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Names official partners Maadtech Global in Thailand and Hong Kong; Spikebrand in Thailand and Atlas Associates in Japan Adzymic, a Singapore-based ad-tech company, has expanded to Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan with official local partnerships, bringing its full suite of dynamic creative solutions to advertisers in these markets. Adzymic has named Spikebrand its partner for Thailand, Maadtech Global for both Thailand and Hong Kong, while Atlas Associates is the Japan partner. Digital advertising spend in the three countries…

Criteo S.A., the global technology company powering the world's marketers with trusted and impactful advertising,  announced it was recognized as a Challenger in the September 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Ad Tech, a research report authored by Andrew Frank, Lizzy Foo Kune and Eric Schmitt. The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Ad Tech evaluates technology vendors for managing digital advertising across channels, including display, video, over-the-top/connected TV (OTT/CTV), mobile, social and search. According to the report,…

Liao brings more than 20 years of digital media experience to OpenX OpenX announced that the company has appointed Mark Liao as Chief Financial Officer, leading the company's financial strategy, accounting, business intelligence and revenue performance teams. Liao comes to OpenX from Amobee, where he served as CFO for over three years. Liao has also held CFO positions at Turn and iSocket, as well as several senior roles at Yahoo! including VP of Business Operations and VP of Operations Finance for the Yahoo! Americas…

Boost brings attribution reporting, data visualization and multi-channel retargeting capabilities to transit outdoor advertising Wrapify, the performance-driven ad tech platform for brands powered by OOH and the gig-economy, announced a first-of-its kind product for the transit media space with the launch of its Boost Platform, turning a moving out-of-home (OOH) ad placement into digital and physical retargeting with full attribution and measurement. Historically, transit OOH and attribution has been difficult to…

The Brazilian media company Globo announced its partnership with Plug and Play to explore new technologies and partner with startups and technology companies. Alongside other partners, Globo will collaborate with Plug and Play Media & Advertising as an anchor partner to support and establish their new ecosystem. "Our partnership with Plug and Play is a key step to not only be inspired by the innovation ecosystem in Silicon Valley and by the forefront technologies that are been developed and applied to the Media and Ad…

Digital signage and in-store experience solutions provider Raydiant and leading restaurant menu management and publishing platform provider, Trabon, today announced their strategic partnership to enhance experiences for restaurant brands and guests. With this partnership, Trabon's menu management platform, MenuNet, will be available on Raydiant's digital signage experience platform. This new integration will enable restaurants to use MenuNet to create their contactless menus and Raydiant to manage the display of menus in…

Programmatic Digital Out-of-Home advertising technology company invests in key market in anticipation of imminent industry comeback Hivestack, a global ad tech leader in programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising today announced that it has expanded sales and operations to the United Kingdom, the fourth largest out-of-home advertising (OOH) market in the world. The expansion includes appointments of two new senior members to Hivestack UK, with Lee Cutter as Vice President of Sales and Will Brownsdon as Managing…

New data service provides marketers, public relations firms, advertising agencies, media and other business professionals with fast access to answers for their most pressing market research questions Measure Protocol, the ethical person-based data marketplace powered by blockchain, released Measure QuickAnswers (Measure QA). The new service provides an agile approach to uncovering pressing data points. These insights, garnered from Measure’s audience of Gen Z and Millennial mobile-only app users, can help businesses of all…

Will Drive Sales and Go-To-Market Strategies for OTT Platform Innovator Katie Back, a video advertising veteran who has spearheaded key technology initiatives across pay-TV and digital ecosystems, has been named Chief Revenue Officer of Firstlight Media, the innovator of modular OTT platforms for true engagement and monetization announced. Marketing Technology News: Valassis Real-time Insights Inform Marketing Strategies Amid COVID-19 Back, who was instrumental in shaping the market success of Freewheel, A Comcast…

Former media buyer and innovator to build and grow Infogroup's agency solutions Infogroup, a leading provider of data and data-driven intelligence solutions, has hired ad-tech innovator Robert Konkos to expand its agency services market footprint, the company announced today. Having driven growth throughout his career by transforming media planning, buying and activation for CPG, Agency, Ad-tech and Publisher verticals, Konkos is tasked with creating innovative solutions and forging deep in-market connections for…

Jun Group, a mobile-first ad platform company, recently unveiled the company’s first rebrand since its establishment. The rebrand was built on the foundation of their award-winning culture, transforming all assets across print and digital including a full logo redesign, a corporate video, and new product branding. Jun means truth. The world’s top advertisers trust Jun Group because everything they do is brand-safe, honest, and 100% transparent. Jun delivers brand, shopper, influencer, and publisher campaigns for Fortune…

Today’s Daily AdTech Round-up covers latest in Native and Programmatic Advertising, Technology, TV Advertising, Audience Data announcements Merkle, Firefly, Fishbat, Perion Network Ltd, SQAD, Atmosphere, Digital Remedy, SOPHOLA, Inc, DoubleVerify and MediaMath. Merkle Releases Q4 2019 Digital Marketing Report, Showcasing Impressive Growth for Amazon and Varying Trends for Google Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has released its Q4 2019 Digital Marketing Report (DMR), a…

Firefly, an Uber competitor in the taxi and rideshare vehicle management market, announced the expansion of its operations to Miami, Florida, a quickly-growing top media market. With screens rolling out this month, the company enables brands to supercharge advertising around the locally-hosted Super Bowl, the nation’s most-watched sports event of the year. Additionally, the company has taken the launch of its sixth city to clarify its approach to data. Of equal import to the athleticism celebrated at the annual event,…

Leading Cross-Channel Marketing Technology Platform Recognized Through Client Feedback 4C, a global data science and marketing technology company, today announced that it was named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Ad Tech. Gartner defines ad tech as “the technology for managing advertisements across channels, including search, display, video, mobile and social, with functions for targeting, campaign design, bid-management, analysis, optimization and automation of digital advertising.” The company believes…

Enhances Digital Video Expertise with Former Disney Executive Wanda Young to Data Advisory Board and Ad Tech Specialist Rachel Conforti to Lead Global Marketing LoopMe, the outcomes-based video advertising platform, announced two new additions to its executive leadership with the addition of Wanda Young to its Data Advisory Board and Rachel Conforti to the management team as VP, Marketing. Young joins the advisory board with 20 years of data-driven marketing and brand expertise from companies including Disney, ESPN and…

Flashtalking, A Primary Ad Serving Leader Formalizes Program, Extending Long History of Industry Integrations Today, the leading ad server platform Flashtalking announced the Flashtalking Partnership Program. Through a constantly evolving strategic partnership initiative, Flashtalking has masterfully integrated vital platforms, programs and data for advertisers demanding greater control and transparency in their ad tech stacks. Today's announcement reflects a series of successful, representative integrations including…

Marketers have long viewed Advertising Technology as a cost center—as necessary tools required to conduct business, but ultimately not contributors to the company bottom line and, thus, little more than necessary evils. This perception of AdTech, however, is deeply flawed and can lead to lost revenue opportunities. At its core, AdTech is not a cost center but rather a revenue center. It’s ability to improve decision-making, and the sales that can result from those improved decisions, cannot be overstated. Here’s why…

20th Anniversary Marks Record Revenue Year Fueled by 50% Growth Viant, a leading advertising technology company, announced it has completed a company buyout and that the Viant co-founders, Tim and Chris Vanderhook, are taking back control of the ad tech company from Meredith Corporation. "We are pleased to find a great outcome for what is a very strong ad tech business," said Meredith Chief Development Officer John Zieser. "Viant will remain an on-going data partner as we continue to jointly engage in value creating…

Ad Tech startup tribeOS innovates digital advertising solutions to best combat brand safety risks  Digital threats to brands represent a powder keg of risk with a short, burning fuse that can explode at any moment, costing brands thousands -- maybe even millions of dollars. First, ad fraud theft can steal anywhere from 5% to nearly 50% of an advertiser's total ad spend. Next, pile on brand safety risks that can damage a brand's reputation, sales and future marketplace presence. Welcome to today's problematic reality…

Bot induced losses in ad spend amount to $5.8 billion globally. Though this might seem like a monumental sum, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) claims that conflated click volumes will cost businesses as much as $50 billion by 2025. However, compare the $5.8 billion lost in 2018 to the $6.5 billion in 2017 and you might believe that things are improving. As advertising vigilantes try to stem the growth of ad fraud by dismantling bot networks and deploying programmatic networks with built-in fraud prevention…