Cohn & Wolfe, a global communications agency, has been named agency of record by ride comparison and booking app Karhoo. Cohn & Wolfe will provide strategic communications counsel and media relations services to support Karhoo’s launch to New Yorkers in an increasingly competitive category. The company also plans to roll out the booking app throughout […]
Instagram announced it has exceeded 500,000 advertisers. COO Marne Levine, speaking to Forbes, says the company’s next big opportunity is catering to small- and medium-sized businesses. (Courtesy of Facebook) The number of advertisers on Instagram has more than doubled over the last six months and now exceeds 500,000, up from about 200,000 in February, the […]
The MMA Germany launches with experts and expertise from founding member companies including: adsquare, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, SAP XM, Smaato, Telefónica and Unilever. Germany is a powerhouse market for mobile marketing growth, investment and interest, where mobile ad spending is forecast to exceed $2.56 billion, or EUR2.27 billion. The MMA Germany will kick off its […]
Background: DMEXCO – a local German advertising technology expo or another international ‘must attend’ event for the diary? That debate will continue but both the usual global media suspects and local German players showed up for this year’s biggest European advertising technology show. Details and Implications: Rise of the machines: Technology is the driving force […]
The New York Times has embedded a 360-degree video experience within its mobile website for the first time, in a move that could significantly increase audience exposure to the format. The paper already offers 360 degree through its designated app, NYTVR, which can be viewed either using the Google cardboard viewing set, or on the […]
The New York Times in partnership with T Brand Studio, Google, GE, and Mini, won the mobile category’s Grand Prix award at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for its integration of virtual reality smart phone technology and Google cardboard headsets to provide its readers with an unprecedented virtual reality experience. NYT has […]
According to Opera Mediaworks, in their Q1 2016 Mobile First Insights report, mobile apps dedicated to entertainment and information-gathering for consumers are now reaching audiences as large as some of the top broadcast and cable TV shows. The company noted the evolution of mobile from being a communication tool to now a primary source of […]
In an interesting move, mobile network operator Three has announced that it will be using Advertising blocking technology created by Israeli startup Shine to block adverts on a network level. These goals will give customers choice and significantly improve their Advertising experience. Three has struck a deal with Israeli company Shine that will see the […]
Ad industry sources reveal that Pinterest’s “long-awaited video ads” are here. “Pinterest had been considering how it could implement video ads for months,” noted Garett Sloane in a post for Digiday. “Promoted video pins are being tested among a small group of users, and internally at Pinterest, according to one source briefed on the tests.” […]
AOL UK will be the exclusive content supplier to TalkTalk’s online consumer portal and serve ads using its ad tech platform. The companies have announced a new syndication deal in which AOL will now power the news and TV guide sections of talktalk.co.uk, with content from The Huffington Post as well as AOL’s news, travel […]