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Mail gets 4x more SMB ad requests
Mail saw a fourfold year-on-year rise in SMB requests for custom display campaigns during Q2 2026.
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Mail reported a fourfold year-on-year increase in requests to launch non-standard display advertising campaigns across its email-service surfaces during the second quarter of 2026. The campaigns targeted small and medium-sized businesses.
Advertisers most often asked for custom banner placements and special projects built around product giveaways, quizzes, and interactive scenarios. Banks, telecommunications companies, transport firms, and corporate taxi services showed the strongest interest in these formats.
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“B2B companies are increasingly adapting their products to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses and beginning entrepreneurs. To promote these offerings, brands choose familiar and understandable channels, such as email, where entrepreneurs spend a lot of time.”
Zorina said Mail serves as a contact point with this audience, helping companies build communications that are useful for both businesses and users. The source does not provide the absolute number of advertising requests or campaign revenue figures.
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via ITzine
