To compete with Facebook and Google, publishers step up their ad-targeting game

Traditional publishers, tired of competing with Facebook and Google for digital ad dollars, are taking steps to get more personal with their advertising. Among the big topics discussed during Advertising Week was how media companies like News Corp and Condé Nast are getting into the ad tech game, making their subscriber bases available to brands for ad targeting. As Kathy Menis of Signal said, "This is the new battleground.” The post To compete with Facebook and Google, publishers step up their ad-targeting game appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All Publishers Can Now Test Ads in the Related Articles Section of Facebook’s Instant Articles

Facebook began testing ads in the related articles section of its Instant Articles in late March, and the results for publishers in the test group promoted the social network to expand the test to all publishers Thursday. Facebook introduced Instant Articles in May 2015 as a way to enable... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s going to be a slow burn’: Publishers are starting to see money from Facebook’s mid-roll ads

There's money to be made with Facebook's mid-roll video ads -- if you have scale. The post ‘It’s going to be a slow burn’: Publishers are starting to see money from Facebook’s mid-roll ads appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Just Lost a Big Battle to Google for Publishers

Facebook hasn't lost the war against Google for publishers' content, but it looks like it's losing one fight.The company said Thursday that it's created a software extension that lets publishers easily transfer content formatted for its Instant Articles to the No. 1 competition for mobile... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Creating Facebook Instant Articles Can Now Simultaneously Work on Google AMP (Apple News Soon)

The software-development kit for Facebook's Instant Articles media-rich, quick-loading stories from publishers now supports Google AMP, and the social network said support for Apple News is on the way. Partner engineering director Piyush Mangalick said in a Facebook Media blog post that an... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's New Tool Lets Publishers Use Its Data to Sell Video Ads

Facebook is opening up its data for streaming video publishers to target video ads on their sites and in their apps.A&E Networks, ESPN, Hearst Television and Scripps Networks Interactive are testing an automated system that lets marketers find their intended audience using Facebook data such... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Can Now Use Video Ads Through Google’s AMP Pages

In its bid to make the mobile web faster--and more profitable--Google is adding more capabilities to its accelerated mobile pages to help publishers make more money and users waste less battery power. At its annual I/O developer conference this week, Google unveiled several updates for its AMP... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook publishes fake news ads in UK papers

Adverts contain a list of ten things to look out for when deciding whether a story is genuine. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewFronts publishers see an opening with recent YouTube, Facebook ad crises

One theme of this year's NewFronts: publishers pitching themselves as the "brand-safe" alternatives to YouTube and Facebook. The post NewFronts publishers see an opening with recent YouTube, Facebook ad crises appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could Google and Facebook’s Challengers Steal Away Ad Budgets by Working Together on Metrics?

In an Adweek magazine feature story this week about Facebook's and Google's metrics issues, Treasure Data CMO Kiyoto Tamura offered what seemed like a novel idea. What if Twitter, Snapchat and Pinterest worked together--perhaps with either the Advertising Research Foundation or the Interactive... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Added ‘Paid’ to Branded Content, and More Pages Can Now Start Publishing It

Facebook Thursday announced several updates related to branded content: enabling more pages to share it; updating its branded content tag to include the word "paid"; and cleaning up its policy and enforcement guidelines. The social network began allowing verified pages to publish branded content... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Get More Ad Placement Flexibility in Facebook Instant Articles

Publishers that include advertising within their Facebook Instant Articles will soon have more flexibility when it comes to placement. Product manager Harshit Agarwal announced in a Facebook Media blog post that starting next week, ads can be placed up to every 250 words within Instant Articles.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What publishers admire about the Google-Facebook duopoly

"Facebook and Google understand the users' needs. They have all the data, they know how to read it and integrate it into products like AMP and Instant Articles." The post What publishers admire about the Google-Facebook duopoly appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Independent Publishers Can Fight the Google-Facebook Duopoly

The digital advertising ecosystem comprises an unlevel playing field vastly favoring the duopoly of Google and Facebook. Controlling 85% of media spend and 80% of referral traffic to independent publishers, this duopoly sets the rules and uses undue influence. Publishers and marketers alike... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Publishers weigh in on mid-roll Facebook ads and earlier start times

A roundup of some of our best stories this week: We spoke with publishers about reports that Facebook will start showing ads in the middle of videos. And we spoke with publishers who insist their reporters get an earlier start to their days. Publishers have also found a way to frack more traffic... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Consumers will rebel’: Publishers face creative challenges with Facebook’s mid-roll video ads

Publishers are hopeful about the chance to finally turn their Facebook videos into a revenue stream, but creative challenges await them. Ads could bring a welcome source of revenue, but videos will have to be edited with breaks in mind. And most online video that's out there now isn't good... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news

Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.Facebook also said Monday it had updated the policy for its Audience Network, which places ads on websites and mobile apps, to explicitly clarify that it applies to fake news.“In... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Is Introducing Native Video Ads for Mobile Publishers

If Google's research is correct, more than half of all smartphone users give up trying to load mobile websites if it takes longer than three seconds. Because of that, Google is moving forward with several beta offerings to help publishers and advertisers make their mobile formats more... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook Say They Won't Serve Ads to Fake News Sites

Google and Facebook took steps to punish fake news websites amid growing scrutiny of technology platforms for permitting false information to spread online.On Monday, Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's implementing a new policy that pulls its popular advertising tool from websites that run... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Is Targeting Travel Marketers to Buy Native Programmatic Ads

In July, Google started offering native programmatic buying through its DoubleClick network with a pilot program that lets publishers make their so-called native advertising inventory available to brands. Brands can run multiple native campaigns by uploading all of the bits of the ad—including... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU proposals could see news publishers paid by Google and Facebook

Measures are part of a series of planned European commission changes designed to strengthen rights of creators and publishersNews publishers would have stronger rights to demand payment from digital giants such as Google and Facebook in exchange for using their content, under proposed European... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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