Alibaba has introduced a car vending machine on Tmall, its online marketplace application, which allows consumers in China to choose from 100 Ford cars for a test drive. The ‘Super Test-Drive Center’ is located in Guangzhou and consumers can sign up on the Tmall or Taobao app to pick up the selected car through an […]
A new study by app marketing firm Liftoff has revealed some surprising insights into consumer behaviours around mobile finance, most notably the fact that EMEA consumers are around 500 per cent less likely to activate a mobile finance app than their counterparts in APAC and the US. Liftoff’s figures, based on almost 8.7bn ad impressions, show that […]
Publishers’ total digital revenue has increased by 5.6% on a 12-month rolling basis to December 2017, largely driven by display advertising, according to new research. Findings from the latest Digital Publishers Revenue Index (DPRI), a quarterly report on UK publishing from the Association for Online Publishing (AOP) and Deloitte, reveals publishers experienced a 5.6% growth […]
Over $46 billion will go to programmatic advertising in the US in 2018, according to eMarketer’s latest programmatic forecast—about $10 billion more than last year. That means 82.5% of all US digital display ads will be bought via automated channels in 2018. “Significant momentum behind programmatic ad buying now focuses on its rich audience targeting […]
Households in the UK are increasingly turning to smart technology to protect their homes, according to new research. The survey of 2,001 British adults carried out by gadgets and technology e-tailer, Laptops Direct, found that more than a third of Brits (31%) are using some form of smart security gadget in their home. Perhaps not […]
Igloo Energy, which uses smart technology to help customers use less energy and save more money, is today launching its smartphone app to make it easier for households across the country to stay in control of their energy usage. Available on both iOS and Android, customers will be able to manage their energy accounts, take […]
Exchange Bidding, Google‘s header bidding platform, has exited beta. According to Google, publishers that use DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) will be able to use the platform to increase overall revenue by allowing multiple exchanges to bid on a placement while generating reports on demand channels, yield groups, and advertisers on the basis of impressions. A […]
The Le Monde Group has signed a global partnership with leading native advertising solutions provider, Ligatus in a bid to provide a more transparent sponsored content service to its users across a variety of platforms. Following on-going consolidation of its advertising requirements, the Le Monde group will utilise Ligatus’ native ad formats across its premium […]
Mobile-native ad tech company S4M has teamed up with Adsquare, a mobile data exchange, to enable targeting and measurement capabilities within physical stores. The integration will give advertisers access to hourly updates about incremental store visits generated by their mobile campaigns in S4M’s Fusio dashboard. In addition, retailers and trading desks are able to optimise […]
What if having cancer was not seen as a negative factor, but an experience to show and be proud of? A form of ‘badge of honour’ that demonstrates to others the battle you’ve gone through. It is the belief of Cancer@Work who launches ‘Fighting Cancer,’ a new skill available on LinkedIn that aims to […]