Granular interests and lifestyle targeting on social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn have always previously trumped that available on Google AdWords, until now. Although keywords and basic demographic data were the main ways to reach target audiences, recent developments now mean that Google’s ‘in-market’ audience targeting for search, and ‘life events’ for video […]
Since it was founded in 2011, Snapchat has exploded onto the social media scene, boasting 187 million active daily users globally, as reported in February 2018. This was up 18% (29 million) year on year and an impressive 75% (80 million) compared with Q4 2016 (Statista February 2018). What’s interesting from a brand perspective is […]
Knowing where to invest your online advertising budget is, in some ways, no easier than ever , despite the amount of data and tools marketers now have at their disposal. One of the reasons it is so complicated is the vast number of formats available and the speed at which new ones are emerging. This […]
Identifying mobile fraud in the mobile ecosystem can be a challenge for advertisers and Agencies alike. We are seeing increasingly more new fraud methods designed to exploit the system, such as Install Fraud and Click Fraud. DeviceID Reset Fraud has recently been launched by mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform AppsFlyer to give the advertiser […]
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas is where the globes Technology Brands for the past 51 years have converged to brag, showcasing what they are doing in advancing technology. This year an estimated 3,900 exhibitors from 150 different nations will have done so to over 180,000 forecasted visitors and a global media audience. […]
Mobile apps have been continually progressing for some years and the power of mobile applications remains very strong. But the introduction of the chatbots means you can chat or talk to them as to a close friend. The main difference between a chatbot and a mobile app is its user interface. And this is the […]
Plan.Net were at the forefront of integrating AR functions into advertising. The first marketing initiatives with augmented reality (AR) appeared in Germany around the year 2011. Back then, Plan.Net integrated AR functions in a campaign for the special interest channel Syfy, for example. Posters were impressively brought to life using the technology available at the […]
Festival season is officially in full swing. From Glastonbury to Wireless and from Love Box to T in the Park, the UK plays host to some of the greatest musical spectacles in the world over the summer months. However, contrary to popular belief, festivals do not only provide an opportunity for revellers to dust off […]
Up until recently, the thought of turning on your mobile data when abroad may have seemed like a ludicrous idea. It seemed that each year brought with it a fresh batch of horror stories about holidaymakers being hit with monster mobile phone bills after downloading movies while overseas, and I’m sure you must have heard […]
Location intelligence company, Blis has been on a roll over the last year, with some innovative projects and movements in the digital marketing space. During the Cannes Lions Festival, we sat down with their President, Harry Dewhirst, who told us about what Blis have been up to this past year and where they plan to go […]