Oracle announced the discovery of and mitigation steps for “DrainerBot,” a major mobile ad fraud operation distributed through millions of downloads of infected consumer apps. Infected apps can consume more than 10GB of data per month downloading hidden and unseen video ads, potentially costing each device owner a hundred dollars per year or more in […]
Mobiquity Technologies, a leading provider of next generation, mobile first, programmatic advertising capabilities is partnering with Adsmovil – a company that operates the largest mobile ad network in all of Latin America. The partnership will create a uniquely customised location and programmatic marketing technology platform for Latin American markets. “Latin America is the first stage of our product expansion strategy,” said Mobiquity Technologies CEO Dean Julia. “We […]
Reddit is introducing App Install as a campaign objective and great improvements to its Conversion Pixel with expanded tracking and measurement capabilities. A few weeks after Reddit rolled out CPC Ads – its first performance-based ad offering – and more campaign objectives ideal for direct response campaigns, the company is now further expanding campaign objectives with a new […]
Hugely popular short-form video app TikTok has begun testing a new video ad product which directs users to the advertiser’s website or profile page. The native video ad product features a video from the advertiser along with a button to enable users to interact further with the business. An example, first seen by TechCrunch, shows a […]
Adomik, the Paris-based platform that simplifies monetisation for publishers launched its UK operations and office in 2018 Q4, and recruited Ollie Chadwick as UK Country Manager. The company also announces the release of exclusive European and UK specific programmatic data for 2018. Adomik’s platform is built with and for publishers to address their main monetisation […]
Indonesia-based telco Telkomsel has created a four-episodes romantic comedy series to improve its digital lifestyle experience for its customers. The series, titled ‘Unscripted Man’, is available on the telco’s streaming video application, MAXstream, and was created in partnership with video platform Viddsee. The story revolves around Bas, an office employee who finds a sacred script […]
Cyance, a multi-award winning B2B customer behaviour technology company, has been appointed by Technology Services Group (TSG) as a key supplier. TSG, one of the UK’s leading IT services and solutions providers, is deploying the Cyance Nexus Behaviour Based Marketing Platform to enhance its account-based marketing capabilities and generate improved customer interactions. The Nexus […]
Foundation Laço Rosa, an organisation in Brazil that fights against breast cancer, has installed an interactive panel that receives donations at the same time as it shows the power of a contribution. From a distance, the piece is an enormous barcode. But, up close, it is possible to read the names of women patients who […]
The LEGO Group unveiled LEGO Hidden Side, an augmented reality-enhanced LEGO play theme where kids must turn a haunted world back to normal, one ghost at a time. It is the only play experience available that fully and seamlessly integrates augmented reality (AR) with physical construction to reveal a hidden world of interactive play. LEGO […]
Not content with shaking up the retail world, Amazon is moving into the app business with the launch of Amazon Moments. It’s a program that enables app publishers to reward loyal customers for carrying out high value actions with a digital or physical gift from Amazon. The grunt work of actually fulfilling the reward is carried out […]