The advance of smartphones has not only caused a sea change in consumer behaviour. It's creating a data tsunami, driven by the flood of 'signals' people are sending via interactions with their devices, their apps and the real world around [...]

Indonesia does not have a robust PII (personally identifiable information) system, making it difficult to track personal details and establish reliable consumer profiles. Despite this challenge, the local market offers great opportunities for ad tech vendors as it has one of [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Marketers drowning in whirlpool of data; BuzzFeed inks joint venture with Yahoo Japan; APAC mobile users most [...]

Most brands in Asia are simply taking campaign methodologies for traditional media, and slapping them onto mobile platforms, without first assessing new possibilities the latter can offer. This results in much inefficiency that otherwise can be improved with the deployment [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: 33Across launches 100% viewability platform in three APAC markets; Nielsen expands Digital Ad Ratings into Asian markets; [...]

Never present a clock as a gift to someone in China, and don't leave tips for service staff in Japan. Insights into these cultural differences can go a long way in arming brands with the right knowledge to roll out [...]

AppNexus has outlined its intention to be considered as one of the forces to be reckoned with in ad tech, with the purchase of RealMedia Latin America (RMLA), according to its president Michael Rubenstein. In this piece, he speaks to Gabriela [...]

AppNexus is to purchase Brazil-based RealMedia Latin America (RMLA) for an undisclosed fee – bringing its acquisition-count to five in the last year – in a bid to further its share of the regional market; which is forecast to undergo triple-digit growth [...]

Rubicon Project is furthering its automated guaranteed push, post the purchase of iSocket and Shiny Ads, with the dual announcement of its Guaranteed Orders UK launch, plus the appointment ex-Guardian and CBS Interactive executive Steve Wing to head it up. Rubicon [...]

Despite being the largest advertising market in Europe by total ad spend, Germany’s media business is still widely regarded as cautious when it comes to embracing the programmatic media-buying revolution. However, the ADTRADER Berlin Conference hosted today (2 June) will see [...]