Ad blocking
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New survey reveals publishers are seeing rapid rise in Native ad revenues
Giles Hirst — Head of Communication
May 17, 2017 — Ad blocking, Native, Programmatic, Publishers, Reports
A recent survey by AdsNative entitled 'The State of Native Advertising 2017 (According to Publishers)' has revealed some very interesting statistics. The survey is based on the analysis of 7,500 web and mobile publishers during Q1 2017. As the Native ad format becomes more available a staggering 92.3% of the publishers in the survey have seen their native ad revenues increase in the last year, additionally, 68.9% have been monitoring... Read More
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Google Chrome might integrate Ad Blocking feature
Last week, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch and various other news sites have been reporting that Google might be integrating a new ad blocking feature into its Chrome browser. Google has still not commented on these rumours. Here is what we know so far... Google is a member of the Coalition for Better Ads which last month released its guidelines entitled 'Initial Better Ads Standards: Least preferred ad experiences for desktop... Read More
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PageFair Adblock report 2017
The latest report from PageFair shows that the number of devices using an ad blocker increased by 30% in 2016, with much of that increase coming from users in Asia-Pacific, where 16% now use ad blockers.. Adblocking on desktop and laptop devices in the USA has grown at a higher rate than the global average, at 18%, with the global average being 11%. However, on mobile the vast majority of... Read More
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11 ExoClick milestones for 2016
Giles Hirst — Head of Communication
December 28, 2016 — Ad blocking, Ad format, Company, Eventos, Opções da Plataforma
It's been quite a year here at ExoClick, here are some of the highlights of 2016 including innovative platform features, new products, industry awards and more! 1. Impressive impressions ExoClick kicked off 2016 by reaching 5 billion daily impressions served daily to its global network of publishing sites. Year on year the company has continually increased the number of daily impressions served. 2008 - 100 million daily impressions 2010 -... Read More
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Desktop ad blocking continues to decline in Germany
According to eMarketer desktop ad blocking in Germany has fallen for the third consequitive quarter, a trend that is unusual given much talked about uptake of ad blocking globally. According to Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) and Online-Vermarkterkreis (OVK)’s November 2016 report, desktop display ad blocking rates were down 0.3 percentage points in the third quarter. The measure had declined by 0.7 points the previous quarter, and by 0.4 points in the... Read More
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Publishers could gain from EU net neutrality ruling regarding ad blocking
Internet service providers and mobile operators that block ads could be breaking EU guidelines on net neutrality even if customers opt in. EU regulations only allow providers to block content for three reasons: to comply with a member state’s laws, to manage levels of traffic across a network, or for security. Updated guidelines issued by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (Berec) this week state that advertising should... Read More
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Are UK consumers finally realising that ads keep the internet free?
According to BizReport, the latest quarterly report from the Internet Advertising Board UK and YouGov states that the number of UK adults using ad blockers did not change significantly between February 2016 (21.7%) and July 2016 (21.2%). Interestingly, it seems that the value exchange message is beginning to sink in with the British consumer as they realize that ads online fund free content and services, and that the alternative to... Read More
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What do UK publishers think about mobile ad blockers?
Back in May this year, AOL and research firm InsightsNow surveyed over 300 UK publishers to ask them what were the primary challenges they were seeing on mobile. With over half (55%) putting ad blockers as the biggest challenge, compared to quality of consumer experience (45%) and quality of content/creative (40%). However, mobile does provide publishers with several opportunities. The study also found that faster ad loads and engaging ad units... Read More
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Facebook to use technology against ad blockers
Facebook has announced that it intends to start forcing ads to appear to all users of its desktop website, even if they use ad-blocking software. The company said that they will do this by changing the way that advertising is loaded on the desktop version of the platform, making its ad units much more difficult for ad blockers to detect. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) 26% of U.S.... Read More
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New insights into why consumers are installing ad blockers
Giles Hirst — Head of Communication
August 2, 2016 — Ad blocking, Ad format, Anunciantes, Publishers
According to eMarketer installation of ad blockers on desktop is still increasing, up 48% to 45 million people in 2015, by the end of 2016 this will hit 63 million and rise to 77 million in 2017. But what exactly drives people to turn to ad blockers? Two new surveys have just been released that show some very interesting insights. Omnicom Media Group (OMG) surveyed a large sample group as... Read More
