Grapeshot Announces Market-First Solution for Contextually-Relevant and Brand-Safe Digital Video

Grapeshot Announces Market-First Solution for Contextually-Relevant and Brand-Safe Digital Video

Grapeshot, the contextual intelligence provider that empowers brands to connect with consumers by unlocking the power of real-time context,announced its new solution for bringing brand safety and contextual targeting to digital video. An industry first, Grapeshot’s new solution will provide essential contextual data to help publishers, sell side platforms, and advertisers connect the right content […]

Data2Decisions launches real time media budget optimiser PoleStar Live

Data2Decisions launches real time media budget optimiser PoleStar Live

Data2Decisions, a global marketing effectiveness consultancy, has launched PoleStar Live, an advanced media budget optimizer that integrates real time metrics to enable more accurate and dynamic planning and optimisation across media buying platforms. Based on a fusion of digital attribution with marketing mix modelling, PoleStar Live is a holistic attribution tool powered by AI, designed […]

Quantcast launches widely available implementation of IAB Europe’s GDPR Transparency & Consent Framework

Quantcast launches widely available implementation of IAB Europe’s GDPR Transparency & Consent Framework

Quantcast, which owns and operates the world’s largest AI-driven audience insights platform for the open internet, announced the launch of Quantcast Choice. Available from May 15 for free, Quantcast Choice is the first widely available implementation of the IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework. The product has been in beta since February and is already […]

OMD Managing Partner joins Precise TV saying we’re “naive” to think brand safety can be solved by YouTube alone

OMD Managing Partner joins Precise TV saying we’re “naive” to think brand safety can be solved by YouTube alone

OMD EMEA Managing Partner Joseph Woollen has left the Omnicom agency to become President EMEA at Precise TV, a fast-growing social video advertising company that guarantees brand safe advertising on YouTube powered by their relevant advertising platform on YouTube. In Woollen’s five years at OMD where he reported into EMEA President Nikki Mendonça before she […]

Spicefire aims for growth with appointment of Chris Wallen as Brand Director

Spicefire aims for growth with appointment of Chris Wallen as Brand Director

Brand innovation agency Spicefire has announced the appointment of Chris Wallen as Brand Director, based at Spicefire’s Cincinnati office. In his new role, Chris will lead and grow strategic client relationships, pitch new business and help foster an innovative environment for people and ideas to thrive. During his six years in the design industry, Chris […]

Hospitality leads digital transformation of luxury category, according to Zenith

Hospitality leads digital transformation of luxury category, according to Zenith

Luxury advertising is rapidly shifting towards digital media, led by luxury hospitality brands. 50% of luxury hospitality advertising will be digital this year, up from 47% in 2017, according to Zenith’s Luxury Advertising Expenditure Forecasts 2018, published on May 13. Across all luxury brands, 33% of advertising will be digital this year, up from 30% in […]

OLIVER creates film to make 3M the ‘Workers’ Choice’ for safety

OLIVER creates film to make 3M the ‘Workers’ Choice’ for safety

 On-site agency OLIVER has unveiled its new instalment in 3M’s Workers’ Choice campaign. The latest film, Larry and Barry, is being rolled out across social media to cement 3M’s status as the go-to supplier of health and safety products for companies throughout the UK. The quirky B2B campaign promotes 3M’s PELTOR Protac III Headsets, […]

Benenden Health launches name change and first TV ad campaign in two years

Benenden Health launches name change and first TV ad campaign in two years

 Benenden, the mutual healthcare society, is relaunching with a new name and TV and press advertising campaign – its first in two years. The not-for-profit organisation based in York is adding the word ‘Health’ back into its name to create Benenden Health – underlining its core proposition as “The affordable alternative to health insurance”. […]

Initials Launches Seriously Spreadable Campaign for Lactalis McLelland

Initials Launches Seriously Spreadable Campaign for Lactalis McLelland

 Initials, the independent creative agency, launches a new integrated campaign for Lactalis McLelland brand Seriously Spreadable. Following the agency’s work on the Seriously rebrand in Spring 2017, the new activity encompasses shopper and TV elements with the full campaign being activated across TV, on-demand video, live activation in-store and social. Targeting audiences, such as […]