Mobile
Most micro-influencers do fewer than five campaigns per year: study
New global data from Bloglovin’ shows that on most platforms, small-scale creators are charging less than $250 per branded posts.
Snapchat adds geofilters to API
Canadian advertisers who buy ads through the Snapchat API can now track the performance of their custom geofilters.
UM wins Accenture
After nearly 30 years with MEC, the B2B consulting firm has selected the IPG shop and will focus on a data-led, mobile- and digital-first approach.
Pre-roll offers more value for advertisers than social video: study
While consumers feel that branded social video is more cohesive in terms of content, most found pre-roll ads more engaging and led to better brand recall.
Growth in Canadian ad spend to slow across most media: study
In eMarketer’s most recent round of Canadian predictions, growth was found in digital, out-of-home, TV and radio – but most of that growth will either be flat or decrease over time.
Mobile OS use overtakes desktop globally, but Canada lags: study
StatCounter’s five-year reports show that Android has become the most popular operating system for internet users globally, but for Canada, desktop still boasts the highest share.
Tapped Mobile targets local campaigns with new partnership
Pairing with B2B ad tech platform Chalk Digital, Tapped is aiming to capture both small and medium businesses, as well as agencies putting more spend into location-based advertising.
Canadian mobile use lags other major markets
According to a new comScore report, 40% of Canadians that are mobile-only are between the ages of 45 and 54.
Facebook introduces its own stories feature
Six months after launching a similar feature on Instagram, Facebook will now bring the 24-hour photo posts to its slightly older user base.
Canada to fall out of top 10 ad-spend markets by 2019: report
While ad spend will increase over the next three years, increases will be subtle, with digital and out-of-home advertising being the only areas of spend increase, according to Zenith.
Twitter moves to monetize Periscope
The new option will give advertisers and creators a 50/50 split on revenue from pre-roll ads.
Havas selects Addictive Mobility as preferred mobile partner
The mobile company was picked following a review of the agency’s vendors.
Mediabrix shifts to programmatic, rebrands as Receptiv
The in-app video advertising platform is focusing on combating brand safety and ad fraud with its new features.
Facebook revs up auto vertical for advertisers
The social media giant commissioned an Ipsos study which found that Canadians increasingly rely on mobile and social media for research into vehicles.
Canadian Club gets in on March Madness action with theScore
The whisky brand is using the contest as an opportunity to engage with its core demographic of millennial males.
