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xAd wins in the Mobile category at the Local Search Association (LSA) Ad-to-Action Awards! With 100 entries this year, the competition was fierce for the 2016 Ad-to-Action Awards. The finalists represented a variety of interesting agencies, publishers, tech providers and…
At a recent event, hosted by xAd and The Rubicon Project, ExchangeWire’s Ciaran O’Kane moderated a discussion on the “future of mobile”. The thrust of the debate centred on mobile ad buying and its inherent challenges on the demand and…
Location marketing platform xAd has launched “Marketplace,” a self-service location-campaign builder for mobile marketers. The company aims to make buying location-targeted campaigns like buying search keywords. The company argues self-service aspect will create greater efficiency and faster time to market.…
A new front is opening in the battle between technology companies and telecom operators: wireless ad blocking. After two European carriers decided to begin blocking mobile ads, the debate spilled into public view at the wireless industry’s main conference here.…
A new front is opening in the battle between technology companies and telecom operators: wireless ad blocking. After two European carriers decided to begin blocking mobile ads, the debate spilled into public view at the wireless industry’s main conference here.…
Location data is buzzing at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. “Where you go is who you are,” said Daniel Rosen, global director of advertising at Telefónica, speaking at an MWC Mobile Media Summit (MMS) satellite event. “[It’s] hugely powerful.” That’s…
Much like buying keywords on search platforms, mobile publishers can sell their geo-targeted placements to buyers in real-time. HeartMedia, OMD Worldwide, Universal McCann, and KFC’s agency Blue 499 have signed on to give the new platform a test. The use…
A number of location-based ad-tech players are at Mobile World Congress this week to talk about the shift from online to real-world advertising, and xAd’s pitch to global marketers is particularly interesting. Buying location-based mobile ads, it says, is as easy…
BARCELONA – February 23, 2016 – xAd, the leading location based platform that enables marketers to reach the right people based on the real places they visit every day, today announced MarketPlace, the first and only transparent, self-serve advertising platform for real-time, location-based…
With MWC just around the corner, Tuesday [16 February] saw a fantastic turnout from the media and marketing world for the ‘Future of Mobile’ panel event, chaired by Ciaran O’Kane, CEO ExchangeWire. Hosted by xAd and The Rubicon Project with…