AppNexus, Rubicon Project and PubMatic have officially presented Prebid.org as an organization with the goal to promote header bidding among ad ops and publishers.
Hybrid programmatic is Admixer offer to publishers who want to get the best of different monetization technologies.
The use of unpopular ad formats by websites may lead to the losses in monetization. A much better way would be to look into smart optimization techniques.
Media publishers are pushing the use of video ads for better monetization. One thing they could add to the mix is to sell video ad placements via header bidding.
Programmatic buying is known to be followed by the issue of brand safety. It does not mean though that your brand is doomed without the direct negotiations. Programmatic is driven by data, not relationship building. Thus, it requires data-driven adjustments for keeping your brand safe.
An event on 10 August has stirred a renewed attention to the ad blocking issue. The blocking side accused a company of using US copyright law to push through its ads.
