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Nativex Becomes a Certified Partner of Petal Ads, Bolstering its One-stop Advertising Solution for Global Growth

GUANGZHOU, China — Nativex has received certification as a Petal Ads partner, reaffirming its position as a leading digital marketing agency for global growth. This recognition builds on Nativex’s prior recognition as a Petal Ads Certified Partner and highlights its cross-border one-stop advertising solution, effectively aiding advertisers in achieving global growth. Nativex’s media buying teams have been awarded […]

NativexPetal Ads

UpdateAgencies · Buying accessChinaFavicon of NativexNativexFavicon of Petal AdsPetal Ads

Havas Acquires Digital Marketing Agency Front Networks in China

Front NetworksHavas

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionChina

Mozilla loses in Chinese court, forced to ban ad blockers

Chinese courtMozilla

RegulationWeb · Rule changeChinaFavicon of MozillaMozilla

Nativex Named as A Global Ad Agency of Tencent Marketing Solution, Facilitating Global Advertisers to Grow in China

The partnership signifies the first time TMS (Tencent Marketing Solution) has certified any agency to provide Tencent services in the global market. Nativex, a leading mobile-first advertising platform, announced it has been certified as an advertising partner of TMS. Nativex is among only three agencies certified for TMS’s global ad business division. Tencent owns top flagship […]

Tencent Marketing SolutionNativex

LaunchedSocial · Sales representationChinaFavicon of NativexNativex

Mobvista Acquired One Of The Companies That Made The China Advertising ID

One of the companies that created the technical specifications for the China Advertising ID (CAID) was acquired last month by Chinese mobile ad tech company Mobvista. One can think of Reyun, which helped developed the code for CAID on behalf of the state-backed China Advertising Association (and whose name in Chinese – 热云数据 – roughly […]

ReyunMobvista

AcquisitionMeasurement · AcquisitionChinaMobvista

Meitu Taps HUMAN for Marketing and Advertising Fraud Prevention

Meitu, China’s top AI-driven image-and-video processing tech enterprise, has partnered up with cybersecurity leader HUMAN (formerly known as White Ops), best known for collectively protecting enterprises from bot attacks, to safeguard Meitu’s applications and programmatic platform solutions to support with the delivery of effective business results for Meitu’s ecosystem. HUMAN’s Advertising Integrity pre-bid and post-bid […]

HUMANMeitu

LaunchedMeasurement · Measurement integrationChinaFavicon of MeituMeituFavicon of HUMANHUMAN

Dentsu Acquires Shanghai-Based Ecommerce Agency EBP Internet Technology

DentsuEBP Internet Technology

AcquisitionAgencies · AcquisitionChinaFavicon of DentsuDentsu

iPinYou Partners with Weibo to Provide a More Integrated Advertising Solution across Social and Programmatic Platforms

iPinYou, China’s leading programmatic platform, recently partnered with Weibo to integrate their Chinese consumer data and media inventory into iPinYou‘s programmatic platform. This integration helps international brands navigate and decipher China’s complex media landscape and maximize advertising efficiency. Grace Huang, founder and CEO of iPinYou, stated, “iPinYou values highly the integration with Weibo DMP. The platform, with its social-oriented and information-hosting nature, allows iPinYou to offer clients more integrated advertising […]

iPinYouWeibo

LaunchedSocial · Buying accessChinaFavicon of iPinYouiPinYou

Google Places Ban on VPN Ads in China Says Report

GoogleVPN advertisers

RestrictionSearch · Rule changeChina

Mobile SSP Smaato Is Scooped Up By Chinese Firm For $148M

Another day, another acquisition of a mobile company by a Chinese conglomerate. Publisher-focused mobile ad exchange Smaato will be snapped up by (this is a mouthful) Spearhead Integrated Marketing Communications Group, a Beijing-based offline marketing service provider. Spearhead will shell out $148 million on the deal, pending the usual approvals. Getting acquired by a Chinese […]

Chinese investor groupSmaato

AcquisitionProgrammatic · AcquisitionChinaFavicon of VerveVerve

Youku Tudou and Mirriad launch in-video ads in China

Chinese video streaming company Youku Tudou has joined forces with Mirriad Advertising for a new in-video advertising collaboration, with Samsung becoming the first brand to jump onboard.

MirriadYouku TudouSamsung

LaunchedWeb · Inventory integrationChinaMirriadFavicon of SamsungSamsung

Alibaba buys integrated ad platform AdChina

Alibaba has bought AdChina, an integrated advertising platform in China for an undisclosed sum, as the newly listed ecommerce giant looks to boost its ad operations

AlibabaAdChina

AcquisitionProgrammatic · AcquisitionChinaFavicon of Alibaba AdvertisingAlibaba Advertising

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