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  • The Power of Video: How Brands Can Make the Most of VR

    Virtual Reality technology may help businesses to engage with users on a deeper level through creating immersive experiences with powerful content that will create a lasting impact – but is its application just technology for technology's sake? In this piece, [...]

  • Smaato Changes Ownership; German Publishers Pool Their Data

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Spearhead acquires Smaato; German publishers pool data; Tencent interested in Supercell; Exclusive partnership between Unlockd and Tesco Mobile; JICWEBS produces viewability guidelines; and [...]

  • The Twitter Recommendations Tab: A Stark Reminder of the Importance of Personalisation

    Social media platforms often introduce changes designed to improve user experience and, of course, monetisation. Change is the only constant. But what is the wider impact of this constant change on marketer digital strategies? Hannah Kimuyu, head of social media, Greenlight, talks to [...]

  • Singapore Marketers Heavily Reliant On Print Ads; Machine Learning Can Improve Audience Targeting in Asia

    In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Singapore marketers heavily reliant on print ads; Machine learning can improve audience targeting in Asia; Investment in [...]

  • Ads Overtook Content: The Real Culprit of Ad Blocking Adoption

    The term 'ad blocking' may have become white noise to some, but to others, its a conundrum that must be solved. What if the real culprit of ad blocking adoption wasn't the ad format itself, but something much less obvious? [...]

  • Privacy Trumps Price; Programmatic Appreciated for Reduction of Media Wastage

    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: Consumers want more control over data handling; The benefits of programmatic; [...]

  • Programmatic, a Buying Mechanism, Not a Media Channel: Duane Thompson, Head of Programmatic, Total Media

    The growing importance of programmatic as an effective route to delivering audience-led strategies across all media leads to a need for the right infrastructure. Following his recent appointment as head of programmatic at Total Media, ExchangeWire speak exclusively with Duane [...]

  • APAC Marketers Lack Trust in Programmatic, Want Tangible Outcomes

    There appears to be a lack of confidence that programmatic will deliver on its promise; and marketers in Asia-Pacific want concrete proof that the ad platform is capable of yielding tangible results. At a breakfast session in Singapore this week, to [...]

  • The Real Reason Vista Bought Marketo

    Last week (31 May) Vista Equity Partners added Marketo, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTO), to their stable of marketing automation, CRM, eCommerce and advertising software technology. In this piece, we delve beneath the surface of Vista's acquisition strategy and unveil the potential to [...]

  • The Elusive Art of Gaming Monetisation

    Gaming monetisation is considered by some as a dirty practice; but, with the gaming category accounting for the highest share (23%) of the billions of downloaded apps, the fact can't be ignored that gaming is a powerful business, with extremely [...]