Google is partnering with internet security provider Cloudflare and native programmatic ad network TripleLift to improve its Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) ads. This partnership coincides with the introduction of Firebolt, a Cloudflare solution that speeds up and secures ad delivery. Firebolt is said to enable ‘ad networks to improve the ad viewing experience for increased […]
Marketo, the leading provider of marketing software and solutions, released its inaugural Marketing Benchmark Report, a survey that measures the marketing maturity of today’s marketers – from how they think about strategy to how they execute campaigns and use technology, such as Marketo’s Engagement Platform, to make it possible. While marketers are making great strides […]
IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) and the JIAA (Japan Interactive Advertising Association) announced that JIAA is becoming the 43rd national IAB licensee. It will be known as IAB Japan (JIAA). Led by Yoshio Takada, who serves as JIAA’s Chairperson, the newly IAB-affiliated trade organization will work with IAB to drive common goals, promote global standards and […]
Consumer goods brands are increasingly looking at direct-to-consumer (DTC) opportunities, according to Warc, the global marketing intelligence service. Research suggests that cutting out or minimising the retailer ‘middleman’ allows brands that previously had no direct relationship with their customers to develop one. David Tiltman, Head of Content at Warc, says, “Low-cost start-ups have disrupted established […]
According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global mobile augmented reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 77% during the forecast period. The research report — ‘Global Mobile Augmented Reality Market 2017-2021’ — provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market […]
According to a new market report published by Future Market Insights titled “Programmatic Display Advertising Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2015-2019″, the global programmatic display advertising market was valued at US$ 7.6 Bn in 2014 and is expected to register a CAGR of 49.0% from 2015 to 2019. Growth of the global programmatic […]
UK shoppers spent more via mobile this Christmas than the US and Europe, according to Adobe’s latest Digital Index. Of every £10 spent online in the UK, £4.10 came from a mobile device. The study, from Adobe, indicates that Britons were the most mobile shoppers this Christmas, with £4.10 of every £10 spent online coming […]
Native advertising has been a broad and somewhat murky category—encompassing everything from advertorials to bespoke, custom units to content recommendation widgets and rewarded video ads that typically run inside mobile games—but 2017 will be the year that some clarity emerges, with the broad classification breaking down into two distinct types: programmatic and non-programmatic. “A number […]
Agency trading desks may be the default way advertisers run programmatic campaigns but as many as 90% are set to review these deals after growing frustrated by the lack of transparency being offered. According to a new report from the World Federation of Advertisers, nearly two-thirds of marketers are uncomfortable with the conflicts created by […]
Mobile marketing company, Snakk says smartphone users are increasingly ignoring ads on their phones. In its Q3 business update the company quotes unsourced research that it says “suggests that Internet users are increasingly becoming ‘desensitised’ to ads on mobile sites and apps.” Snakk says it is imperative that acceptable click-through rates are maintained and grown […]