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Building the Modern Ad Ops Team: Meet Disney’s VP of Ad Ops, Bobby Noble

Ad Monsters

As a senior manager at Hulu, he led ops across the West and Midwest regions, and his role expanded significantly following Hulus acquisition by Disney in 2019. Eventually, he took on the broader leadership role he holds today as VP of Disneys ad ops, where he now leads a team of more than 200 people.

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Startup Rembrand Buys Mirriad’s US Arm, Expanding AI Product Placement

Adweek

But it also reflects a broader shift in the media and advertising landscape, where long-standing companies built on traditional visual effects are being retooled or absorbed by newer firms deploying newer technology, such as AI agents. You may opt-out anytime by clicking unsubscribe from the newsletter or from your account.

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Scaling local advertising with automation in the new media landscape by Fluency

Martech

Today’s advertisers face a daunting operational challenge: scaling customized, local advertising campaigns across a growing number of channels. Overall digital ad spend continues to grow, and new channels, financial media and retail media networks are emerging. The challenge for ad teams lies in managing this complexity.

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Dow Jones’ AI Game Plan: Inside Jesse Waldele’s Strategy For Smarter Ad Ops

Ad Monsters

We got into leadership philosophy, the unpredictability of ad ops and what it takes to build future-facing systems while keeping clients winning today. That credibility keeps both advertisers and readers leaning in when the news cycle is chaotic. Andrew Byrd: Can you walk me through what your day-to-day looks like?

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Snap Taps Reddit Exec Mary Ann Belliveau to Helm North America Ad Sales

Adweek

Now, Snap is betting that the exec’s wealth of digital media experience will help bolster its advertising business. The expansion of Snap’s sales arm arrives at a moment when the social platform—which has 460 million daily active users—is dialing up its advertising efforts. offering financial incentives for advertisers this spring.

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Navigating the Great Resignation: Find Stability With an Ad Ops Partner

Ad Monsters

Publishers heavily rely on their ad ops teams, and as we all know, personnel turnover can be rather disruptive, especially when it happens in ad ops. If employees are resigning, the key to stability for publishers is working with an ad ops partner who will help them through these challenging times and for the long term.

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Sales and Ad Ops Best Practices for Collaboration

Ad Monsters

What’s the best way for publishers to attract advertisers to their properties? Enable their sales teams to tell compelling stories about their audiences and why they would be receptive to the potential advertiser’s products and services. Ad Ops as Data Translator. But storytelling requires data. 1: Put All Data to Use.

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