This column was written by Mike Shehan, CEO and Founder of SpotXchange, the largest global marketplace of video ad inventory, and Chairman of Booyah, a digital agency. Much has been said in the last year about the rise of RTB and programmatic technologies within online video advertising. Some will hang their hat on the industry seeing widespread… Continue reading »
Today Yahoo announced that the company intends to acquire microblogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion. This is an important event for the two companies, their users, marketers and the New York startup ecosystem. Here are some of the good things that will likely happen from this: Success. New York City has not had a fully… Continue reading »
Is it better to rent or own? When looking for a home, most people are faced with this daunting question. Owning a home gives stability and the free reign of being able to customize your living quarters, but also comes with a higher price bracket and more responsibility. On the other hand renting gives more… Continue reading »
Adam Chandler is SVP of Sales at Jumptap, a leader in targeted mobile advertising. The Makegood recently spoke with Adam about his new position, mobile advertising, and consumer behavior. The Makegood: In January, you joined the mobile ad network Jumptap as senior vice president for advertising sales, congratulations! Can you elaborate on your new priorities?… Continue reading »
This column was written by Florian Kahlert, Managing Director, North America, of GfK’s Digital Market Intelligence (DMI) group. A dashboard, as the name suggests, should give the user a very quick readout on the status of something. Think of a car dashboard: You have a bunch of lights, gas and temperature gauges, and maybe… Continue reading »