Are Your Video Ad Views User Initiated Or Automatic? SpotXchange Will Tell You

Are Your Video Ad Views User Initiated Or Automatic? SpotXchange Will Tell YouHere’s something that we’ve needed in online video advertising analytics for a long time, the ability for the advertiser to know whether or not their ads are being played on user-initiation or automatically upon page load. Good old SpotXchange (‘sup Otto!) have announced that they’ve got this cool new feature to increase transparency and help … Continue reading

SundaySky SmartVideo Gives Companies the Power to Really Connect with Consumers Through Video

SundaySky SmartVideo Gives Companies the Power to Really Connect with Consumers Through VideoI recently got some time with SundaySky’s President and Chief Revenue Officer, Jim Dicso, to talk about their SmartVideo product which offers real-time personalized video to better engage and connect with consumers. It’s an interesting product so I thought it best to get the info straight from the source. I couldn’t embed the videos so … Continue reading

The Importance Of Online Video In Transmedia Campaigns – Starlight Runner’s Jeff Gomez

The Importance Of Online Video In Transmedia Campaigns – Starlight Runner’s Jeff GomezWhen I was at CES I was lucky enough to sit down with the crew from Starlight Runner who are doing great things in ‘transmedia’ campaigns to help brands achieve a wider reach for their products and projects. While we didn’t chat much about work in Vegas it did lay some groundwork so that we … Continue reading

Connecting YouTube Artists, Celebrities, Advertisers & Brands: Big Frame

Connecting YouTube Artists, Celebrities, Advertisers & Brands: Big FrameOn a recent trip to LA, I had a chance to talk to Sarah Penna, the co-founder of Big Frame. Big Frame is a YouTube management company, working with online video talent to grow their careers. They have over 30 channels, collectively bringing in an average of 87 million video views each month. We touched … Continue reading

Jim Louderback On Cow Paths & Old Media Moving Online

Jim Louderback On Cow Paths & Old Media Moving OnlineLast month I shared part of my conversation with Jim Louderback. We covered a great number of video-related topics that day, including the comparison of the online video marketplace to cow paths (trust me, it makes total sense once you hear it) and how we still haven’t quite found the direct route to what new … Continue reading