Hotmob, the leading mobile marketing company that operates the largest hybrid mobile advertising marketplace in Asia region, announced the launch of Video First View Ad Network curating selected premium mobile app and web inventories that comply with brand safety and can achieve viewable impression. Today smartphone users are frequently exposed to static banner ads and […]
In a global media first, Lipton Ice Tea has launched its latest campaign via PHD Sydney, which serves video content on Snapchat to help consumers ‘beat the heat’ with cool and dynamic footage. The idea, utilises Weather Targeting via a programmatic buy on Snapchat, automatically triggered when the temperature exceeds 26 degrees. Ads are served […]
Cheetah Mobile, a leading global mobile app developer, has appointed video inventory management platform, SpotX, to help monetize video in its global suite of apps on iOS and Android devices. With over 600 million monthly active users worldwide, Cheetah Mobile shifted focus from utility to content apps with its acquisition of the popular news app, News Republic, […]
Mobile ads have boosted Facebook’s revenue by 53%, as the social network smashed expectations. The company beat growth targets, even though there was some concern on running out of room to place ads on its news feed. However, the company said its revenue growth rate will “come down meaningfully” in 2017. Facebook shares rose as […]
Popular video app Flipagram is getting acquired by Chinese company Toutiao for an undisclosed amount. Flipagram was once a social media darling but the startup has been quiet recently. Flipagram will remain an independent product for the time being and the team will stay in its own office in the US. Recode first reported that […]
IPG Media Lab, the creative technology arm of IPG Mediabrands, in partnership with Immersion Corp. announced the results of a scientific media trial examining the impact of touch-enabled advertising created with haptic technology. The resulting report, Ads You Can Feel: The New Mobile Experience, shares best practices, findings and insights on leveraging users’ senses, including […]
Mobile advertising has become the largest part of the digital advertising pie. According to a report by InMobi, mobile video advertising is taking off as there was a 200% growth in video ad consumption. As a result, in 2016, there has been a 150% growth in mobile video ad spends. It is the fastest growing […]
Marchex, a mobile advertising analytics company, announced the launch and general availability of Marchex Display and Video Analytics. For the first time, enterprise marketers can measure the impact of display and video advertising campaigns on inbound phone calls to a call center or store. In 2017, phone calls to businesses from smartphones are expected to […]
“Information doesn’t travel at the word of mouth anymore. It travels as the speed of light,” says Andy Russell, founder of Trigger Media and InsideHook. As information travels at the speed of light, digital advertising has to change at the speed of light in order to keep up. What are the two main mediums expected […]
AOL, which was acquired by Verizon Communications in 2015 for $4.4 billion, is firing as many as 500 employees as part of a restructuring plan to focus on mobile, video and data, according to a person familiar with the matter. The layoffs are occurring in all of AOL’s business units, said the person, who asked not […]