As commercial director of Mi9 and chair of the IAB, Dan Robertson is at the business end of digital (and as a board member of the Advertising Standards Authority, he’s sometimes at the arse end of advertising). Here’s what caught his eye in 2013.
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Today’s internet world feels like the Permian period, the disastrous era more than 250 million years ago when a vast number of species became extinct. This time the species facing extinction is the niche website, says Dan Robertson.
Looking at viewable impressions is a nice thought. But it’s bloody tough to implement and it’s unlikely to make a difference, says Dan Robertson.
Daniel Robertson replaces The Radio Network commercial director (via Yahoo New Zealand) Laura Maxwell-Hansen as chairperson, who left the position in May.
MediaWorks TV said goodbye to its director of sales Linda Farrelly earlier this year. And it’s found an able replacement in the form of Liz Fraser, up until recently the general manager of MSN NZ and chair of IAB NZ, who will take on the newly created role of director of sales and marketing.
Around one year ago, Mi9’s Dan Robertson put his hand up to be a representative of the ‘dark side’ on the ASA complaints board. To his surprise, that label turned out to be bang on, with advertising that would in most cases generate complaints in other mediums often flying imperiously online. And, as online advertising takes a bigger slice of the pie, he thinks that needs to change.