The ad industry’s standards body wants help as it considers toughening the requirements to call digital ads “viewable” so they’re more comparable with TV and other media. The Media Rating Council on Tuesday issued a call for research to help gauge what would happen, for example, if it required “viewable” ads to appear on screen […]
Teads, the top video advertising marketplace in the world, today announced record results for 2017, reporting a revenue of $317 million representing a 53 percent organic growth year-over-year (YOY). The Altice-owned company enjoyed an even faster growth than the previous year (45 percent YOY growth in 2016). The company was EBITDA-positive for the fifth year […]
The IAB UK today released a study that looked at the best ways to advertise to people on smartphones and revealed that fit for purpose ads – those optimised for smartphones – can shift brand metrics and can increase positive perceptions such as the brand being viewed as more premium and more trusted. “As digital […]
Google has announced a new function to its digital ecosystem called Shopping Actions, allowing customers to use its Assistant and Search engine to streamline online purchasing. In a statement on its “Inside Adwords” blog, Google said, “Today’s consumers don’t just want answers; more and more, they’re craving relevant, meaningful, and immediate assistance in completing their […]
Retailers will soon find a wider selection of ads available to them on Pinterest. The visual search company is expanding its “Shopping Ads” feature, which was tested with a handful of retailers last year. The ads, which consumers see in their Pinterest search feeds, will now be available to hundreds of other brands after a […]
Meetrics has become the first firm outside the US to verify viewability metrics for videos served on Facebook and Instagram. The European ad verification firm will show advertisers how viewable video ads are in terms of what percentage of the ad is in view and for how long – on both mobile and desktop. Crucially, […]
Instagram‘s shopping service is expanding into the UK, letting retailers tag their products in images to sell directly to people on the the social network. The launch in the UK follows a small-scale beta trial with Marks & Spencer, Heidi Klein and Mahabis. Amy Cole, head of product development at Instagram, says the shopping tool […]
Online food marketplace Foodpanda India is hosting its first virtual food festival – What The Feast (WTF). The show will go on till the Good Friday long weekend (April 1st 2018) nationally. The festival brings together a plethora of special menus, discounts and offers from top restaurants across the country, like Cafe Coffee Day, Faasos, […]
The online advertising industry in Australia recorded a seven percent increase in revenue in 2017, with total revenue reaching $7.9 billion. Search and directories took top position for all categories, recording a five percent growth to reach $3.6 bn, which is 45% of all advertising dollars spent in Australia. Coming in second was general display, […]
Reddit has announced the upcoming launch of native promoted posts for its mobile apps. The company said in an email to advertisers that its apps are the most popular way its 330 million monthly active users access Reddit content on mobile, and they now account for 41 percent of time spent on Reddit across all […]