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London - This year's IPA finance conference, titled 'Walking the line ... out of the recession', examined life for the advertising industry in a post-recession world. Held at the British Library, London on 8 July and sponsored for the fifth consecutive year by Donovan Data Systems (DDS), the conference attracted finance directors and controllers from leading UK agencies.
EVP of the Rubicon Project brings deep knowledge of digital marketplace
NEW YORK - In an industry first, electronic insertion orders sent from Donovan Data Systems' (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) iDesk digital campaign management software can be transferred electronically into digital sellers’ systems.
NEW YORK - Timesheets are a critical component of an advertising agency's workflow and vital to its business. Ad agencies use timesheets to calculate billable time, monitor the availability of staff and compare projects' estimated and actual budgets. Missing timesheets means missing information, and wasted time tracking it down.
MediaExplorer Maintenance enhances the setup of records for use in MediaExplorer, Donovan Data Systems' media buying software, introducing booking categories for cross-media and financial reporting and deal negotiation. It also adds another layer of security to the control of station budgets for TV campaigns, increasing the accuracy and efficiency of billing to advertisers and payments to TV companies.
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems (DDS) (http://www.donovandata.com/) is pleased to announce its membership of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the U.S. industry organisation working to establish eBusiness standards for digital advertising.
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems is pleased to sponsor the opening reception at the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Financial Management Conference, to be held April 25-28 in Boca Raton, Florida.
As ex-staff of Collett Dickinson Pearce Advertising (CDP) gather from all round the world for the agency's 50th birthday celebration in London on 15 April, Donovan Data Systems (DDS) salutes a near contemporary.
NEW YORK — Donovan Data Systems (DDS) has completed the integration of its iDesk digital campaign management system with the latest version of the DoubleClick's DART for Advertisers (DFA) ad serving and management system.
NEW YORK - Donovan Data Systems, creator of iDesk for digital media buying, is a sponsor of the 4A's Transformation 2010 conference. Leaders from across the marketing communications industry will meet in San Francisco over three days, from 28 February to 3 March, to discuss emerging needs in the digital age.
The explosion in the number of media channels puts new demands on the media and finance departments of advertising agencies. If technology is the cause, luckily it's also the solution, with Donovan Data Systems media buying software.
NEW YORK -- Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that all of Interpublic Group's Mediabrands agencies in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as McCann Erickson, have renewed contracts for DDS products and services.
NEW YORK, NY — Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that Austin, TX-based GSD&M Idea City has signed a multi-year contract renewal following a review of its media and client accounting systems.
Mediaedge:cia swept the board at the 2009 IPA Effectiveness Awards at the Hurlingham Club, London, on 9 November. The agency won the Grand Prix, a Gold Award and a special prize for best integration for its 'Let's Grow' campaign for Morrisons. The black-tie evening, one of the most prestigious events in the advertising calendar, was sponsored once again by Donovan Data Systems.
Though the UK's primary TV audience measurement service is set to change on 1 January 2010, all is on course for a smooth transition.
NEW YORK | Donovan Data Systems (DDS) is pleased to announce that Omnicom Media Group has renewed a multi-year contract for DDS systems and services, including DDS’ iDesk for digital ad campaign management and BrandOcean for agency workflow.
Radio stations save time, reduce errors and improve service by receiving XML orders from spot buyers. Donovan Data Systems (DDS) and Marketron Broadcast Solutions have collaborated to offer completely electronic transactions between spot buyers and radio stations. Direct orders are sent from DDS' Spot Desktop spot media buying software using the RAB XML schema.
Web publishers, agencies benefit from more efficient RFP process
We've reorganised the DDS website to put at your fingertips the information you use day-to-day. When you log in, you'll always see your My DDS page. You can choose which applications to include there, in the same way you've always been able to choose what's in your email bulletins. Click on My profile and make your choices.
At each stage of your project, BrandOcean Jobs Dashboard shows you realtime costs & resource allocation
The integration of iDesk from Donovan Data Systems (DDS) and DoubleClick's latest version of DART for Advertisers (DFA6) was activated on 19 July at AMS Media, one of the UK’s leading digital agencies.
Donovan Data Systems and National Cable Communications (NCC), the United States' leader in cable television advertising sales and marketing, have collaborated to bring fully electronic order processing to the US spot cable ad marketplace. The partnership enables DDS' Spot Desktop and the NCC eBusiness sales system to interoperate seamlessly.
Media industry luminaries from around the globe gathered in Valencia on Tuesday 21 April, for the Festival of Media Awards ceremony. Donovan Data Systems (DDS) was pleased to be at the city's Arts and Science Museum as sponsor of the Media Agency Network of the Year award, which the Festival jury gave to Starcom MediaVest
Laura Desmond, CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) and Michael Donovan, Chairman and CEO of Donovan Data Systems (DDS), today announced they have reached a mutual agreement to end the arbitration process which began in July 2007 and withdraw all claims currently pending between the two companies.
Donovan Data Systems (DDS) today announced that UK agencies in Omnicom’s OPera media buying division, includingOMD, PHD, Manning Gottlieb OMD and M2M, have added to their online capability by installing iDesk, the digital campaign management application
The nineteen candidates who successfully completed the IPA Excellence Diploma celebrated alongside mentors and industry leaders at a graduation ceremony on 27 November in London.
Donovan Data Systems has been presented with a National Green Plaque in recognition of its project at The Blue Fin Building, London.
The cream of the advertising world gathered at the Hurlingham Club, London on 3 November 2008 for the annual IPA Effectiveness Awards. The event, one of the most prestigious competitions in the advertising calendar, was sponsored by Donovan Data Systems, ThinkBox, the Royal Mail, WRAC and Campaign. The Awards are open to all agencies, media owners and advertisers worldwide.
The graduates of the industry’s first ever advanced certificate in communications planning and implementation gathered in Belgrave Square, London to receive their awards from Moray MacLennan, IPA president and chairman (Europe) of M&C Saatchi
Only one point separated first and second place in the tightest finish The DDS Advertising Industry Cup has seen in years! Teams from across the media industry gathered on Wednesday 16 July to compete for the much sought-after DDS trophy.
Sponsored by DDS for the fourth year in a row, the IPA finance conference at the British Library on 10 June was attended by finance directors and managers from the UK's leading agencies. How agency business models have adapted in the light of increasingly digitally-minded consumers and clients, as well as changes in the landscape of media ownership and innovative production technology, was addressed under the conference title 'Talent vs. Technology'.
Structure Tone UK has scooped Gold in the AIS Contractors Awards for the interior fit-out of Donovan Data Systems’ 35,000 sq ft European headquarters on the first floor of the Blue Fin Building, Southwark SE1.
DDS has received one of the top honours in the International 2008 Green Apple awards, organised by The Green Organisation, an independent environment group dedicated to promoting the positive side of environmental endeavour.
DDS today announced at the Venice Festival of Media that iDesk, its digital campaign management system, is now handling full-scale digital media transactions successfully for client campaigns ranging from major car manufacturers to cosmetics companies.
New figures show over 4,700 users working with BrandOcean at around 50 sites in the UK and Germany in the first three months of 2008.
There has been recent press coverage about DDS. While some articles are mostly factually correct, others paint an inaccurate picture of the situation and of DDS’ business.
With version 1.0.34.2, you can put estimates next to each other in a pdf to compare them. You can attach a workcode to an expense order, and you can export, email or create a PDF of a client or staff time summary. Full release information (for clients) is here.
Safari users will see better dialog performance in all modules and in Estimates with BrandOcean 1.0.34.3.
DDS was accredited as a Microsoft Certified Partner in 2007 with a competency in Microsoft Dynamics.
Standardised eurozone credit transfers, direct debits and card payments will start being used in 2008, and run alongside national schemes until a date yet to be agreed, within the next decade.
DDS has moved to a new data centre and European headquarters. Located on Bankside, overlooking Tate Modern, and designed by 11.04 Architects, it embraces the latest thinking on efficient working and reduced environmental impact.
For the first time in seven years an agency has won the DDS Advertising Industry Cup. The annual event pits media owners against agencies in an 18-hole stableford competition.
Your 'to do' list will alert you that approvals are needed, and in BrandOcean you'll see the invoice details, with a scan of the paper original and the details of the original order.
At a graduation ceremony last night, 11 candidates were awarded the Excellence Diploma, the IPA’s highest qualification, now in its second year. The rigorous 15-month programme, sponsored by DDS, is designed for those who have been working in the industry for at least three years and who want to push their thinking beyond their discipline and day-to-day experience, challenging them to develop a personal vision for how communications can build brands.
In a move to enhance printing and to reduce the environmental impact of its business, DDS has invested £288k in new facilities and has moved bulk reporting online.
Donovan Data Systems and Nielsen Media Research today announced a joint service called Nielsen Vouch, enabling MediaExplorer users to retrieve advertisement details directly from Ad Dynamix.
The Advanced Certificate in Communications Planning and Implementation was launched by David Pattison at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) President's reception, and is sponsored jointly by CBS Outdoor, Thinkbox, Thomson Intermedia and DDS.
Since BrandOcean's launch in the summer, users have had a real taste of its advantages.
The IPA last night announced that 24 candidates have successfully completed the inaugural Excellence Diploma, the IPA’s highest qualification. The diploma focuses on the latest thinking on brands and brand communications, stimulating individuals to develop a personal vision of how communications can build brands.
Ambassador, the most widely-used method for receiving spot schedules from television broadcaster salespoints, will be cheaper to use this year.