Taptica Acquires Tremor Video’s Demand-Side Platform for $50 Million

Taptica Acquires Tremor Video’s Demand-Side Platform for $50 Million

Taptica, a global end-to-end mobile advertising platform that helps the world’s top brands reach their most valuable users with the widest range of traffic sources available, announced the acquisition of Tremor Video‘s demand-side platform (DSP), an industry-leading technology stack built for video optimisation and attribution, for $50 million. Tremor Video DSP will operate as an independent […]

Snapchat offers “Advanced Mode” for advertisers

Snapchat offers “Advanced Mode” for advertisers

Snapchat has revamped its self-service advertising tool with an “Advanced Mode” designed for larger brands looking to conduct bigger campaigns at scale. The Advanced Mode for its Snapchat Ad Manager works in a similar way to Facebook’s Power Editor, giving brands more tools to build, manage and scale their campaigns faster and more efficiently. Advanced […]

IAB launches quiz and guides to improve the ad industry’s digital literacy

IAB launches quiz and guides to improve the ad industry’s digital literacy

The Interactive Advertising Bureau has launched an online quiz for practitioners to measure their knowledge of industry jargon as part of a push to improve the sector’s digital literacy. Along with the quiz, IAB Australia has also released three new glossaries designed to improve understanding of video, audio and mobile metrics. Vija Solanki, the IAB’s CEO, said the decision to create […]

Google may be introducing a Snapchat Discover-like feature

Google may be introducing a Snapchat Discover-like feature

Google is reportedly developing a feature, based on its AMP (accelerated mobile pages) service, that works in a similar way to Snapchat’s Discover section. Stamp, a portmanteau of ‘Stories’ and AMP, will see publishers create visually-oriented content through a series of ‘swipeable’ slides including text, photos and video – according to the Wall Street Journal. The […]

J. Walter Thompson Brings 19 Crimes’ Wine Bottles to Life via a New Immersive AR App

J. Walter Thompson Brings 19 Crimes’ Wine Bottles to Life via a New Immersive AR App

Treasury Wine Estates’ brand 19 Crimes recently collaborated with creative technology company Tactic and J. Walter Thompson SF to release a wine label unlike any other. Using augmented reality (AR), the San Francisco-based Tactic developed an innovative 19 Crimes app for iOS and Android devices. The easy-to-use technology brings the torrid stories of each bottle to life by animating […]

Datami’s Brand Sponsored Data Connects 25 Million Mobile Customers

Datami’s Brand Sponsored Data Connects 25 Million Mobile Customers

Mobile engagement specialist Datami announced it has enabled more than 25 million consumers to engage with leading brands through the use of sponsored mobile data and data rewards. Datami’s extensive consumer reach, based on a unique network of partnerships with some of the world’s largest mobile operators, represents unmatched commercial scale within the sponsored data sector. Explosive adoption […]

Uniqlo Now Sells Clothes Through Vending Machines

Uniqlo Now Sells Clothes Through Vending Machines

Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo has taken a leaf out of Snapchat’s playbook by putting its clothing in vending machines – much like Spectacles – in a bid to improve sales. The Fast Retailing-owned retailer intends to install 10 of the clothing vending machines in markets across the US over the next few months, with locations […]

Pinterest Makes it Easier for Users to Search

Pinterest Makes it Easier for Users to Search

Pinterest said it is making a bigger push into search by launching Pinterest Search and Lens on users’ home feeds to cater to increasing mobile and visual searches among consumers. This includes a new search bar at the top of the home feed in the Pinterest iOS app that allows users to simply type what they’re […]

Skype and PayPal team up with new Send Money feature

Skype and PayPal team up with new Send Money feature

Online payment service PayPal announced it is partnering with instant messaging app Skype to allow users in 22 countries to send money within a conversation via a new feature called Send Money. According to Microsoft, as of August 2, Skype users chatting with contacts in the latest version of the Skype app can swipe right, tap Send Money […]