Celtra secures $15 million financing to lead creative transformation in digital advertising

Celtra secures $15 million financing to lead creative transformation in digital advertising

Celtra, the creative management platform for digital advertising, today announced a $15 million investment led by Unilever Ventures and WPP. Unilever and WPP are partnering to use Celtra’s market-leading creative technology across Unilever’s global marketing organization and its ecosystem of service providers, technology vendors and media suppliers. Celtra aims to help advertisers maximize their creative potential […]

biddible unveils new Google AdWords Auditing Tool to improve transparency of paid search performance

biddible unveils new Google AdWords Auditing Tool to improve transparency of paid search performance

A suite of new [free] auditing software has been released to improve transparency of paid search performance. The suite of tools created by biddible also aim to efficiently report on the effectiveness of Google AdWords spend, in under 60 seconds. The free software [biddable tools] will become the first free suite designed to simplify, identify […]

‘There is a huge knowledge and opportunity gap around AI,’ says LoopMe’s Stephen Upstone

‘There is a huge knowledge and opportunity gap around AI,’ says LoopMe’s Stephen Upstone

LoopMe is the largest mobile video platform, supporting all video and full-screen formats and reaching over 2 billion devices worldwide. We had a chance to catch up with their CEO, Stephen Upstone during the Cannes Lions Festival, who revealed to us the company’s foray into Artificial Intelligence and discussed the impact the technology will have on the […]

180LA Wins Gold and Bronze Cannes Lions for Expedia and VisitBritain’s “Visit Britain” Interactive Film

180LA Wins Gold and Bronze Cannes Lions for Expedia and VisitBritain’s “Visit Britain” Interactive Film

180LA won a Gold Lion in Cyber and a Bronze in Mobile for its interactive mobile film, “Visit Britain” for Expedia and VisitBritain at the 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The agency has been honoured with seven Cannes Lion awards, including one Grand Prix, since the opening of the festival. The interactive film is […]

IAB survey demonstrates the negative impact of advertising on the mobile experience

IAB survey demonstrates the negative impact of advertising on the mobile experience

Surveying 3,600 mobile users from 18 countries spanning North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, the Internet Advertising Bureau’s (IAB) ‘Always On – A Global Perspective of Mobile Consumer Experience’ study reveals how mobile advertising is having an adverse effect on many people’s day-to-day experiences on their mobile phones. The research illustrates that consumer […]

Apollo Tyres AR app gives fans the chance to ‘Earn’ Manchester United Jersey

Apollo Tyres AR app gives fans the chance to ‘Earn’ Manchester United Jersey

Tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres has released an AR app to celebrate its partnership with Premier League football club Manchester United and their #EarnTheJersey digital campaign. The Earn The Jersey app enables users to scan an Apollo Tyres logo to enter an interactive, where players swipe a ball toward the jersey of a member of the […]

AKQA Announces Future Lions 2017 Winners

AKQA Announces Future Lions 2017 Winners

AKQA announced the winners of Future Lions, the official student awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Future Lions attracted more than 2,100 students from 64 countries, making it the most successful year to date. The five winning ideas and teams are: Ask the Candidates for CNN Team: Yeon Sang Yoon and Jin Sug […]

‘Industry moving from the Connected Age to the Intelligent Age,’ says SapientRazorfish’s Daniel Bonner

‘Industry moving from the Connected Age to the Intelligent Age,’ says SapientRazorfish’s Daniel Bonner

Every year the cream of the Marketing, Advertising and Communications Industry gather in France for the Cannes Lions Festival, and this year was no different. We caught up with one of the Industry’s brightest mind and SapientRazorfish’s Global Chief Creative Officer, Daniel Bonner, who spoke about moving into his new role and how the Marketing Industry […]

Captify CEO talks about the need for the industry to break free from Google and Facebook’s duopoly

Captify CEO talks about the need for the industry to break free from Google and Facebook’s duopoly

Captify is a global data activation company and pioneer of Search Intelligence. It was recently listed by Forbes as ‘The one to watch in 2017’. Their actionable insights play a crucial role for brands and advertisers; revealing macro world trends, consumer interests, inner-life behaviours and intent signals. With a presence in New York, London, Paris, […]

Appboy’s Matt McRoberts on the evolution of the marketing industry and digital’s role in it

Appboy’s Matt McRoberts on the evolution of the marketing industry and digital’s role in it

Appboy is the leading lifecycle engagement platform for marketing, growth, and engagement teams. They empower brands to humanize connections with customers, resulting in better experiences and increased retention, lifetime value, and ROI. With Appboy, brands seamlessly gather and manage actionable customer data, allowing them to reach their audience with targeted, personalized cross-channel messaging experiences. It […]