World Association of News Publishers


The impact of programmatic advertising on news publishers

The impact of programmatic advertising on news publishers

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Summary

This WAN-IFRA report examines how news publishers can profit from programmatic advertising, a rapidly evolving trend that is reshaping the digital advertising landscape.

The report provides a primer for news publishers pondering programmatic as part of their overall advertising strategy, critical background and context for its use, the major challenges and opportunities, expert advice, and insights from early adopters.

Highlights

  • Overview of programmatic advertising and where it stands today;
  • Advice about how to structure sales;
  • What to be aware of regarding fraud issues;
  • Case studies from leading publishers all over the world; and
  • What programmatic means to mobile, video and native.

We have spoken to numerous programmatic specialists and pioneers, many of whom have worked on both the publisher and advertiser sides, to address the key issues, trends, challenges and opportunities facing publishers.

Case studies include:

  • The Economist
  • Condé Nast
  • Telegraaf Media Group
  • Schibsted Media Group
  • Time Magazine
  • Expressen
  • Tribune Publishing
  • Metro US

Most experts and publishers have told us that while this new layer of technology can deliver a more efficient and effective data-driven approach to the entire digital advertising value chain, the market will decide when and where programmatic makes sense for publishers to offer this to their clients.

In other words, despite the fact that programmatic has been around in some form or fashion for a few years, it is still a relatively new practise within the industry, particularly as a potential revenue source for premium inventory.

And that is reflected in our report.

Who should read this report

“The impact of programmatic advertising on news publishers” will mean different things to different people in a publisher’s organisation. For top executives, it serves as a good introduction and overview of why programmatic will increase a company’s ad sales efficiencies and revenues. Advertising executives can benchmark their programmatic efforts with some of the leading publishers who shared their programmatic strategies and issues with us. Sales staff can see how programmatic may impact their roles and organisation. Business development executives can learn where investment is heading. IT can follow the programmatic transaction trail in detail.

Authors

Steve Shipside has been writing about digital media and advertising since the early 1990s for titles such as Campaign, Revolution, Business 2.0, and Wired. He has covered the evolution of online advertising from the birth of the banner advert to the programmatic revolution.

Dean Roper is the Director of Publications for WAN-IFRA, responsible for coordinating all publishing activities within the association. He has been working in the news media industry for nearly 30 years.

The report is supported by technology partner RadiumOne, leaders in programmatic advertising technology and services. For more information, contact marketingUK@radiumone.com.


Date:
2015-03-03
Language:
English
Type:
SFN Report
Number:
1
Author:
Steve Shipside, Dean Roper

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