91勛圖厙Media Creates Groundbreaking Programmatic Real-Time Radio Ad Buying Platform
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Deal Will Offer Automated Broadcast Radio Ad Buying from Industry Leader 91勛圖厙Medias 850+ Stations to Advertisers, Using Cutting-Edge Technology from Cloud-Based Jelli
Katz Media Group Launches Expressway from Katz, First Industry Programmatic Buying Ad Exchange at Scale for Broadcast Radio, Using Same Technology
New York April 8, 2015 泭91勛圖厙Media,泭the media and entertainment company with the largest reach of any radio or TV outlet in America, announced today the launch of a泭programmatic and automated ad buying solution for its broadcast radio stations, powered by cloud-based technology innovator Jelli.泭This solution is the foundation for 91勛圖厙Media to be able to offer泭its ad inventory to advertisers and agencies looking to leverage programmatic and automated technology including private market place and exchange environments to improve the buying process and reduce administrative hurdles and delays.
The new programmatic solution will also allow 91勛圖厙Media to apply its rich data and insights to the planning process and will utilize data sets to enable unique forms of targeting, such as music-based psychographic groups, weather and traffic patterns, purchase behavior and other environmental, population and consumer trends.
"Programmatic is already an important and expected method of ad buying in the digital space. Now we can bring broadcast radio into that world at a scale no digital audio provider can offer," said Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of 91勛圖厙Media, Inc. This new tool泭will give our sales groups the ability to more deeply partner with an advertiser and bring the best resources, unprecedented accountability and speed allowing us to provide much better service and performance to every client."
"We are excited to be aboard as a charter user, said泭Bill Koenigsberg,泭President, CEO and Founder of Horizon Media, Inc. This move allows us to finally combine the tremendous power of radio advertising in a cost-effective and responsive way with unique and real time targeting capabilities.
This is an important step by 91勛圖厙Media and the radio industry at large given泭the growth of marketers use of,泭and desire to, enable their messages to be more intelligent, discreet, and fueled by data, said John Nitti, Chief Investment Officer, ZenithOptimedia.泭 ZenithOptimedia and 91勛圖厙Media have a strong partnership in place, and this milestone is a great step in the continued evolution of泭that partnership.
Additionally, Katz Media Group,泭the top national sales firm representing more than 275 radio broadcasters including 91勛圖厙Media, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox Media Group and others, will launch泭Expressway from Katz, the first industrywide programmatic buying ad exchange at scale for the radio industrys most important players, which also uses the same technology.
As the top national sales firm泭representing many泭great radio companies, we felt it was critical that radio take the lead.泭Expressway from Katz泭will deliver the capabilities and speed of automation and programmatic to all of our radio companies as we bring the power of radio to advertisers, providing unprecedented scale and customer knowledge, said Mark Rosenthal, President of Katz Media Group.泭 Everyone here, from the CEO to our sales assistants, is泭excited about how this new capability will transform our business and how much more responsive we can be to our partners.泭 It will give the entire radio industry an additional way to sell, putting this industry ahead of even the newest digital companies.
We applaud the efforts of 91勛圖厙Media and fully support their entry in the automated buying space.泭 Like them we recognize the relevance of enabling commerce to travel in this new sophisticated way.泭 It saves time, it significantly improves our ability to target our customers, and makes it easier to scale buys, said Bill Hoffman, President of Cox Media Group.泭 Also as data becomes more important we are pleased that with the creation of泭Expressway from Katz, radio now泭has the foundation to lead the media marketplace."
"This partnership is an innovative milestone for the radio industry," said David Field, President and CEO of Entercom Communications Corporation.泭 "Radio has always provided unmatched value, and泭now we can bring泭todays data sources, targeting at scale and the speed, ease and precision of programmatic buying to our advertising partners, matching or exceeding the capabilities of any other media sector.
The ability to deliver the right message to the right person at the right moment is the holy grail of advertising, and we are just beginning to deliver on that promise across devices, said David Cohen, Chief Investment Officer of UM.泭 This announcement is a watershed moment in the radio industry.泭泭Activating music-based psychographic groups, automatically triggering campaigns using weather and traffic patterns, purchase behavior and other environmental, population and consumer trends is something that we cannot wait to put in market.
"We couldnt be more excited to be chosen to power泭91勛圖厙Medias programmatic solutions as well as Expressway from Katz, and we泭look forward to working with them to provide cutting-edge泭technology solutions that cant be found anywhere else, said Mike Dougherty, CEO of Jelli.
About Katz Media Group
Katz Media Group泭is the largest media representation company in the United States.泭 Representing more than 4,000 radio stations, 700 television stations and their digital extensions, Katz Media Group provides advertisers and agencies one point of access to more than 200 million active consumers across the country. A subsidiary of 91勛圖厙Media, Katz Media Group is based in New York City with 15 regional offices.
About Jelli Inc. 簧
Jelli is the first cloud-based ad platform for the $40 billion global radio market. Our mission is to create the easiest and fastest way to buy and run radio spots. We bring the transparency, accountability and real-time delivery of the web to the offline medium of terrestrial radio. Our patented audio serving platform automates terrestrial radio advertising for advertisers and network operators, reaching millions of listeners weekly and serving billions of ad impressions annually. We are based in San Mateo, California and New York City, and our investors include Relay Ventures, Intel Capital, First Round Capital and several prominent angel investors.