A few weeks ago, Google removed ads from the right-hand side of the search results page, causing confusion and rumours to flourish about what this means for the future of search and advertisers’ search strategies. ExchangeWire gauged the industry reaction [...]

Digital ad fraud continues to be a global problem, with brands increasingly concerned about bot clicks and the accuracy of traffic numbers. It does not help that Asia's ad tech industry still looks at clicks as the primary metrics, which [...]

Last Friday (19 February) Google appeared to surreptitiously remove all ads from the right hand side of the search engine results page (SERP). At the same time, they bumped up the number of ads that appear at the top of [...]

On Friday (19 February) the mobile network operator (MNO) Three delivered the news that, in partnership with Shine Technologies, it would introduce network-level ad blocking to all customers in the UK and Italy. Cue gasps and shaking of heads across Europe – [...]

The discussion rages on about whether data and creativity can harmoniously co-exist in the new era of digital advertising. If data is what determines whether a person is a relevant target, then creativity is what determines whether that person will eventually become [...]

Following OpenX’s successful launch of its School of Programmatic initiative last month (a series of workshops designed to fill the knowledge gaps and supply the skills and know-how to make the most of programmatic), Tuesday [16 February] saw the release [...]

Arguments abound about the best way to measure digital campaign effectiveness; but no industry standard exists. ExchangeWire talked to Tim Geenen (pictured below), director of strategy and innovation, Bannerconnect, about a study they carried out, which shows that exposure time [...]

ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Sky and DataXu partner; AppNexus launches PriceCheck; Facebook adds mobile web to Audience Network; WPP's multi-billion ad spend on Google; Alliance between Rubicon Project and [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: AU online ad spend climbs 33%; Kantar inks Thai TV ratings deal; Dentsu acquires Philippine media agency; [...]

Simon Harris (pictured below) is a programmatic director at iProspect; here, he writes exclusively for ExchangeWire about the ways in which programmatic has irrevocably changed the way that online advertising is bought. Now an established way of buying, programmatic has moved [...]