Insights & Thought Leadership.

How Brands Can Power-up With Mobile Game Advertising

Half of the world’s 2 billion mobile gamers are in Asia, waiting to view your high attention in-game ads, according to a report by InMobi, with 60% likely to buy. With in-game ads achieving 98% viewability and ad recall of up to 97%, they’re driving more attention than social media in-feed ads.

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Leveraging data partnerships to augment first-party data strategy

Marketers today struggle to find a concise guide or practical solution on how to create and implement a first-party data strategy. Manaswita Sarkar from SPH Media suggests using data partnerships in marketing use-cases, sourcing and sharing data, and discusses how to choose the right partner as well as technological and legal considerations.

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Using AI to Increase Revenue and Reduce Costs

Author: Shabana Badami, Google | IAB SEA+India AdTech & Innovation Regional Council
AI is the most profound technology human-kind is working on today. It is seen as the third major shift in technology — after the arrival of the internet, and the move to mobile. Both of these shifts created new growth and opportunities, as will AI; and optimising AI will become a discipline in its own right.

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The rise of Retail Media in Asia

Author: JJ Eastwood, Chair IAB SEA+India Regional Board.
Retail media is a game-changer in the advertising industry, offering brands unparalleled opportunities to connect with consumers in a targeted and personalised manner, and projections estimate it to be a market worth over $160 billion by 2027.

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New Research reveals lack of Representation in Advertising in Asia

Letter From Miranda Dimopoulos, Regional CEO, IAB SEA+India

I am proud to present here, our latest regional research report, Representation in Advertising in Asia. Our extensive survey has found that consumers feel there remains a significant underrepresentation of ethnicities, ages, genders, disabilities, religions, sexual orientations, and body types in advertising in Asia. And they believe overwhelmingly that it is the responsibility of brands to ensure that there is inclusion when advertising their products.

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Post-Pandemic changes for Digital Marketers

Authors: Authors: Vikram Bansal, Meta, Chandrahas Shetty, Oracle Advertising, Gitali Halder, EssenceMediacom, Ben Poole, fifty-five & Camila Martins, TikTok | IAB SEA+India Data & Attribution Regional Council

What is the new normal for marketing measurement? In this White paper, the authors discuss why marketers must constantly evolve to navigate signal changes, have a robust measurement strategy and a flexible, agile, decision-making framework.

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AI-Powered Solutions and APAC Shoppers

Author: Khanh P. Dang, Google APAC | IAB SEA+India Commerce Council subgroup
Automated campaigns can unlock speed, scale and success using machine learning tools, allowing retailers to assess signals in real time, capturing the innumerable signals unique to each user. It also simplifies optimisation at scale, particularly within omnichannel shopping. So why are brands and retailers slow to adopt automation solutions?

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Why smart marketers are moving on from last click attribution

Authors: Nishith Saraswath, Mediaocean; Diet Pineda, The Trade Desk; Shrivardhan Sarda, Yahoo; Gibson Camson, Carousell Media Group | IAB SEA+India Programmatic Council subgroup

This is the era of advertising where measurement and attribution are key tools in the success of advertising campaigns. Yet attribution remains a challenge as the ecosystem evolves. Enter Multi Touch Attribution, the first step towards overcoming these challenges.

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