Expert: How to use SPO to combat fraud

According to reports about half of US media professionals are now using Supply Path Optimization (SPO) to help fight fraud. However, not all SPO strategies are inherently set up to actually detect or combat this issue, and that is why, according to one expert, publishers need to better balance transparency on the supply side and inventory. >>

Advertising

Reports: How shoppers will spend, what marketers can do to engage

Several new reports out this month shed light on what consumers are looking for as we begin counting down to the 2020 holiday season, and what marketers can do to capture shoppers' attention in a digital space that continues to become more and more crowded. >>

Advertising

How political ads are changing in 2020

With many US consumers continuing to hunker down at home and many stating a mistrust of 'fake news' on both social networks and television, political advertisers are wondering how to best connect with their constituents as the race for the White House and many Congressional seats heat up. We spoke with two digital experts about how the political ad space has changed so far in 2020. >>

Mobile Marketing

Report: Storytelling key to podcast engagement

The interest in podcasting continues to grow for American consumers, with about a 23% increase in listenership for women over the past year. But, just what are podcast listening looking for? And what does that mean for advertisers? New data out from WestwoodOne sheds light on just how marketers can make an impact with podcast marketing. >>

Email Marketing

Top 3 tips to increase inbox deliverability

Although not a new problem with the increase in email messaging due to COVID restrictions, inbox deliverability continues to be a struggle for many brands. It is a struggle no business wants, even in the best of times, but with other restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic, those messages not hitting consumers' inboxes can be another blow to already struggling businesses. Here are our top 3 tips to improve inbox deliverability. >>

Advertising

Reports: As ad spends increased so did fraud attempts

Two new reports paint a picture of not just marketers and brands investing in the digital space during the pandemic, but of fraudsters also setting their sights on the digital space. New data out from LiveIntent finds that about 80% of advertisers have increased their digital ad budgets during the pandemic, while DataVisor's new report finds that fraudsters increased their digital attacks by more than 100% during the same time period. >>

Mobile Marketing

Study: Half of adults are playing games

Mobile gaming isn't just for kids any more (if they ever were). According to new data out from AdColony and DISQO about half of US adults are playing games via their mobile devices at least daily, and their favorites are strategy, word and puzzle games. >>

Email Marketing

Expert: How to get emails read faster

According to new data out from the GSMA it can take up to 90 minutes for an email to be read. In some cases, that is just long enough for those 'act fast' messages to run out of redemption time. It can also be long enough to go from being relevant to a shopper to being redundant. We asked an expert what brands can do to get their email messages read faster. >>

Internet Marketing 101

Business decision making: why the data-driven approach fuels growth

Every successful business active today got where it is now through a series of decisions, big or small. Although some success stories may sound like the result of pure luck, happy accidents, or an inspirational movie script, the truth is that, in business, everything happens for a reason and decisions that an executive makes now can have a major impact down the line. >>

Internet Marketing 101

Conducting a staff engagement survey: 9 Errors

Employees are a key resource of every company. You can have a huge amount of assets, but without professional staff who believe in your business and are ready to give a part of themselves to its development, it will be very difficult. >>