Marimedia Ltd operates in the fast-growing digital media market. Marimedia optimises online advertising revenue for publishers (i.e. website owners) globally through Qadabra, its self-developed proprietary software, which uses complex algorithms to establish the optimal, revenue-generating match of publisher advertising inventory with advertiser space. The company's technology platform creates an auction that runs almost instantaneously (in milliseconds) to buy and sell advertisements on a per impression basis. Marimedia provides two different services to publishers: a direct managed service aimed at large, high traffic publishers and a self-serve platform for smaller publishers (such as blogs and small business websites). The managed service, as well as the self-serve platform, use Qadabra to select the best paying advertiser, either direct or via an ad exchange platform, which offers the best chance of maximising earnings for publishers. Marimedia was incorporated in Israel in 2007. It is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel and its operations are global in nature, with significant revenues received from 40 countries. The business currently has approximately 100 employees.

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Launch of digital advertising analytics tool
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Marimedia Ltd
05 February 2015

5 February 2015



Marimedia Ltd.

("Marimedia" or the "Company")





Launch of Digital Advertising Analytics Tool
Marimedia advancing in mobile cookie-less environment



Easy-to-use tool provides user data transparency to ad agencies, brands and app developers for fine-tuning mobile ad campaigns to increase user retention and ROI



Marimedia (AIM: MARI), a provider of proprietary technology solutions for optimising online advertising revenue for website owners globally, is pleased to announce that, through its wholly-owned Taptica subsidiary, it has launched a data analytics tool that delivers unprecedented insights into mobile user behaviour and demographics for precise mobile ad campaign targeting for the benefit of advertisers.



Unlike current solutions on the market, the Company's highly customisable analytics tool provides agencies, brands and app developers with an array of anonymised user behaviour data, including impressions, clicks, conversions, purchases and money spent, with key performance indicators being determined by the customer. When this behaviour data is combined with detailed demographic data - such as location, age, gender and operating system - creative and ad spend can be refined according to the customer's target, leading to higher user retention and increased ROI.



The Company is able to offer a more accurate picture of user behaviour due to Taptica's growing database of user profiles based on the utilisation of artificial intelligence and machine learning on a big data scale. Taptica's database currently includes 200 million user profiles globally, with more than 100 data points available on each user, that have been acquired from more than 10,000 mobile campaigns.



The new ad-analytics tool has already facilitated a number of customers in understanding their audience, including:

• a gaming client discovering that women spend as much as men when buying an in-game weapon;

• a travel client identifying which 10 US cities generated the most revenue from new users; and

• a streaming video on demand client learning that users aged 55 and above are an audience that should be targeted (which the client had not previously considered).



Hagai Tal, Chief Executive Officer of Marimedia, said: "With users migrating from desktops to the 'cookie-less' environment of mobile devices in ever-growing numbers, the use of advanced tools to track behaviour and thereby enable targeted advertising is of increasing importance. Our technology, which utilises artificial intelligence and machine learning on a big data scale, provides data-driven mobile targeting and user acquisition. Now, with this new analytical tool, ad agencies, brands, app developers and others are able to make more informed decisions about their mobile advertising campaigns based on real-time anonymised data. Importantly, it also allows ad agencies to demonstrate value to their own clients, which, in turn, enhances our value to them. As a result, we are further differentiating our offer for the mobile ad market."

Global expansion with opening of New York office
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Marimedia Ltd
17 February 2015



17 February 2015



Marimedia Ltd.

("Marimedia" or the "Company")





Global expansion with opening of office in New York



Melissa Dickman appointed as Regional Vice President of Sales to promote services

to ad agencies and brands on East Coast



Marimedia (AIM: MARI), a provider of proprietary technology solutions for optimising online advertising revenue for website owners globally, is pleased to announce that, through its Taptica subsidiary, it has opened an office in New York City. The Company has appointed Melissa Dickman to the newly created role of Regional Vice President of Sales to manage this office and lead the sales initiatives on the East Coast.



The new office expands the Company's presence in the US from its existing base in San Francisco and furthers the Company's strategy of targeting ad agencies and brands that are located on the East Coast. This is complemented by the recent launch of a digital advertising analytics tool for enhancing mobile advertising campaigns (as announced on 5 February 2015).



Ms. Dickman has nearly 15 years of professional experience in traditional advertising, interactive digital media, mobile and connected TV. She was previously a director of sales for a leading mobile video ad network where she was responsible for managing relationships with premier advertisers and agencies. Ms. Dickman also served as an account director at AOL, Inc. where she solved client marketing needs and packaged comprehensive media campaigns.



Hagai Tal, Chief Executive Officer of Marimedia, said: "With a permanent presence on the East Coast and a dedicated sales team, this move will enable us to leverage the increasing interest that we are receiving from New York-based ad agencies and brands. We are delighted to have Melissa spearheading this drive, and look forward to benefiting from her advertising expertise and creative and dynamic approach as we continue to grow and expand."



"I'm looking forward to leading the sales efforts for Marimedia in the region," Ms. Dickman added. "I believe the Company has a truly unique offering for brand advertisers and agencies. By working with us and utilising our proprietary technology, advertisers have a significant advantage over their competitors in precise mobile advertising."

On Thursday, Marimedia Ltd (MARI:LSE) closed at 166.50, 0.30 % below its 52-week high of 167.00, set on Sep 03, 2014.

The Group has issued a decent set of results for the year ending 31st December 2014 since coming to AIM in May 2014; this is a fascinating business, seemingly trading at a bargain price, what’s the catch?

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Marimedia Limited - Full year results 2014

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Business and Trading Update
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Marimedia Ltd
28 May 2015

28 May 2015



Marimedia Ltd.

("Marimedia" or the "Company")



Business and Trading Update



Marimedia (AIM: MARI), a global provider of proprietary technology solutions that leverage big data to optimise online revenue for publishers and advertisers across all platforms in the digital advertising ecosystem, provides the following update on business strategy and current trading.



Business strategy and trading

As stated previously in the full year results on 25 March 2015 and trading updates of January 2015 and December 2014, the digital advertising industry is undergoing a structural shift away from display advertising due to changes in supply to private and self-serve media exchanges. As a result of this, there has been a significant growth in advertising on mobile devices and targeted campaigns run by companies and agencies to reach their audiences who are increasingly using these devices to access the internet. In anticipation of this shift, Marimedia has been investing in developing its mobile capabilities, and this investment was greatly advanced by the deployment of funds raised during the Company's IPO and, in particular, the acquisition of Taptica.



Due to an acceleration of these industry developments, the Directors have taken a strategic decision to transition the business fully to mobile, and focus the Company's resources into building Taptica's capabilities, which they believe will be the foundation for generating value. Whilst the Company will continue to service its clients in the legacy display business segment, it will no longer invest in this part of the business as it will be non-core to the future of Marimedia. Accordingly, the Directors have decided to implement a restructuring exercise to reallocate resources to the mobile business and to enable cost savings. As a result of this strategic decision, and the structural shift, the legacy display segment's revenues are expected to be significantly lower for full year 2015 compared with the previous year.



The Company's mobile business is growing as expected, as the improvements in technology as well as greater brand recognition are enabling the Company to increasingly target tier 1 customers. With increasing investment in this segment, the Company expects to make significant progress throughout the year and anticipates that revenues in this segment will now represent a substantial proportion of total revenues for full year 2015. However overall, as a result of the changes to the display business, total Company revenues are expected to be materially below market expectations.



On track to launch industry's first SSP and DMP in one solution

The strength of Marimedia's mobile offer is based on its patent-pending IP, and the Company continues to invest in developing and advancing its technology, including recently launching a data analytics tool to enhance mobile ad campaign targeting for the benefit of advertisers. This trend is expected to continue as the quality of the Marimedia offer increases with ongoing advancements in its technology. In particular, the Company remains on track to launch its publisher-focused SSP (Supply Side Platform) for mobile and video by the end of June 2015, which will then be integrated with the Taptica DSP (Demand Side Platform), enabling Marimedia to offer a single Data Management Platform (DMP) encompassing all sides of the adtech ecosystem. The Director's believe that this will be the industry's first mobile SSP and DMP in one solution, thereby significantly enhancing the Company's offer and will be its primary growth driver in 2016 and beyond.



The Board believes that, based on the strength of the Company's IP and track record of innovation, Marimedia is well placed to build on the strong position that it has already established in mobile advertising.



The Company will update the market on 4 June 2015, following the conclusion of the period of review for the restructuring exercise, with the anticipated cost savings as well as expected impact on the full year 2015 results.