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Gen Z trust creators over brands for tech decisions

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Gen Z now trust online creators over tech brands, reshaping how phones, wearables and smart home devices are discovered and bought.
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PvX secures USD $250 million to boost user acquisition for apps

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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PvX secures over USD $250 million for non-dilutive user acquisition backing 20 app firms, plus USD $4.7 million to expand its SaaS tech.
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Vistar Media launches free global DOOH creative certification

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Vistar Media has launched a free global certification to boost marketers' skills in strategic creative for digital out-of-home advertising campaigns.
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The creative arms race: How AI and UA funding is changing the landscape of gaming

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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AI and user acquisition funding are accelerating ad testing in gaming, making creative velocity key to success in today's competitive mobile market.
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Brands boost BFCM revenue by 38% with creative ad expansion

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Brands boosted Black Friday and Cyber Monday revenue by 38% year-on-year through varied creative ads, despite only a 13% rise in ad spend, analysis shows.
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2026 Predictions: Marketing and ad trends across APAC

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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In 2026, APAC's ad scene will focus on smarter multi-screen measurement, AI-driven campaign optimisation, and growing importance of Connected TV's home screen.
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Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to boost retail media targeting

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to launch a retail media solution linking verified shopper data across TV, audio and online for better ad targeting.
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JobStats by JobElephant brings real-time analytics to recruiters

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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JobElephant launches JobStats, a dashboard offering real-time recruitment analytics to improve hiring efficiency and optimise advertising spend.
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AI & mixed reality fuel GPU sales surge for ETB Technologies

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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ETB Technologies sees 33% rise in GPU sales revenue, driven by AI and mixed reality markets boosting demand across multiple industries.
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The silent driver of China's mobile gaming growth

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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China's mobile gaming market earned US $32.7bn in 2024, with domestic ad agencies vital in funding developers' global expansion and scaling efforts.
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Vistar Academy launches creative certification for DOOH sector

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Vistar Media has launched a free certification, Accelerate, to boost creative skills for digital out-of-home advertising across the US, Canada, EMEA and APAC.
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GapMaps launches LAM service to boost local business marketing

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Melbourne-based GapMaps has launched a Local Area Marketing service using real-world data to help local businesses precisely target customers and cut digital ad waste.
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The Brief unveils AI toolkit to boost agency content output

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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The Brief launches The Agency Package, an AI toolkit enabling agencies to boost content output up to tenfold, cutting production time and costs.
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Vistar Media appoints Josh Turney to drive OOH growth in NZ

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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Vistar Media appoints Josh Turney as Account Director to boost programmatic out-of-home advertising sales amid rising demand in New Zealand.
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Teads unveils Predictive AI to boost ad creative impact pre-campaign

Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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Teads launches Predictive AI to help advertisers forecast and optimise ad creative impact pre-campaign, enhancing engagement and reducing wasted spend.
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Elephant Room launches tool to track BFCM retail campaign trends

Mon, 17th Nov 2025
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Elephant Room has launched the BFCM Benchmark Performance Index to help retailers optimise spend and campaign timing during the key Q4 sales period.
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Innovid unveils AI platform to unify & automate digital advertising

Wed, 12th Nov 2025
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Innovid launches Innovid Orchestrator, an AI platform unifying creative, delivery, measurement and optimisation to automate digital advertising workflows.
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Retailers urged to use programmatic OOH for Black Friday boost

Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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Retailers are urged to boost Black Friday sales by using programmatic out-of-home ads, blending digital speed with real-world shopper impact and flexibility.
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Criminologist urges tougher rules on scams after NZD $1.6bn losses

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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New Zealand faces NZD $1.6bn in scam losses; criminologist urges tougher regulation on social media and telco firms to curb cybercrime syndicates.
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QSIC expands APAC retail media team with Jaclyn Shaw appointment

Thu, 30th Oct 2025
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QSIC appoints Jaclyn Shaw as Retail Media Partnerships Lead for APAC amid rising demand for in-store retail media and business expansion in the region.