Tag Archives: advertisers

3 Tech Phenomena that will Revolutionise the Media Industry

Display media has always been an exciting, dynamic marketing channel. With the ability to place media in front of almost any target audience, a multitude of different creative options available and nearly limitless data sets to buy and optimize against, display remains a critical (and ever-changing) part of the marketer’s toolkit. In 2017, we heard […]

Understanding Digital Ad Fraud and Bot Traffic

Much has been made of the rise of fraudulent digital ad traffic over the last couple years, with headlines such as “Russian Ring of Digital Ad Crooks is Reportedly Making Over $3 Million a Day” and “Hackers Make $5M a Day by Faking 300M Video Views” making a splash in the press. Hackers! Russian rings! […]

Yellow Pages Year-Over-Year Growth and the Importance of Call Tracking

Back in April I wrote a blog post that encouraged all of the Yellow Pages obituary writers out there to put down their pens and re-examine the facts. Sure enough, more evidence emerged last month that the medium is still a major destination for ready-to-buy shoppers. A recent study released by CRM Associates showed that […]

Can Directory Publishers Continue to Dominate Local Markets?

Recently, directory publisher AT&T reached a deal to sell a majority stake of their Yellow Pages division to Cerberus Capital Management, a deal that values the business at about $1.42 billion in equity. They are one of many directory publishers who have had to re-organise their businesses in recent years. For decades, directory publishers have […]