WARC: UK ad market ‘won’t recover until 2022’
The UK ad market is now not expected to recover fully until 2022, as the global pandemic continues to hit marketing budgets, according to the latest WARC adspend forecast.
IPA Bellwether: No ‘green shoots’ yet for marketing budgets but pace of decline slows
UK ad spend has fallen sharply for the third quarter in a row as marketers grapple with Covid-19 restrictions, Brexit and economic uncertainty, according to new data.
UK digital ad spend tumbled 5% in first half of 2020
UK digital advertising spend dropped 5% in the first half of 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with most of the damage in the second quarter, according to new data from IAB UK and PwC.
Programmatic ‘key driver of UK digital media quality improvements’
Programmatic has fuelled the boost in media quality across the UK, outperformed global averages across desktop display, desktop video, mobile web display and mobile web video, according to new research.
Programmatic ads now make up 77% of display
The role of programmatic media has leapt. European programmatic adspend topped €23bn, with 77% of display and more than 50% of video now traded that way. Better use of data’ was the top driver from advertisers.
Sublime and Xandr partner on programmatic ‘guaranteed high-impact’ ad campaigns
Ad tech firms Sublime and Xandr are partnering to deliver Programmatic Guaranteed advertising campaigns for high-impact ad units.
QuantumCast and AdTonos team up for programmatic audio in Germany
Online audio advertising platform, AdTonos has announced a partnership with QuantumCast, to bring programmatic audio opportunities to brands and publishers in Germany.
Grocery ecommerce sites set for a strong festive season (but brands remain uncertain on digital investment strategies)
Brands are planning to invest more heavily into their ecommerce strategies across the key UK grocery retailers this festive season, despite lingering concerns over digital investment strategies, according to new research.
TAG launches global brand safety certification program
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) has launched a new initiative to help ensure ads appear in safe and appropriate places online, with major companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon on board at launch.
Global big data analytics market ‘to grow 4.5 times by 2025’
Demand for “big data” analytics will surge by 4.5 times, as the sector booms to $68bn by 2025 (up from $15bn last year). Data security is a prime concern with the proliferation of Internet of Things devices. New skills are needed to turn data into action and optimise marketing efforts.
Programmatic trading rises in popularity for global multinationals
Programmatic trading channels for WFA Members account for more than two fifths (41%) of global digital media investment, up from 16% in 2016. Regional splits show the current figure has hit 50% in the US, 31% in Europe and 20% in APAC, according to new data.
Google launches audio ad tool for publishers on Spotify, Pandora and iHeartMedia
Google has expanded its Ad Manager tool for programmatic audio placements, along with new analytics abilities.
Sky partners with TVSquared to boost TV ad measurement for brands
Sky Media, the advertising sales arm of Sky, has struck a partnership with TVSquared to launch a market-leading direct web attribution tool across linear, on-demand and addressable TV advertising campaigns.
The Trade Desk launches programmatic video commercial partnership with Channel 4
The Trade Desk has struck a partnership with UK broadcaster Channel 4, offering advertisers the ability to target 23 million viewers at scale, across its live and on-demand services, with P&G the first advertiser to trial the new technology.
Index Exchange and JW Player partner to boost video ads
Ad exchange Index Exchange has partnered with video platform JW Player to deliver video supply to its demand marketplace.
GumGum and IRIS.TV launch video ‘Image Recognition’ tool for targeted ads
Adtech firm GumGum has partnered with IRIS.TV, a global video intelligence platform to combine its image analysis and ad targeting tools for marketers.
Affectv revamps ad tech company as Hybrid Theory with simplicity ‘pledge’ to marketers
Affectv is relaunching its advertising technology company as Hybrid Theory with an open letter to the advertising industry urging it to make the ‘complex simple’
Rubicon Project and Telaria rebrand as ‘Magnite’ for sell-side ad platform
Magnite has launched its omnichannel sell-side platform for publishers and brands, resulting from the merger between Rubicon Project and Telaria in April 2020.
Xaxis links creativity to programmatic ads with new tool
Xaxis, GroupM’s advanced programmatic arm, has launched Xaxis Creative Studios (XCS), a new creative hub to bridge the gap between great creative ideas and automated data-driven, multi-channel execution.
COVID-19 sentiment is changing, and advertisers need to adapt -report
There is a growing disconnect between digital publishers and brands and advertisers due to concerns about placing ads beside Covid19 content, according to new research.