People around the world have come to anticipate Spotify Wrapped as a chance to remember the cultural moments, the streaming trends and the memes that have kept society in sync over the last 12 months. While this year’s campaign will hold true to that sentiment, Spotify is turning it up and closing the decade at […]
Rubicon Project, Smart AdServer and Soundcast sign up as the first supply partners
Mobile advertising company TabMo has launched OmniGuaranteed, a new tool that will enable advertisers to use one platform to undertake programmatic guaranteed media trading across multiple channels for the first time. Rubicon Project, Smart AdServer (Smart RTB+), Soundcast and Ströer Digital are the first supply partners to adopt the technology. Buyers and publishers using their […]
Machine learning (ML) and AI brand Third Foundation has grown its team even further following the arrival of a vastly experienced technical director. Sam Kirkbride joins the recently launched tech start-up with the core focus of leading a team of engineers to help businesses to integrate the enterprise’s intuitive programme, Prime Radiant, into their existing […]
Young people getting their first phone have a new way to help them have a happier, healthier, more positive life online, with the new BBC Own It app. Aimed at supporting children’s emotional wellbeing and resilience online, the app is a first-of-its-kind in empowering – rather than monitoring – children aged 8-13 years with their […]
New research reveals 98% believe future improvements are held back by data silos, justifying the cost and in-house skills shortage
Data-driven marketing is vital for today’s marketing teams. But a new report by global marketing communications agency Allison+Partners revealed that while marketers have made progress to becoming more data-driven, nearly all respondents cited numerous barriers preventing them from getting the most out of data. The survey, which included input from 500 marketing directors in the […]
As advertising encroaches further into our social feeds and inevitably, our daily lives, it has become harder and harder to tell the difference between paid and organic content. Influencers mask sponsorships as lifestyle posts, commercials play between nearly every online video we watch, and product ads are served to us mere minutes after we’ve searched […]
From today, consumers have the opportunity to view varied and up-to-date information on the welfare of cows. Arla Iris is the name of an app developed by Arla Finland that uses artificial intelligence technology. The app will be piloted on Tikka, an organic farm in Kurikka. Arla Single Estate Organic Milk will be the pilot product.
This is reportedly the first time in the world that artificial intelligence is used to give consumers up-to-date information on animal welfare. Arla Finland’s CEO Kai Gyllström explains that the purpose of the new innovative app is to meet consumer expectations. – It is important for people to be sure that the living conditions of dairy farm cows are […]
Programmatic adspend to exceed US$100bn for the first time in 2019
While programmatic continues to rise, its adspend growth is slowing due to industry challenges of privacy and supply-chain that must be addressed to resume faster growth Brands need to develop new targeting techniques using first-party data and customer data platforms in response to the ongoing death of the cookieUK-specific: We forecast continued […]
Custom audiences and bidding combined with AI to manage and optimise campaigns in real-time
Advertising technology firm Keymantics has seen a 600% improvement in performance for clients after adopting Beeswax. The French keyword targeting company defines custom target audiences based on keywords in the content they read with artificial intelligence and use Beeswax’s Bidder-as-a-Service to improve branding and performance on programmatic video, native and display advertising. Keymantics leverages Beeswax’s […]
New TripAdvisor Media Manager helps small and medium businesses reach a global audience
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel platform, today launched TripAdvisor Media Manager – a self-service platform that empowers small and medium sized businesses and agencies to control their own cross-platform advertising campaigns on TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor Media Manager is available to global advertisers, supporting more than 15 currencies, and offers a wide variety of targeting options to reach […]