Dark posts - essentially micro-targeting within a black box environment on social media - have been a huge boon to platforms like Facebook, as well as advertisers. But as the call for transparency gets louder, the future of this dark [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Marketers need mobile-first strategy as APAC shoppers head to their devices; AU brands improve on digital customer [...]

Tracking marketing spend and measuring results of campaigns to create actionable insights is a challenge that the marketing industry famously faces. Despite this, almost a quarter (23%) of digital marketers aren’t tracking campaign spend whatsoever, according to our recent research [...]

Pinterest describes itself as a catalogue of ideas and has been on a mission to inspire people since 2010. Considering how determined brands are to engage consumers in their products and services, it is perhaps surprising that many digital marketers [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Marketing analytics firm snaps up Japanese influencer platform; VMO lights up 'smart' billboard in AU; Publicis sees [...]

Think you might be obsessed with gaming on your mobile? You’re not alone. - In 2016, 53% of South Korean mobile gamers spent between 30 and 120 minutes playing mobile games every day - By 2020, it is predicted that 77% of [...]

Mobile now accounts for 43% of digital advertising, finds results from the IAB’s latest Digital Adspend report. Mobile’s year-on-year growth was 38% and now accounts for 57% of all display ad spend, 70% of video spend, and 83% of social [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Connected TV tunes up AU video inventory; China social ad potential largely untapped; AU consumers find newspaper [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: TV ads have diminishing influence in AU; China video ads climb to £966m in 1Q2017; AU small [...]

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) had a disappointing start on Wall Street, and yesterday (10 August) Snap Inc. Q2 2017 results missed analysts' expectations. Financial results for the quarter, ended 30 June, reveal the messaging app has 173 million active users, versus expectations of [...]