Ad buyers: Manage waste before you worry about impact – VentureBeat

If you’re not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you’re likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. People saw…

How One Company Scored 7 Cents A View With Twitter Promoted Video – Marketing Land

Sometimes you find the perfect fit. In denim and marketing campaigns. For Paige Denim, it happened with a successful Twitter Promoted Video effort that produced 94,000 video views, 1.77 million impressions and a good bit of traffic back to the Paige.com e-commerce site. The elements…

Ad blocking is a barrier to innovation – Financial Times

The shift in online activity from fixed-line to mobile devices has thrown up a host of winners. Advertising-funded services have seen revenues soar as consumers increasingly use their smartphones to access the web, unleashing a torrent of marketing spending that is due to hit almost…

Why One Auto-Dealer Believes in the Power of Pre-Roll Ads – AdAge.com

Drew Ament believes in the power of video pre-roll, those ads before YouTube videos, to sell vehicles. Pre-roll ads typically cost a fraction of other advertising, including a dealer favorite, paying for click-throughs on Google searches, said Mr. Ament, digital marketing manager at Sands Chevrolet…

Google Earnings Preview: Will Advertising Revenue Grow? – Forbes

Google is set to release its Q1 2015 earnings on Thursday, April 23rd. In Q4, the company reported that its revenues grew by over 15% year over year to $18.1 billion. However, the result failed to enthuse investors who were expecting far better growth in…