China Targets Online Advertising Practices With New Regulations

ALYSSA ABKOWITZ | July 8, 2016 | 536 views

BEIJING—New regulations on online advertising are casting a wide net, affecting businesses from e-commerce to social media, as China’s government tries to get a hold of fast-moving segment of the internet.

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Multimedia Content: The Key for B2B Brand Marketing

Article | August 12, 2022

Every business understands that brand marketing is the name of the game. In fact, the brand is a business’s best asset. It can help a business stand out amongst its competitors in the most authentic way possible. It can also act as a bridge and connect a business to its target audience. When it comes to brand marketing, many businesses do not struggle with the concept. They struggle with the application. Marketing techniques are changing every few months. New platforms are being introduced in the digital world. It’s easy for businesses to lose themselves and their identity while adapting to change. Unfortunately, this is one of the common issues that businesses face while marketing their brand. 5 Common Branding Problems for Businesses Every business has encountered at least one of these problems: • Lacking an established identity. An undefined brand is just as bad as not having a brand • Consistent messaging across various platforms. Some businesses struggle with remaining true to their brand values as they navigate new channels • Possessing a creative marketing strategy. Without a direction or guide, it’s hard for businesses to discover their target audience and where to market to them • Staying true to a target audience. Many businesses have lost their core audience while trying to gain a new one • Lack of scalability. Some businesses struggle with discovering which marketing techniques can take them to the next level Fortunately, there’s a solution that can solve all these problems. That solution is multimedia content. How Multimedia Content Can Help Maximize Brand Marketing What is multimedia content? Content that incorporates a variety of different elements for its consumers. These elements could be audio, text, or graphic images. Each of these elements can be used separately to market content. But when used together, they can enhance the brand marketing experience for businesses and its customers. What are some examples of multimedia content? • Landing pages that include videos and images • Blog posts with video clips from podcasts • Infographics that include text •Social media posts that include text and images Multimedia content also allows new marketing possibilities for businesses. Digital marketing includes a vast array of content, from blog posts and website pages to videos and infographics. Businesses can take advantage of these elements and create new marketing content for their customers. A software company, for example, can create an installation guide with infographics and post it on their website page. Businesses can also create storyboards to explain difficult concepts about their products or services. Discovering new content to produce for their customers is another way that businesses can stand out amongst their competitors. Consistent Branding with Variety Businesses can use different media elements to add a little variety to their content. Audio and visual elements can be used to enhance blog posts or FAQ pages and increase the engagement for readers. Adding these new elements can help businesses stand out amongst the competition while remaining authentic. Maintaining a consistent brand identity makes it easier for businesses to establish trust with their target audience. Exposure to a Wider Audience At the same time, businesses always want to think of ways to expand themselves. This is what makes multimedia content so beneficial for businesses. They can use different multimedia elements to introduce their content to a different audience. Take an IT service company, for example, who wants to market their services to customers outside of their local area. They can create a blog post on cloud storage, repurpose it into a video and post the video on the business’s YouTube page, with the link to the original blog post in the description box of the video. This type of content is marketable to every type of consumer. Businesses can provide audio content like podcasts to customers who may not yet be subscribed to their websites. They can create visual content for customers who are more drawn to striking images. Incorporating these different elements allows businesses to reach customers that they may not have reached through just text-based or audio-based content. Creative Possibilities for Digital Marketing Multimedia content also allows new marketing possibilities for businesses. Digital marketing includes a vast array of content, from blog posts and website pages to videos and infographics. Businesses can take advantage of these elements and create new marketing content for their customers. A software company, for example, can create an installation guide with infographics and post it on their website page. Businesses can also create storyboards to explain difficult concepts about their products or services. Discovering new content to produce for their customers is another way that businesses can stand out amongst their competitors. Established Brand Identity Each business wants to be viewed as unique by their customer base. They do not want to be compared to every other business in their industry. With multimedia content, businesses can add a unique touch to their content marketing. Different multimedia elements and the way that they are embodied throughout the content can help businesses to stand out amongst its competitors. Using these elements can also help a business remain in the creative stages of marketing. When a business remains in the creative phase, it makes establishing a creative marketing strategy easier. Consistent and Creative Marketing Strategy Like every other aspect of business, marketing is easier when a strategy is in effect. Multimedia content helps answer many marketing questions for businesses. Instead of spending additional time wondering what marketing platforms are effective, multimedia content can be used for every type of platform. This allows businesses to use many interactive elements in their content and become more proactive in their marketing strategy. Businesses can create effective marketing systems by scheduling specific times to post different types of content across several platforms. By leveraging these methods, businesses can remain consistent with their brand marketing. Greater Opportunities for Growth Creating multimedia content also leads to increased productivity for businesses. Multimedia content gives businesses several options for content marketing. They can choose to create original content or repurpose their current content and add something new and refreshing. These options help businesses reduce the amount of time they would spend on creating content. With the additional time, businesses can brainstorm opportunities for growth. They can spend additional time generating leads and catering to their current audience. Taking The Next Steps with Multimedia Content For businesses that want to transition into multimedia content, the best place to start is with the business’s vision. Consider what goals want to be achieved with the use of multimedia content. This type of content is so multifaceted that it can help any business achieve its core objectives. Software companies can use multimedia content to educate their core audience about a particular product. They can use different interactive elements to illustrate how their product or service helps solve their audience’s problems. Next, consider the needs of the target audience. Conduct some research and discover the audience’s responses when it comes to different types of content. Keep track of the different types of formats and platforms the audience is visiting. Once the goals and needs of the audience are clearly defined, think about the different types of multimedia content that can be created. Businesses can incorporate different types of audio, visual, and interactive elements into their marketing content. Lastly, remember to track the results of the multimedia content once it’s been created and distributed. Taking these next few steps can help businesses maintain a consistent brand marketing strategy.

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Google’s and Facebook’s Grip on Digital Advertising Markets

Article | July 8, 2022

Since July 2019, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has been conducting an extensive investigation of the digital advertising market. In its preliminary report on the investigation, the CMA expresses concerns that Google and Facebook have grown so “large and have such extensive access to data that potential rivals can no longer compete on equal terms.” 2019 marked the year in which digital advertising finally took the crown from TV and other legacy media both in the US and worldwide. Estimates point out that digital ads now account for 51 percent of the almost $600 billion spent globally on advertising, a percentage that should only rise with time.

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Which Online Advertising Strategy Is Right For Your Business?

Article | September 1, 2023

Part of running a business in this era of technology is establishing an online presence. This does not only mean having a well-put-together website and being active on social media, which are both a big part of what online marketing means. In order to reach audiences and turn them into customers, you also need to invest in online advertising. Sometimes, finding the best-suited advertising strategy for your business can be quite daunting, especially given the fact that you have so many options to choose from in the sea of digital marketing. The accessible costs of digital advertising, especially when compared to traditional advertising, may make it tempting for you to what to invest in as many types of ad campaigns as you can find, but keep in mind that they may not all work for your business.

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Alex Webb: More kids with smartphones spells advertising bonanza

Article | February 10, 2020

The revelation that, by the age of seven, 53% of British kids will own a mobile phone, will come as good news to one group in particular: advertisers. By the time U.K. youngsters are 11, the ownership ratio reaches a whopping 90%, according to a report published last week by the research consultancy Childwise. And as the penetration of smartphone usage rises, it creates more opportunity for advertisers to get in front of young eyeballs. Parents need to get clued up if they want to stop that from happening. For now, advertising targeted at children has been slower to migrate online than in the broader industry. Whereas more than half of the world's $614 billion of ad spending is now online, less than a third of the outlay for ads targeting children is digital, according to a 2019 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Businesses Increase Spend on Digital Advertising But Shift Platform Priorities

Business Wire | July 17, 2023

Emburse, the global leader in spend optimization, released new information today about corporate online advertising spend in May 2023. The data reveals that despite macroeconomic concerns, companies are on track to spend more on search and social advertising in 2023 than in 2022. As companies seek ways to be more efficient with their budgets, they are shifting which platforms they prioritize with their ad dollars, but have not slowed ad spending overall. According to the data released in an infographic today, the top three vendors by share of advertising spend, in order, are Google, Meta, and LinkedIn. Spending on Twitter declined 54% from May 2022 to May 2023, while companies are putting more money toward Gen Z-oriented social media platforms. ByteDance, which owns Tiktok, saw a 55% increase, and Snap, which owns Snapchat, a 41% increase from May 2022 to May 2023. Companies invested 6% more in digital advertising in the first five months of 2023 than in the same period in 2022. Emburse also reported increased investment in newer business applications like chat-based AI tools. For example, the amount spent on OpenAI increased 3,266% from May 2022 to May 2023. Although many people expected companies to reduce spend overall this year, instead the company has seen an effort to better align business values with their budgets. “Online advertising is an essential business function, even as companies look to establish lasting efficiency with their budgets and better manage spending practices,” said Emburse’s Chief Experience Officer Johann Wrede. “Many of our customers entered 2023 ready to make changes with a shifting economy, and found that concentrating their ad dollars on platforms that are giving them high value with little tumult is the way to make a longer-term impact on their bottom line.” More than 18,000 companies trust Emburse for its corporate card and spend management solution, Emburse Spend, representing over $80 billion in spending transactions a year. Emburse tracks corporate financial trends, such as the SpendSmart Travel Trends report, which in Q1 2023 revealed that the number of domestic and international flights, hotels, and car rentals increased year-over-year. Investments also increased across all measurements, with the amount spent on flights increasing by 85% domestically and 178% internationally. Emburse will continue to track the shift in corporate expenses as the year goes on. To view the full infographic and learn more about the data, visit emburse.com/learn/digital-ad-spending. About Emburse Emburse is the global leader in spend optimization. Our expense, travel management, purchasing and accounts payable, and payments solutions are trusted by more than 12 million business professionals, including CFOs, finance teams, and travelers. More than 18,000 organizations in 120 countries, including FORTUNE 100 corporations, high-growth startups, public sector agencies, and nonprofits, count on our intelligent automation, sophisticated analytics, and unmatched spend control to streamline processes, increase spend visibility, enhance compliance, and deliver positive financial outcomes. Our mission is to humanize work by eliminating manual, time-consuming tasks, so our customers and their teams can focus on what matters most in their personal and professional lives. For more information on Emburse, visit emburse.com, or follow our social channels at @Emburse.

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MGID Awarded ISO/IEC 27001 Certification For Providing Clients 100% Information Security

MGID | July 11, 2023

MGID, the global advertising platform, today announced that it has met the standards required to be awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security management. Amid ongoing security regulation changes and increasing consumer expectations, providing assurances for consumers and clients that information security standards are being upheld is increasingly essential. Being awarded the globally recognized ISO certification acknowledges MGID’s commitment to taking the appropriate measures to protect user information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, destruction, and any other form of unauthorized processing. The ISO/IEC 27001 is the world's most well-known information security management standard, providing guidance for companies of all kinds on maintaining the highest possible level of security and integrity. As a result of the steps that MGID has taken, its client data will be better protected and more resilient to cyber-attacks, due to MGID’s organization-wide data protection and enhanced ability to respond to security threats. Sergii Denysenko, CEO at MGID, said: “As a technology company constantly developing its products and tech solutions, MGID is dedicated to providing internet users the highest level of transparency and control over the ways their data is used in online advertising. We are constantly improving our information security management systems, implementing new policies and standards to ensure a comprehensive model for security management. We will continue to meet and attain key international and industry-specific compliance standards into the future.” About MGID MGID is a global advertising platform helping brands reach unique local audiences at scale. It uses privacy-first, AI-based technology to serve high-quality, relevant ads in brand-safe environments. The company offers a variety of ad formats, including native, display, and video to deliver a positive user experience. This enables advertisers to drive performance and awareness, and publishers to retain and monetize their audiences. Every month, MGID reaches 900 million unique readers, with 200 billion ad impressions, across 25 thousand trusted publishers. For more information, please visit: www.mgid.com

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StackAdapt Launches New Self-Serve, In-Platform Footfall Attribution

Business Wire | June 28, 2023

StackAdapt (www.stackadapt.com), the leading self-serve programmatic advertising platform, today announced the launch of its in-platform footfall attribution solution. This new measurement capability allows US-based brick and mortar advertisers to quantify the influence of online advertising on offline visits. To ensure superior location data, unmatched coverage, and expertise, StackAdapt has expanded its strategic partnership with Precisely PlaceIQ. Although there is a rise in online shopping, 85.5% of all US retail sales still occur offline. Marketers today face the challenge of connecting their programmatic campaigns with offline ROI. To bridge the gap, advertisers can now leverage StackAdapt Footfall Attribution to understand the impact their advertising has in driving people to visit their retail locations. This solution allows customers to analyze the impact of their ad campaign on visitation results for multi-channel campaigns including native, display, video, connected TV (CTV), audio, and in-game channels; offering a comprehensive view of offline ROI, including visits, visitation lift, average eCPV and more. StackAdapt provides a one-stop shop solution for measuring multi-channel offline ROI by offering insights into what channels or messages are driving in-store visits. StackAdapt leverages premiere data sets from Precisely PlaceIQ, a top tier location data provider, to ensure measurement powered by verified third-party mobile SDK data. Movement data is always deterministic, and never modeled, delivering accurate visitation outcomes that represent your campaign's performance. "The StackAdapt Footfall Attribution report has been an instrumental tool for our team," said Kyle Muzny, owner of Muze Growth Strategies. "From discovering key insights to demonstrating the value of our digital campaigns, this new product has given us an all-in-one view of our online and offline performance better than ever before. If you rely on more than just e-commerce, and people physically visiting your business is necessary for your businesses' success, footfall attribution will be one of your more enlightening KPIs." StackAdapt Footfall Attribution introduces key features designed to enhance user experience and provide comprehensive insights, all available on a self-serve basis. These features include the ability for users to create a “'location set” comprising multiple locations for measurement, the functionality to attach these location sets directly to campaigns and access to near real-time reporting in the platform. These features collectively offer a robust toolset for advertisers to measure and optimize their campaign performance mid-flight. “Brick and mortar retail is a huge piece of the market, and real-world consumer action, such as foot traffic, is a key measure of success for advertisers,” explains Jasmaan Panesar, Solutions Manager at StackAdapt. “At StackAdapt, we are excited to be able to offer a self-serve solution that empowers anyone leveraging the platform to measure return on ad spend (ROAS) in terms of the lift in foot traffic from their campaigns.” About StackAdapt StackAdapt is a self-serve programmatic advertising platform used by hundreds of brands and agencies around the world. StackAdapt’s data-driven platform combines state-of-the-art machine learning with a clean and intuitive user interface to provide media buyers with an easy way to plan, execute and drive the best performance across all devices, inventory and publishing partners. StackAdapt has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America, is rated the number 1 demand-side platform (DSP) on G2, and is the highest performing and easiest to use platform. For further information, visit www.stackadapt.com.

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Businesses Increase Spend on Digital Advertising But Shift Platform Priorities

Business Wire | July 17, 2023

Emburse, the global leader in spend optimization, released new information today about corporate online advertising spend in May 2023. The data reveals that despite macroeconomic concerns, companies are on track to spend more on search and social advertising in 2023 than in 2022. As companies seek ways to be more efficient with their budgets, they are shifting which platforms they prioritize with their ad dollars, but have not slowed ad spending overall. According to the data released in an infographic today, the top three vendors by share of advertising spend, in order, are Google, Meta, and LinkedIn. Spending on Twitter declined 54% from May 2022 to May 2023, while companies are putting more money toward Gen Z-oriented social media platforms. ByteDance, which owns Tiktok, saw a 55% increase, and Snap, which owns Snapchat, a 41% increase from May 2022 to May 2023. Companies invested 6% more in digital advertising in the first five months of 2023 than in the same period in 2022. Emburse also reported increased investment in newer business applications like chat-based AI tools. For example, the amount spent on OpenAI increased 3,266% from May 2022 to May 2023. Although many people expected companies to reduce spend overall this year, instead the company has seen an effort to better align business values with their budgets. “Online advertising is an essential business function, even as companies look to establish lasting efficiency with their budgets and better manage spending practices,” said Emburse’s Chief Experience Officer Johann Wrede. “Many of our customers entered 2023 ready to make changes with a shifting economy, and found that concentrating their ad dollars on platforms that are giving them high value with little tumult is the way to make a longer-term impact on their bottom line.” More than 18,000 companies trust Emburse for its corporate card and spend management solution, Emburse Spend, representing over $80 billion in spending transactions a year. Emburse tracks corporate financial trends, such as the SpendSmart Travel Trends report, which in Q1 2023 revealed that the number of domestic and international flights, hotels, and car rentals increased year-over-year. Investments also increased across all measurements, with the amount spent on flights increasing by 85% domestically and 178% internationally. Emburse will continue to track the shift in corporate expenses as the year goes on. To view the full infographic and learn more about the data, visit emburse.com/learn/digital-ad-spending. About Emburse Emburse is the global leader in spend optimization. Our expense, travel management, purchasing and accounts payable, and payments solutions are trusted by more than 12 million business professionals, including CFOs, finance teams, and travelers. More than 18,000 organizations in 120 countries, including FORTUNE 100 corporations, high-growth startups, public sector agencies, and nonprofits, count on our intelligent automation, sophisticated analytics, and unmatched spend control to streamline processes, increase spend visibility, enhance compliance, and deliver positive financial outcomes. Our mission is to humanize work by eliminating manual, time-consuming tasks, so our customers and their teams can focus on what matters most in their personal and professional lives. For more information on Emburse, visit emburse.com, or follow our social channels at @Emburse.

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MGID Awarded ISO/IEC 27001 Certification For Providing Clients 100% Information Security

MGID | July 11, 2023

MGID, the global advertising platform, today announced that it has met the standards required to be awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security management. Amid ongoing security regulation changes and increasing consumer expectations, providing assurances for consumers and clients that information security standards are being upheld is increasingly essential. Being awarded the globally recognized ISO certification acknowledges MGID’s commitment to taking the appropriate measures to protect user information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, destruction, and any other form of unauthorized processing. The ISO/IEC 27001 is the world's most well-known information security management standard, providing guidance for companies of all kinds on maintaining the highest possible level of security and integrity. As a result of the steps that MGID has taken, its client data will be better protected and more resilient to cyber-attacks, due to MGID’s organization-wide data protection and enhanced ability to respond to security threats. Sergii Denysenko, CEO at MGID, said: “As a technology company constantly developing its products and tech solutions, MGID is dedicated to providing internet users the highest level of transparency and control over the ways their data is used in online advertising. We are constantly improving our information security management systems, implementing new policies and standards to ensure a comprehensive model for security management. We will continue to meet and attain key international and industry-specific compliance standards into the future.” About MGID MGID is a global advertising platform helping brands reach unique local audiences at scale. It uses privacy-first, AI-based technology to serve high-quality, relevant ads in brand-safe environments. The company offers a variety of ad formats, including native, display, and video to deliver a positive user experience. This enables advertisers to drive performance and awareness, and publishers to retain and monetize their audiences. Every month, MGID reaches 900 million unique readers, with 200 billion ad impressions, across 25 thousand trusted publishers. For more information, please visit: www.mgid.com

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StackAdapt Launches New Self-Serve, In-Platform Footfall Attribution

Business Wire | June 28, 2023

StackAdapt (www.stackadapt.com), the leading self-serve programmatic advertising platform, today announced the launch of its in-platform footfall attribution solution. This new measurement capability allows US-based brick and mortar advertisers to quantify the influence of online advertising on offline visits. To ensure superior location data, unmatched coverage, and expertise, StackAdapt has expanded its strategic partnership with Precisely PlaceIQ. Although there is a rise in online shopping, 85.5% of all US retail sales still occur offline. Marketers today face the challenge of connecting their programmatic campaigns with offline ROI. To bridge the gap, advertisers can now leverage StackAdapt Footfall Attribution to understand the impact their advertising has in driving people to visit their retail locations. This solution allows customers to analyze the impact of their ad campaign on visitation results for multi-channel campaigns including native, display, video, connected TV (CTV), audio, and in-game channels; offering a comprehensive view of offline ROI, including visits, visitation lift, average eCPV and more. StackAdapt provides a one-stop shop solution for measuring multi-channel offline ROI by offering insights into what channels or messages are driving in-store visits. StackAdapt leverages premiere data sets from Precisely PlaceIQ, a top tier location data provider, to ensure measurement powered by verified third-party mobile SDK data. Movement data is always deterministic, and never modeled, delivering accurate visitation outcomes that represent your campaign's performance. "The StackAdapt Footfall Attribution report has been an instrumental tool for our team," said Kyle Muzny, owner of Muze Growth Strategies. "From discovering key insights to demonstrating the value of our digital campaigns, this new product has given us an all-in-one view of our online and offline performance better than ever before. If you rely on more than just e-commerce, and people physically visiting your business is necessary for your businesses' success, footfall attribution will be one of your more enlightening KPIs." StackAdapt Footfall Attribution introduces key features designed to enhance user experience and provide comprehensive insights, all available on a self-serve basis. These features include the ability for users to create a “'location set” comprising multiple locations for measurement, the functionality to attach these location sets directly to campaigns and access to near real-time reporting in the platform. These features collectively offer a robust toolset for advertisers to measure and optimize their campaign performance mid-flight. “Brick and mortar retail is a huge piece of the market, and real-world consumer action, such as foot traffic, is a key measure of success for advertisers,” explains Jasmaan Panesar, Solutions Manager at StackAdapt. “At StackAdapt, we are excited to be able to offer a self-serve solution that empowers anyone leveraging the platform to measure return on ad spend (ROAS) in terms of the lift in foot traffic from their campaigns.” About StackAdapt StackAdapt is a self-serve programmatic advertising platform used by hundreds of brands and agencies around the world. StackAdapt’s data-driven platform combines state-of-the-art machine learning with a clean and intuitive user interface to provide media buyers with an easy way to plan, execute and drive the best performance across all devices, inventory and publishing partners. StackAdapt has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America, is rated the number 1 demand-side platform (DSP) on G2, and is the highest performing and easiest to use platform. For further information, visit www.stackadapt.com.

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