Location marketing firm Uberall has acquired rival Navads and raised an additional $25 million in venture funding after closing a series B for the same amount just earlier this year. The exact terms of the acquisition deal are undisclosed.
Tag: Mobile
PubMatic Report on Mobile Advertising Demonstrates Strength of Video
As the mobile ad market continues to grow, advertisers should look to leverage in-app private marketplaces and video advertising, according to a report on mobile advertising trends by publisher-focused sell-side platform PubMatic.
Street Fight Daily: Consumers Crave Transparency from Brands, Retailers Are Figuring It Out
TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING… Report: Consumers Seek Transparency From Brands on Social Media… What Do You Know, Retailers Are Figuring It Out… Billy Penn, Denverite, and The Incline Are Going After Members…
Mobile Advertisers, Don’t Be Fooled By Claims About ‘Precise’ Data
When selecting data for mobile campaigns, don’t base your decision solely on claims about precision or how many decimal places appear in the coordinates, and definitely don’t mistake precision for accuracy. Precision is important, but the value of precision hinges on data accuracy.
How Brand Marketers Can Capture Consumer Attention on Mobile
With mobile ad spend set to surpass television for the first time this year, brand marketers are in a frenzy looking for smarter ways to generate the highest possible ROI from their investments. The problem, it seems, is that many brand marketers aren’t fully comfortable with mobile strategy.
Street Fight Daily: Google Introduces ‘Ad Strength’ Metric, What Brand Marketers See in AI
TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING… Google Introduces ‘Ad Strength,’ New Metric to Assess Relevance of Ad Copy… Survey: Multi-Location Brands Warm to AI, See It as Most Useful for Email… Tech Industry Pursues a Federal Privacy Law on Its Own Terms…
Street Fight Daily: Facebook Removes Over 5,000 Ad Targeting Options, Sprinklr Partners with Nextdoor
TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING… Facebook to Cut Over 5,000 Ad Targeting Options, But Buyers Envision Workarounds… Sprinklr Partners with Nextdoor to Power Hyperlocal Social Campaigns… How Brands Can Use AI to Boost Their Email Marketing Strategies…
Local News Publishers Still Mired in Ad Fraud, New Pixalate Data Shows
According to new research from Pixalate, a cross-channel fraud intelligence company that works with brands and platforms to prevent ad fraud and improve ad inventory quality, about a quarter of all smartphone app video and smartphone app display activity is “invalid traffic” (the technical term for what is largely fraud).
Prime Day Powers Industry-Wide Boost in Mobile App Downloads for Retailers
Amazon’s mid-July Prime Day powered not only sales at local businesses and direct purchases on Amazon’s rival retailer sites but also spikes in mobile app downloads for those retailers, according to data released today by mobile app marketing company Liftoff.
Street Fight Daily: Facebook Updates Ad Measurement Practices, Mobile Audiences Skyrocket
TODAY IN LOCAL & DIGITAL MARKETING… Facebook Updates Its Ad Measurement Arsenal With New and Revised Video Metrics… Mobile Audiences Soar as Advertisers Struggle to Keep Up… With SimpleOrder Acquisition, Upserve Digs Into Back-House Operations…
The Enduring Benefits of Mobile Apps for Brands
Thanks to a variety of factors including speed, user experience, personalized messaging, reliable security, and fully customizable content, native apps increase your customers’ connection with your brand, driving more engagement and conversion than a mobile web product ever would.
Street Fight Daily: Brands Shift Digital Spend to Local, The Enduring Benefits of Mobile Apps
BRANDS, PUBLISHERS, CUSTOMERS… Survey: Multi-Location Brands Continue to Shift Digital Budgets to Local… The Enduring Benefits of Mobile Apps for Brands…
Top 10 Programmatic Publishers of 2018…
Mobile Coupons Are About to Overtake Paper—Here’s How Retailers Can Capitalize on That
When participants in CodeBroker’s 2018 Mobile Coupon Consumer Research Report were asked just how quickly they would likely redeem a coupon they received via text message, 25% said they would use it within three days. That number grew to 60% when they were asked if they would use it within a week.
Ohio Car Dealership Sees Early Success with Location-Targeted Mobile Ads
Years of ingrained assumptions about the way cars are marketed and sold have made the automotive industry a challenge for hyperlocal vendors. But at Kia of Bedford, Director of Operations David Gruhin is finding unexpected success with location-based marketing tactics.
Hard Data on the Choices that Make or Break Loyalty Programs
A new report from loyalty marketing firm Kobie Marketing provides cutting-edge insight on the habits and preferences of consumers vis-à-vis the loyalty programs brands are trotting out to capture customers’ attention at a time when retail giants with vast digital resources loom large. We have the highlights.
Street Fight Daily: Amazon Is On Pace to Forge a Triopoly; Cracks in Mobile Data Ecosystem
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… Amazon Is On Pace to Forge a Triopoly, and Advertisers Should Be Scared… Mobile Marketers Struggle With Data Quality Management… Openings and New Hires at Arrivalist, Lotame, Get Five Stars…
Uberall Upgrades Location Services to Account for Booming Mobile Search
The update aims to boost search engine optimization for Uberall’s multi-location consumer-facing clients in order to drive in-store foot traffic. It comes at a time when mobile “near me” searches hit unprecedented heights and continue to grow.
5 Tips for a Successful Mobile Coupon Strategy
Mobile coupons create a sense of urgency, helping retailers drive short-term spikes in revenue and presenting marketers with new opportunities to collect data, track usage, and laser target the right customers. But how do you build a successful mobile coupon strategy?
Street Fight Daily: AT&T and Verizon to End Sale of Location Data, DexYP Partners with SOCi
A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… AT&T, Verizon to End Sale of Location Data to Third Parties… Your Ad Tech Tax Is Amazon’s Opportunity… How the EU Is Implementing Its New Privacy Rules…
Ericsson Emodo Launches Carrier-Verified Audience Solution
In a bid to address quality concerns currently looming over the mobile advertising industry, Ericsson Emodo is launching a product that uses carrier data at scale to pre-verify mobile audiences and inventory, and then makes those audience segments available through any major demand-side platform.