InMobi Wins Gold, Silver, Bronze MMA SMARTIES MENA Awards, Named “Technology Provider of the Year” for Fourth Consecutive Year

Winning Campaigns Included stc pay, Unilever, McDonald’s, and Marriott; InMobi shortlisted Across 7 Categories


London, United Kingdom – May 24th, 2023 – InMobi, a leading provider of mobile marketing and monetization technologies, won big at the MMA Smarties Awards during the organization’s May 18th gala for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. For the fourth year running, InMobi was named “Technology Provider of the Year” and took home gold, silver, and bronze MMA Smarties awards for its campaigns with stc pay, Unilever, McDonald’s, and Marriott. InMobi was also shortlisted across 7 categories.


“InMobi is thrilled to have been recognized as ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ for the fourth year in a row and honoured to have won several MMA Smarties awards with our valued clients,” says Jessica Moini, Commercial Director, META (Middle East, Turkey & Africa) at InMobi. “Smarties season is an exciting time of year for InMobi and its clients to showcase our innovative work together and we are grateful to have been recognized by the panel.”


Winning campaigns included stc pay, Unilever, McDonald’s, and Marriott, in collaboration with InMobi’s platform. InMobi won awards and made the shortlist in the following campaign categories:


Wins:


Experimental/Innovation Technology: Put your money where your mouth is: Closeup with innovative voice recognition ad unit to promote new toothpaste range – GOLD


Lead Generation: stc pay user acquisition campaign yields staggering app usage, retention and transaction rates - GOLD


Instant Impact: InMobi Helps McDonald’s Achieve Over 12x Engagement Rate Above Benchmark – SILVER


Partnerships Marketing: stc pay user acquisition campaign yields staggering app usage, retention and transaction rates – SILVER

Customer Life-Cycle Marketing: stc pay user acquisition campaign yields staggering app usage, retention and transaction rates – SILVER


Geo Targeting: Marriott leverages programmatic and location technology to find affluent and expat MasterCard customers in competitive market – BRONZE


Shortlists:


Instant Impact: Awareness to conversion: du connects roaming business travellers with sophisticated summer campaign

Partnerships Marketing: Marriott leverages programmatic and location technology to find affluent and expat MasterCard customers in competitive market


Cross Platform – Digital Only: InMobi Helps McDonald’s Achieve Over 12x Engagement Rate Above Benchmark

Gaming, Gamification & E-Sports: “Yalla Shoot!” - Asiacell scores a golden goal for brand awareness and app engagement with World Cup gaming app


Programmatic: Marriott leverages programmatic and location technology to find affluent and expat MasterCard customers in competitive market


XR Technology – (AR/VR/MR): Salam dials in extraordinary 23x global engagement benchmark through Rich Media innovation

Customer Experience: InMobi Helps McDonald’s Achieve Over 12x Engagement Rate Above Benchmark


About InMobi

InMobi is a leading provider of content, monetization, and marketing technologies that help fuel growth for industries around the world. The company’s end-to-end advertising software platform, connected content and commerce experiences activate audiences, drive real connections, and diversify revenue for businesses globally. With deep expertise and unique reach in mobile, InMobi is a trusted and transparent technology partner for marketers, content creators and businesses of all kinds. Incorporated in Singapore, InMobi maintains a large presence in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore and has operations in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne, Seoul, Tokyo, and Dubai. To learn more, visit inmobi.com.


Article originally shared on The Drum.

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