ByteDance, the Chinese company behind popular short video app TikTok, has decided it is time to take on Tencent in China’s messaging app game. The world’s most valuable startup has launched a video messaging app in a space dominated by WeChat. The app, named ‘Duoshan’, works in a similar way to Snapchat, enabling users to send videos […]
Kiip, a leading mobile marketing and app monetization platform, has partnered with the Purchase Decision Network (PDN), the only ad platform purpose-built for CPG brands, to give CPG advertisers enhanced data for targeting everyday shoppers across mobile devices. The integration makes Kiip the first ad network partner with access to PDN’s exclusive shopping list data, which includes […]
Merchants seek better tools to attract and convert shoppers online. In light of general shopping trends, 2.14 billion shoppers are expected to make the move to online by 2021. AdRoll announced integrations with BigCommerce and Yotpo to help merchants seize this trend using AdRoll’s suite of online marketing tools without needing to be a digital marketing expert. AdRoll supports more than 37,000 […]
AdSecure, the ad verification tool used by ad networks, ad operations teams and publishers, announced the addition of Native ad protection to its digital weapons arsenal in order to combat digital threats and malware and safeguard end users when exposed to online advertising. Native ads pose an interesting challenge when it comes to protecting the […]
For a small island nation, tucked away in the South Pacific, New Zealand has an interesting challenge: to attract tourists to its picturesque shores, but not too many. With limited space and beds, Tourism New Zealand, the country’s marketing body, must balance the country’s booming tourism industry with practical sustainability. In China, this translates to […]
Amazon is developing a Prime Video-like streaming service for video games via a monthly subscription, The Information reports. The company is planning on using its already established cloud computing service to enable subscribers access to unlimited AAA games on their mobile devices. Although there has been no official announcement regarding the service, sources say Amazon video […]
Google is making it easier for users to continue their old searches by adding activity cards. Activity cards are designed around the idea that searching — especially on mobile — is often a disjointed experience due to time constraints or other interruptions. At times, a user might leave open a browser tab in the background […]
Instagram is adding the ability for users to post to multiple accounts at the same time with just the flip of a toggle, a company spokesperson has confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is being rolled out to iOS users, but there is no word on if or when Android users can expect them same. “We are […]
The Coalition for Better Ads announced that it will expand the Better Ads Standards for desktop and mobile web to all countries and regions worldwide to improve the online ad experience for consumers. The ad experiences in the Standards are based on the Coalition’s extensive research, which has involved more than 66,000 consumers to date in countries […]
Tappx has partnered with Pixalate in order to offer advanced invalid traffic (“IVT”) detection technology for its over-the-top (OTT) services. The global Tappx solutions, which will be enhanced by Pixalate technology, includes ‘Ad-Replacement’ services for digital TV, ‘Dynamic Ad Insertions’ (DAI), digital TV ad time slot detection and insertion of programmatic video ads, and ‘Addressable […]