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UK Q1 2018 Ad Spend Beats Forecast; FreeWheel & Integral Ad Science Partner
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: UK Q1 2018 Ad Spend Beats Forecast; Partnership Between FreeWheel & Integral Ad Science; New Footfall Tracking Capabilities by mediasmart; Cedato Introduces Contextual Lookalike Targeting; and Tapjoy & Winclap Partner. UK Q1 2018 Ad Spend Beats Forecast The first quarter of 2018 has been the strongest first quarter, in terms of ad spend in the UK, for three years. According to the latest Advertising Association/WARC [...]
Is In-Housing Viable in a World of Walled Gardens?
Having done a number of Road to ATS video segments, panels, and op-eds on the future of the service layer of late, I am reminded of just how complex media buying is at a global scale. There is a common misconception that programmatic has made in-housing easier for brands. Some marketers think the algo can now do all the heavy lifting, making activation an easy process. So, why bother to work with an agency or third party?
Over-Reliance on the Bidstream Is Failing Retailers Looking to Make the Most of Location-Based Advertising
Today, using location data as part of ad campaigns is the norm for most retailers – and for good reason. Not only does it enable them to build location-informed audiences, but also to target consumers with the right message, at the right location, and the right time, as well as to measure the effectiveness of their advertising at driving consumers in-store. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Mark Slade, CEO, Location Sciences, explains that, despite this, we are acutely aware that [...]
Your Guide to Scaling Your European Madtech Business
We sent out a mailer a few weeks ago to our GDPR-compliant subscriber list, titled ‘9 Reasons to Love the Industry. This was to highlight our optimism about the industry and encourage you (dear reader) to attend ATS London this year. Number seven on our upbeat list refers to the opportunity for the current crop of European madtech startups. Never have I seen a bigger opportunity. We are heading into a new epoch for digital marketing.
USD$225m for MediaMath; Customer Analytics Boost Growth & Revenue
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: New Funding for MediaMath; Customer Analytics Boost Growth & Revenue; GeoSpock/Tamoco Partnership Links Real World with Data; Flashtalking Introduces Consulting Services; and FreeWheel Partners with Operative on ‘Premium At Scale’. New Funding for MediaMath Enterprise software provider MediaMath announces new funding. Led by Searchlight Capital, the new capital to the tune of USD$225m (£170m) will be invested in technology and hiring, MediaMath says. This includes investment in the expansion [...]
Breaking Down Silos: Data & Technology Are Transforming Marketer Operating Models
Brands are undergoing dramatic change structurally, as the role of data and technology has forced many marketers to rethink whether they are effectively organised around the customer. Ryan Kangisser (pictured below), partner at Mediasense and Stack I/O, as well as a judge for The Wires Awards 2018, explains why this is the case, and how marketers can overcome the barriers they may face in shifting operating models. Data and technology have been key catalysts, as they have exposed [...]
Helping Small Compete with Big: Q&A with eBay Advertising
Fresh off the back of announcing the soft launch of their self-serve advertising product, RetailTechNews spoke to Bert Basset (pictured below), EU director of revenue labs, eBay Advertising, to understand more about the product and how it can help small businesses. RetailTechNews: How does the new ‘eBay Local Services Ads’ product work? Bert Basset: At eBay Advertising, we’re really excited to have soft-launched ‘eBay Local Services Ads’, a brand new product designed to help local service businesses reach new customers and grow [...]
What UK Retailers Can Learn from China
There is a stark contrast between the news stories surrounding British and Chinese retail at the moment. While we are inundated with stories of shop closures and businesses entering administration, those keeping abreast of the retail scene in the East will realise that the Chinese giants are facing no such issues. In this piece, Hannes Ben (pictured below), chief international officer, Forward3D, tells RetailTechNews just what British retailers could stand to gain by following the lead of their Chinese counterparts. When the [...]
Why Does Big Data in Marketing Need Visual Analytics?
Big data is becoming a primary factor in the marketing world, often used to make decisions and discover correlations between events. In this piece for RetailTechNews, digital branding and ad-tech writer Kayla Matthews explains that, despite this, using big data effectively still requires using visual analytics when interpreting the results. It has become necessary to look for new ways of storing and indexing data, and at the same time, different methods of helping people [...]
Staying Afloat: Why the CCO Is Key to Keeping Retail Doors Open
The retail industry has felt the impact of online shopping and, in 2017 alone, 5,855 high street retailers shuttered their doors. The first quarter of 2018 shows little hope for a storefront revival. In this piece, Kris McKenzie, SVP & general manager, EMEA, Calabrio, tells RetailTechNews that changes in customer behaviour have greatly determined the fate of many stores. Sky-high expectations, whether that’s online or offline, have caused a shift in everything from the tools retailers use to roles within [...]
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