Snapchat has revamped its self-service advertising tool with an “Advanced Mode” designed for larger brands looking to conduct bigger campaigns at scale. The Advanced Mode for its Snapchat Ad Manager works in a similar way to Facebook’s Power Editor, giving brands more tools to build, manage and scale their campaigns faster and more efficiently. Advanced […]
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has launched an online quiz for practitioners to measure their knowledge of industry jargon as part of a push to improve the sector’s digital literacy. Along with the quiz, IAB Australia has also released three new glossaries designed to improve understanding of video, audio and mobile metrics. Vija Solanki, the IAB’s CEO, said the decision to create […]
Google is reportedly developing a feature, based on its AMP (accelerated mobile pages) service, that works in a similar way to Snapchat’s Discover section. Stamp, a portmanteau of ‘Stories’ and AMP, will see publishers create visually-oriented content through a series of ‘swipeable’ slides including text, photos and video – according to the Wall Street Journal. The […]
Global smartphone demand totalled 347 million units in 2Q17, up four percent year-on-year, marking the strongest second quarter on record, according to new research. The study, from GfK, indicates that emerging Asian countries led the demand growth with a 13 percent year-on-year increase, followed by Central and Eastern Europe at 11 percent, and Latin America […]
Online campaigns struggle to target women. The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector struggles most to reach targets. Mobile tends to be more accurate than PCs when it comes to successfully serving ads to the age and gender advertisers intended, according to a study of 60,000 campaigns across 20+ countries by measurement company Nielsen. The data, collected […]
Treasury Wine Estates’ brand 19 Crimes recently collaborated with creative technology company Tactic and J. Walter Thompson SF to release a wine label unlike any other. Using augmented reality (AR), the San Francisco-based Tactic developed an innovative 19 Crimes app for iOS and Android devices. The easy-to-use technology brings the torrid stories of each bottle to life by animating […]
Mobile engagement specialist Datami announced it has enabled more than 25 million consumers to engage with leading brands through the use of sponsored mobile data and data rewards. Datami’s extensive consumer reach, based on a unique network of partnerships with some of the world’s largest mobile operators, represents unmatched commercial scale within the sponsored data sector. Explosive adoption […]
Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo has taken a leaf out of Snapchat’s playbook by putting its clothing in vending machines – much like Spectacles – in a bid to improve sales. The Fast Retailing-owned retailer intends to install 10 of the clothing vending machines in markets across the US over the next few months, with locations […]
Pinterest said it is making a bigger push into search by launching Pinterest Search and Lens on users’ home feeds to cater to increasing mobile and visual searches among consumers. This includes a new search bar at the top of the home feed in the Pinterest iOS app that allows users to simply type what they’re […]
Online payment service PayPal announced it is partnering with instant messaging app Skype to allow users in 22 countries to send money within a conversation via a new feature called Send Money. According to Microsoft, as of August 2, Skype users chatting with contacts in the latest version of the Skype app can swipe right, tap Send Money […]