
Though Less Effective, Standard Banners Still 97 Percent Of Mobile Display
There are multiple ad unit types that are more effective than standard mobile banners. However the latter still comprises an amazing 97...

Google Rolling Out Search App Engagement Ads With Deep Linking
Earlier this year, Google introduced app promotion ads on search, display and YouTube. In an AdWords livestream event today, the company...

Yahoo Gets Into App Install Ads: Now Offered On Gemini
Like Facebook, Twitter, and eventually Google before it, Yahoo has launched app install ads throughout its network. Placed through Yahoo...

SMBs Should Jump On The Mobile Payments Train In 2015
2014 has been a big year for mobile payments. With the introduction of Apple Pay, mobile payments are becoming increasingly popular and...

Smartphone Market: iPhone Sees Big Sales But Android Share Holds In US
New monthly smartphone market share figures are out from comScore. The firm says that in the US smartphone penetration has now reached 73...

Forecast: Yahoo’s Mobile Ad Revenues To Soon Exceed Twitter
In its third quarter earnings report Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer surprised most people with the announcement that Yahoo would have more than...

Twitter Launches “Answers” For Free App Install Tracking
Until now, advertisers using Twitter’s mobile app promotion to drive app installs could only get analytics on ad performance by working...

Mobile Study Suggests Geofencing Drives Awareness More Than Direct Response
Mobile advertising platform xAd released data from two studies in the UK with grocery chain ASDA and Starbucks. The data are interesting...

Black Friday Deals Drive Frenzy Of Older iPhone Adoption
Widespread buying incentives on older iPhone and iPad models from big box retailers this weekend seem to have driven a lot of sales....

Can I Use The Mobile Wallet To Counter App Fatigue?: Real Questions From Real Marketers
There is no question that mobile is playing a more important role in influencing consumers as they shop. According to a recent report by...

Tips For Mobile Design: Travel Brands That Are Going Places
The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that the Thanksgiving holiday will see long-distance travel increase by 54% and another...

Why Apple Is Suddenly Poised To Take On Facebook
Last week’s news that Apple was opening up its mobile ad network, iAd, to programmatic buying through partnerships with leading ad tech...

Big Phones Gaining Share, Driving Traffic And Larger Conversions
Three recent reports show that larger-screen smartphones (so-called “phablets”) are starting to have a significant impact on the market....

Apple Brings Programmatic To iAd, Partnering With Major Ad Tech Firms
Apple announced Friday that it has partnered with several ad tech companies to bring programmatic buying to iAd, it’s mobile ad network....

Retailers: Combine Location & Mobile Web For A Holiday Advantage
What I haven’t seen much of, however, is integrating proximity marketing with the mobile Web. Why not use location data to send targeted...

Report: We Now Spend More Time On Mobile Devices Than TV
Users spent more time on mobile devices than watching TV for the first time last quarter. That’s according to new insights from Flurry,...

Nokia Back In Mobile Hardware With N1 Android Tablet
Oh the irony: Nokia is back as a hardware brand. This is happening because Microsoft has decided to discontinue the Nokia brand name on...

Google Still Committed To Google Glass, But Many Developers Have Abandoned Their Apps
Although the consumer launch of Google Glass isn’t likely to happen this year, Google says it’s still committed to the device even as...

Killer App? Why Not Just Kill The App
Over the past few years, a lot of companies have developed a mobile app — or at least considered it. In some cases, a mobile app is...
























