Following Inneractive’s recent launch of VAMP (Video Advertising Monetisation Platform), a tool to help mobile publishers compete with Google and Facebook, ExchangeWire speaks exclusively with Roni Anavi-Fass, VP product, Inneractive (a subsidiary of Fyber), to discuss why publishers need this new platform, the challenges they face with video monetisation, and how their future alongside the walled gardens will continue to shift. ExchangeWire: There are so many ad types and templates to compare across numerous publishers, causing buyers to resort to the [...]

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Twitter, Amazon, and Alphabet have all beat analysts’ expectation, posting strong Q3 results. While both Amazon and Alphabet are looking to improve their foothold in Asia, Twitter has boosted its number of monthly average users (MAUs), and looks to be nearing its first profitable quarter. Growing number of MAUs could help Twitter make first profit After 11 years, Twitter looks like it might finally make a profit in Q4, on the back of better-than-expected earnings and a growing user base. The social networking [...]

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In an effort to raise standards in digital advertising, and address key issues facing the industry, the IAB UK is launching the ‘IAB Gold Standard’ initiative, comprising three primary actions that media owners can take. Initially, the Gold Standard has three fundamental aims:Reduce ad fraud by implementing the ads.txt initiative on all sites carrying ads Improve the digital advertising experience by adhering to LEAN principles, the Coalition for Better Advertising standards, and never using the 12 ‘bad’ ads Increase brand safety by [...]

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In a bid to do its part for the future of publishing, and to create a better web for users, Google announced back in June some new tools for publishers, as well as a roll-out of a pseudo ad-blocking tool to stop ads showing on websites that are not compliant with the Better Ads Standards, an initiative developed by the Coalition for Better Ads. ExchangeWire delves into the details of this news and what it could do to the future of [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: China fuels in-app ad growth; Google brings store metrics to Singapore; GroupM integrates audience intelligence with Alibaba Uni Marketing; AU advertisers must observe new sex appeal rules; Newsfeeds drive China search ads; and Chimney APAC launches Features and restructures ad unit. China fuels in-app ad growth In-app ad spend accounts for 98% of mobile ads in China, where [...]

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This week the IPA issued a direct call to action to Google’s YouTube and Facebook to clean up safety, measurement, and viewability of online video on their platforms. ExchangeWire asks experts to weigh in on whether this was the right move that will force Google and Facebook to step in line. IPA director general Paul Bainsfair issued the letter to the digital duopoly, outlining three urgent action points required to ensure global standards in ad verification and video measurement. The IPA is requesting [...]

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The one thing in the advertising industry that’s constant, is change. And companies like Google are always changing the rules on publishers, advertisers, and vendors, which automatically forces change across the industry. Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Gonzague de La Tournelle, COO, Madvertise, explains that while the mandates that Google impose may be frustrating, these changes can also lead to innovative solutions by the companies that need to abide by them. Google’s decision to downgrade the search ranking of mobile sites that [...]

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Yesterday (24 July), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. Alphabet reported a 21% leap in quarterly revenue, a growth rate rarely seen among companies its size and one that suggests the big sales gains enjoyed recently by the other internet firms are not done yet.  “With revenues of USD$26bn (£20bn), up 21% versus the second quarter of 2016, and 23% on a constant currency basis, we’re delivering strong growth with great underlying momentum, while continuing to [...]

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The recent update to Google’s Play Store algorithm, and new app marketing offerings and partnerships that Google announced at their annual flagship event, have renewed a spotlight on app marketing metrics. Writing for ExchangeWire, Shani Rosenfelder (pictured below), Head of Mobile Insights, AppsFlyer, explains why instead of just buying users, app marketers and developers must build and promote apps that users will love and continuously use – and they’ll be rewarded for their efforts. With a shift in how Google Play [...]

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Most established businesses are well aware that Asia is not a homogeneous region and comprises markets that each require a different approach and strategy to ensure success. The same applies for search campaigns, says Hannes Ben, Forward3D’s chief international officer, who urges the need for brands to recognise the key differences in markets such as China, Japan, and Korea. Ben helped set up the digital marketing agency’s Asia-Pacific division and multilingual search business, Locaria. In this industry byliner, he identifies [...]

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