Ciaran O'Kane
President & CSO
Ciaran O’Kane is the CEO of WireCorp, the publishing holding group focused on the digital advertising, retail technology and gaming sectors. He has worked in digital advertising over the last twenty years as a developer, digital marketer, ad operations provider, media monetisation specialist and senior sales executive. He continues to write editorial for ExchangeWire on advertising technology, marketing technology and programmatic - and acts as an advisor to a number of leading digital media companies in Europe.Articles by Ciaran
Fyber Going Big in Mobile Ad Tech; IAB in Final Push to Transition Publishers From Flash to HTML5
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Fyber earmarks capital for expansion; WPP hauls £596 in pre-tax profits; Adform and Adsquare team up; IAB supports HTML5 transition with new initiatives; [...]
The Road To ATS London... Unleashing the Economic Power of First-Party Data
The Road to ATS London is a series of specialist posts on technology, data, and the business models emerging in the programmatic ecosystem, all to be published in the run up to ATS London. Tickets for ATS London on Monday [...]
The Road To ATS London: Ensuring Programmatic Longevity By Building A Supply Side Network
The Road to ATS London is a series of specialist posts on technology, data and the business models emerging in the programmatic eco-system, all to be published in the run up to ATS London. Tickets for ATS London on Monday [...]
Facebook Delivers Solid Quarter; 76% of Ad Revenue ($2.9 Billion) Comes From Mobile
Despite beating analyst forecasts of $4.04 billion vs $3.99 billion (a 39% y-o-y increase), Facebook's stock was down in after-hour trading yesterday amid Wall Street's worries about its cost base. Highlights: - Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 76% of advertising revenue for [...]
ATS London, Europe's Mega Ad Tech Week & The 'Ad Tech Legend' of the Year
Europe's mega ad tech/digital advertising/digital media week is nearly upon us – when senior level agency, marketer and tech execs descend on Cologne with big volume deals to sign and custom algos to flog. All of this will of course be kicked [...]
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Ad Tech Companies Pushing EU to Investigate Google Dominance; Nikkei Buys FT for $1.3bn
In this week’s ExchangeWire European Weekly Roundup: ad tech companies push EU to investigate Google dominance; Nikkei buys FT for $1.2bn; ad tech is killing the online experience, allegedly; and ATS London, more speakers announced and tickets selling fast. Ad tech companies [...]
Pointless Rebate Debate Rages On in Ad Land; Zeta in Mega $125 Million Martech Fund Raise
In this week’s ExchangeWire European Weekly Roundup: marketing technology unicorn, Zeta, receives mega funding round of $125 million; the rebate debate continues to rage in ad land; Beeswax launches its BaaS to reduce bespoke bidder-building costs; and video streaming powerhouse [...]
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