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Abstract

DoubleClick was one of the companies present from almost the beginning of the commercial Internet. The growth of this infomediary acts as a primer for understanding the development of on-line advertising and marketing, while also tracing the company's subsequent move to become a technology provider. This case recounts the company's first breakthrough with its product DART and the DoubleClick Advertising Network, its subsequent delve into ASPs and its acquisition of the off-line infomediary, Abacus. The case seeks to show the strategies DoubleClick has used in its development and growth as an informediary; why and how DoubleClick shifted from being a pure media player to becoming a technology company; where it should look for new growth opportunities, and finally, it debates the question of whether DoubleClick should aim to become the Bloomberg terminal of on-line advertising.
Location:
Size:
1,500 employees
Other setting(s):
1995-2001

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Abstract

DoubleClick was one of the companies present from almost the beginning of the commercial Internet. The growth of this infomediary acts as a primer for understanding the development of on-line advertising and marketing, while also tracing the company's subsequent move to become a technology provider. This case recounts the company's first breakthrough with its product DART and the DoubleClick Advertising Network, its subsequent delve into ASPs and its acquisition of the off-line infomediary, Abacus. The case seeks to show the strategies DoubleClick has used in its development and growth as an informediary; why and how DoubleClick shifted from being a pure media player to becoming a technology company; where it should look for new growth opportunities, and finally, it debates the question of whether DoubleClick should aim to become the Bloomberg terminal of on-line advertising.

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Location:
Size:
1,500 employees
Other setting(s):
1995-2001

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