iAd - The Reality

Ciarán Norris

This article reflects on Apple's iAd asking whether the reality reflects the hype. Categories considered include: click-through, in-App engagement, creative, branding, pricing, targeting, portability, monopoly, scale and measurement.

iAd – The Reality

Ciarán Norris

Prior to its launch Mindshare provided a point-of-view on what the launch of Apple's iAd advertising system would mean for mobile marketing, and digital marketers in general.

Now, with the system live and results starting to come in from brands that have been involved in its launch, we thought it would be worthwhile looking at whether the reality has met the hype, and whether our hunches were right.

  • Click-through: iAds will enable users to click on ads without leaving an app. Apple feel this will increase CTR and at present it seems to have...

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