The rise of the small screen is what’s driving AT&T’s $84.5-billion deal for Time Warner

The rise of the small screen is what’s driving AT&T’s $84.5-billion deal for Time Warner

AT&T has worked 140 years to perfect phone service, while Time Warner Inc. has spent decades churning out popular magazines, television shows and movies for the big screen. But the two companies, which both are laboring to hold onto customers, confront a similar challenge: how to deliver content to younger consumers who are turning away […]

Yahoo launches mobile and 360 degree ad formats in Singapore

Yahoo launches mobile and 360 degree ad formats in Singapore

Yahoo announced the availability of two new ad products for advertisers in Singapore: Yahoo Tiles, a new mobile ad format that brands can leverage to reach consumers through engaging, interactive 360 degree content and 360 creatives offering immersive ads for desktops and mobile using augmented reality and panoramic imagery. Yahoo Tiles enables brands to tell […]

Mobile ad spending still on the rise says new Smaato report

Mobile ad spending still on the rise says new Smaato report

Smaato just published its quarterly Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report. The report offers key insights and trends geared toward mobile advertisers and developers, which helps them make smarter decisions when building out their monetization strategies. Smaato’s platform receives over 300 billion ad impressions each month, which are auctioned through a network of over 450 […]

HelloFresh Brings Fresh Concept to Radio Advertising with 10-Second Recipes

HelloFresh Brings Fresh Concept to Radio Advertising with 10-Second Recipes

HelloFresh, the global leading provider of fresh food at home, has launched a new campaign breathing fresh life into the often-underused medium of radio advertising. The World’s Fastest Recipes campaign, created by XXS Amsterdam, launched in the Netherlands on Monday October 17th. It uses smartphone technology to share recipe inspiration with a wide audience – […]

R/GA London & Unilever Launch Interactive Storytelling Platform on Facebook Messenger

R/GA London & Unilever Launch Interactive Storytelling Platform on Facebook Messenger

R/GA London, the company for the Connected Age, is working with the Unilever oral care brand, Signal Pepsodent, to drive worldwide behavioural change in just 21 days with a free service which encourages parents and children to brush their teeth together and develop good brushing habits for life. “Little Brush, Big Brush” is one of […]

Groupama and Saatchi & Saatchi Italy launch anti-text and drive technology

Groupama and Saatchi & Saatchi Italy launch anti-text and drive technology

Groupama Insurance and Saatchi & Saatchi Italy has released their latest campaign ‘SantinoSafetySystem’ which uses innovative technology to help prevent road accidents caused as a result of texting while driving. The anti-text and drive technology comes in the guise of ‘Santini’ which are traditional holy cards that many car owners in Italy adorn their dashboards […]

New AdWords service makes it easy to send texts consumers will actually read

New AdWords service makes it easy to send texts consumers will actually read

Nobody likes receiving junk texts – but what if a potential customer indicated they wanted to hear from you? That appears to be Google’s thinking behind click-to-message ads, a new AdWords feature that invites consumers to send SMS text messages to companies that provide products or services they might be interested in using. “If you’re […]

Techstars Seattle graduate Leanplum, led by former Google engineers, raises $29M

Techstars Seattle graduate Leanplum, led by former Google engineers, raises $29M

Techstars Seattle graduate Leanplum has raised $29 million in a Series C round, led by Canaan Partners with participation from Kleiner Perkins and Shasta Ventures. It’s a big round for the startup company, which left Seattle for San Francisco shortly after graduating from the Techstars program in 2012. The latest round brings total funding in Leanplum […]