The Data Dollar Store created by cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab caused a stir in the heart of London’s technology capital in Old Street. Customers queued from the early hours to get their hands on exclusive prints but in a twist to how the artwork could be purchased, reacted with initial surprise but a willingness to give up […]
Pet food brand Pedigree has teamed up with Facebook to launch a customised camera effect to help raise awareness for pet adoption, just in time for October’s National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. The camera effect – created by BBDO New York – allows Facebook users to choose from multiple breeds of dogs to layer […]
Guinness has launched a highly targeted, out-of-home (OOH) campaign for its iconic draught stout that uses data to reach Guinness fans based on their location, behaviour and affinity to the brand. The campaign draws mobile data from apps, Instagram and Twitter to identify a bespoke audience demonstrating a passion for sports and pubs, combined with […]
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) format, aimed at creating faster-loading versions of webpages for mobile browsing, has received a big boost today with the search giant acquiring tech firm Relay Media. Relay Media was co-founded by David Gehring, a former Google employee, and has been involved in the AMP Project since its inception as part of a joint […]
Telecoming, the Spanish company specialised in content monetisation has partnered with Axiata Digital – the digital services arm of one of Asia’s leading telecommunications groups, Axiata Group Berhad, to enter the Malaysian market. The service will be integrated into Axiata Digital’s Application Program Interface (API) hub or Mobile Internet Fulfilment Exchange (MIFE). With this partnership, […]
The mobile company Adsmovil announced a partnership with the video ad company AdColony which will bring its Instant-Play solution, focused on high-definition programmatic video campaigns, to Latin American countries. Speaking ExchangeWire Brazil, Adsmovil’s CEO, Alberto Pardo emphasised that video is the format which has benefited the most from the growth of broadband penetration and internet access […]
Customer demand for TabMo’s programmatic mobile advertising technology continues to grow and the creative mobile demand side platform (DSP) has expanded its team with the recruitment of Sophie Plenert as agency sales manager. Plenert joins from mobile monetisation company Mozoo, where she was part of the team that planned and executed both branding and performance […]
Asda teamed up with Shazam to launch a UK first, which will run throughout the Halloween period. When anyone ‘Shazams’ the new TV ad, by Saatchi & Saatchi London, or code in the retailer’s Good Living Magazine they will be taken to an augmented reality (AR) experience on their smartphone that lets them be part of the ad through a […]
Over 2 in 5 (41%) of marketers find mobile programmatic more confusing than on desktop, but over 60% plan to increase their ad spend in mobile programmatic over the next year, according to new research. The study, from transparent media buying platform, iotec, addresses some of the rising concerns within mobile programmatic advertising through their latest […]
Film studio Lionsgate and Unity Technologies, the leading creation engine for gaming and interactive entertainment, have partnered to create a first-of-its-kind virtual reality ad to support the release of Jigsaw, the latest film in the blockbuster Saw horror franchise. Built using Unity’s engine, the Jigsaw ‘Virtual Room’ interactive ad will surface in VR apps made using Unity, and will enable […]