Acxiom Looks to Enhance People-Based Targeting for Marketers on LinkedIn

Acxiom Looks to Enhance People-Based Targeting for Marketers on LinkedIn

Acxiom, the data foundation for the world’s best marketers, announced a product integration that will enhance people-based targeting on LinkedIn using a privacy-compliant match between Acxiom and LinkedIn audiences. Marketers will now have access to improved audience targeting and Acxiom’s LiveRamp Connect, creating unique opportunities to run secure, anonymized people-based marketing campaigns on LinkedIn. “With […]

M&As in mobile application subsector rise 18pc in 2016

M&As in mobile application subsector rise 18pc in 2016

The number of mergers and acquisitions within the application sector of the online and mobile space increased by 18 percent in the first half of 2016 and this area is expected to continue gaining steam, according to a new report from Berkery Noyes. In Berkery Noyes’ Q2 M&A Online and Mobile Trends Report, the independent […]

Dating app Bumble expands into business networking

Dating app Bumble expands into business networking

Mobile dating app Bumble has expanded into a professional networking platform after adding a new section called BumbleBizz. The changes incorporate the swiping system often used on dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble and will allow users interested in building business connections to see potential matches. In what appears to be a more causal […]

Microsoft Boosts Its Chatbot Future By Acquiring Wand Labs

Microsoft Boosts Its Chatbot Future By Acquiring Wand Labs

Microsoft made headlines by plunking down $26 billion for LinkedIn. Now it’s announcing its second acquisition of the week: For an undisclosed sum, the company has bought Wand Labs, a Silicon Valley-based startup that declares its mission is “to tear down app walls, integrate your services in chat, and make them work together so you can […]

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong brings Marriott Hotels mobile request functions to life for guests

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong brings Marriott Hotels mobile request functions to life for guests

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong has launched a new campaign for Marriott Hotels that highlights a new level of customer service for digital savvy Millennials across Asia Pacific. The new campaign falls under Marriott Hotels’ brand promise, “Travel Brilliantly.” The Publicis Worldwide work introduces a new chat function to Marriott’s Mobile App that allows guests to […]

LinkedIn shows off Project Voyager, its new flagship mobile app

LinkedIn shows off Project Voyager, its new flagship mobile app

LinkedIn recently gave a first look at a new version of its flagship mobile app. Internally known as Project Voyager, the app for mobile web, iOS, and Android is still in beta and won’t be available for another few weeks. LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner gave a presentation on the new app during the LinkedIn […]