IAB Europe, in collaboration with IHS Markit, has published the AdEx Benchmark H1 2017 Study. The data reveals that online advertising grew 11.5% to €22.2bn for the first half of 2017 from €20.2bn in H1 2016. The Study reveals that nearly all growth in online ad spend was on mobile; mobile display grew by 45.9% […]
Twitter has begun testing a feature which enables users to privately save tweets that interest them to look at later. News of the feature – which is called ‘Bookmarks’ – first surfaced in October, when Twitter product manager Jesar Shah revealed a prototype of the feature. Back then, it was dubbed ‘save for later’. For Hack Week […]
UK advertising is set to see a ninth successive year of growth, and the nation will remain one of the fastest-growing media markets in 2018 with a 4.8% increase predicted to take total investment to £19.8 billion. This is according to the latest forecast from GroupM, one of the world’s leading media investment group. The […]
Mobile gaming is increasingly becoming an important option for marketers in Asia Pacific when planning for their campaigns, after studies from eMarketer and AppsFlyer showed extremely robust growth in revenues and growth in audiences. AppsFlyer released its latest gaming app findings in its “The State of Gaming App Marketing” study that analysed 40 countries, 1,300 […]
Mobile-only challenger bank Starling Bank has joined forces with Yoyo Wallet, a mobile payment and loyalty platform, to give customers the chance to benefit from loyalty programmes when they use their Starling payment card. Through the integration, Starling customers will be able to link their bank account to their Yoyo Wallet, so whenever they pay using their payment […]
It’s been rumoured for some time now – but Samsung is finally about to unleash its bendy-screened, folding smartphone in 2018. A support page for the handset, rumoured to be called the Galaxy X, has already been spotted online – and it’s believed it could be unveiled at the CES tech show in January. Samsung […]
Lyft is the latest company to receive a permit to test self-driving cars on public roads in California. It’s an important step in the company’s attempt to catch up with rival Uber in the development of autonomous vehicles for ride-hailing. As of November 16, Lyft appears on a list of companies issued autonomous-testing permits by […]
Preoday, the e-commerce company that provides hospitality companies with leading mobile and online ordering and promotions technology, has signed Wolverhampton Civic Hall and its sister venue, the Wulfrun Hall, as its 29th and 30th theatres in 2017. The double-signing brings the total number of theatres working with Preoday to 30. Theatres using the Preoday platform […]
The relationship a reader has with a publisher has far more impact on the effectiveness of online ads than the surrounding editorial content, which suggests concerns around brand safety may be misunderstood, according to a new study. The study – by Inskin Media, Research Now and Conquest Research – compared the conscious and subconscious reactions […]
BMW goes fully digital in their purchase funnel. The German Automobile company is the first brand to use Snapchat’s new AR ‘augmented trial’ Lens which lets customers visualise how products look in the real world before purchase. The brand is using the technology to promote its latest and funkiest X SUV – the X2 […]