We are big believers in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) segment. We firmly believe this will be a big trend, not only in marketing, but also in the wider economy over the next ten years. The rise of media platforms, like Facebook and Google, commerce platforms (Amazon, Alibaba, Shopify, et al), data-driven buying, and a fundamental change in consumer behaviour, have provided the perfect opportunity to spin up agile direct-to-consumer companies. Some are calling this the ‘democratisation of capitalism’, where transnational startups can compete [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – and in this edition: Trustworthy Accountability Group Launches New Anti-Piracy Initiative to Protect European Brands; Pub Ocean Introduces Industry-First Real-Time Revenue Analytics Platform for Digital Publishers; AT&T Consolidates its Open Programmatic Spend on the AppNexus DSP; Adjust Raises The Bar With A New Industry Standard In The Global Fight Against Mobile Ad Fraud; and IAS Earns IAB Tech Lab Service Excellence Award Trustworthy [...]

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In this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s CEO, Ciaran O’Kane and COO, Rachel Smith, are joined by Danny Spears, commercial director of The Ozone Project to discuss DTC, Apple, and The Cairncross Review. In this episode: – Former Oath CEO Tim Armstrong’s move into DTC with his new company, DTX – Apple’s attempts to ‘save’ journalism by launching a news subscription service – The key takeaways from The Cairncross Review and the recommendations to build a sustainable future for journalism. The MadTech Podcast [...]

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In this edition of Weekly Focus APAC: Potential Walmart Exit Posed as Players Work to Comply with New India E-commerce Rules; SingPost Pledges to Make Delivery Amends; Indonesia Coffee Chain Rides on Grab Delivery; and Online Fashion Retailer Snags £175m in Series D. Potential Walmart Exit Posed as Players Work to Comply with New India E-commerce Rules As market players work to comply with India’s new e-commerce rules, suggestions have emerged that Walmart may abandon its Flipkart acquisition deal in response to [...]

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So, you’ve invested in a data technology platform. Now what? Speaking exclusively with ExchangeWire, Umberto Torrielli (pictured below), co-founder and managing partner, SBDS, explains the many business considerations for data technology investment, and why he and his partner founded a company to help from start to finish. ExchangeWire: Why did you create a consultancy focusing on data technology platforms? Umberto Torrielli: SBDS came from the realisation that there’s a clear skillset gap in the market around helping publishers, marketers, and technology companies [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – and in this edition: Taptica Acquires RhythmOne; Snap Inc. Announces Q4 & Full Year 2018 Financial Results; and IPA Issues Urgent Call for Platform-Neutral Register Taptica Acquires RhythmOne Taptica, a global leader in advertising technologies, announced on Monday (4 February) the acquisition of RhythmOne for USD$176m (£136m) in an all-stock deal, pending shareholder approval. RhythmOne provides cross-screen solutions focused on connected TV [...]

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On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s Ciaran O’Kane and Lindsay Rowntree are joined by media expert Hossein Houssaini, to discuss the latest madtech news and trends. This episode: – Reddit launches a CPC ad model to go after DTC brands using Facebook and Google – Rumours of Apple launching a streaming service and why its next diversification should be buying a production house – Apple and Cisco believe a version of GDPR should be rolled out in the U.S. – How brands [...]

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In the span of five years, mobile gaming has grown from the smallest segment of the gaming market to a USD$70bn (£61.6bn) industry. It’s unsurprising then, that the past couple of years have been huge for mobile gaming acquisitions, from Zynga buying Gram Games to Niantic adding VR-focused Seismic Games. In this piece, Simon Spaull (pictured below), MD EMEA, AppLovin, charts the most significant acquisitions in the mobile gaming space of late and what they signal for the future of the [...]

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Speaking exclusively with ExchangeWire, Fredrik Borestrom (pictured below), president of the IAA, UK chapter, dares to speak about the word most people in ad tech are purposely avoiding: Brexit. Borestrom also discusses diversity in the British advertising ecosystem, and encouraging homegrown talent. ExchangeWire: How do you think Brexit will impact the advertising industry in the short and long term? Fredrik Borestrom: Upon writing this, Brexit remains undefined – and, subsequently, so does its impact. Like every other sector, the advertising industry is [...]

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