AdGroups.com is a vertical advertising network focused on reaching African-American and urban Latino audiences. It has a network reach of more than 300 websites and 25 million unique visitors monthly. AdGroups.com offers targeted advertising solutions including behavioral and demographic targeting, as well as site retargeting and creative retargeting capabilities. Advertisers can manage their campaigns through AdGroups.com's self-serve interface or work with an account manager for larger campaigns.

1. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF ADVERTISING AGE
THE BUYER’S
GUIDE TO
AD EXCHANGES
AND NETWORKS Exchanges
Choosing the right ad network or exchange can be daunting. Marketers need to ADSDAQ Exchange 18
Right Media Exchange 56
be confident that the company they select will carry their brand messages to
Networks
the audiences they want to reach—not drop those ONLINE GUIDE AdBrite 12
Adconion Media Group 14
messages in wherever there’s space to whoever The Ad Network & Exchange Guide is
also available online. The online edition, AdGroups.com 16
sponsored by Adconion, features company
Burst Media 20
happens to be on that site at the time. And Web profiles, including updates and links to
key information. Casale Media 22
Complex Media Network 28
sites want to be sure that they’re aligned with the To see the Ad Network & Exchange Guide
Online, go to: CPX Interactive 30
right partners as well. Because there are so many [brandedcontent.adage.com/ang] DRIVEpm Ad Network
The Eggnetwork
32
34
Epic Advertising 36
factors to consider when choosing an ad network or exchange, we have given Forbes Audience Network 38
HispanoClick 40
each advertiser in this buyer’s guide an opportunity to talk about its offerings to IDG TechNetwork 42
Newspaper National Network 44
aid you, our readers, in choosing the best partner for your needs. To help you Platform-A: AOL 46
Platform-A: Tacoda 48
further, each profile includes an at-a-glance summary of each company, its Platform-A: Advertising.com 50
Platform-A: Platform-A 52
capabilities and how it can help you reach the audiences you want. Revenue Science 54
Specific Media 58
24/7 Real Media 60
Pete Roper Karen Egolf Jeanine Dunn
General Manager, Editorial Director, Custom Art Director Undertone Networks 62
Interactive Marketing Solutions YuMe Video Ad Network 64
212-210-0280 312-649-5239 Hara Allison
Jackie Ghedine proper@adage.com kegolf@adage.com Graphics Director
Advertising Director Other
212-210-0725 Suzanne Hermalyn Richard K. Skews Diane Maida In-store ad network:
jghedine@adage.com Director, Custom Marketing Associate Editor Production Manager Catalina Targeted Advertising 24
Solutions
Digital video network:
508-497-8688 Barbara Knoll
shermalyn@adage.com Copy Editor CBS Outernet 26
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AD NETWORK
[www.adbrite.com]
ADBRITE ADBRITE
REACH
The fourth-largest ad network in monthly
The Internet’s ad marketplace page views (comScore), AdBrite reaches
nearly 85 million unique viewers each
Reach or targeting? Scale or transparency? Banners or text? Forget the debate—you month. AdBrite serves ads on more than
don’t have to make a trade-off. AdBrite has built a marketplace that brings media 50,000 sites and is home to eight of the
buyers the advantages of all the different models. There’s no reason you can’t have top 20 U.S. media properties. This scale
vast reach and also benefit from detailed, site-level transparency. allows advertisers to target the greatest
possible number of potential purchasers.
Most advertisers—especially major consumer brands—care a lot about where their
message is displayed. Traditional, blind ad networks cannot offer site-level metrics, Scale has also brought specialization to
and this lack of transparency has been a key hurdle to determining the success rate AdBrite’s marketplace, which features
of media buys. AdBrite has brought a new dimension of transparency into online specialty channels such as Entertainment,
advertising by introducing the Internet’s first transparent auction model for display Women’s Lifestyle, Social Networking and
advertising. Sports & Outdoors. These channels reach
AdBrite provides site-level transparency. Advertisers can see details for every site on
which their ads have run, optimize their campaigns to increase exposure on the best- millions of unique users each month
AdBrite’s marketplace offers advertisers site-level control on a network that is performing sites and pause underperforming or less desirable sites. while enabling savvy advertisers to focus
50,000 sites strong and growing. Every month AdBrite serves ads on 25 billion
their buys by site content or user base.
pages, reaching 85 million unique users in the U.S. to the Internet. AdBrite was also the first major ad network to launch a Facebook
Apps Channel in October 2007, plugging developers of the Internet’s hottest social
AdBrite offers a full suite of ad formats, including standard banner and text ads, as network directly into the online advertising marketplace. TRANSPARENCY
well as innovative, proprietary formats such as the Full Page Ad. AdBrite has been
an industry leader in developing formats for multimedia advertisers and social More and more agencies, blue-chip brand advertisers and direct marketers are AdBrite offers unrivaled site-level
networking sites. finding success with ad networks and ad exchanges. AdBrite not only provides a transparency to give you maximum
straightforward self-serve interface for advertisers that take a hands-on approach but control over ad placements and campaign
In early 2007, AdBrite developed BritePic and InVideo, ad formats for interactive also has experienced account managers to assist clients running large campaigns. performance.
photo and video advertising, to supplement its standard text and IAB display units.
Later that year, AdBrite’s rich-media Full Page Ad debuted as the industry’s first AdBrite is a large-scale, transparent ad marketplace that can bring you the best of
active interstitial ad, bringing the style and engagement of the magazine page ad both worlds.
TARGETING
Site-specific
Custom channels
PUBLISHERS
Keyword
With an easy self-serve interface and full transparency, AdBrite AdBrite has established itself as a scale leader, helping major Web Geography
has built a reputation as an ideal solution for specialty content publishers as well as specialty sites run relevant advertising and Income
sites. AdBrite publishers use the network to monetize multiple ad maximize revenue yield. AdBrite provided ads to more than Ethnicity
format types, including innovative graphic and interstitial ads on 50,000 Web sites in February 2008, growing rapidly from 20,000
the same platform. As a publisher with AdBrite, you can set target sites in September 2006. Now, large branded publishers are taking AD FORMATS
prices for your inventory and choose which ads appear on your advantage of AdBrite’s transparent marketplace model more than
Graphical ads (standard IAB units)
site. AdBrite’s large, diverse base of quality publishers helps ever before. Eight of the 20 largest comScore U.S. media
Text ads
advertisers reach their target audiences across any audience properties are currently partnering with AdBrite, and thousands
Full Page Ads (active interstitial)
demographic, content type, behavior or geography. of new sites are joining the network each month.
BritePic—for still images
InVideo—for video
AUDIENCE COMPOSITION
PRICING
THE ADBRITE NETWORK REACHES 85 MILLION UNIQUE USERS PER MONTH* Pricing is determined by real-time
auction. Pricing is CPM for graphical ads,
CPC for text ads and CPV (cost-per-view)
Under for Full Page Ads. We work closely with
$
55+ Under 18 25k CPA advertisers to maximize campaign
12.6% 16.0%
$
100k+ 8.9%
$ performance.
25.3% 25-39k
9.4%
Male 45-54 CAMPAIGN
Female 50.8% 18-24
18.4% 15.3% MANAGEMENT
49.2%
$
40-59k You can use AdBrite’s easy self-serve
$
75-99k 26.8% interface to manage campaigns anytime.
25-34 17.5% For larger campaigns, AdBrite designates
35-44
20.8% 16.9% an account manager to optimize ad
$
60-75k spending effectively.
12.1%
CONTACT
Jim Benton
VP-Sales
415-830-9970
jbenton@adbrite.com
GENDER AGE INCOME
*Data based on comScore reports, January 2008.
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AD NETWORK
[www.adconion.com]
ADCONION MEDIA GROUP ADCONION
AUDIENCE
NETWORK
Advertisers, meet AUDIENCE TARGETING
We offer a comprehensive suite of
the Audience Network targeting solutions that enables
Audience Network? Yes, we’re an ad network that believes each advertiser advertisers to precisely target and reach
deserves to reach its ideal audience—with minimum waste and maximum results. high-value individual audiences.
Customers let us into their lives, not vice versa. Adconion’s Audience Network
uses innovative technology combined with good, old-fashioned human insight— TARGETING SOLUTIONS
our insight working with yours—to deliver audience-targeted campaigns. We Generate new demand, remarket to
know that when we all work together, campaigns work harder. customers, leverage search campaigns,
Adconion is an independent online ad network with global reach. We are a etc.
champion for you: advertisers, ad agencies and media buyers. We created our Behavioral targeting
products and services specifically for a truly objective media-buying process. And Demographic targeting
we’re not just loyal, we’re smart. Our targeting technology allows you to reach the Site retargeting
right audience every time, here and abroad. We’re an ad network focused on Creative retargeting
audience; let us take your media-buying experience to a new level. Search retargeting
Custom solutions
Now, who do we want to reach today? The audience network: You’ve been granted your ideal audience.
GLOBAL ADVANTAGE
The Adconion difference network that allows you to focus on audience data, beyond just sites or content. What
We are one of the world’s fastest-growing
Loyal and independent: Adconion is focused on your needs. We work hard to does that mean to you? In short, significantly improved campaign performance and
ad networks. We have offices in the U.S.,
enhance your brands and protect their integrity. We are focused on performance and substantially higher conversion rates than traditional site-targeted ads.
Canada, the U.K., Europe and Australia. In
we deliver results. We can do this better than most because we are independent. As
Our global reach is your domestic advantage. The Adconion Audience Network fact, we just completed a strategic $80
an independent network, there’s never a conflict of interest. With the increasing
includes more than 107 million unique Internet users in the U.S. and 200 million million Series C round of funding.
consolidation in online media, that’s a big advantage. What’s more, our audience-
worldwide (comScore, January and February 2008) with a diverse inventory of
focused model enables you to retain ownership of your consumer data rather than
global premium sites. Our recent acquisition of Frontline Direct has enhanced our
losing it to third-party portals and media conglomerates. Adconion’s Audience FOCUS ON PRIVACY
portfolio of performance-branded solutions to include more granular audience
Network gives you the muscle needed to compete and be successful in today’s fast- We have rigorous privacy standards and
targeting. In virtually every case, we can offer you worldwide targeting that
changing media and advertising landscape. respect the rights of the individuals who
maximizes value and increases overall marketing efficiency. We’re here for you no
access ads; we adhere to European
Smart targeting, global reach: Adconion is the only independent global ad matter where you need to go.
privacy standards, which are significantly
higher than most other country standards.
PUBLISHERS WHO USES THE ADCONION NETWORK?
Adconion creates value for its publishing partners by monetizing REACH THE RIGHT AUDIENCE WITH
MINIMUM WASTE AND MAXIMUM RESULTS. SMART CAMPAIGN
undervalued inventory at all levels of the supply/demand chain.
MANAGEMENT
With Adconion’s global network of sales professionals, we are
We deliver successful campaigns by
able to bring quality brand advertisers to Web sites that receive
combining technological innovation with
traffic from countries across North America, Asia Pacific and
experienced campaign managers. We
Europe. As an independent ad network, there’s never a conflict
provide analytical reports and strategic
of interest. With the increasing consolidation in online media,
recommendations that net maximum
that’s a big advantage for all publishers.
results.
Adconion’s formula for success is simple: Enrich each ad call by
leveraging advertiser partnerships and technology to drive high MEET OUR
yield for publisher’s inventory. Adconion combines the power of MANAGEMENT TEAM
technology with the experience of seasoned media professionals T. Tyler Moebius: Chief Executive Officer/
to ensure the right solution for each publisher partner. President & Executive Director
He’s a true Internet entrepreneur:
Adconion recognizes that publishers need custom solutions to fit TrafficMarketplace and Avenue A (one of
the needs of their business. Adconion partners with publishers the first 10 employees) are a part of his
large and small, with niche and mass-appeal content, those that success story.
wish to have pure representation and those that wish to remain
Keith Kaplan: President of North America
anonymous. We’ve listened to the marketplace, and we have
An ad network guru and industry veteran:
created global publisher solutions that exceed expectations.
among his achievements was L90’s
Adconion’s publishers recognize that our global footprint is their
acquisition of DoubleClick Media,
domestic advantage. Ready to join Adconion’s Audience
creating profitable businesses, which lead
Network?
to negotiating another acquisition by
OUR GLOBAL REACH IS YOUR DOMESTIC ADVANTAGE
AskJeeves Interactive.
Monetize all of your inventory.
Leverage Adconion’s global team of professionals. CONTACT
Work with experienced media professionals. Advertisers/Agencies: Liz Schiff
lschiff@adconion.com
Let Adconion create custom solutions for you. 212-808-6587
Experience the advantage of working with an independent
Publishers: Dan Alexander
partner.
dalexander@adconion.com
310-382-5530
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AD NETWORK
[www.adgroups.com]
ADGROUPS.COM ADGROUPS.COM
AUDIENCE
AdGroups.com is a vertical advertising
Unmatched coverage for network focused exclusively on reaching
African-American and urban Latino
reaching African-Americans audiences in the U.S.
online
NETWORK REACH
Established in 1998, AdGroups.com is a very early entrant into the vertical ad At more than 300 Web sites and nearly
network space. The company is the first and largest dedicated advertising network 1 billion ads served monthly across
focused on reaching various multicultural audiences via the Internet and other standard display units, mobile and
emerging media. The company boasts a list of more than 300 active publishers, all podcasts within sites directly targeting
dedicated to reaching many subsegments of the African-American market. Data African-American or urban Latino
from comScore Media Metrix place the company as a top-tier outlet in comparison audiences, AdGroups.com has established
to other vendors that directly vie for the same audience. itself as a formidable player in the
The company was founded by Roary Wilder, an industry veteran who was part of multicultural space.
some of the earliest movements to establish standardized metrics for advertisers to
evaluate Web site traffic as an employee at RelevantKnowledge, which eventually TARGETING
merged with Media Metrix. “When I came up with the idea … most publishers
Main forms of targeting available:
weren’t open to network models because they were looking for a quick [high-sell] importance of including African-Americans in their online marketing
Geotargeting (down to metro level)
exit,” Mr. Wilder says of the pre-bubble-burst days of the early commercialized communication strategies.
Daypart
Internet. AdGroups.com made its debut with a small number of publishers (only
“African-Americans represent the most rapidly evolving segment in the United Single site/custom channel
three Web sites), but entered the space at a time when marketers were yearning
States in terms of both affluence and segmentation,” Mr. Wilder says. An Content
for options in a medium with very limited opportunities to reach African-
important tenet that broad-base advertisers need to keep in mind is that African- Keyword
American consumers.
Americans exist within every general-market segment. AdGroups.com’s unique
At the company’s launch, there were only a few publishers garnering a large share site portfolio can help to add reach (and marquee performance) to most campaigns. AD UNITS
of advertising earmarked for African-Americans online; at the same time, dozens “The only key difference with utilizing our network [versus a general-market site
AdGroups accepts IAB standard ad
of quality sites were being launched, but none had the critical mass to carry even a for a general-market campaign],” Mr. Wilder adds, “is that you have a special
units (large to small). We’re also
midsize campaign on its own. Agencies were hungry for alternatives since most opportunity to tailor your campaign’s imagery and messaging to garner even
certified as being able to run
outlets at the time were polarized, addressing very specific subsegments of the higher success scores.”
technologies from most of the leading
African-American audience. “As agencies discovered us … they fell in love,” Mr.
In addition to the “no-brainer/must use” position that AdGroups has established rich media vendors in the space as
Wilder says. “All of our earliest supporting agencies are still utilizing our services
with many multicultural marketers, the company is constantly tapped to add well.
10 years later with ever-growing budgets and evolving strategies. It’s a testament
to the growing importance of this market.” reach to media plans where ethnicity is not a core target of a campaign’s strategy.
The company views this as a key area of growth for the next several years as the
OTHER SERVICES
Today, AdGroups.com provides sales services to more than 300 Web sites and consumer profile of African-Americans continues to evolve and a broader base of
The company has a well-established
works with marketers from nearly every major advertising segment that realize the marketers realizes the growing importance of this group to their bottom lines.
consulting division for small and
emerging businesses looking to target
PUBLISHERS
African-Americans.
Publishers whose sites focus on reaching African-American or lack of reach or lack of content—usually both,” he says.
urban Latino audiences can find special utility in our services. We AdGroups.com is a dedicated network where all publishers exist
offer a CPM-based ad network and traffic-building link exchange. on the same playing field. PRICING
We also offer direct-rep services to select publishers where our AdGroups.com is a 100% CPM-based
company can handle 100% of your sales inquiries for a very Relationships: AdGroups.com has relationships with a growing network. Pricing depends on a number
generous preferred commission rate. number of key agencies whose clients are interested in African- of variables, most commonly the level
American reach. of desired targeting and timing.
Why use AdGroups.com vs. other similar networks?
We’re dedicated: The term dedicated is an important factor that Longevity: With more than a decade of direct experience in the
CAMPAIGN
publishers seeking a network partner need to take into account. multicultural space, AdGroups.com holds a significant first-mover
MANAGEMENT
In 2007, many ad-supported publishers tried their hands at advantage over rivals offering similar services.
Your clients enjoy around-the-clock
creating vertical ad networks, mainly to help their sales portfolios.
Breadth: Because of its size, AdGroups.com is able to focus on support from a dedicated team that
“Working with a publisher-initiated ad network where the
nearly every subsegment of the African-American market. cares about your brand.
publisher was already in your space can be a dangerous
proposition,” says Reginald Mars, director of publisher relations
for AdGroups.com. In addition to quickly jumping on a Personalized consulting: Large and small publishers enjoy CONTACT
bandwagon topic where the expertise of running a network relationships and strategic consulting about their brand and
AdGroups.com
probably isn’t as strong as it could be, publisher-initiated networks development that other companies wouldn’t yield without
888-722-1147, ext. 1
are usually created for one of two reasons: “to help a publisher’s additional fees (if at all).
info@adgroups.com
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AD EXCHANGE
[www.contextweb.com]
ADSDAQ EXCHANGE ADSDAQ
EXCHANGE
AUDIENCE
Where both publishers and What makes the ADSDAQ Exchange different from a
network?
ADSDAQ Ad Exchange has
more than 93 million U.S. visitors and
advertisers have complete The ADSDAQ Exchange is made up of thousands of top-quality Web sites of all
sizes, as well as advertisers and agencies. The ADSDAQ Exchange allows control
more than 50% reach of the U.S. as of
February 2008, according to comScore. In
control on both sides. Advertisers control their bid prices and sellers control their asking March 2008, the exchange expanded to
prices. Most networks sell inventory to an advertiser and give a percentage of that include the U.K. audience.
The ADSDAQ Exchange enables publishers to set the prices they want by revenue to the publisher. While networks are in the business of “doing” the deal,
directing premium inventory into the exchange while sending unsold inventory to the ADSDAQ Exchange is in the business of “facilitating” the deal.
other ad networks or exchanges.
TARGETING
The real-time contextual technology that powers the ADSDAQ Exchange provides Contextual, behavioral, demographic,
Advertisers control their ad placement on a page-by-page basis, which allows advertisers with the quality of a site-specific buy and the reach of a network, all geo-targeting and dayparting
them to show their ads exactly where they want, at the price they want to pay. within a brand-safe environment.
Providing placement and pricing control to both publishers and advertisers allows Why is the ADSDAQ Exchange a brand-safe environment? AD UNITS
the ADSDAQ Exchange to be a truly open exchange for buyers and sellers of all Standard IAB graphical, text and rich
sizes. The ADSDAQ Exchange real-time contextual technology puts ads into Page-level targeting
media ad units, including in-banner video
context on pages of content the reader cares about, producing much higher Advertising that runs on the ADSDAQ Exchange runs on specific pages of
ads from Point Roll, Eyeblaster and
advertising effectiveness.* content versus anywhere on a Web site (site-specific), which ensures that the
Eyewonder
advertiser's messages will appear in a relevant and desirable environment.
What exactly is contextual advertising?
Contextual advertising refers to an ad placed on a Web page adjacent to related Web Keyword targeting PRICING
content. Advertisers can choose specific target content (e.g., auto reviews), Allowing advertisers to select specific keywords ensures that their ads will appear ADSDAQ Exchange’s premium inventory
keywords (e.g., Toyota) or categories of content (e.g., auto) on a Web page. exactly where they want them and not where they don’t. *OTX Research, February 2008 is priced on a CPM, CPC or CPA basis to
provide the maximum flexibility to
What makes ADSDAQ different from other ad exchanges?
ADSDAQ exchange members.
There are two key differences:
• First, our ability to target ads at the page level, in the particular context
CAMPAIGN
desired by the advertiser or agency. This gives advertisers and agencies
MANAGEMENT
confidence that their ads will appear in brand-safe environments.
• Second, we allow ADSDAQ Exchange publishers to control their own pricing. The ADSDAQ Exchange works with all
This gives advertisers the opportunity to get premium positions for their ads. major ad management platforms,
including Accipiter, Atlas OAS,
IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS DoubleClick’s DART, FastClick, Google
and others. A self-service advertiser
ADSDAQ Exchange Agency Trading Desk Board and advisers to ContextWeb • Robin Cooper: VP-advertising and solution will be available in 2008.
Using the same real-time contextual • Wenda Harris Millard: President, media, business development of auto publisher
engine that powers the company’s media of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Kelley Blue Book.
business, a digital agency can use the former chief sales officer at Yahoo! and • Scot McLernon: President of the CONTACT
ADSDAQ Exchange Agency Trading Desk founding member and exec VP of Upstream Group and former head of Robert Daniel
across media buys on portals, ad networks DoubleClick. sales for CBS Digital. ContextWeb Inc.
and site-specific buys to break down buys • Mike Kelly: Former president of AOL Senior VP-Sales & Publisher
into content categories and associate Media Networks, responsible for the ADSDAQ Exchange opens to U.K. advertisers Development
campaign performance with those marketing, distribution and ad revenue 917-408-6354
In March 2008, ContextWeb’s ADSDAQ
categories. Once a buyer or analyst for AOL Web properties, Advertising.com rdaniel@contextweb.com
Exchange expanded operations to the U.K.
receives this analysis, the agency can—with network and affiliated Time Warner and hired Ross Caveille to be the ADSDAQ Ross Caveille
the push of a button—buy more of the digital brands. Exchange’s U.K. country manager. ContextWeb Inc.
inventory that is working for a given • Marshall Cohen: Member, Pilot Group, U.K. Country Manager
campaign and offer to sell any inventory former senior VP of AOL Time Warner The ADSDAQ Exchange sells U.K. inventory 44-020-3178-6470
that is underperforming their and former exec VP of MTV Networks. that is available from sites on the ADSDAQ rcaveille@adsdaq.co.uk
expectations. This new product is • Ira Carlin: Former chairman-international Exchange and helps advertisers reach the
currently in closed beta with six major of Interpublic’s MAGNA Global Worldwide Spencer Lee
exchange’s audiences of U.K. visitors.
advertising agencies. and former chairman of Universal McCann. ContextWeb Inc.
Director-Sales, Central &
Midwestern Regions
ADSDAQ EXCHANGE IS NO. 1 IN REACH ACROSS 19 CONTENT CATEGORIES** ADVERTISERS & PUBLISHERS 800-419-8945
**comScore, Key Measures, February 2008
AUTOMOTIVE TRAVEL The ADSDAQ Exchange does business with slee@contextweb.com
ADSDAQ by ContextWeb Autos ADSDAQ by ContextWeb Travel more than 400 brand advertisers each
John Ruvolo
month. Ad agencies of all sizes, including
ContextWeb Inc.
each of the top 10 marketing
Director-Sales, Eastern Region
organizations in the world, run campaigns
917-408-6305
Advertising.com Autos Advertising.com Travel on the exchange.
jruvolo@contextweb.com
eBay Motors U.S. Expedia Inc. The ADSDAQ Exchange is made up of ADSDAQ Exchange Agency
more than 5,000 high-quality Web sites of Trading Desk
General Motors Travel Ad Network all sizes and subjects. There are 22 major Jay Sears
content categories (such as autos, finance ContextWeb Inc.
Edmunds.com Orbitz.com and money, health and medicine, food and Senior VP-Strategic Products &
drink, sports) and more than 386 Business Development
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 subcategories. 917-408-6300
Uniques (000) Uniques (000) jsears@contextweb.com
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9. PRACTICE SAFE
BRANDING.
BRAND SAFE
Your ad appears exactly where you want it and not where you don’t.
CONTEXTUAL, PAGE LEVEL TARGETING
Get more effective results1 with ads that appear with content you want.
CONTROL
The ADSDAQ Ad Exchange allows advertisers and publishers to name their
own price for premium inventory.
Call Robert Daniel (SVP of Sales) at 646-421-6716 or email rdaniel@contextweb.com
Visit www.contextweb.com for more information.
1
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AD NETWORK
[www.burstmedia.com ]
BURST MEDIA BURST MEDIA
TARGETING
Burst Network offers virtually unlimited
targeting solutions.
The smart choice for Network targeting:
online media Geographic
Demographic
When you place ads online, you want to make sure your media investment pays off. Time of day/day of week
Running a campaign with Burst Media ensures you that your advertising message Site targeting:
is going to the right place at the right time, whether you are a brand advertiser Content
hoping to make a great impression or a direct marketer seeking online visitors most High-indexing channel
likely to act on your offer. With two networks—Burst Network and Burst Sites hand-picked by you
Direct—we’re sure to have a solution that fits your advertising needs. Sites with demonstrated success in
your industry
Burst Network: The smart choice for brand advertisers Audience targeting:
Why sacrifice quality for quantity when it comes to your online advertising Behavioral targeting
budget? Burst Network combines focused audience composition, the buying Remarketing
power of active online consumers, precision targeting and the highest-quality Web Sequential targeting
sites to deliver advertising in an engaging, clutter-free environment. Reach the right people, not just the most people.
Many ad networks tout how many online users they reach. At Burst Network, it’s CHANNELS
who we reach that’s important. Burst Network content channels consistently AND NETWORKS
deliver a higher-than-average composition on many in-demand audience segments. Early Adopters or Baby Boomers, you will know exactly which sites your message Burst Network offers more than 400
That translates into your advertising message reaching the most valuable audience will appear on. content channels, as well as vertical
with the least media waste. audience networks that allow advertisers
Burst Direct: The smart choice for performance marketers to reach their target audience. Vertical
Burst Network sets quality standards advertisers can rely on. We don’t allow just audience networks include:
any site to join—only one out of every 10 sites that apply to the Burst Network If performance is your game, Burst Direct is the smart choice to make. The Burst Moms Network
meets our strict standards. Moreover, all sites within the Burst Network are Direct team of experts takes on your goal and works to find the right audience at Early Adopters Network (technophiles)
periodically audited to ensure a quality ad network. A quality ad network means the right time to react to your offer. Burst Direct does this through two levels of Family Builders Network (25-44)
our advertisers enjoy high visibility in a clutter-free environment. Additionally, service. Direct Connect is for marketers with large budgets that want to utilize Baby Boomers Network (45–64)
when optimized by Burst’s AdConductor ad management technology, advertisers’ tools such as dynamic pricing and action-based optimization across strategically Family Travelers Network
campaigns appear at precisely the correct frequency to maximize ROI. purchased inventory. For smaller budgets and less complex campaigns, Direct Green Network
Reach will optimize campaigns based on Burst’s 12 years of experience, refining
With Burst Network, you’ll reach your target audience—and know exactly how our optimization engine to ensure that we reach your goal.
you found them. Burst has always provided full transparency, apprising advertisers AD MANAGEMENT
of every placement with site-level reporting—before and after they buy. Whether So whether you seek to deliver a brand message or reach across the Web to find a AND AD SERVING
you buy broad reach or one of our hand-crafted brand networks such as Moms, willing customer, Burst is the smart choice.
Burst AdConductor is an integrated, fully
customizable, end-to-end ad
PUBLISHERS BURST MEDIA AUDIENCES management solution that frees your staff
to focus on selling, not operations. This
Burst works with the best small and midsize Web publishers in COMPOSITION INDEX OF SELECTED BURST MEDIA CONTENT in-house technology solution includes:
the business, providing high CPMs on brand advertising CHANNELS (AVERAGE = 100) Proposal building/forecasting
campaigns and filling inventory with performance campaigns.
Campaign set-up
Our goal is to maximize a Web publisher’s revenue
Campaign management
opportunities.
Reporting
Reconciliation/billing
We have two large networks, and we maintain rigorous
acceptance standards for both. All Burst sites are regularly
subject to a 26-step audit process to ensure they continue to QUALITY
meet our strict quality standards. If you have a clutter-free site Burst Media has been systems certified
with focused specialty content, Burst is the ad network to work for eight consecutive years by BPA
with. Worldwide. This comprehensive systems
audit assures advertisers and Web
Our state-of-the-art publisher interface, the Burst Publisher publishers that Burst Media’s data
Account Center, provides you with tools to easily manage your processes and systems are accurate and
business. You can review campaigns for price and creative, set maintained in accordance with generally
exclusions, create custom reports, review your site’s accepted auditing standards. BPA
demographics and run default campaigns on your site. certification also means Burst
AdConductor is an IAB Measurement
Burst works for publishers and provides one of the best customer Audited ad serving system.
service teams in the industry, delivering clear, concise and timely
answers.
CONTACT
Moreover, Burst has a dedicated sales force in nearly every major David Cooperstein
advertising market in the U.S. and in London. Our sales force is Chief Marketing Officer
constantly in front of major marketers and advertising agencies 781-852-5460
presenting the value of specialty content Web sites and why they dcooperstein@burstmedia.com
are the ideal vehicles to deliver an advertising message.
Source: comScore Media Metrix February 2008
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Casale Media
818-615-2022
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digital audience* in the U.K.* in Canada* tony.desena@casalemedia.com
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