Snap is planning a foray into the Chinese ad market

Snap is planning a foray into the Chinese ad market

Under pressure to boost its slowing revenue growth and a stock price that’s been in the dumps for months, Snap is turning to China. The company is planning on an “ambitious” effort to attract advertisers from China and other Asian-Pacific countries to its Snapchat app. Snap has a goal of quickly growing sales from the […]

Pocket Media appoint Keith Ta as their new Head of Sales

Pocket Media appoint Keith Ta as their new Head of Sales

Keith Ta takes up the post of Head of Sales at Pocket Media, a leading mobile media agency. CEO Benjamin Pomerantz is pleased to welcome Keith to the company. His wide experience as a digital entrepreneur will be invaluable to the global growth of Pocket Media’s sales departments for App Installs (CPI) and Mobile Entertainment […]

Tile looks to put its location-tracking tech in all kinds of gadgets

Tile looks to put its location-tracking tech in all kinds of gadgets

Leading smart location company Tile, announced expansions to the Tile Platform with several new partnerships, delivering on its vision to build a world where everyone can find everything that matters. Today there are multiple innovative ways in which brands can partner with the Tile Platform to give their customers the protection and peace of mind […]

Voice-controlled device use for online shopping in UK ‘to triple in 2018’, according to Narvar

Voice-controlled device use for online shopping in UK ‘to triple in 2018’, according to Narvar

Two percent of all UK consumers are already using voice-controlled devices such as Google Home and Amazon Echo for online shopping, accounting for 20% of all device owners in the UK, according to new research. The survey of almost 3000 UK consumers, conducted by post-purchase experts Narvar in association with YouGov, reveals that adoption of […]

Seat joins forces with Saba for car park delivery app

Seat joins forces with Saba for car park delivery app

Spanish automaker Seat has linked up with Saba, a developer of urban mobility solutions and parking management specialist, to create an app that enables users to have shopping delivered directly to their parked car. With Droppit, available on both iOS and Android, users are able to place a shopping order at a virtual supermarket and have it […]

More than 10 Million people rang in the New Year with Facebook Live

More than 10 Million people rang in the New Year with Facebook Live

Usage of Facebook Live reached record levels on New Year’s Eve 2016, and New Year’s Eve 2017 provided yet more evidence of how mainstream live-streaming via social networks has become. Facebook product manager Erin Connolly and engineering manager Kunal Modi announced in a Facebook Media blog post that more than 10 million people live-streamed via Facebook Live Sunday, up 47 percent from the previous […]

Advertisers losing $1.1 billion a year to redirected links, according to GeoEdge

Advertisers losing $1.1 billion a year to redirected links, according to GeoEdge

Multiple hacker networks are involved in auto-redirect attacks that cost advertisers and publishers $1.13 billion annually. The finding is the basis for a report by GeoEdge, an ad verification company, based on the analysis of 650 million impressions. The mechanisms of attack include mobile click fraud, tech support claims, and malicious app installations. The umbrella […]