Google Ran Secret Video Ad Experiments and Here’s What It Found
YouTube ran a series of secret ad tests to help brands get a sense of what works in digital video and what grabs people’s attention...
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AT&T Buys Time Warner; Criteo Launch Predictive Search
ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: AT&T acquire Time Warner; Predictive search by...
Alphabet’s Earnings Beat Analyst Forecasts
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) yesterday (27 October), announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 September, 2016. Google remains the company’s strongest business, while...
Android Pay arrives in Hong Kong
Following the introduction of Android Pay in Singapore and Australia earlier in this year, MasterCard introduced the service in Hong Kong, the third location in...
The curious case of modern marketing
Modern marketing is a curious one. Fueled in part by technological advancements, innovations today allow marketers to extend and optimise their reach and budgets. The...
Best of the week: Publishers warm up to AMP, marketers cool on influencers
As a nation fell in — and out — of love with a certain Kenneth Bone this week, it was business as usual at Digiday....
Why publishers should explore newer monetisation models besides ads
In the digital monetisation landscape, experimentation and innovation are the latest buzzwords. By implementing native advertising, contextual ads, innovative paywall models, and affiliate programmes, media...
Mobile Overtakes Desktop for the First Time in Latest IAB UK Ad Spend Report
Wednesday (12 October), PwC and IAB UK released the latest digital ad spend study, with the long-awaited news that mobile ad spend (£802m) has taken...
Reality check: Attribution hardships are no excuse to avoid mobile
Written by Andy Pocock, svp of strategic business development. Here’s a simple credo for successful media planners: Follow the eyeballs. Yet as those eyeballs shift...
Predicta Acquires Melt DSP; YouTube Audience in Brazil Surpasses Pay TV
This week in the LATAM Roundup: Predicta acquires Melt DSP in Brazil. Now renamed Predicta Melt, the company will offer programmatic solutions both for sell side...
Rubicon Project strengthens global leadership team
Rubicon Project has named Tom Kershaw to its global leadership team where he will serve as Chief Product & Engineering Officer, effective immediately. Mr Kershaw...
Salesforce Acquires Krux; Criteo Buys HookLogic
ExchangeWire round up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Acquisition news with Salesforce to buy Krux and Criteo...
The Fall of Walled Gardens: Time for Transparency
How are walled gardens impacting an advertiser’s ability to effectively measure digital advertising activity? They are removing the necessary impartiality required for a fair metric...
Building confidence in your craft
The advertising agency sector is facing a talent crisis. A joint report by LinkedIn and 4A’s showed that when compared against competitive industries, the rate...
Google, Apple Not Interested in Twitter
CNBC confirmed late Wednesday that Google and Apple are of the list of possible suitors for Twitter. “According to sources close to the situation, Google...
Focus on customer experience, not sales
Focusing on the customer experience rather than fretting solely about sales shouldn’t be a novel idea, but more often than not, the numbers take precedence...
