Marketers are keen to invest more in programmatic audio and most are planning to do so within the next year and a half, according to research from Xaxis and IAB Europe. The survey of 499 buyers and publishers from across Europe found that 60 per cent of marketers are looking to increase their programmatic audio spend over the next […]
Baidu and Snap Inc. announced the renewal of their sales partnership, which first began in May 2017. The agreement authorises Baidu to act as Snap’s representative to advertisers in Greater China, Japan and South Korea. Through this partnership, advertisers in these countries can leverage Snapchat’s robust global reach and highly engaged community to grow their […]
Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) has strengthened its data and analytics capabilities with the acquisition of a majority stake in Indian data firm Ugam. Ugam will now sit alongside Merkle, DAN’s in-house performance marketing agency, providing the latter with the requisite scale as well as establishing a platform for shared analytics services. To cement the transition […]
Precise TV, the leading social video advertising platform for hyper-granular contextual targeting and brand safety, launched its healthcare marketing solution, Precise+Health, and announced certification to become fully HIPAA compliant. Healthcare marketers are increasingly discovering the challenges in safely and compliantly targeting relevant audiences across video platforms. Keyword and affinity targeting often is falling short and […]
MullenLowe Profero, the experience-led digital transformation partner within MullenLowe Group, has launched Unilever’s first-ever Snapchat game in partnership with MediaMonks. The game, Magnum Pleasure Fair, will be available at their Pleasure Store on Regents Street, London from July 10th. Magnum Pleasure Fair is an AR game that builds upon the success of Magnum Pleasure Store […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has begun offering mobile data services in its latest vehicle models in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. In order to offer the services, the car manufacturer has teamed up with Ubigi, Transatel’s mobile data service provider, to provide Ubigi SIM cards to the owners of the latest vehicle […]
Amazon has inked a deal with the NHS that will see it’s AI-powered voice assistant Alexa be used to offer health advice for patients who can’t easily access information online. The move, which follows on from a push into the healthcare space in the US from the business, has sparked concern among privacy campaigners. Starting in July, devices […]
Global communications software provider IMImobile, announced that one of the UK’s largest car manufacturers, Vauxhall Motors, is using Apple Business Chat via its enterprise communications platform to connect with its customers. Apple Business Chat provides a new way for users to communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. […]
Socialbakers, the leading unified marketing platform, announced the release of Content Hub, the go-to place for marketers to collaborate, plan and create engaging content by leveraging AI-powered content intelligence. Content Hub empowers organizations to create content strategies that deliver compelling experiences to their target audiences. With deep content insights, marketers can now leverage the right […]
Internet advertising will account for 52% of global advertising expenditure in 2021, exceeding the 50% mark for the first time, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on July 8. That’s up from the 47% of global adspend that internet advertising will account for this year, and 44% in 2018. However, the growth rate is […]