YouTube Shorts are now available in 100 countries globally Expect to see a lot more of the video format now. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic YouTube After a limited release in India late last year and a US beta at the start of 2021, YouTube is expanding the availability of Shorts, its TikTok competitor, to 100 … Continue reading Google buys an AI avatar startup to take on TikTok
Google Details Media Buys For Apple ‘Get The Message’ Campaign by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 11, 2022 Google has expanded on the details of its Get The Message campaign targeted at Apple that launched earlier this week. It addresses the green and blue bubbles problem in text messages as well as other common … Continue reading Google Details Media Buys For Apple ‘Get The Message’ Campaign
The deal will provide customer insights for personalized offers and targeting and enable closed-loop measurement at the point of sale. Greg Sterling on October 22, 2019 Mastercard has purchased customer data and loyalty platform SessionM. Terms weren’t disclosed but the startup raised almost $100 million over four rounds. SessionM is behind loyalty programs for a … Continue reading MasterCard buys SessionM for tighter credit card-loyalty program integration
Advertisers expected to dedicate more than half of video budgets to original content while increasing investment in programmatic video inventory, according to reports from the IAB and eMarketer. Taylor Peterson on May 7, 2019 Digital video ad spend continues to climb, with advertisers reporting that they expect to spend, on average, $18 million in 2019, … Continue reading Video ad spend soaring in 2019, favoring original content, programmatic buys
Facebook has bundled three existing ad products, positioning the program as a solution for advertisers targeting younger audiences. Amy Gesenhues on February 27, 2019 Facebook introduced Showcase on Tuesday, a new “premium” video advertising program. As part of the launch, the company bundled three of its existing ad products: In-Stream Reserve, In-Stream Reserve Categories and … Continue reading Facebook Showcase offers upfront ad buys against premium video content
The TV analytics company also unveiled plans to form a group to work towards expansion and innovation of the targeting technology. Robin Kurzer on February 21, 2019 Nielsen announced Thursday that it will acquire Sorensen Media as a step toward providing an end-to-end addressable TV ad delivery solution. The global analytics company also unveiled … Continue reading Addressable TV gets a boost as Nielsen buys Sorensen Media
Search Tops Digital Media Buys For Large Local Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 17, 2018 Traditional forms of advertising dominate media buys for big local advertisers, but many still look to support innovative types of technology. The larger advertisers are not planning to increase budgets as much as the smaller ones, but … Continue reading Search Tops Digital Media Buys For Large Local Advertisers
Data Shows Programmatic Video Ad Buys On The Rise by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (October 27, 2018) Chocolate, which focuses on mobile video advertising, will release data next week showing the growth of programmatic advertising based on analysis from more than 166 billion ad auctions and $4 million advertising dollars. The report — Programmatic Mobile Video … Continue reading Data Shows Programmatic Video Ad Buys On The Rise
Amazon Tops List For Spending Most On Programmatic Ad Buys, Per Study by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 3, 2018 It may come as a surprise to many, but Amazon tops the list of companies spending the most on programmatic ad buys, according to a recent study. MediaRadar, which offers detailed analysis on brands, released the … Continue reading Amazon Tops List For Spending Most On Programmatic Ad Buys, Per Study
Kantar, Adwanted Automate Offline Media Buys Through Programmatic, Integrate SRDS Data by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 26, 2018 Adwanted USA, which connects legacy publishers with brands and agencies, has inked an exclusive partnership with Kantar Media to license Standard Rates and Data Services (SRDS,) industry standard data, on 6,700 U.S. business-to-business and consumer magazines. The … Continue reading Kantar, Adwanted Automate Offline Media Buys Through Programmatic, Integrate SRDS Data
