Mobile ad spending will comprise 62 percent of digital advertising totals in 5 years

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The increase in smartphone advertising will be a main driver for the entire digital marketing industry, said eMarketer. While TV continues to be the top Indian advertising platform, the rising demand for smartphones is propelling mobile ad spending upward and is predicted to continue doing so. eMarketer predicts that mobile advertising budgets will rise along with the availability of inexpensive 4G handsets and dropping data prices. Advertising over mobile channels is expected to increase by 85 percent throughout 2017, said the firm. A mobile ad spending increase of that size…

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Mobile advertising growth is higher in China than any other country

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The Asia Pacific countries as a whole are leading the way with smartphone ad growth worldwide. A new Smaato data analysis revealed that the highest mobile advertising growth in the world belongs to China. The findings were based on analyzing data produced by 300 billion mobile ad impressions that occurred in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Smaato saw a near year-over-year doubling in first quarter mobile ad spend in China. CEO and co-founder of Smaato, Ragnar Kruse, said “China is undoubtedly the rising tiger of mobile advertising, as they were…

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Asia-Pacific mobile advertising trends point to banner ads the most

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That said, ad blocking is also becoming an increasingly common practice so care is needed. Mobile advertising trends are still showing that banner ads are by far the most frequently used method, but have they outlived their time? In the Asia-Pacific region, research is showing that while banners may represent over three quarters of mobile ads device users may not even be seeing them. Ad blockers are letting smartphone users skip over a lot of the advertising that would otherwise be displayed. The effectiveness of mobile advertising trends using banner…

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Many smartphone users wish mobile marketing was more creative

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According to the results of a recent study, 40 percent of device users would want ads with greater creativity. An ad-technology firm called Quantcast has recently released the results of a study it commissioned, with the participation of smartphone users, in which it determined that these consumers wish mobile marketing had a more creative side. The respondents stated that they wish mobile advertising came with greater creativity and relevancy. The outcome of the study led the researchers to conclude that mobile marketing firms are going to need to step it…

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Mobile ad spending will reach $100 billion next year

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This represents a tremendous growth in worldwide smartphone based advertising budgets. A new report that has been released by eMarketer has revealed that marketers around the world will have broken the $100 billion global mobile ad spend mark by the close of next year. This spending level will represent an increase of about 400 percent over the figure from 2013. The report went on to say that from 2016 through 2019, there will likely be yet another mobile ad spend doubling, bringing it to almost $200 billion. eMarketer also stated…

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