Snapchat Inc. may start to see more brands paying up for location-based advertising campaigns on its photo-sharing mobile app, thanks to the efforts of another startup, Yext Inc. Advertisers can already pay the social media service to have branded geofilters—a type of graphical overlay people can use to decorate photos or videos they’re sharing—to show […]
The Mercedes-Benz brand, which sells eco-friendly cars, is encouraging its social media followers to take photos of its “smart vehicles” in the wild and share them by snapping @smartcarUSA. “The brand is surprising and delighting some of their followers on Snapchat with smart-branded gear,” Mark Aikman, general manager, marketing services for MBUSA, explained via email. […]
Singapore government-owned broadcaster MediaCorp has signed up Sizmek to provide its mobile ad solutions, ramping up its play in mobile across its online properties. The partnership is part of a spate of ad tech announcements from the broadcaster, as it announced that it was partnering with Outbrain on content monetisation. The deal with Sizmek will […]
Much has been said in 2016 about the decline of apps, with reports saying that the boom in app downloads is declining, if not over. In May, the top 15 apps saw downloads decline 20% on average in the U.S., according to research from Nomura and SensorTower. But as more and more people perform more actions […]
With the June 30th “no new Flash uploads” deadline from Google ad networks now behind us, the digital advertising industry is still trying to adjust to the new playing field. With that in mind, Monotype has rolled out the availability of new digital ad licenses – making it easier for brands and advertisers to use […]
Facebook has merged two of its most treasured efforts: Instant Articles and Messenger. Soon, Messenger users will begin to see a lightning bolt on the top right corner of select links shared in the popular app. These indicate that the link is an Instant Article. “Currently, links shared via Messenger load in a mobile browser, […]
Mobile devices will become the main platform globally for viewing online video in 2016, according to the latest forecast from ZenithOptimedia. The Publicis Groupe media agency’s Online Video Forecasts 2016, says consumers around the world will spend an average of 19.7 minutes a day viewing online videos on smartphones and tablet computers. This compares to […]
Warburtons launches its latest social media campaign, ‘#140Years’, which celebrates 140 years of the brand’s rich history and heritage in 140 emojis. The #140Years campaign cleverly leverages Twitter’s 140 character feature in order to celebrate the history of Britain’s favourite bakery brand – adding a fun and rewarding element to the extensive online conversation that […]
For the past year, ad blockers have made waves in the media world and threatened to wipe out digital advertising. Now one of those companies, Shine, has hired a chief revenue officer it’s tasked with working closely with brands, agencies, publishers and trade organizations. The company announced James Collier as its first CRO. His responsibilities […]
Native ads are dominating Facebook Audience Network, with 83 percent of its ads using the format, and more than 50 percent of applications on the network doing so exclusively. Facebook shared those figures in an email to SocialTimes, adding that the percentage of apps using the native ad format on Facebook Audience Network has increased tenfold […]