YouTube Launches the Lighter Version of its App

YouTube Launches the Lighter Version of its App

YouTube Go, an offline first Android app designed from scratch to reduce data usage and work with low or no connectivity, has launched following its initial announcement last September. The app lets the user choose, on a preview screen, whether they would like to stream their selected videos immediately in either basic quality or standard […]

Singular: Facebook Overtakes Google Mobile Ad Network In ROI

Singular: Facebook Overtakes Google Mobile Ad Network In ROI

Facebook’s mobile ad network emerged as the top-performing advertising network during the second part of 2016, giving marketers running campaigns on Android devices a higher return on investment (ROI) compared with Google AdWords, according to a study released on February 7. San Francisco-based Singular, which focuses on mobile analytics, published the study — The Mobile […]

DelPlaya Unveil New Programmatic Advertising Private Market Designed to Improve Performance

DelPlaya Unveil New Programmatic Advertising Private Market Designed to Improve Performance

DelPlaya Media, a leading monetization platform for premium publishers, announced the release of the Rincon Private Market, the company’s innovative, new In-App and mobile web video and banner ad marketplace for select demand partners, including advertising agencies and their trading desks. DelPlaya launches the Rincon Private Market following nearly two years of research and development […]

AOL and O2’s Weve Form Strategic Alliance to Improve Mobile Insights

AOL and O2’s Weve Form Strategic Alliance to Improve Mobile Insights

AOL UK and Weve, O2’s mobile marketing and commerce services provider, have joined forces to help advertisers target and reach customers more effectively. Using mobile ad exchange Axonix’s technology, Weve Insights will be integrated into AOL’s media properties and the One by AOL programmatic platform. This will allow AOL’s, advertisers’ and Axonix’s first-party data to […]

XLMedia Buys Mobile Performing Marketing Platform ClicksMob

XLMedia Buys Mobile Performing Marketing Platform ClicksMob

Marketing services firm XLMedia PLC on February 7 said it has agreed a $5.1 million cash deal to buy mobile performance marketing platform ClicksMob Inc. ClicksMob helps brands to acquire customers for mobile applications across gaming, e-commerce, travel, entertainment and finance verticals, XLMedia said. The UK firm said the deal will increase its presence in Asia […]

adsquare’s data platform and GfK insights take mobile advertising to a new level

adsquare’s data platform and GfK insights take mobile advertising to a new level

Mobile data exchange company adsquare is making region-based consumer insights from global market research company GfK available on their platform. The combination of rich consumer insights and a real-time mobile platform takes programmatic advertising to a new level. GfK delivers vital global insights matched with local market intelligence. The GfK data that adsquare offers advertisers […]

Big Mouth Strikes Again For Ted Baker 2017 Valentine’s Day Campaign

Big Mouth Strikes Again For Ted Baker 2017 Valentine’s Day Campaign

[KGVID]http://www.marcomm.news/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ted-Baker-Promo-Video_Short.mp4[/KGVID] Leading fashion and lifestyle brand Ted Baker have teamed with digital creative agency SMACK for a fourth year running, to launch their annual digital Valentine’s Day campaign. The creative studio was commissioned to create a digital activation to complement Ted Baker’s 2017 Valentine’s Day campaign, Love Bites. SMACK have developed a desktop and mobile […]

Facebook beats expectations as ad revenue leaps 53%

Facebook beats expectations as ad revenue leaps 53%

Mobile ads have boosted Facebook’s revenue by 53%, as the social network smashed expectations. The company beat growth targets, even though there was some concern on running out of room to place ads on its news feed. However, the company said its revenue growth rate will “come down meaningfully” in 2017. Facebook shares rose as […]

The New York Times Announces Upcoming Launch on Snapchat Discover

The New York Times Announces Upcoming Launch on Snapchat Discover

The New York Times announced that it will launch on Snap Inc.’s Snapchat Discover platform. The Times will create a daily Edition for Snapchatters in the U.S. and Canada based on its popular Morning Briefing, which is designed to help readers prepare for their day, and will be published Monday-Friday. Kinsey Wilson, executive vice president, […]

Saavn Launch Programmatic Audio Ads for Mobile Devices in India

Saavn Launch Programmatic Audio Ads for Mobile Devices in India

Saavn announced the launch of programmatic audio advertising in India, the newest addition to Saavn’s extensive suite of advertising technology offerings. This groundbreaking new platform, created in partnership with AdsWizz, automates the real-time buying, targeting, optimization, and reporting of audio ad inventory into a few simple steps. Major brands across India, including Saavn’s current base […]