In an EContent article answering whether or not data is the new media, the topic of private exchanges arose, highlighting that "publishers are playing catch-up with marketers in the data arms race on multiple fronts."
Bryan Burdick, COO and co-founder of Bizo, told EContent that the "data arms race" doesn't have to lead to a race to the bottom, but did note that advertisers are typically better at understanding the value of an impression than publishers.