InMobi, Microsoft Advertising Extends Partnership Into SEA, Middle East, And Africa

Adtech provider InMobi has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft Advertising to support enterprise and strategic advertisers in new regions including Southeast Asia, Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa.

InMobi will offer marketers an integrated solution to ramp up their campaigns built on the search and native display capabilities of Microsoft Advertising and the mobile ad tech capability of InMobi’s advertising platforms.

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Microsoft and InMobi have been working together since July 2018 to help enterprises accelerate their digital transformation through insights, audiences, and engagement platforms. Continuing the partnership in 2019, InMobi added Microsoft Advertising products and solutions to its offering in India. Microsoft Advertising offers solutions that reach people across Microsoft properties, including Bing, Microsoft News, Edge, and Outlook, as well as on partner sites like AOL and Yahoo.

In the past 2.5 years, InMobi and Microsoft have shared a successful partnership in establishing an Indian footprint. With a 1.8X growth in India business since 2019, Microsoft Advertising’s APAC vice-president, Nick Seckold, said, 

“InMobi’s successful track record in India has led Microsoft Advertising to extend its coverage across Southeast Asia, where it will be tasked with building close relationships with advertisers and agencies to grow the business in the region.”

Microsoft Advertising’s EMEA and LATAM vice-president Mark Richardson also commented that InMobi will expand its representation of Microsoft’s full suite of advertising offerings to strategic and enterprise clients in West Asia, Turkey, and Africa.

Rohit Dosi, General Manager, Microsoft Advertising business at InMobi, will take up additional responsibilities in the newly expanded regions and also said,

“The extended partnership between Microsoft Advertising and InMobi will enable marketers to deliver a unified brand experience to customers by bringing together the best of search and native display platforms across both organizations. We are positioned uniquely to bring Microsoft Advertising to marketers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa through our deep appreciation of marketers’ needs, a keen understanding of the markets, and a customer-obsessed team.”

InMobi will be responsible for the sales, account management, marketing, finance, collection, and billing for Microsoft Advertising customers, managed by InMobi, in India, SEA, and MEA from now onwards. Direct billing with InMobi is designed to provide advertisers with an easy and hassle-free advertising experience as they leverage InMobi’s services.

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