In 2009, Arjun Dev Arora left Yahoo to start ReTargeter In the interview above, he explains what retargeting is and why it matters. He also talks about building his company culture, the shift in how people are buying advertising and social ad platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Most display ads have one thing in common: they’re boring. AdBlock (the chrome extension that disables ads) has over 3 million users. People are sick of irrelevant and distracting ads blocking them from seeing the content they came for.
But what if display ads were actually related to what you cared about? There’s been some progress. Google serves up ads based on what you’re searching for. Facebook uses what your friends like and information pulled from your profile to make its ads more worthwhile (and brings up privacy concerns in the process).
Many companies looking to purchase display ads still rely on general demographic data or choose a specific brand/advertising network to partner with. That has led to ads with very low click through rates. Just because you’re an 18-24 year old male browsing ESPN doesn’t mean you’re interested in Axe Body Spray.
Ad retargeting as a technology is nothing new. What matters is the price point. Previously something only large brands could afford, ReTargeter brings this service to small and medium businesses.
Privacy is always a concern with online advertising that tracks you in some way. While ReTargeter doesn’t collect any personal information, some still find it creepy when an ad knows you’ve visited a specific website.
Competitors to ReTargeter include Adroll and Google Adwords Remarketing
TechCrunch first wrote about ReTargeter last October.
Disclaimer: I first learned about ReTargeter about 2 years ago and signed up a company I was working for at the time for their service. I gave them a testimonial around that time that’s on their site. I don’t have any financial ties with them.
ReTargeter is a full service display provider specializing in advanced retargeting solutions. Our retargeting technology serves ads to an audience as broad or as specific as a company’s business objectives require. We can serve ads only to users who have previously shown interest in a company (for example, by visiting the website) and bring them back to the website by keeping the brand top of mind. ReTargeter allows companies to show ads to users around the web after they leave...
Arjun is the President and CEO of ReTargeter. The company is focused on providing site based retargeting solutions for SMBs. The company helps companies optimize their ad spend online and “wow” their customers via the web by showing a site’s banner ads to its users after they leave the site. Check out http://www.ReTargeter.com today to witness the power of the solution for yourself. Arjun was recently the head of business development for Yahoo! Real Estate. His duties in that position...
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