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Today’s Burning Question: IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report (Pt. 2)

Written on
April 17th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS (Second of two parts) – Today, we’re asking our esteemed panel of thought leaders the following Burning Question: “What are your thoughts about Tuesday’s IAB announcement that digital advertising revenues climbed to a milestone high of $36.6 billion in 2012?” Here’s how they’ve responded: “These revenue numbers are incredible and a [...] more...

Today’s Burning Question: Is the Industry Overrun with Botnets?

Written on
March 22nd 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS – Inspired by recent coverage of the issue by both AdWeek and AdExchanger, we asked our panel of industry leaders: “Has botnet traffic increased exponentially in the age of programmatic buying and RTB, and if so, what can be done to combat it?” Here are their responses: “I don’t think this is a new [...] more...

Today’s Burning Question: Are Ad Sales People Becoming Irrelevant? (Pt. 2)

Written on
February 15th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

  … Previous “The answer is: no. The advertising ecosystem will likely always need a direct salesforce.  What it doesn’t need however is more people to sell, traffic and optimize standardized banner ads – programmatic mechanisms are clearly compressing these taxes out of the system.  The need for a qualified, educated direct sales team to connect [...] more...

Ex-Maxifier Exec Jonathon Shaevitz Named CEO at Legolas Media

Written on
January 15th 2013
Author
AdotasWire

NEW YORK (January 15, 2013) — Legolas Media, a leading provider of programmatic guaranteed inventory, has named ad tech entrepreneur Jonathon Shaevitz (pictured) as its new CEO. Legolas’ Intelligent Media Buying service is used by ad agencies and advertisers to achieve reach objectives without sacrificing quality, price or control. Shaevitz [...] more...

Shaevitz Steps Down, Katsur and Colella Move Up at Maxifier

Written on
December 20th 2012
Author
Mike Daly

Jonathon Shaevitz (pictured) has stepped down from his position as CEO at Maxifier after two years there. Anthony Katsur, previously COO at the company, is the new CEO, while former CRO Denise Colella, has taken on the newly created position of president. “Both Tony and Denise are seasoned ad tech veterans who [...] more...

Reader Poll: Too Much Inve$ting in Tech Companies

Written on
November 16th 2012
Author
Mike Daly

Last week’s reader poll question was based on a comment from Maxifier CEO Jonathon Shaevitz during a video interview with Adotas at ad:tech NY 2012: “Is there an overfunding of tech companies?”  The results are as follows: Yes: 60 percent. No: 40 percent. This week’s question: Has Big Data’s rise to prominence come at the expense of [...] more...

WGI Group Invests in Maxifier for Strong Leadership Team and Ability to Grow Brand Marketing Dollars Online

Written on
November 15th 2012
Author
AdotasWire

NEW YORK (November 13, 2012) —  Maxifier, the global leader in programmatic premium optimization, today announced an investment from WGI Group, a provider of early stage capital for Internet entrepreneurs. The investment comes shortly after a strategic investment from Dentsu Digital Holdings, Inc., which actively invests in emerging digital companies through [...] more...

Obama Rolls in Adotas Poll

Written on
November 8th 2012
Author
Mike Daly

Judging by the results of our most recent poll quesition, the interactive ad industry is in a blue state. Asked who would win the presidential election, our readers responded: Barack Obama (68 percent) Mitt Romney (32 percent) Our new poll question is based on a comment from Maxifier CEO Jonathon Shaevitz during a [...] more...

VIDEO: Maxifier CEO Jonathon Shaevitz on the Overfunding of Tech Companies

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November 8th 2012
Author
Mike Daly

Maxifier CEO Jonathon Shaevitz is interviewed by Adotas editor Mike Daly ad ad:tech NY 2012. Subscribe to the free Adotas.com Newsletter addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adotas.com%2F2012%2F11%2Fvideo-maxifier-ceo-jonathon-shaevitz-on-the-overfunding-of-tech-companies%2F'; addthis_title = 'VIDEO%3A+Maxifier+CEO+Jonathon+Shaevitz+on+the+Overfunding+of+Tech+Companies'; addthis_pub = 'adotas'; more...

How to Succeed as a Woman in Ad Tech

Written on
November 6th 2012
Author
Jennifer Agustin

According to a study released last month by Harvard Business School and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the ad-supported Internet contributed to 5.1 million jobs in the U.S. and $530 billion to the US economy in 2011. The release of this information was timely, as the topic of job creation [...] more...



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