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Data and Automation will Drive Programmatic in APAC
Programmatic advertising seems to be taking over the world in 2015, and it’s importance is growing across Asian markets. In fact recent studies show that 3 out of 4 APAC brands to increase investment in data driven buying over the year ahead, in line with global trends. We talk to Matt Ware, Commercial Director APAC, at MediaMath about…
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Latest Research Shows Viewability “Just Works”
Viewability was one of the hottest topics in Digital over 2014, but the buzz has eased off slightly since the release of the IAB standards. Concerns around fraud rumble on, with a feeling that current regulation does quite not go far enough. Getting measurement right is a key component of successful advertising delivery, especially in the…
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A Quick Guide to Social Media in China
China’s social media landscape has proven a fast moving target. Ogilvy have just released the latest in their guides to the market highlighting the (mostly) differences but sometimes surprising similarities to global platforms. The big story is the continued rise of WeChat, with the Tencent owned platform taking on the role of multiple Western platforms…
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APAC, the $6bn Mobile gaming opportunity
With close to $6 billion revenue, Asia Pacific is the largest mobile gaming market in the world. Led by Japan, China and South Korea, the category is still growing at 25% annually across the region. We chat to Jun Lim, Senior Business Development Manager and Lison Chen, Senior Account Manager at AppLift about this promising yet “very fragmented”…
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Kenshoo launches new product suite targeting mobile advertising market
Kenshoo today announced the release of Kenshoo Infinity Suite, aimed at the mobile display advertising market, expected to be a growth area over 2015 in APAC. The new product connects to ad tech giant AppNexus, meaning clients can now activate search and social data across display and rapidly growing in-app placements on exchanges like MoPub, Nexage, and other select…
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MicroAd leads funding round for Ambient Digital in South East Asia
MicroAd Singapore today announced a Series A investment in Ambient Digital Group aiming to expand market share across South East Asia. MicroAd will also connect its programmatic ad platform to Ambient Digital’s vast regional supply of inventory – a big win for programmatic ad buyers in South East Asia.
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MicroAd CEO Discusses Strategy and The Future of Programmatic in APAC
MicroAd’s recently launched supply side platform, MicroAd COMPASS, aims to provide a groundbreaking solution for APAC publishers . Kentaro Watanabe, MicroAd CEO, reveals that their new SSP will support increasing demands in the growing RTB market and optimize publisher revenue. See his full interview with Digital in Asia below.
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Digital in Asia and eTail Asia join forces to promote eCommerce excellence
Digital in Asia is excited to announce an ongoing partnership with eTail Asia, the leading platform in Asia to help online retailers discover, develop and implement strategies to build a successful eCommerce business. The focus is the eTail Asia 2015 conference, which will be held on 11-12 March 2015 in Singapore and presents a great…
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Market Overview: The Rise of Asia’s Mobile Messaging Apps
The emergence of mobile messaging apps has been one of the big tech – in fact any news category – stories of recent years. Both globally and in Asia. Disrupting everyone from Telcos wedded to SMS revenue, to established social networks such as Facebook, to the Chinese government, apps have been a big hit with…
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