approach is key. “OpenX I think has doubled and […]

Supply-path optimization (SPO) technology may have been in the advertising marketplace for a couple of years now – but recent advances have evolved the offering, as buyers have widened their definition of path optimization. That is according to a technology executive who has been watching the rise of SPO. “As publishers started working with multiple […]

The emerging future in which software can measure all TV viewing and link viewers’ consequential outcomes back to ad exposures is coming in to view. And some agencies are stepping up to demand that proof as a baseline. Case in point: Horizon Media, the large independent agency. In this video interview with Beet.TV, David Campanelli, […]

In advertising, “attribution” technology is promising is the holy grail – the ability to track a consumer outcome (like spending or sign-up) and correlate it back to an ad exposure. The trouble with holy grails is, once you get a taste of what’s on offer, you just want more. Namely, attribution technology today is great, […]

US linear TV audiences are declining – so how are national TV operators managing to wring higher prices out of ad buying agencies? The secret has been in the emergence of TV as a performance channel, one which can be measurable enough to support clear campaign outcomes over and above mere branding uplift. “Through the […]

The emerging future in which software can measure all TV viewing and link viewers’ consequential outcomes back to ad exposures is coming in to view. But is full attribution really available today – or is it just a mirage? In a spicy panel at Beet Retreat in the City, “We’re Going Local!”, a trio of […]

In the emerging world of targeted marketing, knowing your customers and prospects is becoming essential. As that importance grows, so does the position of companies offering identity “graphs”, records of consumer profiles built from the various breadcrumbs they lay down in their digital activity. Evan Hanlon, GroupM’s US chief strategy officer, thinks getting customers’ identities […]

Fewer relationships with better partners. That’s what the world’s biggest media-buying agency wants. And, in this video interview with Beet.TV, a company executive lifts the lid on how the organization is redefining its relationships with publishers and their supply-side platforms in order to do so. Max Jaffe, managing partner and programmatic practice lead at GroupM, […]

David Campanelli,  EVP at Horizon Media, the largest independent advertising agency,is one of the ad buyers beckoning the industry away from its traditional methods of proving efficacy, toward a future in which ad exposure can be linked to eventual consumer outcomes – and priced accordingly. Many third-party ad vendors have been moving in the same […]

The TV ad measurement company formed by two ex Cablevision executives is being enlisted by Discovery Inc. to provide advertisers with outcome attribution for TV ads seen by 40 million households. Discovery, whose portfolio includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network and TLC, will work with 605, which provides aggregate set-top box and automatic content recognition […]