XAd only wants advertisers to get paid if someone actually walks in the door. On Thursday, the location-based mobile ad network said it would allow brands to transact on a cost-per-visit (CPV) basis. Advertisers will be able to make media buys based on foot traffic-related KPIs and only pay for performance. It’s an appealing proposition […]
Weather data is hot right now. Location-based mobile ad network xAd has acquired WeatherBug, the companies said Tuesday. WeatherBug operates a live weather website and app with more than 20 million unique users, as well as a network of more than 10,000 private automated weather stations across the country. It’s a page out of IBM’s […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Sudha Reddy, director of ad operations, West Coast, at xAd. While it seems that everyone is talking about header bidding, fraud, cross-screen, viewability and data, I see the biggest issues facing the industry being […]
Macy’s is getting experimental with location data. “Location data can help us move from cross-device to omnichannel,” said Kimberly Yarnell, VP of digital media at Macy’s, speaking at the Mobile Marketing Association’s mobile location leadership forum on Thursday in New York City. “I like to think about location as being the key to providing context […]
Following a $50 million infusion of cash Thursday, mobile location vendor xAd appears to be sitting pretty. The money is a combination of equity and debt financing. XAd is not publicly disclosing the split. According to CEO Dipanshu Sharma, the company doesn’t “have any immediate plans for the funding,” which came courtesy of Institutional Venture Partners, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Dan Silver, director of marketing at xAd. Two parts first-party data, a splash of third-party segmentation, garnished with a slice of real-time consumer behavior. If only building mobile audiences were […]
Demand for location-based ad inventory is rising and PubMatic, the supply-side platform (SSP) provider, is one of the latest companies to boost its location-enabled inventory. PubMatic teamed up with location-based ad network xAd to create a programmatic marketplace of location-verified inventory, the companies said Friday. “Location is critical from a mobile standpoint,” said Bob Walczak, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Dan Silver, director of marketing at xAd. Things move quickly if you’re a mobile location technologist. A week can feel like three months, and if you’re not paying attention, it […]
Location data is a key component of many mobile ad strategies, but more is needed to make the ads relevant. Sportswear company Columbia wanted to reach people who were likely to be interested in its Omni-Heat jackets, but it knew that serving ads in cold climates wasn’t enough. Through the ad agency BSSP, Columbia tapped […]
Tying mobile ad impressions to in-store visits is critical for advertisers looking to measure the value of their ads. Location analytics company Placed is approaching the challenge with a new product called Placed Attribution, that provides metrics around the number of people who saw an ad on their smartphone and then visited the advertiser’s store. […]
After a strong 2012 holiday season for mobile advertising, marketers took a step back in the beginning of 2013, then charged ahead again toward the end of the first quarter. In AdExchanger’s third quarterly mobile roundup, mobile ad networks and companies found that rich media, targeting and the rise of tablets drove expansion in the […]
