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BrightRoll boosts programmatic video analytics for brands
BrightRoll has added a new custom dashboard for giving advertisers a “health scorecard” aimed at programmatic video campaigns, as the Yahoo-owned platform looks boost relevance for brands.
Facebook ‘boosted global economy by $227bn last year’- report
Facebook has enabled global economic impact of USD 227 billion and 4.5 million jobs around the world in 2014, according to a report.
Opera debuts native ad exchange for mobiles
Opera Mediaworks has launched a global, native ad exchange for the buying and selling of integrated advertising experiences on mobile devices.
Cyber war games: US and UK test response to potential hack attacks
The United Kingdom and the USA are to implemnent “war games” style cyber attacks on each other as part of a new joint defence against cyber criminals.
Digital media predictions for 2015: Paid micro-video, location based marketing and native ads go mainstream
In January, Millward Brown digital and media experts from around the globe will once again offer their predictions for the coming year, forecasting the most meaningful trends and providing recommendations to help brands make sense of the changing landscape for 2015 and beyond.
Search wars: Google loses ground to Yahoo in US
Mozilla’s move to make Yahoo default search engine, among other things, have led to Google’s search dominance experiencing its biggest drop since 2009, according to new research.
‘Chinese Apple’ Xiaomi doubled revenue in 2014
Xiaomi saw its revenue more than double during last year, as the handset maker, often dubbed ‘the Chinese Apple’ becomes one of the biggest tech firms in the world.
Top 10 digital regulation trends of 2014: The price of privacy rises as the cookie crumbles
After 2013’s government web spying revelations, online privacy is now a major issue for consumers and a major challenge for brands seeking loyalty. High-profile hacks like Heartbleed and the rise of connected devices hint at future threats, while web giants and governments lock horns over surveillance, monopolies and data collection. As part of our review … [Read more…]
CMOs turn to technology, not media agencies, to ensure digital advertising success- report
More and more advertisers believe that taking ownership of their digital advertising is the way forward, according to new research.