Sonobi and Experian team up for enhanced targeting

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Sonobi, an independent, consumer-focused technology company providing a fair and equitable media marketplace, is collaborating with global information services company Experian.

By partnering with Experian, Sonobi believes it has increased programmatic addressability across the mobile web landscape, growing its reach by 25% while providing a substantial 20% increase in delivered impression value, aiding our ability to connect impactful campaigns to their desired audiences...

8 January 2024 | Campaigns

Accenture acquires Jixie’s intelligent digital marketing platform

Accenture has agreed to acquire the business of media and marketing technology company, Jixie.

Jixie’s intelligent digital marketing platform and team will be integrated into Accenture to strengthen its marketing transformation capabilities and resources through Accenture Song - the firm’s tech-powered creative group - helping Indonesian clients deliver more personalised experiences to enhance customer engagement for sustainable business growth.

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3 January 2024 | Customer Experience

63% of marketers lack a clear plan for cookieless personalisation

Despite Google’s announcement that it will begin phasing out support for third-party cookies in Chrome at the beginning of 2024, 63% of marketers still have no clear strategy for cookieless personalisation.

That’s according to a survey from Optimizely that highlights the urgent need for marketers to reassess their personalisation strategies for 2024.

The research, which surveyed 100 UK marketing professionals across the UK, found that more than half (54%) also...

20 December 2023 | Personalised Marketing

IAS expands Total media Quality Product to YouTube Shorts 

Integral Ad Science (IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimisation platform, has expanded its measurement capabilities on YouTube.

IAS will now offer its industry-leading brand safety and suitability measurement product to advertisers for YouTube Shorts inventory, as part of its existing Total Media Quality for YouTube product suite.

YouTube Shorts is one of the most popular short-form video platforms in the world and is growing rapidly, with more than...

19 December 2023 | Big Data

MikMak unveils platform innovations, including one-click purchasing options

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MikMak, a software company that helps the world’s leading brands grow commerce-first, has unveiled the latest innovations to MikMak 3.0, its e-commerce enablement and analytics platform.

These product enhancements, coupled with MikMak’s new partnership with leading global advisor on consumer behaviour, Circana, will offer brands insights on how digital marketing influences their offline sales lift, prevent cart abandonment, and implement strategies to convert shoppers in a...

14 December 2023 | Commerce

51% of UK consumers admit to deliberately trying to withhold their personal information  

Two thirds (66%) of UK consumers hear from brands digitally six or more times per day, yet a staggering 88% of them claim that half or less of the content they receive is relevant to them.

This is according to a survey conducted by customer data platform Treasure Data, which also found that almost one in five (19%) UK consumers said none of the content they receive was of relevance at all. This has shined a bright light on brands’ failure to deliver accurate data-driven...

13 December 2023 | Best Practice

Festive shoppers are 81% more likely to click on personalised content this year

Festive online shoppers are taking longer to make purchase decisions this year, including interacting more heavily with retailers’ personalised product recommendations and content.

This is according to global data gathered by Commerce Experience Platform, Nosto, over Cyber Weekend 2023 found that ecommerce traffic was up 23%, with shoppers viewing 22% more pages per visit and spending 10% longer on each page. Despite this more considered shopping behaviour, sales were up 4.41%...

12 December 2023 | Commerce

57% of UK consumers say digital bliss a must for festive fun

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A recent survey by Cisco has highlighted the pivotal role of digital applications and services in enhancing the holiday season experience.

With a global increase in application usage anticipated, the report underscores the need for brands to ensure optimal performance of their digital services or risk dampening the festive spirit.

Many consumers also admit that a bad digital experience could threaten household harmony, while 20% fear that they will become so angry that...

8 December 2023 | Best Practice

Omnicom Media Group partners with logistics app Glovo

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Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the media services division of Omnicom Group, has formed a strategic partnership with last-mile logistics app Glovo that will provide a wide range of benefits to Omnicom clients including elevated data insights, retail media benefits and first-look access to Glovo’s innovation roadmap. 

The announcement marks the first partnership between Glovo and an agency holding company. 

Founded in Barcelona in 2015, Glovo is one of the world’s...

6 December 2023 | Branding

79% of top marketing executives report boost in ROI using AI tools

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BrightBid, the adtech platform for Google Search, has revealed that the majority (84%) of marketing leaders are already leveraging AI tools in their digital advertising strategies, with 79% saying that using AI tools had boosted their return on investment.

85% of marketing executives are confident in AI tools 64% plan to use them more in their marketing campaigns 71% of marketing executives express concern over the ethics of using AI tools

Building on this success, 64%...

5 December 2023 | Automation