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How To Scale Your PPC & Advertising Way Beyond Google Ads With John Gentry

February 14, 2023·45 min·4 clips
OpenX's CEO explains how they became carbon neutral and why sustainability is now a key factor for advertisers.
Loren Baker interviews John Gentry, CEO of OpenX, about the evolution of digital advertising from paid search to programmatic and CTV. They discuss first-party data, cookie deprecation, sustainability, and the impact of AI on search. Gentry shares insights from his early days at Overture and predicts future trends like in-car advertising.

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A clear look at identity, programmatic targeting, and where OpenX fits after cookies.

The conversation tracks John Gentry from Disney in 96 to 99 to GoTo.com, later Overture, and then OpenX, with Loren Baker keeping the focus on programmatic advertising, identity, and the cookieless shift.

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You want the route from Disney-era search into OpenX with John Gentry.

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