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
Sizmek Changes Ownership; Sonobi Drives European Expansion With New London Hub
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: USD$122m price tag for Sizmek; Sonobi establishes London hub; GroupM predicts USD$1 trillion global marketing spend for 2017; Factual and MediaMath partnership; Top ranking for [...]
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UK Ad Spend to Continue Rising; Tech-Savvy Users at Highest Risk of ID Fraud
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: UK ad spend to pass £20bn in 2016; ID fraud risk higher for [...]
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More Ad Space on Tumblr; Rubicon Project Teams up for Private Exchange
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: More ad space on Tumblr; Rubicon Project teams up with SuperAwesome; Adyoulike tops USD$20m run rate; Integral Ad Science cooperates with Flashtalking; [...]
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Spotify Sells Audio Ads Programmatically; Google AMP for Ads
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Automated buying of audio ads at Spotify; Google AMP goes ad; Phillipson to step down as IAB UK CEO; Adyoulike teams up [...]
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50% of Mobile Users Would Prefer 'Skippable Ads'; The Five Segments of the Millennials
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: Mixed feelings towards mobile advertising; A heterogenous look at Millennials; Cross-selling in [...]
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European Online Ad Spend Overtakes TV; Industry Professionals Uninformed About Malware
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: €36.4bn online ad spend in Europe in 2015; Majority of industry [...]
Equinix Sells Data Centres; PubNative's New Mobile Native Mediation Tool
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Equinix takes another step towards completion of Telecity acquisition; Mobile native mediation tool by PubNative; Sizmek opens Frankfurt data centre; WFA issues guidelines against ad [...]
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Axel Springer vs Blockr; Funding for Parsec
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Axel Springer gives up court case against ad blocker; Parsec receives funding; PubMatic launch PMP Guaranteed; Intrinsic buys AOP's Alliance; Yahoo introduces [...]
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Programmatic Investment on the Rise; Advertising on Premium Editorial Websites More Effective
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: Programmatic investment on the rise; Impact of content environment on advertising; [...]
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Impact Radius Buys Forensiq; Snapchat Partners with Oracle
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Impact Radius buys Forensiq; Snapchat Partners with Oracle; Twitter targets via emojis; Partnership between Uber and Factual; and New C-level additions at [...]
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