Last week we released our IAB/PWC Online Advertising Expenditure Report (OAER) for the full financial year ending 30 June 2015, which revealed the industry has grown 20 per cent year on year to reach $5.3bn.
Mike Zaneis, the executive vice-president of public policy and general counsel at the IAB US, recently described the myriad issues facing the digital advertising industry as a war.
Recent research from US Internet Security Company, Solve Media, noted nearly one quarter of the traffic online display ads attract may be fraudulent, generated by automated programs called bots. The latest figures are just another example of why it’s increasingly important value to police our industry and keep the malefactors out.
A couple of weeks ago the IAB announced an industry research initiative in partnership with Nielsen to monitor mobile media usage by creating a panel of smartphone and tablet users.
Last month, IAB Australia announced the digital ad market in Australia had reached $3.6bn for the financial year 2013, an annual growth rate of nearly 15 per cent. That leaves hanging an obvious question from most marketers: “What does it mean for my brand and what should I be doing to keep up with the market”?
As any CMO worth their salt would know, the 97 per cent of Australians who are online using social media are not a passive audience. Not surprisingly, businesses have also embraced social media. But with such activity comes risk in many forms, one of which may surprise some readers.
Gai Le Roy is the director of research at IAB Australia, chairing the bureau’s Australia Measurement and Research Councils. She also leads the Mobile Advertising Council’s measurement and research projects. Gai has a wealth of experience in online media, digital strategy, insights, marketing and research, and was formerly GM of audience insights and research at Fairfax Media. She previously worked as insights manager at ninemsn for 10 years and was also VP of research and audience measurement at Nielsen Online.
Samantha Yorke is the director of regulatory affairs at the Australian Interactive Advertising Bureau. She is a senior digital media and technology lawyer and policy advisor with more than 1 years’ experience working within the consumer technology sector in Australia and Europe. Sam was previously legal director for Yahoo! for Asia-Pacific and participated in external forums such as the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s Consultative Working Group on Cybersafety and the Safer Internet Group. She consulted during reforms of the Federal Privacy Act, contributed to the Prime Minister & Cabinet’s Cyber whitepaper, and was instrumental in the drafting of the self-regulatory Best Practice Guideline for Online Behavioural Advertising. Samantha is a deputy member of the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioners Office Advisory Committee and sits on the management committee of All Together Now.
As our customers exhibit growing desire to be recognised for their preferences and passion points, ...
In the third and final episode of our 3-part CMO50 video series exploring modern marketing and why it’s become a matter of trust, we’re delighted to be joined by Telstra’s former CMO and now digital services and sales executive, Jeremy Nicholas, and Adobe VP Marketing Asia-Pacific and Japan, Duncan Egan.
Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.
Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?
As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.
