ANZ shoppers still opening their wallets this festive season but bargains will trump brand affinity

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting ANZ shoppers this festive season, with a rise in bargain hunting over last year.

The new research from InMobi and Glance, which surveyed over 1,000 Australian and New Zealand smartphone users, showed that whilst the majority (65%) still plan to maintain or increase their budgets. The 2023 Holiday Advertiser's Guide for Australia and New Zealand reveals there has been a marked shift in buyer personas, with more bargain hunters and less shoppers sticking to specific brands.

JCDecaux invests in transparency, partnering with Scope3 to launch carbon emissions measurement for Out-of-Home

Leading Out-of-Home media company JCDecaux Australia and New Zealand announced its partnership with Scope3, a pioneer and leading provider of scope 3 emissions data to measure and report the carbon footprint of media and advertising. The collaboration will introduce Out-of-Home advertising into the emissions footprint tool for the first time, enhancing transparency for the channel and empowering media buyers to make more sustainable choices.

With up to 43% of cyberattacks targeting small businesses, the Qualys solution is a SMB- and SME-focused package offering vulnerability, patch and EDR capabilities in AWS Marketplace

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, today announced the availability of its award-winning VMDR TruRisk, FixIT and ProtectIT capabilities in AWS Marketplace priced and packaged for small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs).

JCDecaux resets climate strategy to prioritise net-zero by 2050

Leading Out-of-Home media company JCDecaux New Zealand today announces it is resetting its climate strategy to prioritise becoming net-zero by 2050. The new strategy means it will no longer aim for carbon neutrality as it pushes for more ambitious emissions reductions.

The announcement comes as JCDecaux receives its Toitū “net carbonzero” carbon neutral certification for 2023 (Scope 1 & 2), that saw a significant 54 percent reduction in emissions.

Zoom Launches ISV Exchange Program with Verint

Verint® (Nasdaq: VRNT), The Customer Engagement Company®, today announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is launching the ISV Exchange Program with Verint’s open platform, expanding on the initial partnership announced last November. The unique open architecture of the Verint Platform makes it easy to combine its customer experience (CX) automation solutions with Zoom’s offerings.

Jemma Enright appointed as first General Manager, Airports ANZ at JCDecaux

Leading Out-of-Home media company JCDecaux has appointed Jemma Enright to the newly created position of General Manager, Airports ANZ. The new leadership position has been introduced to drive a consistent and innovative growth strategy across JCDecaux’s six-airport portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, with Jemma responsible for delivering all aspects of product evolution and revenue generation.

Seagate’s New Exos 24TB Hard Drives Deliver Market-Leading Capacity for Hyperscalers and Enterprise Data Centres

Seagate® Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data storage technology and solutions, introduced the new Seagate® Exos® X24 hard drives. With 10 disks delivering 2.4TB each, the Exos X24 is Seagate’s highest density hard drive, offering industry leading total cost of ownership (TCO) for hyperscale customers and enterprises with scale-out data centres.

CyberArk Launches New Capabilities for Securing Access to Cloud Workloads and Services as Part of Its Identity Security Platform

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the identity security company, today announced new capabilities for securing access to cloud services and modern infrastructure for all users, based on the company’s risk-based intelligent privilege controls. Included are major enhancements to the CyberArk Secure Cloud Access solution, which provides just-in-time access with zero standing privileges to cloud management consoles and services running in multi-cloud environments. The new security controls enable secure access to every layer of cloud environments, while causing no disruption or change to the way developers and other users access cloud services.

InMobi Introduces Addressability Gradient, Empowering Advertisers to Solve Identity-Loss Challenges

InMobi, a leading provider of content, monetisation and marketing technologies that help businesses fuel growth, today unveiled InMobi Addressability Gradient, a platform designed to support marketers throughout the transition from identity-centric targeting to new solutions that have limited consumer identity signals. This AI-powered innovative tool marks a significant stride forward in addressing the challenges posed by the ever-evolving landscape of digital advertising. 

Scope3 raises $20M USD in Series B funding led by GV

Scope3, the collaborative sustainability platform decarbonizing media and advertising, today announced a $20 million Series B funding round led by GV. The investment will be used to accelerate the development of Scope3’s collaborative sustainability platform (CSP), a first-of-its-kind platform that visualizes the massively interconnected ad ecosystem while powering meaningful carbon reduction. Scope3 will also use the funding to grow its global team of advertising, tech, and sustainability experts and further expand its data and measurement capabilities.

CyberArk Named a Privileged Identity Management Leader by Independent Research Firm

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the identity security company, today announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Privileged Identity Management, Q4 2023.1

The CyberArk Identity Security Platform received the top score in the Current Offering category. CyberArk also had the highest possible scores in 16 criteria including: least privilege access, just-in-time access, development and DevOps support, threat detection and response, innovation and partner ecosystem.

SailPoint Leads Identity Security Evolution Through Relentless Innovation

Today at Navigate 2023, SailPoint Technologies, Inc., a leader in enterprise identity security, introduced SailPoint Data Access Security to help organisations manage and protect access to critical data. As a new and integral piece of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, SailPoint is giving companies a unified view of access across both enterprise apps and unstructured data. This centralised approach provides increased visibility, speeds the finding and closing of pockets of exposure and ultimately, minimises risk to the business brought on by a data breach.

IAB launches Search Working Group

IAB Australia has launched a Search Working Group to look at how agencies and brands can make the most of their search investments and plan for future technological and behavioural changes.  Indago Digital’s MD, Gary Nissim has been appointed as Chair, while other group members are drawn from Google, Microsoft, Ryval Media, Half Dome and dentsu.

Seagate Delivers Speed and Performance to PlayStation Gamers with the Officially Licensed Seagate Game Drive PS5 NVMe SSD

PlayStation® gamers can now experience the speed and technology of Seagate’s PCIe Gen4 NVMe solid state drives (SSD) on their consoles. Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) announced its officially licensed for PlayStation Seagate Game Drive PS5® NVMe™ SSD  is available for pre-order starting today . The drive offers gamers the latest PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD technology and the fastest performance from the company’s line of officially licensed for PlayStation storage products – bringing speed, endurance, and high capacity to PlayStation 5.

SailPoint Unveils Annual “Horizons of Identity Security” Report Examining Current and Future State of Identity Market

SailPoint Technologies, Inc., a leader in enterprise identity security, today released the findings from the 2023 edition of its annual research report, ‘The Horizons of Identity Security,’ at Navigate 2023. Produced in collaboration between SailPoint and Accenture, a leading global professional services company, the report is based on insights from more than 375 global cybersecurity executives across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The goal was to examine the current state and future direction of the identity security market.

Domain Group joins IAB Australia Board

IAB Australia today announced the appointment of Domain Group to the IAB Board as of October 2023. Domain Group’s Chief Marketing Officer, Rebecca Darley, will represent the company on the Board.  

CEO of IAB Australia Gai Le Roy said: “We are delighted Domain Group will be joining the Board and bringing its nuanced perspectives to the table. I am looking forward to having Bec Darley, a leading marketer with a strong understanding of digital audiences, as one of our directors identifying and driving ways to support and improve the digital advertising industry.”

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