Google is muscling in on the podcast market with the launch of its own Android podcast app, Google Podcasts. After a false start with a standalone service, “podcatcher” for Android, which was axed in 2012, users have had to access podcasts either through Google Play Music or third-party apps. Now, Google has boldly predicted that with the release of […]
Global communications agency Maxus and mobile video optimisation firm AdSpruce have partnered to deliver a mobile web campaign for Nestlé that mixes creative design with cutting-edge rich media technology. The campaign, which ran in Pakistan, focuses on driving awareness for the new Nestlé Pure Life brand identity, and utilised AdSpruce’s technology to create a 3D render of the Nestlé Pure Life […]
Calling all cocktail and mocktail enthusiasts: Serve this summer’s most buzzworthy drinks using the 7UP Digital Bartender, a new mobile only website from the versatile soft drink. The ultimate drink-crafting tool makes it easy to pour beverages worthy of a cocktail connoisseur from the comfort of your own home. Or tap the 7UP Digital Bartender […]
Kiip, a leading mobile marketing and monetization platform, and Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, announced that they have successfully launched the first-ever blockchain mobile ad campaign. This is a significant innovation for two reasons: it makes brand content more relevant to consumers and is a tremendous advance in fostering transparency within the mobile ad […]
Considered “the most impressive musician in the world” by Miles Davis, Hermeto Pascoal recorded in studio new songs in the style of someone who “was born music”. And inspired in Hermeto’s singular experimentalism – he’s known for even producing some of his instruments, when he doesn’t use his own body as one – agency Africa […]
News UK is launching a new data platform that will enable advertisers to reach audiences based on their emotions and attitudes, driving emotional loyalty and potentially increasing advertising engagement by up to 45%. NewsIQ UK will capture the preferences, opinions and emotions of News UK’s audiences and will allow brands to target campaigns based on […]
PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future, announced the launch of PubMatic Cloud for publishers and tech companies looking to implement and control their own programmatic technology. By accessing PubMatic’s technology, global infrastructure and demand connections on a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) basis, clients are able to achieve full transparency and achieve […]
Budweiser, the official beer of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, has partnered with Snapchat to unveil the world’s first sponsored, sound-activated lens. The technology, launched on the day of England’s first match against Tunisia, will respond to the euphoria and celebrations of football fans during tournament games in real-time, using a limited-edition augmented reality (AR) Lens. The […]
Oath, a Verizon subsidiary, kicks off the Cannes Lions Festival with new opportunities for brands to engage with consumers through extended reality (XR) ad experiences. Combining the art of brand building and the science of data, new 3D ad formats and first-in-market programmatic VR ads represent the company’s latest premium ad innovation for consumers to […]
Mobile advertising will account for 30.5% of global advertising expenditure in 2020, up from 19.2% in 2017, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on June 18. Expenditure on mobile advertising will total US$187bn in 2020, more than twice the US$88bn spent on desktop advertising, and just US$5bn behind the US$192bn spent on television advertising. At […]