Mobile Ads: What xAd learned about location in its big year of growth

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People now rely on their phones for everything, yet ad spend still lags behind. What will finally tip the scales to mobile advertising is marketers’ …

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·     Location has scale. To reach the right consumer in the context of where they are and where they’ve been, you need incredible scale – how else would you be able to reach a millennial yoga lover while she is at a nutrition store? At xAd, we grew our platform volume by 8x, ending the year with the ability to reach 300 million unique users each month through the availability of over 300 billion mobile ad impressions.

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first published: 2015-03-02 22:30:00

Mobile Ads: Google Online Ad Lead Seen Safe Despite Naysayers GOOGL FB

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In his report, Sheridan examines several areas of concern for Google, including mobile ads, Web search ads, display ads and European regulatory …

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Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) faces more competition from Apple, Facebook and others in online ads, but the company is not in danger of losing its lead.

That’s the conclusion from Eric Sheridan, an analyst for UBS Securities, in a research report released late Monday.

“Over the past few months, investors have become increasingly concerned about Google’s positioning in the worlds of digital advertising and mobile computing given the rising/sustained strength of companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB),” he wrote.

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first published: 2015-03-02 18:33:45

Mobile Ads: Beacons Promise More Data For Local Media

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That allows for a better understanding of local media’s own mobile audience, Dean says, “and that gives you higher CPMs for your mobile ads.”.

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NEW YORK — Before local media gets too frothed up over beacons as a mobile monetization panacea, Jared Dean would like them to consider some caveats.

Dean, the CTO of app builder StepLeader, says beacons are not a pathway to attribution, the holy grail of marketing. The likelihood of finding users via a palm-sized beacon, showing them a relevant ad and getting them into a store to make a purchase via a coupon or offer served through there smartphone is still remote.

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first published: 2015-03-02 17:08:02

Mobile Ads: Mail.ru lauches My Target mobile ad platform

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Russian internet company Mail.ru Group has launched the my Target advertising platform aimed at the mobile audience of the largest services in …

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first published: 2015-03-02 16:30:00

Mobile Ads: Just Swipe and Order: Introducing Mobile Keyboard Ads

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Oversignal’s Keyboard introduction comes at a critical time in the mobile ad industry. Google Research says more than half of all Internet ads are not …

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BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwired – Mar 3, 2015) – Coming soon to the keyboard of your mobile device: advertisements, as Oversignal today announced the launch of the Oversignal Keyboard, which enables ads on virtual keyboards.

Working in partnership with Sirqul, a leader in mobile commerce technology, Oversignal is leveraging the most heavily trafficked location on mobile devices — the virtual keyboard.

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first published: 2015-03-02 15:22:30

Mobile Ads: Just Swipe and Order: Introducing Mobile Keyboard Ads

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The result is improved mobile ad viewability to help marketers enhance the ROI of their mobile marketing initiatives. The Oversignal Keyboard is now …

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BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwired – Mar 3, 2015) – Coming soon to the keyboard of your mobile device: advertisements, as Oversignal today announced the launch of the Oversignal Keyboard, which enables ads on virtual keyboards.

Working in partnership with Sirqul, a leader in mobile commerce technology, Oversignal is leveraging the most heavily trafficked location on mobile devices — the virtual keyboard.

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first published: 2015-03-02 15:22:30

Mobile Ads: Fiksu Announces Launch of Preferred Partner Program for Mobile Ad Campaign Tracking

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Mobile ad campaigns are a powerful tactic for marketers. But with that power comes a layer of complexity generated by the ad buying and tracking …

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BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Mar 3, 2015) – Fiksu (www.fiksu.com), the data-fueled mobile marketing technology company, today announced a new Preferred Partner program, and named four certified mobile advertising analytics and attribution partners — adjust, AppsFlyer, Kochava and TUNE. As a result of the partnerships, marketers who choose to use standalone measurement and analytics providers can expect seamless integration with Fiksu’s mobile marketing platform, as well as campaign tracking visibility to closely monitor spending and progress towards marketing goals.

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first published: 2015-03-02 14:48:45

Mobile Ads: Fiksu Announces Launch of Preferred Partner Program for Mobile Ad Campaign Tracking

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Mobile ad campaigns are a powerful tactic for marketers. But with that power comes a layer of complexity generated by the ad buying and tracking …

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BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Mar 3, 2015) – Fiksu (www.fiksu.com), the data-fueled mobile marketing technology company, today announced a new Preferred Partner program, and named four certified mobile advertising analytics and attribution partners — adjust, AppsFlyer, Kochava and TUNE. As a result of the partnerships, marketers who choose to use standalone measurement and analytics providers can expect seamless integration with Fiksu’s mobile marketing platform, as well as campaign tracking visibility to closely monitor spending and progress towards marketing goals.

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first published: 2015-03-02 14:48:45

Mobile Ads: A Clearer Look At Mobile Ad Viewability

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While the viewability issue spans across devices, mobile is a major part. The Mobile Majority released a new study on mobile ad viewability based on …

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The subject of ad viewability continues to be a contentious one throughout the industry, and many are simply confused by various elements of the debate, and rightfully so. It’s pretty confusing. There are so many factors and parties that come into play it’s pretty much a big mess.

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first published: 2015-03-02 14:37:30

Mobile Ads: A Clearer Look At Mobile Ad Viewability

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While the viewability issue spans across devices, mobile is a major part. The Mobile Majority released a new study on mobile ad viewability based on …

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[ channel wpn cubeAdvertising]

The subject of ad viewability continues to be a contentious one throughout the industry, and many are simply confused by various elements of the debate, and rightfully so. It’s pretty confusing. There are so many factors and parties that come into play it’s pretty much a big mess.

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first published: 2015-03-02 14:37:30