Video advertising isn’t easy, and it only gets trickier to reach captive audiences on mobile devices. Digiday and LiveRail asked media professionals how they were approaching the medium. Here are some key findings about which ad units are most popular, which are best suited to mobile devices and what role standardization plays in all of this.
If this sneak-peek piques your interest, look out for LiveRail’s forthcoming State of the Industry report, “The Rise of Mobile Video,” for even more findings.
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