The Interactive Advertising Bureau's
sold-out MIXX Conference & Expo was blogger-friendly this year, and
"citizen journalists" had a field day, especially with the on-stage
fireworks among agency and publisher executives. Herewith, a wrap up
with links:
On the Ogilvy-Carat-Publicis "Showdown"
Gale Executive Recruiting: In the MIXX: The New Strategy:
"The Interactive Advertising Bureau's MIXX 2.7 Conference and Expo
opened with a bang, as three industry heavyweights squared off in a
panel discussion about how best to organize creative and media shops
for the digital age. Carat Americas CEO David Verklin came down on the
side of full integration. "Digital media has to be the core of every
strategy," Verklin argued, suggesting that this could not be
accomplished without the top to bottom integration of digital and
traditional approaches to creative and media buying..."
Agency Spy: "Gary
Leigh, Chairman and Chief Executive of Ogilvy UK, has some thoughts
about the digital program over at the death star agency, which echo
Ogilvy co-CEO Carla Hendra's comment during her public spat with Carat
Americas CEO David Verklin on the opening panel at IAB’s Mixx
Conference..."
On Interactive Industry ConsolidationRevenue Source:
Yahoo Unenthused About Google, DoubleClick:
Color us with the 'unsurprised' crayon, neither Yahoo nor global
advertising power WPP want to see Google walk away with the queen of
the ad network homecoming ball.
Insider Chatter: Google to Marketers: Give Us ALL Brand Assets, For Eternity: While Microsoft takes $6 billion aQuantive aim at Google’s ad supremacy, Mountain View is digging in its online advertising heels, eagerly creating a Google stranglehold over brand marketers. In New York City
this week, from OMMA to MIXX, all levels of the Googleplex totem poll
were represented and all faithfully conveyed CEO Eric Schmidt’s favored
notion that the advertising “power law” is in Google’s powerful favor.
On Amex CMO John Hayes Call for CollaborationAdranium:
Digital Teamwork? "The
move to digital media is proving startlingly complex for marketers and
agencies, pushing the need for increased coordination and collaboration
among the many parts of the marketing ecosystem. That was the
conclusion voiced at the opening sessions of the MIXX Conference, which
the Interactive Advertising Bureau is holding here as part of
Advertising Week. In an opening keynote, American Express chief
marketing officer

John Hayes said the many facets of digital marketing is forcing his
company to insist on collaboration with and between its agencies..."
Useful Lunacy:
"Lesson learned. Finally. According to a piece on Adweek.com today,
this whole digital marketing evolution that's been transpiring for at
least the past 10 years is -- wait for it - changing the way
advertisers and marketers work together... That was the conclusion
voiced at the opening sessions of the MIXX Conference, which the
Interactive Advertising Bureau is holding here as part of Advertising
Week... It's good to see the advertising and marketing industries are
finally figuring this out. For a second there, I thought I was reading
The Onion, not
Adweek ."
ON: Digital + Marketing:
"I spent the day at the Mixx conference for the most part of the
morning. I will say that if you are a person who spends her/his time at
the leading edge, walking the floor of the Expo was not where the
action was. As a matter of fact I would say it was a line up of the
usual suspects. That said, the workshops and the opening remarks made
the Microsoft rubber chicken worth while..."
Speeple:
"This the first morning KeyNote sessions, from John Hayes, CMO, Amex.
As always, slightly paraphrased. I was extremely impressed by what he
had to say, hitting many of the truths that are said about the
marketing company and really believing them."
On What WPP Thinks About Google
Adfreak: It
sometimes seems like the specter of an all-powerful Google is never far
from the braintrust at WPP Group. Sir Martin Sorrell, after all,
memorably labeled the Internet giant as a 'frenemy.' Now the Google
juggernaut is taking on a celestial role. During a panel at yesterday’s
MIXX conference, WPP Digital CEO Mark Read was asked one of those
impossible conference questions..."
On the Seth Godin-Charlie Rose Keynote Interview
Technology News Blog: At Mixx, Seth Godin pimps Squidoo:
"I'm at the Mixx 2007 online-advertising conference here, marveling at
the brazenness of author and entrepreneur Seth Godin. "How do we use
this medium in the way it wants to be used?" he asks, as he's
interviewed by Charlie Rose. He's speaking, of course, about the Web,
but he might as well be talking about the medium of the conference
stage. And he's using it to promote his new website, Squidoo..."
On Interactive Political AdvertisingDawn's Media Blog:
According to the article “Political Candidates Stick to Traditional
Media” published in MediaWeek, political candidates from both parties
are demonstrating a stubborn devotion to traditional media, along with
a cautious streak that is holding them back from truly embracing the
Web as an outlet for political ad dollars. Even though Americans’ media
habits are rapidly changing a group of panelists that spoke during the
Mixx Conference predict that most spending will remain on TV and other
tried and true outlets. Richard Kosinsi, vp of political advertising
estimated that most candidates were planning to spend around one
percent of their total media budgets online, versus the seven percent
that most mainstream brands typically spend on the medium.
On the CrowdAdverganza:
"After the Ad Club of New York luncheon (see below), I decided to stop
by the Interactive Advertising Bureau's MIXX Conference at the Crowne
Plaza in Times Square, and though I sat through a fairly engaging panel
on "Content without Borders" (I'm a geek—what can I say?), the most
interesting thing about the conference was how completely packed it
was...
Futuristic Play by Andrew Chen:
5 differences between a NY ad conference and a SF web 2.0 conference: "Just a couple random observations from my first day at
MIXX, which as a NYC advertising conference, is probably exactly the opposite from a SF web 2.0 conference..."
On Microsoft & Facebook
News and Stuff: "Microsoft
is wearing its social media heart on its sleeve this week. The software
company is in talks to acquire a stake of up to 5 percent in Facebook,
the social networking site, the
Wall Street Journal reported
today. A look at Microsoft’s booth at the MIXX conference and expo this
week at the Crowne Plaza Times Square shows how much the company is
flirting with social networking..."
Uwe's Blog:
"Still more than 3 days to go but the highlight of Advertising Week
took place today at the MIXX Conference: Charlie Rose interviewing Seth
Godin. A few topics covered: Advertisers can't act as terrorists
anymore and hold consumers hostage..."
On Creativity OnlineShift Market: Mixx snippet -- Kraft & Avenue A: Awesome validation from the Mixx 2.7 conference.
On the Halo 3 Debut
License to Roam: "I
just won an Halo3 Xbox and a copy of the Halo 3 game at the MIXX IAB
conference I’m at (put your card in the bowl and see what comes out)..."