Tapad, a New York-based global ad tech company specializing in digital identities, is announcing today an agreement with audio ad-tech platform AdsWizz. The deal weds Tapad’s key product — the “Tapad Graph” — into AdsWizz’s programmatic AudioMatic platform. The purpose here is to enable digital audio advertisers to smartly reach consumers across their devices. Continue Reading
AdsWizz shared details on its AudioGO self-serve audio ad platform. The service entered its public beta earlier in the quarter, and appears to still be in that stage of development. AudioGO is designed to help small businesses and agencies to buy advertising on mainstream audio services. Continue Reading
This week Verizon Media held its 2019 NewFront event, spotlighting content and technology innovations. One announcement pertaining to digital audio ad tech is a new affiliation between Verizon Media and AdsWizz. Verizon announced a global integration with AdsWizz, to expand Verizon’s DSP (demand-side platform) audio inventory. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has unveiled a new program for certifying advertisers’ expertise in digital audio. The Digital Audio Expert Program will test participants on their knowledge of advertising in this format as well as building new skills in audio. OMG Programmatic is the first agency to complete the certification program. Continue Reading
Ad tech company AdsWizz, wholly owned by Pandora, announced new integrations with Google’s Display &Video 360 platform. The deal connects the AudioMax supply side platform, which is used to power Pandora’s programmatic buying solution, and AdWave, a global audio marketplace with more than 3 billion audio ad impressions each month worldwide, to Google’s massive footprint of buy-side users. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has entered a partnership with i-Believe, a media sales agency in Ireland, for the launch of a new Irish audio marketplace called AudioOne. According to the deal, i-Believe’s sales team will sell inventory from local publishers and from AdsWizz’ AdWave global marketplace on the AudioOne brand. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has teamed with Communicorp Media for a new digital audio advertising exchange in Ireland. The audioXi service launches with 20 million monthly impressions from more than 20 independent publishers. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has entered a partnership with Univision, a media company specializing in Hispanic-American audiences. Under the terms of the arrangement, Univision will use the AdsWizz AudioMax platform for programmatic ad buying on its Uforia radio and streaming music service. Continue Reading
AdsWizz continues to share insights from brands using its new ShakeMe mobile technology for audio advertisements. The ad format, which lets listeners take a pre-determined action by shaking their smartphones, was the center of a campaign for Shell Car Wash that aired on German digital streaming radio service Rock Antenne. Continue Reading
Pandora is taking the next step with its programmatic advertising strategy. After announcing the beta launch of a private programmatic marketplace in February, the audio company has now opened up the exchange to general buying. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has launched a Podcast Platform Partnership Program that will offer participants tools for rapidly increasing revenue growth and reducing expenses with their podcasting efforts. The digital audio advertising specialist’s suite of monetization services include ad insertion, ad targeting with its AudioServe, and ad buying with its AudioMax supply-side provider. Continue Reading
AdsWizz announced that radio sports station talkSPORT will leverage its ShakeMe technology for a new campaign in the UK. ShakeMe is an interactive audio ad format that helps listeners take an automatic action on their smartphone in response to the spot. Continue Reading