Andy Plesser
Omnicom’s Trading Desk Chief Josh Jacobs on the Evolving Role of the Media Agency
While the introduction of enterprise software is changing the nature of the media buying landscape, the media agencies’ role is what it has always been, which has been “to bring price efficiency” into the media buying process, explains Josh Jacobs, CEO of Accuen, the trading desk unit of the giant agency holding company Omnicom. We […]
Oracle’s Video Chief on Effective Content: Tell Your Customers’ Stories
While the use of video use inside of companies for product introductions and training is growing, the most valuable content a company can make is about customer experience with products and services, advises Linda Crowe, who heads video at software giant Oracle, in this interview with Beet.TV We spoke with her after her keynote address […]
Microsoft Touts Skype, Windows 8 as Emerging Advertising Platforms at Advertising Week
At last week’s Advertising Week, we spoke with Microsoft’s Stephen Kim, VP for Global Agencies and Accounts, about the opportunities for brands and their agencies in the Microsoft multi-screen offering including Skype and Windows 8.
Magna Global Links Client Data Segments with AOL’s Adap.tv Platform, Brunick
Magna Global, which recently announced an alliance with the AOL unit Adapt.tv, will be integrating into Adapt.tv, allowing the big media agency to buy media against their client data segments via the platform, explains Michael Brunick, SVP for Programmatic at Magna Global, a unit of Interpublic’s IPG Mediabrands, in this interview with Beet.TV We spoke […]
MediaVest USA Chief Christine Merrifield: “We are a comsCore Company”
Publicis Groupe’s giant media agency MediaVest is “a comScore company” that uses the VCE platform to track the impact of digital video, says Christine Merrifield, President of Investment and Activation at MediaVest USA in this wide ranging interview about the value of digital video to brands In addressing relative value of Nielsen versus comScore, she […]
Yahoo Video Chief Erin McPherson Touts “Mobile First” Strategy
With the September launch of its video app called Screen, and the direction of CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo has a “proactive, mobile first approach” to video distribution, says Erin McPherson, head of video at Yahoo, in this interview with Beet.TV A big focus at Yahoo is comedy with many thousands of hours now available from […]
Wall Street Eyes Advertising Week at BrightRoll Video Conference
At the BrightRoll video summit in Manhattan during Advertising Week, we were struck by the large number of investment bankers, hedge fund private investors in the attendance. Digital video, and programmatic in particular, is on Wall Street’s radar screen with recent IPO’s and large M&A transactions, says Tod Sacredoti, CEO of BrightRoll, in this interview […]
Mindshare’s Kinsella: Video Is the Key to Real-Time Marketing and ‘Wochit’ Provides Compelling Solution
Colin Kinsella, who joined WPP as the CEO of Mindshare, NA this July from Digitas where he was CEO for North America, has been a leader in the movement to “real-time” marketing where agencies and their brands engage with consumers around scheduled and breaking news events. In November, we interviewed him in Monaco about the […]
Kellogg Partners w/ BrightRoll, Google and Yahoo for Programmatic Ad Efforts
The Kellogg Company is one of the first big brands to embrace programmatic buying. It is implementing its solution with BrightRoll, Google and Yahoo serving as its DSP partners, says Bob Arnold, Director of Digital and Social Media Strategy at Kellogg, in this interview with Beet.TV We spoke with him at the BrightRoll Video Summit […]
Programmatic Revolution will Create a “Tale of Two Cities” Among Publishers, Warns Rubicon’s Jay Sears
Advertising agencies are inexorably moving to an automated. programmatic system of buying inventory and publishers who don’t automate soon, will be left behind in a sort of “tale of two cities,” warns Jay Sears, GM of Revv at the Rubicon Project, the LA-based ad tech company that automates buying and selling of advertising. Sears moderated […]
IAB’s Rothenberg: Creativity is “Flourishing” in the Emerging Digital Media World
While many in the media world think that creativity in advertising has taken a back seat to the emergence of technology, Randall Rothenberg, CEO of the IAB, the industry organization for digital publishers, says that creativity is flourishing. Several creative shops were recognized at the IAB MIXX Awards on Tuesday night. We spoke with him […]
Fora.tv Finds Upside as “White Glove” Live Streaming Services Business
SAN FRANCISCO – Fora.tv, the pioneering Web video portal for authoritative conferences, has transformed its business strategy from a subscription and advertiser based model to a high end, “white glove” services company for customers seeking end-to-end live event and conference video services, says Blaise Zerega, CEO, in this interview with Beet.TV Zerega said that pay-per-view […]
Magna Global U.S. President on AOL Programmatic Upfront: “We are moving forward as an industry”
The AOL Programmatic Upfront event on Monday night was a “physical manifestation” of the media industry’s move to a data-driven, technology-focused means of operations, says Kristi Argyilan, CEO of Magna Global, the media agency of the Interpublic Group. We interviewed her at AOL event where she was a speaker in the program.
Adobe Will Support MPEG-DASH Across All Platforms in 2014
As the industry seeks a consistent, unified codec across devices and screens, Adobe Systems will support MPEG-DASH in early l2014, says Ashley Still, Director of Product Management in this interview with Beet.TV Still explains the utility of the new codec. One question for the industry is whether Apple will support MPEG-DASH, she notes in the […]
Digital Video Spend Hitting “Double Digits,” Starcom President Amanda Richman Tells Beet.TV
As the medium is maturing, spending on digital video is hitting double digits from some her media agency clients, says Amanda Richman president of Starcom, in this interview with Beet.TV. In this video interview, she discusses the evolution of real-time marketing, branded entertainment and the growth of the digital video marketplace. We spoke at the […]
Videology Expands Programmatic Offering to Publishers with New Product
Videology, the video advertising technology platform, which has been developed and deployed primarily for advertisers and marketers who are on the “buy” side of the programmatic marketplace, is expanding its publishers with a new product called Revenue Engine. Yesterday at the OMMA Video conference, we spoke with Todd Bender, VP of Product Supply at Videology […]
“This is a Huge Issue:” The Advertising Biz Has Gone Global, Ad Age’s Michael Learmonth
COLOGNE – With the advent of global media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, Google, the advertising industry has gone global — and this transformation is having a profound impact on the agency business. He calls it a “huge issue.” That is one of the takeaways of Michael Learmonth, Deputy Managing Editor of Advertising Age of the […]
WPP’s Programmatic Unit Lauches ‘Xaxis TV’ – Brian Gleason Explains
Xaxis, the fast-growing programmatic media buying unit of WPP’s GroupM media holding company, has launched Xaxis TV, a new product for TV planners that provides “broadcast like quality” to online planning as Brian Gleason, Managing Director of Xaxis North America, explains in this video interview. We spoke with Gleason last week at the Beet.TV leadership […]
Video News Syndicator NDN is Now Fourth Biggest U.S. Video Site, comsScore – Inks Programmatic Deal with SpotXchange
NDN, the Atlanta-based syndicator of video news clips for both big news organizations and local broadcasters in the United States, has been ranked by comScore as the fourth biggest video site in the U.S. behind Facebook, AOL and YouTube. The company, which sells and shares ad revenue with content creators and the sites where the […]
Marketing Decisions Moving to Company Technology Officers, Medialink’s Kassan
COLOGNE — Marketing decision are becomingly increasingly technology driven and that creates challenges for companies who have long relied on the role of marketing executives, says Michael Kassan, CEO of the U.S. media advisory firm Medialink, in this interview with Ashley J. Swartz for Beet.TV We spoke with him last week at the AOL booth […]