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DOmedia Integrates TAB Out-of-Home Ratings into Platform

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30th, 2014 – DOmedia, the preeminent media buying and selling platform in the advertising industry, has received approval from the Traffic Audit Bureau (TAB), the leading source of out-of-home (OOH) media measurement systems in America, to use and display TAB Out-of-Home Ratings for over 350,000 media assets in the United States.

With the integration of the TAB data into DOmedia’s platform, agency users can now plan and buy OOH media more strategically and efficiently. The integration facilitates the standard use of ratings and provides agencies, which are full members of TAB, access to audience, reach and frequency measurements. DOmedia has continually enhanced its planning and buying applications to meet the call of the industry to innovate and improve business processes benefitting agencies as well as media selling companies.

Norm Chait, Senior Vice President at MediaVest USA adds “The adoption of technology and systems like this allow us to harness the power of the new TAB ratings by putting it on the desktop of our buyers, helping us to buy smarter, be more accountable and speak the same language as other media.”

“Since DOmedia’s launch in 2008, the team’s vision has been to make planning, buying and selling OOH media faster, smarter and better,” according to DOmedia’s President, Ken Sahlin. He adds, “The integration of TAB Out-of-Home Ratings in our applications help planners and buyers more easily assess the strategic capabilities of OOH to other measured media.”

According to Jack Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Director at Starcom USA, “With TAB granting a third-party data license to DOmedia, Starcom can more effectively and efficiently leverage out-of-home reach and frequency measures into our cross-media planning and buying processes that create positive impact for clients’ bottom lines.”


About DOmedia

DOmedia is the largest out-of-home advertising marketplace with integrated planning and buying applications whose purpose is to make the media buying process faster, smarter, better for both buyers and sellers. Through the online marketplace, media providers create company and media profiles for their properties. In turn, advertisers and agencies can search our comprehensive database to find new ideas, plan & build effective out-of-home campaigns. For more information, visit www.domedia.com.

About the TAB

Established in 1933, TAB (Traffic Audit Bureau for Media Measurement, Inc.) is an advertising trade organization whose mission is to lead the development and delivery of out-of-home media measurement systems in America. Run by a tripartite board of advertisers, agencies and media companies, TAB initially released its TAB Out-of-Home Ratings in January 2010, becoming the first system to measure audiences who actually see advertising. For more information, visit www.tabonline.com.


Opportunities for More Efficient Media Buying and Selling Using the RFP Tool

The OAAA’s ‘Take Another Look’ initiative outlined the need to rethink process and expand technology applications. Many agree the lack of standards is holding the industry back, and both buyers and sellers have said they see the value in a common way of distributing RFPs and collecting proposal information. The industry has spoken, and once again we have listened and acted.

To build upon the release of DOmedia’s new RFP 2.0 features, I would like to share some the most common opportunities we observe in the RFP process:

Opportunities for Sellers to Help Buyers

  1. Use the Buyer’s Template
    Many sellers have a proposal tool, which generates an Excel spreadsheet, or PDF that presents information in the way sellers want to sell. The tricky part is when the buyers send out a template, they are trying to guide the way they want to review your proposal. If sellers submit proposals in their own format, it creates more work for the buyers to convert them into a consistent format they can use. Some buyers don’t mind taking the time to convert your proposal information into their template, but for others it’s a hurdle, which can have a negative result for the seller. The buyers do want to understand what sets you apart so they don’t ignore additional information you provide; they just prefer it in their format.
  2. Understanding “Unit #” Versus “# of Units”
    This is a simple issue to look out for and getting it right lets the buyer know if the seller is paying attention to their request. “Unit #” is the inventory number or panel id, whereas “# of Units” lets the buyer know if the proposal has multiple faces or is part of a package.
  3. Provide Impression Measures
    There are many times when sellers leave impressions blank or put “N/A” in the column. This puts the buyers in a difficult position. We know there is no apples-to-apples comparison of different media formats because each opportunity is unique, but it is important to try to quantify who is being exposed to the ad. Another issue with impressions is when the seller gives with wrong time unit (weekly versus monthly). This affects the buyer’s calculations. Finally, another hiccup that buyers encounter is when the impressions number is not formatted correctly (i.e. 50MM or 000’s) – be sure to pay attention to the format requested by the buyer.
  4. If You Can’t Offer a Proposal, Be Sure to Decline an RFP Properly
    A buyer includes sellers in the RFP that they think can best cover the client’s needs for that campaign. Sometimes an included seller is unable to submit a proposal. The great thing about the DOmedia RFP tool is that both sides can learn over time what is the cause of seller declining. The seller should clearly define why they are unable to submit (i.e., don’t offer that format, no coverage in that area, no more inventory). This allows the buyers to continue to include the right sellers in the future and also provides insight to  profile update requirements.

Opportunities for Buyers to Help Sellers

  1. Use an RFP Template Consistently
    The majority of RFPs have a set of “questions” that need to be answered. However, if the buyer is rushed or sending a simple request, they sometimes elect not to include a template, thereby possibly resulting in incomplete information being given to the seller.  This may result in additional communication (and time) between the buyer and seller to fully understand the client needs. DOmedia solved this issue by having a standard brief and “set of questions” (RFP template in 2.0) that are always asked for every RFP. This template can be added to by the buyer; thus allowing flexibility for the buyers while giving the sellers a consistent experience. 
  2. Request Rate Card Rates
    Capturing rate card pricing seems like a simple thing that is often overlooked. However, when the client wants any kind of reporting on actual vs. rate card costs, it is crucial to have captured this information. It is very time consuming for the seller to backtrack and get rate card pricing after a campaign ended.
  3. Be Clear in the RFP Brief
    We know that buyers do not intentionally withhold information about a potential campaign from vendors. A common issue we have observed is missing information from briefs – often as a result of a hurried process.  DOmedia’s Project Brief form helps the buyer think through the campaign information in a structured way. Both sides benefit from always having campaign details listed in the same location.

Using these “tips” along with DOmedia’s RFP 2.0 application allows buyers and sellers to work faster, smarter and better on behalf of advertising clients.  Information can be shared more efficiently thereby freeing up time for both the buyers and sellers to focus on more value added and strategic conversations. All of this helps the industry move forward and reach the objectives set with OAAA’s “Take Another Look” initiative.


OOH Innovation at 2013 Ignite OAAA/TAB Conference

Last week, like many of you, I attended the 2013 Ignite OAAA/TAB Conference in Los Angeles. I probably saw some of you at the tradeshow, workshops, general sessions or receptions. The conference was very well attended, in fact one of the best attended in recent years, and there was a buzz of excitement and enthusiasm about the direction the OOH advertising industry is moving.

The presenters and panels shared and discussed some great information, and whether you buy or sell digital, alternative, or traditional OOH media, there was relevant information for everyone. One main theme that seemed to keep appearing was Innovation. Continue reading →


Drive Sales With Premium Profiles

Increasing your sales starts with more planners and buyers looking for and finding what you have to offer. Agencies are seeking media information everyday and demanding relevant data and better search results from resources like DOmedia. The challenge is in creating and maintaining comprehensive and up-to-date information to meet those needs.

New Premium Profiles are built and customized by DOmedia’s team, with information you provide, to optimize your exposure in our internal as well as all external search engines. A Premium Profile – represented as a unique category/subcategory combination – includes location level detail as well as free leads from request quote traffic. And we’ll keep your information – including locations, media kits and images – updated with a quarterly audit and incorporate any changes necessary to your profiles. Company and Basic Profiles are still free to create yourself, but the depth of information included with Premium Profiles will increase your visibility significantly:

Compare Profiles Basic Premium
Annual Pricing Free $500 per product profile
Company Contact Information & Logo
Product Profiles Appear in Search Results
Product Profile Images One Image Included Unlimited Images
Category Profiles by Market
Location Profiles  
Media Planning Information, Photosheets, Request Quote Link  
Preferred Search Result Placement  
Custom Built Media Profiles, Quarterly Updates  

Also, because planners and buyers want to know which profiles have complete planning information, Premium Profiles will include a badge differentiating them and also have preferred search result placement so they are easy to find and view.

Lastly, the annual Premium cost is also 100% rebateable against your annual RFP fees, so it can pay for itself with successful orders placed through DOmedia. See more here or contact sales@domedia.com and we’ll get you started!

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Reflections from OnMedia NYC 2013

DOmedia was honored as an OnMedia top 100 private tech company.
The seventh annual OnMedia conference was held in New York City March 17th and 18th and was a celebration of the innovative people, companies, and ideas that are connecting and empowering the world.

The field was full of household names ‘€“ Twitter, Pinterest, Square, Uber and Tumblr ‘€“ and was dominated by tech companies with coastal headquarters and superstar financiers.  All of the ‘€œbuzzy’€ industry segments were present and accounted for.  Digital media, cloud, big data, real time bidding, and community platforms… BINGO!

Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn

Tony Perkins, CEO AlwaysOn

This year’s overall ‘€œwinner’€ was AppNexus ‘€“ the world’s leading cloud-based real-time-bidding exchange for digital online.  AlwaysOn’s Tony Perkins conducted a fireside chat with AppNexus CEO Brian O’Kelley.  They discussed the genesis of the company, how Brian raised his first dollar from Marc Andreesson and Ben Horowitz (before they were ‘€œAndreesson Horowitz’€), their early pivots, and the challenge of scaling a business while raising a family.  The story was a remarkably familiar one.  Brian had a great idea, a supremely tailored skill-set to execute on that idea, and was able to plug into an ecosystem and ‘€œride the wave’€.

DOmedia was the exception to the rule in this year’s OnMedia 100.  We are headquartered in ‘€œSili-corn-Valley’€, operate a business in a decidedly non-sexy industry (Out-of-Home), and build technology tools that empower media planners, buyers, and sellers, rather than replace them with algorithms.  When it comes to buzzword BINGO, we are holding an empty card.

So how did we even make this year’s list?  The answer is simple.  The answer is YOU.

The answer is YOUOur growth, our dynamism, and our success is driven by you ‘€“ our partners and our customers.  Whether you work at a the worlds largest agency, or the worlds smallest media company, we believe at our core that you planners, buyers, and sellers in the Out-of-Home industry (and those in digital, mobile, social, et al) are the most valuable assets that your company has.  We are not discounting the value of big data.  We believe in analytics and we believe in the efficiencies that programmatic tools can bring to media buying.  But we also recognize the value of experience.  We recognize the value of the expert.  That is why we build the tools we do.  That is why we work every day to empower you ‘€“ make you faster, smarter, and more efficient.

We are honored to be recognized by AlwaysOn, but more importantly, we are honored to work with all of you.