Headway, a leading provider of mobile, programmatic, data and performance digital marketing solutions; business unit of Entravision Communications Corporation, announced the acquisition of mobile-first programmatic platform Smadex. Smadex technology allows advertisers to execute performance campaigns on mobile devices, using its machine learning engine to understand the best combination of creative assets, targeting and pricing for […]
Tic Tac Gum, in partnership with creative agency TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, has released “Chew & Play” games, the first Snapchat lens games powered by chewing. The two Chew & Play games, called Spearmint Jungle and Cool Watermelon Water Ski, were created in traditional 8-bit video game style and designed to correspond with Tic Tac […]
Integrating search and social channels has emerged as the biggest challenge for advertisers globally in 2018. That’s according to Marin Software’s latest ‘State of Digital Advertising’ report, which canvassed the views of more than 500 B2C performance marketers around the world from across the Retail, Automotive, Travel and Finance sectors. Getting these two channels to […]
LiveRamp, an Acxiom company and leading provider of omnichannel identity resolution, and Snap Inc. have partnered to launch a new measurement solution called Offline Sales Impact (OSI). OSI will enable brands to measure the impact of their campaigns on offline sales, in a privacy-friendly manner, by matching Snapchat users with one of the UK’s largest […]
Deliveroo has revealed its next step to becoming the definitive food company, giving consumers the best selection, price and service. Having built its own extensive delivery network of 35,000 riders worldwide and 15,000 riders in the UK that bring amazing meals direct to customers’ doors, the platform will now also host restaurants who make deliveries […]
Almost two-thirds of marketers are making use of location data for tageting ads and promotions, and nearly half for location-based offers, according to new data from location firm Factual. With mobile overtaking desktop, a wealth of location data is now available to marketers. US companies alone spent $17.1bn (£12.75bn) on location-targets mobile advertising in 2017, […]
Snapchat has launched a new tool for advertisers called ‘reach and frequency’, letting them buy most of the platform’s ad formats programmatically, including its popular augmented reality (AR) lenses. The self-serve Ads Manager already included three formats — Snap Ads, Story Ads, Filters — to a programmatic, ROI-focused model. Under the new scheme, AR Lenses […]
Location intelligence solution startup, Geoblink, has announced the release of its latest product feature that segments the quantity of footfall traffic by time of day. The company launches this new footfall feature with an analysis of target audiences ahead of the forthcoming FIFA World Cup tournament across London (North of the River Thames – 77 […]
Almost nine in 10 (87%) of the UK’s top retailers are risking a significant drop in online visibility by neglecting their mobile site performance, according to new research. The report, carried out by leading eCommerce and digital agency Visualsoft, found that worryingly low numbers of retailers have taken strides to improve mobile site speed since Google’s ‘Speed Update’ was announced […]
Launching in June 2018, new app Date Out is a marketplace platform curating one-of-a-kind dating experiences and unique gift ideas for couples. Inspired by their own personal experiences, as well as those of their friends and colleagues, co-founders Esther Khong and Ang Wei Yi, both busy finance professionals, conceived Date Out with working adults in […]
