Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: Augmented ads, opt-in and predictions

Welcome to the round-up of the best mobile marketing and advertising stories from GoMo News! Google is predicted to be one of the most disruptive influences in mobile ads next year; Out There Media reports huge take-up of opt-in advertising; augmented reality ads come to junaio; and more….

OPT-IN ADVERTISING: Mobile-operator-obsessed advertiser Out There Media is announcing some great results from its deal with Asian operators such Maxis and Globe Telecom. The permission-based mobile ad platforms it has rolled out in the region saw 2.5 million customers opt-in in the first few weeks. Take up in the Philippines has been particularly good, with major brands booking nearly $4 million in advertising.

AUGMENTED ADVERTISING: Augmented Reality company junaio has just launched a new mobile advertising service. Ad-Inject allows companies to place advertising into the augmented view of the world that junaio enables through it’s application: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPH2S8CRXHk

IAD? WHO’S IAD?: Reporterlink.com has released it’s new Global Online and Mobile Advertising Industry Outlook. For the mobile industry, it claims that the two most disruptive forces that are emerging for 2011 are Google and the emergence of Asian markets: http://www.itnewsonline.com/showprnstory.php?storyid=133985

PREDICTIONS FOR 2011: Adfonic is one of the biggest European ad networks – and its COO, Paul Childs, has published his predictions for 2011. Including the emergence of location-based advertising, mobile commerce, Android and mobile video, he gives 10 reasons to be cheerful about mobile ads for the next year: http://www.prlog.org/11134891-adfonics-10-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-mobile-advertising-in-2011.html