Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Earlier this year, I wrote about the consolidation of spending on ad networks. We've seen increasingly concentrated spending over the last several years, with the top five ad networks (by AA|RF spend) earning 71% of total ad network spending last year. For the first half of 2008, the trend continued, ...
Tags: Ad Networks, Digital Outlook Report, DOR
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
After weeks (months?) of rumors, word is out that Federated Media has completed a $50 million round.
I'll save the questions around valuation of the company for the investors. However, I can say that FM has established a nice track record with Avenue A | Razorfish (my employer) over the last ...
Tags: Ad Networks, Federated Media, FM, John Battelle
Posted in Advertising, Campaigns, Media, Publishers | 4 Comments »
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
In the ad network category, Avenue A | Razorfish's spending continued to be consolidated with the biggest players, a trend that has been growing over the past two years. Our billings with ad networks grew 34% year over year, with nearly all of this increase in spending directed toward the ...
Tags: Ad Networks, AOL, Blue Lithium, Digital Outlook Report, DOR, DrivePM, Media Billings, Microsoft, Quigo, Right Media, Tacoda, Yahoo
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