Mediahawk, the UK’s premier provider of call tracking software, has launched an integration with Salesforce, global CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution, achieving automatic end-to-end marketing attribution of phone calls. This innovative integration provides Mediahawk customers with over 40 pieces of crucial data on every phone call, caller and conversation. Marketers gain greater insight into how every […]
Snap Inc. has been trying to secure deals with the world’s largest ad holding companies ahead of its initial public offering, but it isn’t just cozying up to the media buying firms that control billions in ad spending. The company, which owns popular messaging app Snapchat, has teamed up with ad holding company Interpublic Group […]
Popular video app Flipagram is getting acquired by Chinese company Toutiao for an undisclosed amount. Flipagram was once a social media darling but the startup has been quiet recently. Flipagram will remain an independent product for the time being and the team will stay in its own office in the US. Recode first reported that […]
Kargo, the leader in mobile brand advertising, announces its expansion into the Asia Pacific region with the opening of its first Australian outpost in Sydney. New executive hires Robert Leach, Peter Birch and Rob Williams will play key roles in continuing to drive the company’s international growth. The Sydney office marks Kargo’s second global location […]
Clutch, a customer management and marketing analytics company, has acquired intelligent mobile promotions platform Persio in a deal that will add powerful new mobile marketing capabilities to the Clutch platform. The transaction puts Clutch in a position to capture a bigger share of the $32 billion marketing technology industry, just as brands are increasingly looking […]
Flipboard has launched in China, creating a business that has the freedom to develop technology and product separate to its core business. Flipboard China has now launched with 25 staff and is the result of a joint venture with Chinese advertising group BlueFocus, who will help the business establish deals with local partners and brands. Mike […]
The Mobile Majority, a data monetization and mobile media execution solution announced that it has acquired Gimbal, the leading enterprise-grade mobile engagement and location intelligence platform used by some of the world’s largest brands, retailers, advertisers, venues, and out-of-home (OOH) networks. Gimbal’s sophisticated location services infrastructure and data will help The Mobile Majority’s clients and […]
Widespace, the Stockholm based technology company that creates tools to build brands in a mobile world, has announced a strategic partnership with Big Mobile, APAC’s leading independent mobile engagement specialist. Through the agreement, Big Mobile will harness the technology of Widespace’s programmatic platform, Summit, making it available to brands in Australia and New Zealand. Summit […]
Location-based mobile ad network xAd has acquired WeatherBug, the companies said on November 15. WeatherBug operates a live weather website and app with more than 20 million unique users, as well as a network of more than 10,000 private automated weather stations across the country. It’s a page out of IBM’s book. Big Blue bought […]
Facebook’s booming mobile ad revenue is projected to continue growing through 2016 well into 2018 despite some setbacks in 2016 regarding how it measures video views. In 2016, Facebook will raise around $21.98bn from mobile ads. 2017 will see a year-over-year increase of 35.2% to $29.71 and in 2018, $37.98bn, up 7.8%. Increasingly more of […]
