Microsoft's Sprightly lets iPhone users build simple ads on the go

Microsoft has launched an iOS version of its mobile design app, Sprightly, which helps small businesses design snazzy promotional materials without needing a PC or complicated tools.Sprightly helps people create flyers, e-cards, catalogs and price lists on their phones. Designs can then be shared through platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to reach customers.  Microsoft has built its business helping companies be productive on PCs, and this tool could be a way for it to stay relevant in a world that has moved to mobile. The app could attract users of Microsoft Publisher, the company's desktop publishing application.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat’s new audience-based ad strategy could wrest control from Discover publishers

As Snapchat’s ad platform evolves, the top publishers that helped pioneer advertising there could lose some autonomy to strike their own deals. The messaging and media app wants to stop looking at Discover, where publishers like BuzzFeed, Vox, Cosmo, IGN, MTV and others post daily editions, as... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native Ads at a Mecca for Millennials: Wattpad’s ‘Brand Stories’

Native advertising is paying off for writers of the coveted, mobile demographic at Wattpad. Ashleigh Gardner speaks at London Book Fair's (#LBF16) Quantum Conference (#Quantum16) in April. The post Native Ads at a Mecca for Millennials: Wattpad’s ‘Brand Stories’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Launches Canvas So Publishers Can Create "Instant" Ads

Canvas ads mimic the features of Facebook's Instant Articles platform.Facebook has officially rolled out its Canvas ad platform. Canvas has been in testing since last year and has often been referred to as "instant ads" because of the way it mimics Facebook's Instant Articles platform for... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let's hear it for the publishers

The IPA's president Richard Charkin on the opportunity that the International Publishers Congress presents for British publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile operator Three to introduce ad blocking

Move to ‘give customers more control, choice and greater transparency’ will prompt concern among digital publishers and advertisersMobile company Three is to introduce ad blocking across its UK and Italian networks, making it the first major European operator to do so.Three has struck a deal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Ozy leans on The New York Times and Wired to build its newsletter subscriptions

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[ Digiday | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don’t Let the “J-Word” Get in the Way

Regional publishers must stay true to their roots to maintain integrity in an age of unscrupulous competition. The post Don’t Let the “J-Word” Get in the Way appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Publishers Bet on Power of Print Ads with Money-Back Guarantee

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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc buys what is left of MySpace for its user data

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[ The Guardian | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nickel and dimed: Micropayments won’t solve ad blocking

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[ Digiday | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. Plummets as Profit Trails Estimates on Ad Revenue

Shares of News Corp., controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, had a record decline after the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post reported fiscal second-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates.Earnings, excluding some items, were 20 cents a share in the period ended... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“I Would Never Forgive Myself if I Let the Book Go Out”

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[ Slate | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat Runs Its First App-Install Ad, and It’s for Mobile Game Cookie Jam

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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Effective Native Advertising Is a Solution to Ad Blockers

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[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook Is Using Surveys to Improve Its News Feed and Give Users What They Want

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[ AdWeek | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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