The Ad Fraud Problem Nobody likes to talk about ad fraud. Companies don’t like to admit that they don’t exactly know how to provide a solution for one of the biggest problems the mobile industry is facing, a problem that’s costing marketers up to $19B. According to the World Federation of Advertisers by 2025, global ad fraud costs could potentially reach $50 billion annually, and with the way things are looking that hardly comes as a surprise. Mobile app fraud takes many forms which doesn’t exactly make things easier. Here are several app fraud types that are costing companies major $$$.…
Our awesome CEO is the ultimate mobile entrepreneur. At the age of 21, he created his first company and has been creating successful business since. In this video from Target Summit, he tells us how he came up with Appnext and provides insights into his entrepreneurial mind.
Retailers with Shopping Apps Now See Majority of E-Commerce Sales from Mobile
For many retailers, mobile traffic equals or exceeds desktop traffic. This is not new. What is new is that mobile sales represent the majority of total e-commerce for brands with successful shopping apps, according to Criteo’s latest commerce report (Q4 2017).
Last week, Forrester released its latest executive summary, The 2018 Mobile and New Technology Priorities for Marketers: Why Mobile Marketers Must Keep Their Mobile Basics. Here’s a summary of some of the most interesting trends as well as the priorities marketers should be focusing on now.
China’s extremely popular app WeChat hit 1bn user accounts worldwide this week. Users love the app because it acts as a central hub of the digital world. Consumers use it to perform tasks ranging from texting and calling, paying bills, to booking doctor appointments.
Brands See More App Usage by Providing Additional Services
The amount of apps partnering with service providers further proves the importance of user satisfaction for retention. Usage is the most important factor in the longevity of your app, so the more things your app does, the more utility it offers, which is the secret sauce to achieving high ROAS.
Undoubtedly the “Mother of Mobile Trade Shows,” MWC is always exciting. All companies, big and small, are trying to stand out above the crowd, showing what new innovations and products they have been working on for the past year.
It is truly a mobile world. Just take a look at the amount of awesome new gadgets designed specifically for mobile coming out each year. From headsets that help you lose weight without dieting to a smart-meat thermometer, the devices on display at MWC were super cool.