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I See The Future of Online Advertising at Dapper.net
Ed Kohler

Dapper.net has rolled out what I believe will be the start of a huge new trend in online advertising: Dynamically created ads based on RSS feeds (aka A Dapper Campaign).

I believe this to be true because I've been experimenting in this space over the past few months on my personal blog. Over there, I've created an ad format where people can update their ads in real-time via Twitter or by writing a new blog post. Anything RSS based works.

Dapper takes this one step further by making the display ad richer. For example, one can build an ad with real-time pricing for hotel room nights with pictures. Or tickets to shows. Whatever kind of inventory you may have that's in a structured format can be served up as an ad.

This is a giant leap forward from today's static banner ads because the ads are less about logos and more about offers. The ads become content. The mileage will vary depending on the richness of that content, but there is at least an offer to interact with rather than just a logo, smiling lady, or slogan.

Once in place, an advertiser can simply go about their daily routine. As they adjust prices on their site, or inventory changes, their ads will immediately reflect those changes.

Awesome stuff. Congratulations to Dapper for breaking new ground in this space.




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1. Posted by: chris dohman on February 20, 2009 3:16 PM:

looks like good stuff ed. thanks for the heads up. i'm going to try this in some form or another.....




2. Posted by: Eran Shir on February 23, 2009 2:20 PM:

Ed, thanks alot for the kind words. Obviously, I agree :)
Would be happy to deep dive some more.
BTW we're running a webinar this week showing examples and performance in travel. You can signup here:Dynamic Ads Webinar.
Best,
Eran Shir (CEO Dapper)




3. Posted by: Jeff on February 25, 2009 7:52 PM:

Yahoo! released a program they referred to as SmartAds at least a year ago if not more. Dapper is not breaking new ground here, despite the obvious value of the approach.

http://advertising.yahoo.com/marketing/smartads/




4. Posted by: เขาใหญ่ on January 29, 2010 3:15 AM:

yes, absolutely agree. they always implement the new technology




5. Posted by: ทัวร์เกาหลี on February 1, 2010 10:03 AM:

We will follow all the step they do.




6. Posted by: Avi on February 4, 2010 4:00 PM:

Beutiful blog, I wanted to learn more about Dapper and you made it clear and short!




7. Posted by: สายสัญญาณ on February 4, 2010 11:07 PM:

Do agree with Avi., it explore my knowledge network




8. Posted by: pattaya property on February 5, 2010 11:14 PM:

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9. Posted by: barcode scanner on February 18, 2010 10:35 AM:

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