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The companies say they'll "approach the upfront marketing together" in offering ad deals for 80 mobile web/apps properties reaching 170 million users. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

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Continuing to challenge Facebook's ad-targeting expertise, Snap is rolling out a new ad product that tracks the relationship between online and offline conversions. The point is to help advertisers
reach … Read the full story by Gavin O'Malley
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In a bid to help spur the creation of video ads for mobile, programmatic video advertising platform Virool has launched a vertical video exchange. Virool partnered with Bidswitch to make … Read the full story by Tobi Elkin

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Mobile payments are facing two or three hurdles, any of which could doom any particular model. One of the longest and most significant roadblocks to a massive move to mobile … Read the full story by Chuck Martin

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A spokesperson dressed in a Burger King shirt says: "You're watching a 15-second Burger King ad, which unfortunately is not enough time to explain all the fresh ingredients in the … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

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Google has created several experiments using artificial intelligence (AI). The latest: a Web-based drawing tool it calls AutoDraw, which turns simplistic doodles into comprehensive pictures. Think of
the tool as … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

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Urban Airship announced a real-time marketing automation platform that syncs communication across any interface or marketing channel. Marketers can draft notifications, incorporate customer data,
target specific audiences with rules-based triggers … Read the full story by Jess Nelson
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Advertisers might think they need advanced technology solutions to detect and fight ad fraud. And yes, there are certain circumstances when attacks are so pernicious that advanced technology is
needed. … Read the full story by Augustine Fou
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Litmus surveyed more than 600 U.S. consumers that had booked travel in the last year to investigate how travel brands could improve their email marketing performance. The report suggests that … Read the full story by Jess Nelson

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The special election in the Georgia 6th district will may serve as a bellwether of post-2016 sentiment and of President Trump's first few months in office. Read the full story by Philip Rosenstein

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Leaf Group launched the last of a series of new verticals today: the home design-focused Hunker. The site features home tours, product recommendations, personal essays and design tips for homeowners … Read the full story by Sara Guaglione