Friday, April 3, 2015

MOBILE MARKETING NEWS


Apple strengthens stake in mobile ads via iTunes Radio expansion

Apple is making a stronger stake in mobile advertising by expanding its programmatic network to iTunes Radio and enabling marketers to target Apple consumers with email and phone identifiers, proving that the technology company can compete with Spotify and other streaming services.

Apple is expanding in the sector of programmatic ad buying by rolling out updated targeting functions, such as the use of email addresses and phone numbers to cross-reference with anonymity against advertisers’ data. Although the amount of mobile streaming services currently available with advertising capabilities is high, Apple is likely attempting to edge out a slice of the industry next to other bigwigs such as Facebook, Google and Spotify.

“As buying technology for marketers, we are really pleased to see premium channels for mobile advertising expand,” said Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk, Newbury Park, CA. “Smartphones have created an environment where you can browse the Web, stream music, and chat with friends from the same device.

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“It's an ecosystem ripe to reach consumers with relevant ads in an appropriate way. Apple is clearly doubling down on iAd,” he said.

“We were proud to launch them programmatically in 2014 and are excited to see how this expanded offering can benefit advertisers in the near and long term.”




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