Data, insights and consulting company Kantar has unveiled four big data- and AI-based solutions. The company said the new offerings will help brands, advertising agencies and media companies more efficiently and accurately build and measure campaigns that have global impact. The first is Context Lab. This is a platform designed to create synergy between creative and media […]
To mark the second day of Cannes Lions Advertising Festival of Creativity 2019, Unity Technologies, the company powering more than 60% of all AR and VR content and serving more than 11B ads each month, has revealed the results of an independent research project on the state of the Augmented Reality (AR) advertising and marketing […]
A new study on in-app ad pricing and performance has found that the average click-through rates (CTR) of in-app video ads are 7.5 times higher than display ads. In-app videos are often full screen, which means their viewability rates also tend to be much higher than smaller display formats. As a result, consumers are much more likely […]
Open audio platform SoundCloud has launched advertising in Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland, thanks to an extension of its partnership with digital audio advertising firm Targetspot. The introduction of advertising in these markets coincides with the launch of SoundCloud Go+ – the platform’s premium subscription plan – in the nations. SoundCloud’s free offering will now […]
IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital advertising ecosystem, announced at its annual Interact conference in Warsaw that digital advertising grew 13.9 percent in 2018 to €55.1bn, driven by strong growth in video, mobile and social spend. This is the fastest growth since 2011 and has seen the market more than double […]
Admix, a monetisation platform for Extended Reality (XR), announced the launch of the world’s first programmatic 3D ads for extended reality environments like VR and AR. Advertisers are now able to feature their products in 3D environments, enabling consumers to interact with those products natively within a game, VR or AR experience. For instance, a consumer […]
New research out reveals that almost three quarters (72%) of UK SVoD subscribers that expressed a preference do not consider any form of sponsorship or advertising on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) acceptable. The new study, called VODyssey, which was conducted by research consultancy Differentology, surveyed over 2,000 UK consumers to explore consumer sentiment on SVoD services. Over […]
Pocketmath, a global leading ad technology company that provides audience network services and programmatic advertising solutions, announced that it has reached and surpassed 80-billion impressions served since January 2015. This milestone represents an industry shift in favour of mobile devices, as the mobile-focused ad company continues to gain momentum in the marketplace. Focusing exclusively on […]
IAB UK, the trade association for digital advertising, has announced the results of the latest IAB UK and PwC Digital Adspend study, which reveals UK advertisers spent £13.44billion on digital advertising in 2018. The total ad spend figure is a 15 percent year-on-year increase and demonstrates continued confidence in the power of digital advertising. For […]
Marin Software, a leading provider of digital marketing software for performance-driven advertisers and agencies, released research findings from its global Q1 2019 Digital Advertising Benchmark Report. Marin Software’s research confirms that Instagram continues to grow its share of Facebook spend, while newer ad formats like responsive search ads (RSAs) dominate as advertisers seek growth across channels […]