eMarketer Releases New Programmatic Advertising Estimates

eMarketer Releases New Programmatic Advertising Estimates

Despite the negative press around programmatic advertising following the YouTube ad controversy, programmatic isn’t going anywhere. In its latest forecast, eMarketer estimates nearly four of every five US digital display dollars will transact programmatically in 2017, totaling $32.56 billion. By the end of the forecast period, that share will rise to 84.0%, leaving little doubt […]

Mobile driving UK digital ad spend past the £10bn threshold

Mobile driving UK digital ad spend past the £10bn threshold

Digital ad spend in the UK increased by 17% in 2016 to reach £10.3bn – the fastest growth rate in the industry in nine years. The reason attributed to this? Mobile. As we become a constantly connected society, mobile is becoming consumers’ default and often primary, gateway to the internet. According to the Internet Advertising […]

Tune: 84 per cent of Millennials Act on Location-Based Notifications

Tune: 84 per cent of Millennials Act on Location-Based Notifications

Location-based notifications can make the difference between a successful, engaging app and one that is soon uninstalled, with 84 per cent of millennials more likely to take action when notifications are tailored to their current location, according to a new whitepaper from Tune. Location data is just one of the crucial tools needed to optimise how […]

Mediaplus’ Jens Barczewski gives his five points for relevant mobile communication

Mediaplus’ Jens Barczewski gives his five points for relevant mobile communication

The time has come: for the first time, mobile (49.7 percent)  has globally overtaken desktop traffic (45.2 percent). (Mobile traffic mainly refers to smartphones, since the traffic with tablets is just 5 percent.) In Germany, the situation looks somewhat different: desktop traffic (62.8 percent) still dominates in use and mobile here is “only” at about […]

Gorillaz and Telekom Electronic Beats Launch Mixed Reality App

Gorillaz and Telekom Electronic Beats Launch Mixed Reality App

11th April 2017 sees the launch of a groundbreaking mixed-reality app from Gorillaz, which comes ahead of highly anticipated new album ‘Humanz’, to be released by Parlophone Records on 28th April. Pushing the boundaries of mobile technology, the Gorillaz App, which is available on both Android and iOS, will allow fans to immerse themselves in […]

Posterscope builds proprietary ‘always-ready’ programmatic ad-serving platform for Shop Direct

Posterscope builds proprietary ‘always-ready’ programmatic ad-serving platform for Shop Direct

Leading OOH agency and location marketing experts Posterscope will, for the first time, activate a bespoke, ‘always ready’ ad-serving platform for Shop Direct. The platform will be powered by Liveposter and at scale through a partnership with Clear Channel, giving Shop Direct brands Very, Very Exclusive and Littlewoods a consistent brand presence on high streets […]