Originally published on January 5, 2022 in The Wall Street Journal by Megan Graham.
Advertising technology provider Smartly.io Solutions Oy said it is buying Ad-Lib.io, a company that offers creative tools for various Google platforms, for more than $100 million, as it seeks to widen its offerings beyond social media.
Helsinki-based Smartly.io previously focused primarily on paid social-media advertising on the Meta Platforms Inc. properties Facebook and Instagram, along with Pinterest, TikTok and Snapchat.