NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Digital Network announced today the launch of a branded private ad exchange called "WSJ AUDEX." The invitation-only exchange will allow advertisers and marketers to leverage programmatic buying – or real-time bidding – of the network's first-party data across WSJ.com, MarketWatch.com, Barrons.com and SmartMoney.com.
"The Wall Street Journal Digital Network offers advertisers access to the highest quality audience online and across multiple emerging platforms, and WSJ AUDEX allows us provide further targeting of that audience based on our unique first-party data," said Michael Rooney, chief revenue officer for The Wall Street Journal.
To support WSJ AUDEX, the company will be working with The Rubicon Project as well as three buying platforms, including Cadreon, Proclivity, and Vivaki's Audience on Demand. At launch, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network will utilize subscriber and registered user data in order to target a number of distinct audience segments.
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