Long has the legend endured that programmatic advertising = direct response = retargeting, i.e. when it comes to customers, programmatic can’t do more than help you grab the low hanging fruit. But solely using retargeting, means you miss out on the scale offered by the ad exchange inventory landscape in its vast entirety. There are…
If you’re shopping for a DSP, you could be forgiven for feeling as though you got yourself lost at a farmyard; it’s messy, it’s noisy, and the smell of shit is everywhere. We checked out some of the advice available online for marketers making this tricky decision, and were uninspired to say the least. Trying…
Nick Moutter, CEO at Admedo asks what needs to happen before the new promised era of Programmatic OOH arrives… Last year, to enable automated trading, we witnessed the first steps towards the launch of a 10-digit code for every UK outdoor advertising frame. This was met with much fanfare from the industry, proclaiming it a…
How to use Programmatic Awareness Activity for Postgraduate Enrolment Welcome the postgraduate loan! For Universities looking to fill more postgrad courses, this incentive for enrolment will no doubt become a central focus in their marketing for 2016 and beyond. And for potential applicants not yet in market, programmatic advertising is a great way to raise…
Marketers, breathe a sigh of relief, because the machines aren’t coming after your jobs. The mechanised backbone of programmatic advertising – machine learning – still needs you like a shark needs blood. We need only look to the ‘awkward’ exit of Microsoft’s chat bot, Tay, to see how AI, when left unaccompanied, can malfunction big…
David Ogilvy: “If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.” So many of us in the adtech/advertising space salute data as the the pivotal driver of successful online advertising. “It’s all in the targeting!” is the rally cry, as we pump our ads out into the ether. We’re wrong. But our misjudgment is forgivable; data-driven marketing…
We talk to Admedo’s HR & Operations Manager, Anthony Dacres, about the joys and challenges of hiring programmatic talent. Anthony, tell us a bit about what got you into the adtech industry. I was previously working as an Operations Manager for a welfare-to-work scheme, getting unemployed people back into work, and moving on, I wanted…
If you’re thinking of building an in-house programmatic advertising team, don’t assume that success relies merely on scale. Even the leanest can become its very own powerhouse – a place where man meets machine. So, who are the protagonists that form your badass in-house programmatic team? THE DEDICATED GENIUS (YOUR DMP) No team is complete…
When I speak to Higher Education marketers about programmatic advertising, questions about its efficiency, transparency and general functionality are common. But the overriding query is: how do I know when I’ve chosen the best solution? There’s no simple answer to this, but if you first determine your online advertising goals, there are five fundamental actions you…
At Admedo, I spend a lot of time working with colleges and other higher education providers to help them to target the right prospective students online. There’s no doubt that competition amongst universities looking to attract new students has never been higher. It’s never been more important for higher education marketers to get the most…