Matt Harty
General Manager, Asia Pacific
Accuen
Originally from Australia, Matt has lived in Asia for over 20 years. He started in the Internet in 1997 as the co-founder and employee No. 1 for SpaceAsia Media, the first Pan-Asian ad network founded in Asia. SpaceAsia sold in 2000 to Engage Inc. (CMGi) with Matt staying on after the sale. In 2003, he founded Activ8 Worldwide as a JV with Outblaze Ltd, which handled global media sales for Mail.com, Sanrio Digital (Hello Kitty), the Opera browser, plus a number of other leading brands. After the sale of Activ8's primary assets, Matt took a board director's seat on the Malaysia listed Oriented Media Group Berhad. In 2009, he took a position at News Corporation's FOX Networks as VP, Asia Pacific and Middle East. He is now general manager at Accuen, part of Annalect, Omnicom Media Group's business unit to lead the trading desk in Asia. Connect with Matt on Google+.
RECENT ARTICLES BY MATT HARTY
Feb 21, 2013 -
People who click on banner ads are not the same people who convert on your website, according to Quantcast's CEO.
Jan 8, 2013 -
Online video and multi-screen will be big this year.
May 25, 2012 -
It is important for us to ask: just because we can target people, should we?
Jan 3, 2012 -
Matt Harty, Asia Pacific GM at Accuen, shares three key trends marketers should look out for in the coming year.
Dec 19, 2011 -
Consider these five ways to be smarter in how you do online marketing through real-time bidding.
Sep 20, 2011 -
Consider these approaches to audience targeting.
Jul 26, 2011 -
Data is reshaping online marketing; here's how.
Jun 21, 2011 -
With Google confirming ownership of AdMeld, what does it mean for the display market?
May 16, 2011 -
With the rise of the trading desk, online display companies view the audience as king. Here's why.
Apr 15, 2011 -
Spiders, crawlers, and bots are the gatekeepers for search engines and here's why marketers should consider them to improve your campaign performance.
Mar 15, 2011 -
Here's why search, display, and social media are critical to the success of your online campaign.
Jan 25, 2011 -
Tourism Fiji's case study showed banner ad effectiveness on brand awareness.
Dec 23, 2010 -
Is the common practice of optimising banner campaigns based on click-through rates still effective when research shows 84 percent of Web users never...
Nov 16, 2010 -
Many marketers are hung up on high bounce rates. Let's dissect how it will affect your corporate sites and campaigns.