American Express knew that mobile was playing an important role in the credit card research process but initially struggled to quantify it beyond last click attribution, according to a senior executive at the company. “It was something that we needed to prove. So, we set about working out how we could do that,” said Trudie […]
Facebook launched its Watch video service in the United States on August 31 as it vies with YouTube for video advertising revenue. Watch, which began testing earlier this month, allows users to find TV shows based on what their friends are watching, and have conversations with other people watching the show during an episode. The […]
Truecaller have announced that the company achieved a record 200 million impressions in a single day in India, thus registering a 300 percent growth in its in-app advertising platform in one year. Meanwhile, real estate on Truecaller appreciated to the extent that over 70 percent of existing advertisers decided to continue to invest in Truecaller’s mobile […]
AdColony, one of the largest independent mobile advertising platform, released the results of the first brand campaigns using Aurora HD Video, the company’s latest mobile video innovation. After three separate campaigns, with three completely different creative executions, AdColony found that 43 percent of people who viewed an ad engaged with it, easily surpassing industry benchmarks and […]
Mobile game developers are increasingly implementing “rewarded ads” that players can view while playing in exchange for in-game prizes, The Wall Street Journal reports. This comes amid a big upswing in advertising in games — 78% of the 50 highest-grossing gaming apps in the US featured ads in the first half of this year, compared with 45% in 2016. Candy Crush […]
InMobi, one of the largest independent mobile advertising and technology platform, announced the launch of a mobile media platform for premium in-app video advertising. Through partnerships with top publishers in the country such as Viu, Detik, Path, BBM, Baca, LINE and others, InMobi now becomes the largest mobile media platform in Indonesia with a reach […]
As warmer weather returns across the country, Diageo continues its summer campaign for Smirnoff Cider with the launch of new dynamic digital OOH that activates when the outside temperature reaches 19 degrees. Devised by out-of-home (OOH) and location marketing specialist Posterscope and media agency Carat, the campaign seeks to capture the attention of people at […]
Addictive Mobility, one of Canada’s leading mobile advertising platform, has further strengthened its Executive Management team with the hire of Shannan LaMorre as VP of Operations. Shannan comes to Addictive Mobility with over 15 years of Digital Advertising experience, including over 25 years in senior roles in media, and most recently as Managing Director, Operations […]
Adyoulike, the leading in-feed native ad platform, announced a new strategic partnership with AppNexus, the world’s leading independent advertising technology company, that enables the real-time sale and purchase of digital advertising. The integration will enable advertisers and agencies to deliver personalised native campaigns on AppNexus’ platform. Adyoulike’s native advertising supply side platform (SSP) will use the […]
Marketers need to take a more “disciplined” approach to their programmatic advertising campaigns following years of “unanticipated problems” within the automated buying sphere, a new report by comScore has found. The media measurement company said that brands remained dogged by issues from buying audiences at “bargain basement” rates, including the over-targeting consumers and being lured by low-priced […]