Digital Marketing
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Marketing in the Time of Brexit & Trump: Which Path Should Brands Take?
How does the political landscape impact marketing? Maria Pousa, CMO, Integral Ad Science, explores the fundamentals brands must keep front-of-mind during changing political times and argues that, ultimately, brand values and context shouldn’t really change in the short term.
In periods of turmoil, it can be hard for marketers to find their feet – and to call these times ‘divisive’ would be an understatement. The ad tech industry has weathered gender and diversity concerns, Facebook’s measurement scandal and, more recently, P&G’s call to [...]
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AU Online Ad Spend Up 7.2%; Singapore Tourism Tap Tencent Ad Platforms
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sum up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Australia online ad spend up 7.2%; Singapore Tourism tap Tencent ad platforms; Singapore SMBs offered help in marketing; MediaMath eye South Korea growth via local reseller; AdAsia mull possible listing in Hong Kong; Postr ring in Indonesia; and RTB House open in ANZ.
Australia online ad spend up 7.2%Australia’s online ad spend grew 7.2% year-on-year to reach AUD$1.86bn [...]
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The Collision of Technology & Creativity
Today, content marketing is a £5bn industry, in the UK alone. The discipline has become increasingly popular over the last five years, inline with the growth of content sharing platforms Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Snapchat. However, the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and content marketing is something that has existed under the radar for some time. In this piece, ExchangeWire speak with Kuba Wieczorek, co founder, Eve Sleep, and Tom Graham, Codec [...]
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Ad Effectiveness Cannot Be Achieved if Brand Safety Measures Aren't Implemented
In the latest column from the IAB’s Display Trading Council, Daniel Bigmore (pictured below), agency and creative platforms lead, ONE by AOL, with contribution from Yahoo and Integral Ad Science, explains that the digital industry collectively needs to face the music and increase safety, transparency, and education to turn negatives into positives where brand safety and ad effectiveness are concerned.
The spotlight is shining on the industry right now and even though it comes from a negative place, there is an [...]
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Q1 IPA Bellwether Report Shows Economic Resilience: Experts Comment
The Q1 2017 Bellwether Report, released by the IPA last week (19 April, 2017), highlights improved financial prospects and an extension to the run of marketing budget growth, to four and a half years. With a predicted rise in GDP, the Bellwether predicts a revised 0.6% growth in ad spend over the course of the year. Looking at channel performance, mobile, having only been recorded in the Bellwether Report for the last three quarters, saw a net balance of [...]
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DOOH Advertising Now Accessible to SMB Advertisers: Q&A with Matthew Olivieri, AdSemble
Digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising has been giving new life to older, more conventional out-of-home advertising mediums; and advertisers of all sizes want to reach their customers through this channel as it evolves. ExchangeWire speak with Matthew Olivieri (pictured below), CEO, AdSemble on how SMB advertisers can take advantage of the same available inventory used traditionally by large advertisers.
ExchangeWire: As billboards have been turning digital, what has been the response from SMB advertisers to take advantage of the DOOH market? [...] -
Millennials Love AI; Strength in Programmatic
ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Millennials love AI; Strength in programmatic; and Fickle holiday customers.
Millennials love AIOver two-thirds of millennials see the benefits of brands using AI to help inform and direct their buying decisions, according to research by Predictive Marketing company Rocket Fuel.
As the volume of products and services available online continues to [...]
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Fast Growth Ad Tech Companies Need Liquidity: Q&A with Christopher Vogt, BillFront
Payment processes in the UK digital media industry are considered to be outdated and can make it notoriously difficult for businesses operating in the space, when dealing with such long payment terms. ExchangeWire speak with Christopher Vogt (pictured below), co-founder and managing director, BillFront about how businesses deal with these financial processes and why alternative finance solutions could help solve scalability and cashflow challenges that have become endemic in the advertising space.
ExchangeWire: What is the challenge media [...] -
What’s in a Word? How Linguistics Can Transform Digital Advertising
Speed, scale, and mass targeting — it’s not hard to see why the lure of programmatic benefits has led digital advertising to become an industry defined by data. But, as Giovanni Strocchi (pictured below), CEO of ADmantX, writes, such a one-track approach has its shortcomings.
“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.” – Confucius
By focusing almost exclusively on data-driven automation, the industry has neglected two key areas: semantics and context. And this oversight has created multiple issues, [...]
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How Does Digital Advertising Really Impact FMCG Brand Sales?
Digital advertising has long promised accountability, but for most FMCG advertisers, tying digital adverts to product sales has been elusive. Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Michael Greene, VP of product strategy, AudienceScience (pictured below) asks, what impact does digital advertising really have on the sales performance of FMCG brands?
There is no doubt FMCG marketers face unique challenges in tying marketing efforts to sales results. Unlike verticals as distinct as apparel, electronics, and financial services, FMCG product purchases still largely occur offline, where store [...]
