We have been commissioned to create some engaging interactive advertising for a global B2B brand that will run on a publisher’s iPad application. Having spent some time reviewing the best and most adventurous advertising on iPad apps it feels like we are back in the late 90s when a few pixelated GIF banners went on to profoundly transform the advertising industry. At the moment most iPad app ads are simply print ads that magically rearrange themselves when the iPad changes orientation. Some brands have started experimenting with more interactive formats but so far they are the exception.

The opportunity for B2B brands is enormous

Demos of solutions or products are very often a critical part of the B2B marketing and sales process of many organisations. But what does it take to stick a prospect in front of the product/solution demo you spent days creating? If you go through your usual sales process it might take months of hard work to set up the demo meeting; if you advertise on your industry’s portal, you’d be lucky if more than 0.3% of users click to see your online demo; if you try to gather a crowd for a Webinar, the reach is extremely limited.

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