Wilson: Answer Media takes 20% to 25% margins on ad revenue
Lauren Wilson · 1134 Ad Network Pivots to On Demand Video Generation · Sep 1, 2018 · at 6:48
Lauren Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Answer Media, details the take rate and operating margins retained by their programmatic ad network.
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“So you know, we're talking, you know, 20, 25% margins typically.”
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