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Trends 2023: Dentsu – 2023 Global Ad Spend Forecasts

According to the latest Dentsu global ad spend report, the global advertising market grew 8.0% in 2022, reaching a total of $713.6 billion, an increase of $53.0 billion. While the market started the year strong, growth slowed as the year progressed due to economic uncertainty. Out of the 58 markets analyzed, over a third revised…
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How Lower Ad Loads Benefit Marketers and Consumers

In recent years, there has been a flurry of new video services subsidised in part or entirely by advertising, many with a focus on delivering less advertising per hour than regular television broadcasts. Streaming services like HBO Max in the US, for example, boasted some of the lowest commercial ad loads when they first launched.…
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The Future of Digital Identity

Digital identity in the future looks very different to how we understand it right now. And that change will be driven not by privacy regulations, or the death of the cookie, but by the rise of the Internet of Things (IOT). The idea of one or two personal devices giving us access to individual consumers…
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From Linear TV to OTT and Connected TV Advertising in Asia

Global ad tech company IPONWEB (the super smart guys who built most of the programmatic infrastructure the industry relies on today) has set up a TV Solutions division to capitalise on the opportunities in the rapidly-growing digital TV sector. PwC predicts that one-third of the more than $200 billion global TV market will be…
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Data Orchestration Crucial for Better Online Customer Experience

What are the biggest changes you have seen in digital technology across APAC over the past 10 years? There is greater customer demand for first-rate user experiences compared to a decade ago. Brands have to evolve their strategies to keep up with the customer, providing seamless interactions and a consistent experience across a wide range…
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The APAC Data Landscape in 2019

With the continued explosion of data from a wealth of connected devices, there is more focus than ever on the way companies collect, manage, and use their data. The last 12 months have seen some big names under the spotlight, but as we shift our attention to the year ahead, what lies in store for…
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All the Digital Numbers You’ll Ever Need

Ever need data to help you understand the latest digital trends and audience behaviours? Good news: DataReportal is a complete online collection of all the reports published by We Are Social and Hootsuite over the past 7 years, and it’s just launched. The collection already includes more than 7,500 charts covering people’s use of the…
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The State of Programmatic Advertising in Japan

Digital in Asia asked Jason Fairchild, Co-Founder of OpenX, one of the largest global sell-side platforms, to tell us about the state of programmatic advertising in Japan. Digital in Asia: How is the Japanese market approaching programmatic advertising? Is Japan ahead, behind, or just different compared to other global programmatic markets? Jason Fairchild: Programmatic is…
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‘Advertising at a Crossroads’ as AI the new Focus for Marketers

There’s been a lot of scepticism recently about where advertising is headed. Online advertising has seen massive growth over the past decade thanks to its flexibility, transparency and measurability—not to mention the ROI. But with this growth comes a new challenge: more than before, marketers must fight to break through the clutter and connect with…
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Innovation and Data in a Mobile First Era

Mobile growth continues to hit record highs in 2018, built on a foundation of programmatic delivery. And that makes it more important than ever to get mobile innovation right, says Itamar Benedy, CEO, Glispa. In this Q&A with Digital in Asia, he talks about GDPR, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), playables and performance marketing on mobile.…
