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Media Buying – Explaining Rate Base vs Impressions

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Media buying in an interactive world is much different than in the traditional world – I think we all agree on that. But every month, it never fails, right around invoicing time we have questions about what was purchased via an insertion order for an online placement versus what is invoiced and what actually got delivered. These questions are great questions, especially if you’re only familiar with traditional rate bases or ratings and points.

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Why Free WiFi Isn't Free

What data is Google collecting from you when you use their free holiday wifi at the airport? And is the exchange worth it?

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Should Agencies Use Ad Servers?

In the last few weeks, we’ve had a lot of traditional advertising agencies asking us about what the benefits of utilizing an ad server are. By now, almost every publisher large and small offers some form of ad serving, so why not just use their numbers and their ad servers and save yourself the monthly commitments, ad serving fees, ad operations man hours and more?

Well, here’s a few reasons why we utilize ad servers – in particular – MediaPlex’ MOJO AdServer (we also use Microsoft Atlas for some clients, and we’ve had great experiences with TruEffect’s Truadvertiser in the past as well):

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Why CFOs Don’t Believe in Online Advertising

Just getting caught up on my industry reading and I came across this article titled Why CFOsDon’t Believe In Online Advertising. Now, at this point, I tell you why you should care about this article as well. It discussing one fo the most important parts of a direct response campaign – Reporting. The article is about analyzing [...]

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Are All 3rd Party Ad Servers Alike?

Recently our agency reviewed 3rd party ad servers. First of all, there is no question that it is essential for agencies and any advertisers placing any significant online media to use a 3rd party ad server. Online advertising is so packed full of data, that it can quickly become unmanageable and overwhelming without one central [...]

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