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Mobile comes in many forms these days: mobile Web, ads, apps, deals and discounts, and social media, location-based services. These platforms come with opportunities and challenges. INMA dives into case studies and strategic advice as mobile continues to grow in its importance as a key part of media's digital audience strategy.
— Dawn McMullan, INMA
Having already made the transition from a weekly print publication to a digital destination, The Economist took on a new challenge: leveraging Instagram as a way to deliver the news — especially to younger readers.
22 August 2022
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After finding success on Instagram, The Economist turned to TikTok in hopes of delivering journalism to new and younger audiences in a format they were familiar with. The account has generated more than 1 million likes and more than 220,000 followers since its launch in July 2022.
01 May 2023
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For The New York Times, cultivating digital led to new journalistic efforts, new product features, and new revenue capabilities.
26 July 2021
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GQ created the “How to Do More Push-Ups” newsletter as a 17-day course while people were under lockdown due to the pandemic, kicking off its e-mail programme and drawing in new subscribers.
17 May 2021
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The Economist leveraged its social media channels to drive engagement during 2020, specifically around the coronavirus and U.S. elections. During the latter, its Web site enjoyed record traffic.
19 April 2021
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Rebundling the physical newspaper for a digital world can be done, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Research from Twipe, as well as a look at Aftenposten frequency of visits and share of sessions, bring key audience insights.
21 September 2021
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In a bid to increase subscribers, monetise video, and reach younger, diverse audiences, Newsday is using its digital platforms in new ways.
06 September 2022
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During Tuesday’s Webinar, INMA members learned about some of the trends in e-commerce and how it is reshaping the news media industry, including how it has helped The Independent diversify its revenues. The media company is on track to bring in half its revenue from non-advertising sources this year.
02 November 2022
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How do users interact with news media brands in mobile and apps? An INMA Product Initiative Meet-up delves into this topic, asking one big question: Is an app right for your news media company?
15 September 2021
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Technological developments over the past couple of years will influence how the future of mobile will shape all aspects of life.
25 July 2021
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The breakingnews.ie app relaunch became a test environment for new products and opportunities for The Irish Times Group.
06 September 2022
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When publishers help readers better understand the news, they’ll experience higher engagement.
22 September 2021
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The New Zealand Herald decided to create an app that was as intuitive and elegant as its Web site, basing its design on user experience research. Since launch, in-app subscriptions have made up 27% of subscriptions.
12 April 2021
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When the innovation team of La Voz de Galicia discovered there wasn’t a reliable source of information on mental health, nutrition, and wellness for young people, it created a new vertical to fill the void.
09 April 2023
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MediaNews Group relied upon deliberate cross-company product prioritisation, collaboration, and execution to create its successful newsletter initiative.
22 August 2021
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An exclusive Webinar for INMA members with Nic Newman of Reuters Institute took a deep look into the 2021 Digital News Report and analysed what those trends mean for news publishers.
21 July 2021
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Multimedia Group, based in Ghana, has made its content more accessible and increased its revenue by leveraging online platforms for streaming content.
17 October 2022
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As media consumption habits evolve around news snacking and shortened attention spans. NDTV, Amar Ujala Digital, The Daily Star, and InShorts shared how they are adapting to engage audiences digitally during the South Asia News Media Summit.
15 August 2021
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Mobile is changing the way journalists tell stories. During this week's Webinar, Dr. Mario Garcia explained what this means to advertisers and advertising departments.
22 March 2023
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By looking at what was performing best in terms of engagement, Newsday was able to shift its strategy and deepen connections with readers.
09 August 2021
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In May 2020, Newsday created a texting service focused on COVID-19 to keep its audience informed about the pandemic’s impact on the area. Then, as needs changed, Newsday changed the kind of text alerts it offered.
02 March 2023
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Nikkei Wave is an experimental app designed to provide users with an improved recommendation algorithm, auto-generated video view, and a simpler user interface.
18 April 2021
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Initial results from the Google Web Stories initiative indicates users are visiting both new and evergreen content, and they often consume content that is less than eight slides long.
02 August 2022
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Newsday’s strategy to use texting to keep readers informed during the pandemic paid off with more subscribers.
07 July 2021
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Mobile customers worldwide are predicted to spend six trillion hours on mobile apps by 2028. What does this mean for the future of mobile advertising? Also, is mobile gambling a potential revenue source for news media companies?
20 March 2023
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Mobile payments represent a way for media companies to increase revenue, build customer data, and further engagement. In an INMA members-only Webinar, Rob Weisz, CEO of Fonix, shares how mobile payments are benefiting several media companies.
04 August 2021
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In a brainstorming session about how to convert print advertisers to digital, a member of the Media24’s Ad Space Studio team joked about a product like Tinder, allowing users to swipe left and right to investigate a product. That concept led to a successful mobile app-based advertising experience readers find quite engaging.
17 July 2023
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Schibsted began exploring text-to-speech options more than three years ago. During this week’s Webinar, Lena Beate Hamborg Pedersen, product manager, shared some of the company’s insights and processes.
09 August 2023
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Nikkei found subscribers in their 20s and 30s were churning at higher levels than other readers. In response, the Japanese news media company launched two podcasts and Think!, a feature in which external experts post comments on news articles.
24 July 2023
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Grupo El Comercio created Hype to provide gamers, e-sports fans, freestyle, anime, and K-pop communities a space to share common interests.
27 March 2023
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Advertising spend is predicted to grow by 2.6% over the next 12 months. Much of that is mobile, so here’s what you need to know about MNOs, RCS, AI, and old-school SMS, which has much higher open and response rates than e-mail.
19 March 2023
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INMA Advertising Initiative Lead Mark Challinor makes the case for why SMS messaging is still applicable for advertisers.
13 April 2022
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Wips has a young team of journalists that creates content using mobile phones and custom tools to optimise content for social media platforms. This unusual approach allows them to communicate important topics in playful ways with a young audience.
03 April 2023
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Mediahuis recognised an opportunity to meet an emerging client need and unlock an opportunity in the market with its proprietary Programmatic Plus product.
11 April 2023
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From relevance to notifications, INMA Advertising Initiative Lead Mark Challinor shares eight ways to improve mobile advertising for your target audience.
01 March 2022
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VGTV's mobile documentary, “Tarjei’s Experiment,” followed 29-year-old Tarjei Flove as he battled lymphoma on his own terms.
04 April 2021
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Compared to Apple Pay’s 92% transaction share, Samsung Pay and Google Pay accounted for 5% and 3% of mobile wallet debit transactions, according to U.S. research.
24 August 2021
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During the 2021 European Football Championship, Russmedia used the Denner app to attract and engage new users. The app allows users to collect virtual coins and jerseys of their favourite teams and sell them for profit.
03 April 2023
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The Coronavirus Monitor became one of the main coronavirus information sources in Germany and expanding throughout the world, making Funke’s regional brands known beyond their existing readership.
10 August 2021
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By 2022, mobile will account for nearly 80% of all coupon redemptions. Research studies indicate people are likely to be receptive to mobile coupons, opening up many opportunity for media companies.
26 February 2019
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A Webinar with The Hindu led INMA members through the seven fundamentals that have helped bring it digital subscriptions success — from pricing to embracing failure to prioritising journalism.
25 August 2020
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Adding the Stories format to news coverage allowed HLN.be to engage readers, particularly those in the 25-34 age demographic, for a longer period of time.
06 July 2020
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The editor of Mobile Marketing Magazine led INMA members in an in-depth look at mobile trends for 2020: Apps will continue to grow in popularity, as will digital and programmatic ad spend, social media advertising and influencers, and AI.
18 December 2019
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A basic mobile strategy should include a mobile Web site and capability to host mobile ads.
11 November 2019
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Google, Amazon, and Alibaba are capitalising on people’s interest and ability to shop online via mobile with ease.
27 October 2020
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Customer engagement strategies will increasingly involve a mobile-first approach, and mobile will likely be the cornerstone of a diverse and growing reader revenue stream.
04 August 2020
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The KMTV mobile app allows users to upload digital posts containing videos, photos, audio files, and GPS locations to KMTV’s private cloud dashboard.
04 June 2020
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App Store opitimisation is an important part of a company’s mobile and overall growth and revenue strategy.
10 February 2020
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To improve its breaking news skills, Bergens Tidende implemented a series of changes, reinvented the newsroom culture, and ultimately transformed the entire organisation.
28 August 2024
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Business Insider Africa, Citizen Digital, and Media24 executives share how they are changing audience and content strategy with AI and social video at the forefront.
21 August 2024
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The Straits Times introduced myST, a feature in its mobile app, to improve reader's experience by allowing greater customisation.
15 August 2024
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The Logic created a mobile app that that integrates seamlessly with the existing customer experience, leading to greater engagement and customer satisfaction.
12 August 2024
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Business Insider saw a low conversion rate amongst mobile users, so it implemented a solution to reduce friction by adding a digital wallet option that provided a one-click checkout.
12 August 2024
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Yusuf Omar, co-founder of Seen TV, explained to attendees of the INMA South Asia Media Festival how video content — especially that created on a smartphone — is an opportunity most news companies are missing out on.
06 August 2024
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An early look at Apple Intelligence shows what it will mean to publisher newsletters and e-mails.
06 August 2024
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The New York Times has partnered with Instacart, bringing commerce to its cooking app.
28 July 2024
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During this week’s Webinar, Greg Piechota, lead of INMA’s Readers First Initiative, moderated a panel discussion on what’s effective in attracting audiences and how the landscape continues evolving.
17 July 2024
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To attract a younger, often news-avoidant audience, New Zealand’s Stuff Group created a daily audio product that is as addictive as it is essential.
15 July 2024
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In a recent INMA Webinar, Netwerk24 and Independent Online (IOL) shared their strategies for successfully covering the historic South Africa elections.
07 July 2024
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UalterAI is a new reading AI assistant that gathers and abbreviates information from news articles to boost readership and engagement for Clarín audiences.
09 June 2024
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The rise of the mobile Web quickly emphasised the need to rethink existing desktop-focused ad experiences. Product leaders from The New York Times, Onet, and Relevo shared how their companies are maximising monetisation opportunities for mobile during the recent Mobile-First News Sites master class.
15 April 2024
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During a recent INMA master class on mobile-first news sites, leaders from Mediahuis, NTM, and The Texas Tribune gave examples of mobile-first strategies within their companies.
15 April 2024
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The neglect of the mobile Web experience can alienate users and diminish brand reputation, media leaders from Autogram, NTM, The Texas Tribune, and Holland Media told attendees of the recent INMA Mobile-First News Sites master class.
02 April 2024
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A recent INMA master class in mobile-first news sites brought lessons of how to think about mobile from the consumer perspective.
02 April 2024
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Meeting users where they are — physically and mentally — is key to designing for mobile, product leaders from Financial Times, The Atlantic, Information Architects, and Condé Nast said during the recent INMA Mobile-First News Sites master class.
31 March 2024
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To increase its market share in digital advertising, Amedia built a tool to create personalised content at scale for its advertisers.
04 February 2024
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News publishers worldwide have tremendous opportunities for coverage in 2024 but also face significant challenges, said Greg Piechota, INMA’s researcher-in-residence and lead of INMA’s Readers First Initiative, during this week’s Webinar.
31 January 2024
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News media companies talk about being mobile-first, but many aren’t actually building new products that way.
23 January 2024
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Since introducing an automated text-to-speech feature in March, Aftenposten has learned what users like as well as what they would like to see changed.
23 January 2024
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Aftenposten has offered the option of listening to audio since March, but the media company saw a dramatic increase in engagement when it introduced curated playlists and an auto-play feature.
22 January 2024
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News Corp Australia took a new approach to engaging audiences during the Commonwealth Games, creating multiple ways — like a 28-page print preview guide and a daily newsletter — for them to interact with the content.
08 January 2024
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One decade after launching its original news aggregation app, Omni wanted to find ways to generate revenue and future-proof the business model. After listening to readers, it created Omni Mer.
07 January 2024
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The same data that helps Amedia understand how to convert users into subscribers provides the foundation for the advertising side of the business.
07 January 2024
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Aftenposten shares three goals around personalisation, formed by the idea that the fear of filter bubbles and echo chambers in the context of news products is based on a misunderstanding of what personalisation actually is and how it can be configured to include editorial signals.
11 December 2023
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For its flagship news brand, the Irish Independent, Mediahuis Ireland was able to unify multiple titles and complete a successful rebrand across print and digital.
12 November 2023
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As part of its Fifa World Cup 2022 coverage, The Straits Times created a daily interactive game that allowed users to attempt an iconic goal of the day, a data-driven story about the best and most memorable World Cup chants of all time, and an immersive approach to the top five goals of World Cup history.
23 October 2023
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Artifact makes changes to its content aggregation app, tweaking its user experience.
23 October 2023
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News media companies with multiple brands are consolidating them, offering users an experience that involves one app, one login, and one bundled subscription offer. What does that mean from a product perspective?
22 October 2023
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Lee Enterprises saw an opportunity to reach Nebraska Cornhuskers fans with premium content on multiple platforms. This led to a new portal called HuskerExtra.
12 October 2023
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During this week’s Webinar, Tyson Wheatley, Instagram director for The New York Times, shared insights on how the company is leveraging the visually led format.
11 October 2023
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During Media Innovation Week, Jessica Bulthé, data science business partner at Mediahuis in Belgium, explained how Gen Z consumes news differently and what publishers can do to attract them.
27 September 2023
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When Newslaundry readers expressed interest in an app to listen to its podcasts, the subscription-driven publication used crowdfunding to create it.
20 September 2023
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For its Roke Na Ruke campaign, Jagran New Media and LinkedIn enlisted the support of four powerful and influential women to share their personal stories of how flexible working helped them break barriers and achieve success in their careers.
17 September 2023
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To show retailers that a digital advertising unit can have the same impact as print, Adspace24 created a new digital advertising unit that ensured user engagement and viewability.
12 September 2023
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During this week’s INMA Webinar, Sara Narvhus Oksdøl, CEO of Amedia’s Native Advertising Studio, shared how the company has learned to deliver native content relevant to its audience while generating satisfying results for advertisers.
30 August 2023
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VG wanted to find out what happened to 30-year-old Nerid Høiness, who was found murdered in the Laotian jungle. Taking a multimedia approach to the story, journalist Natalie Remøe Hansen retraced Nerid’s steps to provide answers for her friends and family while also increasing audience engagement.
14 August 2023
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INMA Presentation File
06 October 2022
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Our initial challenge was to be compelling and digestible so our mobile-first audience would consume a dense project with 110 videos, 45,000 words across 24 articles, and 72 graphics. Our strategy was to break it down into pieces that were easy to understand and navigate, and assemble them into ...
01 March 2020
Read More93% of South Africans have mobile phones; the proportion of internet users is now at 54% with 31.18 million internet users, 33% of whom use a mobile phone as their primary browsing device. Conversion to e-commerce in South Africa has been slow, at 1.4% of overall revenue, but there is enormous potential, ...
01 March 2020
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YouTube and television are not in competition, but rather complement each other as each evolves. Advertisers need to consider this as they try to reach Gen Z audiences.
06 October 2019
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Removing Instagram "likes" is a controversial move that will require brands to rethink their key measurements for success.
07 August 2019
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The latest Mary Meeker report indicates people spend more time on mobile than watching television, and they often consume content on more than one platform at a time. Here’s more on consumer trends news brands and their advertisers need to know.
26 June 2019
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High-quality storytelling offers an opportunity for better reader engagement and a way to monetise that engagement.
12 May 2019
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If brands can use location targeting in a relevant way, it can yield powerful results.
09 April 2019
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As news media businesses pivot into new models, they should perform internal audits that consider staffing, revenue, and future opportunities — and how mobile fits into all.
05 December 2018
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The retail brand John Lewis understands its customers’ browsing and purchasing habits and uses that information to create the best user experience.
13 November 2018
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Digital ad spend in the United Kingdom is expected to increase 10% across the five largest-spending industries, with much of that growth coming from mobile.
30 September 2018
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To harness mobile opportunities, publishers need to monitor their digital footprint, listen to what engaged parties have to say, and make a content plan.
09 September 2018
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