Sonja Kroll

EMEA Editor

Sonja is the EMEA editor for ExchangeWire and covers all things programmatic in Europe from her base in Dublin. She initially found her way into the online marketing world through editorial and management roles for Yahoo! Search Marketing in the mid 2000s, before switching sides in 2009 and reporting on the online advertising industry as a regular contributor to German language internet news portal internetworld.de, and working as a content creator for a variety of clients in the tech and marketing world. Sonja has a BA in Photographic Media under her belt and in a previous life, qualified as secondary school teacher from the University of Würzburg, Germany, conducted traffic surveys and acted as an extra on an Irish soap opera.

Articles by Sonja

• Screen6 Launches Tech Platform Hub; New Standard Ad Portfolio by IAB Europe

  7 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Tech hub for platforms launched by Screen6; IAB collaborates on new ad standards; Identity matching solution by AdBrain; UK ranks lowest in [...]

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• 5 Things to Know About GDPR

  7 years ago News

  

  It's now less than a year until new data protection rules will be introduced in Europe. Known as the GDPR, the effects of the wide-reaching privacy protection regulation still seem to be shrouded in mist for the members of the ad tech [...]

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• Advertising Is Top Revenue Source for Mobile Publishers; Rewarded Ads Increase In-App Purchases

  7 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Advertising makes up 56% of mobile publishers' revenue; In-app spend [...]

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• Bridging the Gap Between Publisher & Ad Tech Worlds: Q&A with Lulu Phongmany, PulsePoint

  7 years ago News

  

  Transitioning from a position in publishing to a role in ad tech helped Lulu Phongmany, VP strategic partnerships, PulsePoint, bridge the gap between understanding publisher needs and ad tech challenges. Advocating for mutually beneficial outcomes is critical to successful publisher/ad [...]

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• Bessere Sichtbarkeitsraten in Deutschland; Define Media und Active Agent kooperieren

  7 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire bündelt die wichtigsten Nachrichten aus der Region DACH aus der deutschsprachigen Programmatic-Szene. Diese Woche: Sichtbarkeitsraten in Deutschland verbessern sich; Active Agent und Define Media kooperieren; und Yieldlab verifiziert mit ads.txt. Viewability in Deutschland im Aufschwung Sichtbarkeitsraten für Display- und Video Werbung [...]

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• Good Year for UK Ad Spend; Mediasmart & Cedato Partner

  7 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: UK ad spend at landmark high; Mediasmart and Cedato cooperate; Adloox accredited by MRC; Sublime Skinz acquires Kpsule; and Outbrain buys Zemanta. UK [...]

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• Smaato und adsquare kooperieren; Adikteev startet in Deutschland

  7 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire bündelt die wichtigsten Nachrichten der Region DACH aus der deutschsprachigen Programmatic-Szene. Diese Woche: Kooperation zwischen Smaato und adsquare; Adikteev öffnet Büro in Berlin; und Neue Doppelspitze für AdColony. Smaato und adsquare kooperieren Für seine erste Integration im Bereich Exchange hat sich [...]

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• Sizmek Agrees to Acquire Rocket Fuel; Media iQ Receives Investment

  8 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Sizmek-Rocket Fuel deal; Big investment round for Media iQ; Smaato and adsquare partnership; Taptica buys Adinnovation; Publisher optimisation tool launched by IAS; [...]

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• Last-Click vs Multi-Touch-Attribution: Q&A with Greg Endean, Sociomantic

  8 years ago News

  

  Given the well-documented inadequacies of single-touch attribution models that can lead to poor distribution of budget across channels and partners, there are smarter models that can help marketers increase their ROI through more informed budget allocation, Greg Endean, Managing Director [...]

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• Online-Audio wächst um 40%; Viewability Bidding von Active Agent und batch Media

  8 years ago News

  

  ExchangeWire bündelt die wichtigsten Nachrichten aus der Region DACH. Diese Woche: Online-Audio-Werbung boomt; Active Agent und batch Media bringen Viewability Bidding; und Glispa stellt Avocarrot vor. Online-Audio-Werbung in Deutschland auf dem Vormarsch Digitale Audio-Werbung ist in Deutschland ein Wachstumsmarkt. Zu diesem Schluss [...]

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