More retailers turn videos into direct sales channels
Buying products from inside a video is not a new concept — YouTube introduced a click-to-buy feature in January 2009 — but more online retailers...
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Twitter Beats Revenue Expectations Again but User Engagement Slows
At Twitter, a pattern is emerging: its ad business is growing at a steady clip, but it can’t get the number of users to grow...
Social critical for biz but translating to value is a challenge: Survey
Digital interactions can be translated into valuable action. McKinsey Global Institute caught the business world’s attention when a report from the institute pointed out organisations...
Doing digital on a budget: How 5 shops created great work on the cheap
In digital, you either adapt or you die. Metabolisms are faster, the need for flexibility is unparalleled and great things have to be accomplished on...
Apple Pay Plus Retargeting is Powerful One-Two Punch
Apple Pay, the new mobile payments system, is here. Now available to consumers, the system is being praised by direct response and retail brands. Apple...
Facebook Advertising: Not For Cheapskate Marketers
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by...
Pinterest Taps Weather Channel’s Eric Hadley to Oversee Agency Relations
As Pinterest prepares to ramp up its advertising business, the social network has hired a top marketer to tighten its ties with brands and agencies....
Apple May Add Pay To iAd; MediaMath Does $1M In Video
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Apple Eyes Tap-To-Buy Apple is rumored to be bringing its mobile payment system, Apple...
Cutting through the clutter…Or cutting through the bias?
I had the opportunity to attend a talk by the brilliant JesperAstrom at Hyper Island, with a thought-provoking discussion on whether or not social networks...
Dulux India invites consumers to end a 10-sec tale
Dulux India’s new marketing strategy has come forth to integrate the fad around visual interaction and creativity to ensure high level of brand engagement from...
Wills Lifestyle in India rocks the ramp with selfie booth
India based Wills Lifestyle and Madison Media have designed a 360 degree selfie booth—“Wills Rock the Ramp” to integrate social and on-ground engagement at the...
It’s Official: Snapchat Says That Ads Are Coming
Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging app, is officially taking the advertising plunge. In a blog post on Friday, the Los Angeles-based company said it was introducing...
Digital forms key element in Forevermark’s ‘promise’
Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies has unveiled its global marketing campaign with the objective to inspire people to renew...
Dusit Thani Manila awards digital mandate to Campaigns & Grey
Campaigns & Grey has won the digital mandate for Dusit Thani Manila, covering management of the hotel’s social media platforms. Dusit Thani Manila offers Thai...
AdNear Raises $19m To Boost APAC Programmatic Sector
Singapore-based mobile advertising firm AdNear has raised $19m in series B funding, in a sign of the rapidly developing digital economy there, as the South...
Creativity is hard, says Vine star Zach King
Vine star Zach King kicked off Social Matters in Hong Kong with behind-the-scenes insights into how the filmmaker creates powerful and engaging videos. Mr King,...
