Research released by Oath, in association with IAB Europe, has revealed that European publishers believe revenue generated by video, native and mobile formats will grow by more than a quarter (26%) over the next 12 months. Over 60% said these formats are paramount to the success of their business. The study entitled ‘Understanding Programmatic Challenges […]
A total of 1.01bn people will use rich communication services (RCS) messaging across 168 mobile operators around the world by the end of next year, according to research from Mobilesquared. This is expected to grow to 3.23bn across 486 mobile operators by the end of 2023. The report identifies that only 5.7 per cent of brands and businesses […]
Adobe released its online shopping predictions for the 2018 holiday season (from November to December), which found that spending in the UK, France, and Germany will jump nearly 25% compared with the same period in 2017. The findings, based on Adobe Analytics data, also reveals shoppers in the UK will spend more than three times […]
Gismart, the leading global music app maker with 300 million downloads, is thrilled to announce its first major artists partnership with global EDM phenomenon The Chainsmokers. The new collaboration sees the globally renowned DJ duo launch over twenty brand new ‘The Chainsmokers sound packs’ for the chart-topping music app Beat Maker Go. Beat Maker Go […]
Earlier in November 2018, reports suggested that Facebook was planning to introduce an ‘unsend’ feature on to Messenger that would give users 10 minutes to delete a message that they gave send before it is read. And now nearly a week later, word is that the social media giant has started rolling the update to […]
Iconic Australian retailer, Myer, has announced the arrival of Naughty or Nice Baubles for sale at Myer stores around Australia. The baubles, developed by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, are the centrepiece of this year’s Myer Christmas campaign. A Naughty or Nice bauble is no ordinary Christmas decoration, instead it lets you and your family know […]
Snapchat revealed two new features and one new eCommerce initiative on November 14. The messaging application debuted Friendship Profiles, which contain all of the content—images, videos, messages, links, etc.—that users have saved in chats with friends or groups of friends in one place. If a user opts to share his or her location, that user’s […]
PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future, released its third Quarterly Mobile Index (QMI) of 2018. The report includes key insights around the growth in mobile app advertising, highlighting trends in mobile video, header bidding and the expansion of cross-channel monetisation. The newly released findings will guide publishers and buyers […]
Digital advertising grew by 10% to €25.7bn in the first half of this year, with mobile set to take a 50% share of the total, according to new research. The AdEx Benchmark H1 2018 study, from IAB Europe in collaboration with IHS Markit, also reveals that half of programmatic display spend is in mobile formats. […]
Facebook has quietly released an app aimed at competing with TikTok, the 15-second video app that merged with Musical.ly earlier in 2018, as it looks to bring teenagers back into its user base. Word that Facebook was developing the app surfaced last month when TechCrunch reported that Facebook was building a standalone video product for users to record […]