Assignment 1. Programmatic ads for Mobile utilization and acceptance in Africa Top Countries Adopting This – Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. (Africa) The opportunities available in programmatic, in terms of market volume, South Africa is leading the way, with Nigeria in close second. In terms of share of marketing budget, however, Kenya trumps Nigeria in digital. They have a keener understanding of digital innovation, avidly consuming rich media, Programmatic and DMP tools. programmatic platform, serves ads across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, where smartphone and internet adoption are highest. In Africa, those in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana, are young, tech-savvy and digitally connected. Reference- https://marketingedge.com.ng/programmatic-advertising-has-widerreach-and-is-cost-efficient-paukstys-eskimi-dsp-ceo/ https://www.adexchanger.com/ad-exchange-news/programmatic-spendingcomes-africa/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/entravision-expands-africa-acquires-leading200500927.html Top mobile apps used to view programmatic ads• • • • • • • Facebook Google Instagram Amazon Twitter LinkedIn Yahoo mail Pinterest Kellogg’s YouTube share It true caller WeatherBug solitaire text Now AccuWheather [Analyzing 27 billion app installs across 495 media networks and 14,000 apps, the report shows that Google is the best platform for driving performance for app marketers in Africa, while Facebook is the best platform for remarketing across Africa. Facebook was the most popular in all the countries surveyed, by a big margin, with 45% choosing Facebook as the favorite channel. Overall, YouTube was second with 15%, followed by Twitter at 14%. However, the order varies when we look at the findings by country.] REFERENCE- https://www.geopoll.com/blog/advertising-africa/ Any further information Top Mobile Ad • Native grew • Vertical Video • Interstitials • Banner Formats Being Bought Programmatically Worldwide [Banners are the most common ad format available in apps and they are usually the most cost effective. For brands looking to reach a mass audience, banner ads are often an ideal choice]. Major markets/verticals using programmatic ads • Retail • Gaming • Entertainment • Shopping • New/politics • Food/drinks • Banking apps Reference- https://go.inmobi.com/mobile-programmatic-ad-trends-report2021/?utm_source=mpat-landing-page&utm_medium=formsubmission&utm_campaign=NA_mpat-2021 Top regions by total Regions seeing the biggest growth programmatically ads programmatic ad spending between spending in 20202019 and 2020Rank 1 Region North America 2 APAC 3 EUROPE 4 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 5 LATIN AMERICA 6 MIDDLE EAST 7 AFRICA Rank region 1 (290%) Latin America 2 (279%) Africa 3 (277%) Europe 4(142%) Australia/New Zealand 5 (110%) 6 (50%) North America Middle east According to GSMA, lack of infrastructure is not the main reason for the relatively low numbers of individuals using the Internet. The much bigger gap is associated with individuals living in areas covered by a mobile network, but not using the Internet. At the end of 2019, 272 million people were connected to the mobile Internet across sub-Saharan Africa, while 800 million were still offline, mainly because of the high cost of smartphones, relative to average income levels, and limited digital skills among rural and less literate populations. In addition, it has also been identified that lack of quality of access, which it has termed meaningful connectivity, as one key reason why people are not using the Internet. To adopt and generate advertisement digitally it is necessary to understand the consumers preferences and trends, given that, they have a stable access to the internet. Reference- https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-d/opb/ind/D-INDDIG_TRENDS_AFR.01-2021-PDF-E.pdf