Observed Signal · Feb 10, 2016 · Funding · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Improve Digital Invests €12M in Growth & Europe Expansion
Improve Digital, a European monetization technology provider for publishers, announces a €12 million investment to advance its 360 Platform and expand across Europe. The funding will fuel ongoing technology development and innovations, notably in video, and enable opening additional local offices to strengthen collaboration with customers across Europe. The expansion follows rapid growth in budgets in markets such as DACH, Scandinavia, France, and Italy; Magna Global estimates that by 2017 about 83% of global display ad budgets will be traded programmatically. Improve Digital, profitable in 2015 with revenue growth above 60%, is expanding its leadership team, appointing Marc Roos as COO effective February 1, 2016. Roos brings 20 years of publisher and tech experience, including roles at imgZine and Telegraaf Media Group. Co-founder and CIO Janneke Niessen highlights profitability and accelerated expansion; the Amsterdam HQ and offices in Germany, the UK, Belgium, and Spain anchor its European footprint.
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- Improve Digital invests €12 million to develop the 360 Platform and expand in Europe.
- Marc Roos appointed COO effective 1 February 2016.
- Improve Digital profitable in 2015 with revenue growth >60%.
- New European offices planned across DACH, Scandinavia, France, and Italy.
- Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in Germany, UK, Belgium, and Spain; serves over 250 top publishers and media owners.
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Swisscom, Switzerland's largest telecom operator, has launched a new parental control app called Kids Security. The technology behind the app is supplied by the Austrian startup Ohana, based in Linz. Ohana provides and operates the white-label platform, which Swisscom offers under its own brand. The app includes features such as screen time management, app checks for age appropriateness, a learning mode to reduce distractions, location sharing, and usage statistics with expert recommendations. The service costs CHF 4.90 per month (about €5.20), with a 50% discount for the first six months, and is available for an unlimited number of children and devices, provided at least one household member has a Swisscom mobile subscription. Ohana's CEO, Christian Orgler, highlights the importance of involving children in the process and sees this as a significant step for the startup's B2B business. Ohana already has a partnership with the Austrian telecom Drei, but the Swisscom deal is its first white-label offering. The startup faces competition from built-in parental controls from Apple and Google, as well as other parental control apps.
Mona and Mateo Launch Swisscom Youth Discount Campaign
Swiss creative agency Mona and Mateo has developed the launch campaign for Swisscom's new youth discount 'Young Benefit'. The campaign is running across Switzerland on OOH, DOOH, cinema, online, and social media. The central design element is a split-screen visual that plays with the contrast between half price and full network coverage. The split-screen mechanic is adapted per channel; in cinema, the split screen is played acoustically and visually across the two halves of the auditorium, while in the audio spot, voices are distributed across left and right audio channels. The campaign aims to communicate the offer in a way that resonates with young people, who may have smaller budgets but high expectations.
Swiss Brands Take Cautious Approach to ChatGPT Advertising
OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT advertising to 31 European markets, including Switzerland, about ten days before this report. However, major Swiss advertisers remain cautious: McDonald's, Aldi and Denner said they do not currently plan to advertise on ChatGPT, while Swisscom, Coop and Migros are still evaluating the formats and pricing. Media agencies confirm strong interest but few concrete booking requests. Omnicom and Havas, both OpenAI partners, note that brand-safety and compliance guidelines must be finalized before budgets move. Experts expect little short-term shift in ad spend, citing Google's strong distribution power and its AI Mode ads. A research institute estimates the US chatbot ad market could reach $5.4 billion by 2030. Agencies see ChatGPT as suitable for performance-oriented, research-heavy categories such as travel, e-commerce and technology, but unsuitable for luxury or B2B campaigns targeting high-income decision-makers, since ads appear only in free and low-cost ChatGPT tiers.
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