RhythmOne: 55% of raw ad opportunities blocked by adtech companies due to suspicious traffic

RhythmOne: 55% of raw ad opportunities blocked by adtech companies due to suspicious traffic

RhythmOne, a global advertising technology company, has announced the release of the Q4 2017 installment of its “Programmatic Insights Report – Spotlight on Quality” series. Based on an analysis of the 2.8 trillion average monthly ad opportunities RhythmOne’s programmatic platform processed from October to December 2017, the report provides insight into quality trends and invalid […]

Innity launches publisher-led programmatic advertising marketplace in Malaysia

Innity launches publisher-led programmatic advertising marketplace in Malaysia

The Malaysia Premium Publishers Marketplace (MPPM) has officially launched in partnership with adtech platform Innity to provide advertisers with more control to layer on their own data, audience insights and program advertising. This is the first publisher-led programmatic advertising marketplace platform in Malaysia. The new partnership will see MPPM, which is made up of eight […]

Facebook is making ad metrics clearer on its platforms

Facebook is making ad metrics clearer on its platforms

To give businesses more insight into the measurement tools used to calculate the impact of advertisements on its platforms, Facebook has introduced new labels on some of its metrics. “Starting today, we will begin labelling some metrics in Ads Manager as ‘estimated’ or ‘in development’, to provide more clarity on how they are calculated and […]

Mobile shopping apps are driving retail sales, according to Criteo’s latest global commerce study

Mobile shopping apps are driving retail sales, according to Criteo’s latest global commerce study

Commerce marketing technology company Criteo has released findings from its Global Commerce Review for Q4 of 2017. It analyses shoppers’ activities, behaviours and preferences across all devices and browsing environments. The report, which highlights a growing reliance on apps among shoppers, reinforces the “mobile-first” mindset, and will help inform omnichannel commerce marketing strategies worldwide. Criteo […]

Google India boosts native language Tamil with content monetisation

Google India boosts native language Tamil with content monetisation

Google India is intensifying its regional approach in India by now adding Tamil language support for Google AdWords and Google AdSense to reach out to the Tamil audience. Google earlier added Hindi and Bengali to the same. Advertisers will now be able to develop campaigns to target their audience through Tamil-language search and display ads. […]

Pandora takes aim at Spotify and iHeartRadio with programmatic audio ads

Pandora takes aim at Spotify and iHeartRadio with programmatic audio ads

Pandora said that it will now offer its audio inventory programmatically through popular demand-side platforms such as MediaMath, The Trade Desk and AdsWizz. Pandora is the last of the three major digital music streaming platforms to offer audio ads through automation, but the company says it brings a significantly larger audience to the table. The […]

News UK broadens advertisers reach with Social Amp tool

News UK broadens advertisers reach with Social Amp tool

News UK has unveiled a custom social media tool which it claims can broaden the reach of advertisers own content by amplifying the messages across its own domains and social channels. Social Amp has been devised in the wake of Facebook’s updated algorithms, which demotes publisher content in favour of posts by friends and family, […]

Snapchat throws its marketing API open to all

Snapchat throws its marketing API open to all

Although Snapchat launched its Marketing API in October 2016, the platform only made it available to a handful of technology companies that are part of its Snapchat Partners programme. These companies were able to use the API to develop tools that satisfy the needs of the world’s largest advertisers. From today, the API is open […]