BMW in-car voice assistant to launch in 2019

BMW in-car voice assistant to launch in 2019

 Automotive manufacturer BMW has announced that it will launch an in-car voice-controlled intelligent assistant next year. Called the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, the platform has been described as “the start of a new era” by BMW Group, with drivers increasingly able to operate their car and access its functions and information purely by speaking. The platform […]

AdColony launches interactive video ads platform in the Middle East

AdColony launches interactive video ads platform in the Middle East

Mobile advertising platform, AdColony, has partnered with Unilever to run interactive mobile video campaigns for the first time in the Middle East. For the first time in digital advertising, the company claims, Aurora gives brands the chance to measure the attention of the users. Since users are engaging with the video while the video is […]

Busy Lives, On-Demand Video and Mobile Apps Increase Appetite for Food Delivery

Busy Lives, On-Demand Video and Mobile Apps Increase Appetite for Food Delivery

More people are choosing to order meals through delivery as longer and more irregular working hours coupled with busier home lives make finding time to prepare meals difficult, new research for Deliveroo has revealed. Analysis by consumer insights firm Morar HPI found that over the past six months the proportion of people ordering food for […]

Debenhams drives ‘digital first’ strategy for beauty

Debenhams drives ‘digital first’ strategy for beauty

Debenhams launches two major Beauty initiatives this month to further strengthen its position as a leader in the premium beauty market.  The initiatives drive a ‘digital first’ strategy for the department store and see both online and offline environments created that encourage customers to explore, discover and debate all things beauty. Beauty Club Community The […]

Rinascente Launches Its WeChat On Demand Service

Rinascente Launches Its WeChat On Demand Service

Following the success of On Demand – the instant messaging service used to search for the products requested by customers in the Milan flagship store and have them delivered anywhere they want – Rinascente presents WeChat On Demand. The aim is to extend the company’s personal concierge service, which was launched almost a year ago […]

Kelkoo announces launch of Google Shopping Ads partnership set to save retailers 32% on total ad spend

Kelkoo announces launch of Google Shopping Ads partnership set to save retailers 32% on total ad spend

Kelkoo, the leading pan-European eCommerce advertising and shopping comparison service (CSS), has announced the launch of its partnership with Google Shopping Ads as a Premium Partner. Google Shopping Ads by Kelkoo Group offers retailers an average saving of 32% on total ad spend by bypassing the premiums faced by retailers on Google Shopping. eCommerce retailers […]

LBank and DAEX Blockchain Group invest in SVPER

LBank and DAEX Blockchain Group invest in SVPER

SVPER, the social, instant video-only app for forming new real-life relationships in real time, announced that it has further diversified its global network of partners in the blockchain industry and gained two new strategic investors ahead of its pre-sale. The two new investors are LBank, a Superior and Specialized Digital Exchange, and DAEX Blockchain Group […]

Didi Chuxing launches in-car audio recording feature following passenger deaths

Didi Chuxing launches in-car audio recording feature following passenger deaths

Chinese car-hailing platform Didi Chuxing has launched an in-car audio recording function for journeys, in a bid to enhance its safety practices following the deaths of two passengers. Didi has launched a trial of the recording function, which will capture in-car audio from the entire journey and then upload an encrypted file to the company’s […]

KLM launches augmented reality service for hand baggage check

KLM launches augmented reality service for hand baggage check

 Airline KLM has introduced a new feature in its app that uses augmented reality to help passengers assess wether their hand baggage is of the correct size. The functionality, which uses Apple’s AR technology, is aimed at speeding up check-in and reducing customer confusion over luggage allowances. The AR hand baggage check uses a […]

Facebook’s Flight Ads Can Now Be Used for Prospecting

Facebook’s Flight Ads Can Now Be Used for Prospecting

Facebook expanded the options airlines have for reaching potential travellers with its flight ads, which were previously referred to as dynamic ads for travel for flight. Airlines already had the capability to use flight ads to target people who had visited their websites or applications to search for particular flights. The social network announced that airlines […]