A few days ago, we told you that iAds will be making its way to Europe very soon, well now Apple have officially announced it’s imminent arrival, giving iOS users plenty more reasons to ignore and skip through adverts on their apps. Are you looking forward to it? A safe guess would be no.
Apple are “thrilled” to have this service coming over to us. Good news for companies I guess, but I’m sure the imminent feature will be more than unwelcomed by any iPhone and iPad user in the continental area. British and French users can look forward to seeing adverts from L’Oreal, Louis Vuitton, Nespresso, Perrier, Renault, and Unilever who all were willing to dish out the $1 million minimum advertising spend for our convenience next month, with Germany having to tragically wait until January for the feature to come through.
It also seems Japan will have the service forced upon them early 2011 too. With the inevitability of iAds coming, it seems companies are starting to develop stronger interests; with half of the top 25 US Ad buyers getting involved in the Apple project. Don’t expect an opt-out service either Apple lovers, guess all that can be done is to suck it up and be a little more patient with your device.
Press Release:
Apple’s iAd Coming to Europe in December
Revolutionary Mobile Advertising Network Will Launch in Europe with L’Oréal, Renault, Louis Vuitton, Nespresso, Perrier & Unilever
CUPERTINO, California-November 18, 2010-Apple® today announced it will expand its revolutionary iAdâ„ mobile advertising network to the UK and France this December, with Germany to follow in January. iAd will launch in Europe with iAds from L’Oréal, Renault, Louis Vuitton, Nespresso, Perrier, Unilever, Citi, Evian, LG Display, AB InBev, Turkish Airlines and Absolute Radio. Since its US launch in July, iAd has emerged as a powerful new way for advertisers to reach millions of iPhone® and iPod touch® users right in their favorite apps, while providing a significant new revenue stream for developers. iAd has signed on over half of the top 25 leading US national advertisers in just four months,* with a projected 21 percent share of US mobile display advertising revenue for 2010 according to research firm IDC.**
“We’re thrilled to add leading global brands to the iAd Network in Europe and create even more great opportunities for developers,” said Andy Miller, Apple’s vice president of iAd. “In just four months, we’ve doubled the number of advertisers on the network and thousands of developers now have a valuable new source of revenue.”
“As the world leader in the beauty business, L’Oréal aims to create the most meaningful connections between its brands and its customers, so iAd was a natural choice,” said Marc Menesguen, L’Oréal’s Head of strategic marketing. “We’re thrilled by the quality, the interactivity and the depth of iAd’s user experience, giving us an unparalleled opportunity to reach and serve the most engaged and discerning customers at the digital forefront of beauty, hence our choice of Lancôme to lead our iAd campaign.”
iAd, which is built into iOS 4, lets users stay within their current app while engaging with an ad, even while watching a video, playing a game or using in-ad purchase to download an app or buy iTunes® content. With user engagement times averaging more than 60 seconds per visit, iAds combine the narrative quality of TV ads with the interactivity of digital for something entirely new.
Advertisers can learn more at advertising.apple.com. Developers who join the iAd Network can easily incorporate a variety of advertising formats into their apps. Developers will receive an industry standard 60 percent of the iAd Network revenue, which is paid via iTunes Connect. Developers can visit developer.apple.com/iad to join the iAd Network or to learn more about the iAd platform.
* Advertising Age “100 Leading National Advertisers” rankings for 2009 by spend, June 20, 2010. ** US mobile display advertising 2010 forecast, published by BusinessWeek.com, September 26, 2010.
Via: Engadget