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Everyone is talking about mobile IDs but often in discussions, many people are not really sure what they are referring to and why mobile IDs are so much more complicated than online.  Advertisers hear that data and audience targeting are not really possible in mobile, a half-truth that prevents them from tapping into a growing wealth of [...]

Company Executives Play Key Roles at ad:tech San Francisco, AdWeb 3.0, Digiday: Video Upfront LA and NYC, and Rutberg Summit: London 2011 Further demonstrating its industry leadership, DataXu - the only cross‑channel demand side platform (DSP) for display, mobile, and video advertisers – will speak at six events over four days in the US and UK, including some of the [...]

Today, the OpenRTB Consortium announced the launch of OpenRTB Mobile – a functional committee of the successful OpenRTB consortium – dedicated to increasing the adoption

Six hundred years ago, common philosophy (and the King) favored a geocentric view of the universe with Earth stationed at the center. This view of the world remained relatively unchanged until the 16th century when a young man, Nicolaus Copernicus, introduced the notion of a heliocentric universe where the Sun ruled the planets, not the [...]

Today, we are excited to announce the General Availability of DX Mobile. Since we introduced the DX2 platform last September, we have experienced accelerated adoption that has exceeded all expectations. DX Mobile is an extension of our strategy to become the “brain” of digital media across all channels and all devices. Our vision is to [...]

Real-time bidding has indeed arrived for mobile—and in a big way.  It’s no surprise as there has typically been a low fill rate on mobile ad inventory, and real-time exchange-trading has proven itself to be massively effective for advertisers under such market conditions.  The only real surprise is to those entrenched in the mobile-specific advertising [...]

Congratulations to DataXu advisor Greg Stuart on his appointment to CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA).   While I’m chagrined to lose a trusted advisor, I’m thrilled that the MMA will now have a proven global leader to help drive the growth of the mobile advertising industry.   I predict that Greg will preside over HUGE [...]

Every fall, Advertising Week engulfs New York, a city known for its media and advertising industry.  And just as digital has swept the advertising industry, so too has it swept Ad Week.  This year DataXu’s Mike Baker will be speaking at several events dedicated to the evolving digital landscape – mobile advertising and data driven [...]

Every advertiser seeks better “ROI” (return on investment).  Since we launched the first version of our platform — less than a year ago! – it’s been gratifying to see many big brands and agencies embrace our solution to drive better ROI from online display. But  “ROI” has another meaning, and it’s equally important:  “Rate Of [...]

This past Monday, DataXu CEO Mike Baker spoke on the “Looking Forward…DSP, RTB, OMB!?!” panel at the IAB Networks & Exchanges event.  Mike was joined by representatives from both the agency and vendor side of the digital advertising space for a rousing discussion that covered topics such as: •    Content vs. context in digital advertising [...]