iMobMedia announced it has teamed up with Pinsight Media to advance data monetization and insights-driven advertising for global mobile operators. The relationship will provide mobile operators and publishers throughout EMEA and Asia with new solutions to drive advertising revenue by combining powerful analytics and first-party data to create targeted audiences. “These new data-driven mobile advertising solutions offer […]
O2 is considering giving its users “more control” to reduce the number of ads they see on their mobile devices in a move that could encourage ad-blocking. Mark Evans, the chief executive of O2, Britain’s second biggest mobile operator, said at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that users should have the right to block ads […]
Mozilla Corporation has completed the acquisition of Read It Later, Inc. the developers of Pocket. “Mozilla is growing, experimenting more, and doubling down on our mission to keep the internet healthy, as a global public resource that’s open and accessible to all. As our first strategic acquisition, Pocket contributes to our strategy by growing our […]
KFC has launched an Australian-first Snapchat game via Ogilvy showcasing KFC’s Freeze drink. The bespoke game, entitled Freeze Frenzy, is available in both Snapchat Discover and user stories, and forms part of KFC’s overall Freeze campaign. The game sits alongside digital and social content, TV and OOH. Shaun Branagan, group creative director, Ogilvy Sydney said: […]
India’s advertisers can now access India’s largest inventory of targeted mobile audio ads through the continuously globally expanding AdVoice telco ad network. AdVoice enables advertisers to play audio ads to mobile callers. It replaces the call-waiting tone of Bharti Airtel subscribers who have opted in for the Reward Tunes service. AdVoice provides the technology, the […]
Blis, the global pioneer in advanced location data technology, is partnering with Unacast, the world’s largest network of proximity data and the creators of the Real World Graph, to provide brands greater understanding of who consumers are and how they behave both on- and offline along the path to purchase. These insights will improve attribution […]
comScore, Inc. announced the UK launch of Video Metrix Multi-Platform providing a single, unduplicated measure of digital video consumption across smartphone, tablet and desktop devices to give clients a deeper understanding of how, when and where video content is consumed. This launch also includes the introduction of enhanced mobile video reporting for YouTube and its […]
A new Night Tube map has been launched to help hungry Londoners on the hunt for a midnight McDonald’s. The fast food giant and OMD UK teamed up with app developer Bappz to create an interactive map that guides travellers to their closest open restaurant. “We’re particularly excited about this unique and innovative campaign. It’s […]
Toymail, a maker of connected plush toys that work as a child-friendly alternative to mobile phones, has launched a ‘constellation of apps’ to expand the capabilities of its latest generation ‘Talkies’ toys. The Toymail Cloud for Talkies includes audio apps such as Remindie, an audio calendar; Sleepie, which issues ‘soothing sounds’ to help get the […]
For the launch of its new Pantene Anti Dandruff Shampoo for women in Indonesia, Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) campaign objective was to reach and engage with all female customers between the ages of 15-55 years. The customers needed to come from across all rural and urban areas, as well as all “secondary cities and urban agglomerates in […]
