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Out of Touch, Still Connected

Watch the XAPP Advertising Week Panel

Today at 10:30am EST, XAPP is proud to sponsor the Advertising Week Panel titled Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today’s Ultramobile Consumers. Moderated by Mark Bergen of Advertising Age, it is the only panel dedicated to mobile marketing trends driving Internet radio’s rapid growth.

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Advertising Week Panelist Spotlight: Pat Higbie, XAPPmedia

Co-founder and CEO of XAPPmedia, Pat Higbie is one of four panelists on tomorrow’s Advertising Week panel, “Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today’s Ultramobile Consumers.” He shares how XAPP got involved in the advertising industry and mobile continues to alter the landscape of Internet radio.

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Advertising Week Panelist Spotlight: Cathy Csukas, AdLarge Media

Co-founder and President of AdLarge Media, Cathy Csukas is one of four panelists on next week’s Advertising Week panel, “Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today’s Ultramobile Consumers.” She shares what has altered over the years and how the advertising industry has worked to keep up with these ever-changing trends and technologies.

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Advertising Week Panelist Spotlight: Brian Benedik, Spotify

Spotify’s Vice President of North America Advertising, Brian Benedik is one of four panelists on next week’s Advertising Week panel, “Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today’s Ultramobile Consumers.” He shares what he’s seen change in advertising over the years and how mobile has rocked the whole industry.

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Advertising Week Panelist Spotlight: Bryan Moffett, NPR

National Public Radio Vice President of Digital Strategy and Sponsorship Operations, Bryan Moffett is one of four panelists on next week’s Advertising Week panel, “Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today’s Ultramobile Consumers” sponsored by XAPP. He shares what’s changed in the radio industry over the past decade and how digital became a key component.

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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

XAPP Agrees – Mobile is the New Black

I was at the RAIN conference in Indianapolis catching up with a mix of Broadcast and Internet Radio executives. There was a lot of great content shared. The Internet Radio industry is definitely a numbers-driven market and there was plenty of data to chew on. With that said, sometimes data cannot capture the mood of an industry in transition, as well as a good metaphor. Paul Jacobs had just that metaphor for his panel entitled, “Mobile is the New Black.”

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XAPPmedia Hosts Discussion at AWXI

Join XAPP at Advertising Week, the Evolution of Mobile Audio Engagement

Advertising Week is the premiere annual event for marketers, publishers and agencies to discuss emerging trends and what’s working in advertising. This year, XAPPmedia is sponsoring an Advertising Week discussion focused on consumer engagement in mobile audio. You are invited to the September 30th panel, but we have a limited number of free passes to the session so claim yours today.

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Earbud and Headphone Proliferation

Internet Radio Advertising Hits an Inflection Point

Two weeks ago a press release announcing the results of a STRATA Survey buried the lead. While its headline indicated a 45% jump in Ad Agency interest in digital video, the interest in “streaming/online radio saw a 53% increase.” There is no doubt that interest in video advertising is growing, but we can also see that Internet Radio is emerging from the novelty stage. It is becoming an important tool for reaching consumers.

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Mobile Advertising in Today's World

Unpacking the Data on Mobile Ad Effectiveness

Sometimes it seems like the world of big data is really the world of abundant small and conflicting data sets. The proliferation of data sources has benefits, but it also increases confusion due to the multitude of conflicting data points and analysis. This problem is often compounded when people who don’t understand the data rush to publish their “insights” on it. The errors are simple, but they lead to wrong conclusions. Mobile advertising appears to be a clear victim in this trend.

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"Play Next" Custom Action

Custom Actions for Mobile Audio Ad Conversion

Recently, we announced custom phrases as a new XAPP Ads feature. This week we are announcing a new and even more powerful feature: custom actions. Whereas custom phrases allow you to designate the phrase uttered by consumers, custom actions allow you to invent new consumer engagement techniques for conversion.

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