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Dependency Management, So Easy a Caveman Could Do It.

Dependency Management, So Easy a Caveman Could Do It. That’s right, even for the programmers and developers of the Paleolithic Era, managing the many different libraries one may use in an Android or iOS application can be quick and easy.  We developers at Gimbal support this movement to uncomplicate dependencies, so we have jumped on […]

The Lifecycles of Advertising

The world we live in is permeated with organic and highly repetitive lifecycles: biological lifecycles, business lifecycles, systems lifecycles, to name but a few. The advertising landscape is no different and has exhibited clear, identifiable, and patterned lifecycles. From its humble beginnings as messages carved into stone to advertise public notices, to its latest iterations […]

How a Bad Mobile Ad Can Kill Your Advertising Campaign

It’s no secret that working in digital advertising is definitely not for the faint of heart. Creating successful campaigns for your brand or multiple clients takes a significant amount of effort, the gusto to continuously learn about emerging marketing tools and technologies, and long hours at the office. Plus, with near-constant innovation in the mobile advertising […]

Cannes Lions Powered by Gimbal Beacons for 3rd Year

Cannes Lions Powered by Gimbal Beacons for 3rd Year. Welcome to the Connected-Event Experience Gimbal has been behind the scenes at Cannes Lions Festival for the past 2 years, and 2016 is no different. With the ever increasing use of beacons for events and festivals, Gimbal has been helping lead event tech innovation with various […]

Mobile App Attribution: An Introduction

Successful mobile advertising campaigns are made up of many important elements. By now, you’re probably already avoiding some common mobile advertising mistakes, which can definitely be beneficial to your brand. But if you fail to measure out just one critical ingredient correctly, it could cause your campaign to deflate — costing you time and money. Thankfully, […]

Geofencing: Understand the Big Picture

Geofencing: Understand the Big Picture Focus on the Forest Before the Trees Location-based marketing has garnered significant attention in recent years and there are many technologies that have grabbed headlines: RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS, the list goes on and on. While each of these technologies can be extremely valuable depending on the use cases you […]

Beacon Placement Best Practices

Beacon Placement Best Practices An Engaging, Revenue Generating Solution Beacons are predicted to be fundamental to the revenue growth strategy of companies looking to drive unique and engaging experiences offline. As a recent CMO article discusses, Tony Fross, VP of the Digital Advisory Service at Capgemini Consulting, states: “Beacons are the most powerful weapon in […]