AO launches cheaper and simpler way to buy mobile phones

AO launches cheaper and simpler way to buy mobile phones

Mobile phone customers today got a new, cheaper choice with a simpler way to buy following the launch of www.ao-mobile.com, from AO – the online electronics store. Customers are increasingly shopping online for mobiles and AO Mobile is offering an extensive choice across the four UK mobile networks and all handset manufacturers with contract, SIM only […]

Kmart launches AR ad campaign to let consumers virtually try out products at home

Kmart launches AR ad campaign to let consumers virtually try out products at home

US department store chain Kmart and its media agency Universal McCann have launched a web-based augmented reality (AR) ad campaign in partnership with immersive ad tech firm OmniVirt.  Kmart worked with OmniVirt to create and serve AR display ads programmatically across the web, enabling customers to virtually try on Kmart decor and furniture products. Users interact with the ad by […]

Rethink Mental Illness goes responsive online to meet increased demand for mental health info and support

Rethink Mental Illness goes responsive online to meet increased demand for mental health info and support

Rethink Mental Illness has unveiled its new website designed and built by digital agency Dam Digital. The fully responsive site is the first digital update the mental health charity has undertaken since 2011. After a dramatic rise in the public profile of mental health over recent years, an increased demand for information required the charity to build […]

The Open achieves impressive digital fan engagement results at Royal Portrush

The Open achieves impressive digital fan engagement results at Royal Portrush

The Open is celebrating a successful 148th staging of golf’s original Championship both on and off The Royal Portrush course, as its digital platform delivered a new level of access for fans during the event. The new official website designed and developed by Delete, offered an unprecedented insight to The 148th Open across its four […]

eBay buys Paytm Mall stake in latest bet on Indian eCommerce

eBay buys Paytm Mall stake in latest bet on Indian eCommerce

eBay has agreed to buy a 5.5% stake in eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall in a renewed attempt by the San Jose, California-based company to grab a foothold in India’s fast-growing and intensely competitive online retail market. The companies did not disclose the value of the transaction in a joint statement on Wednesday. eBay and Paytm Mall also […]

We Are Social and RNIB team on World Emoji Day to redesign emojis for visually impaired users

We Are Social and RNIB team on World Emoji Day to redesign emojis for visually impaired users

On World Emoji Day (Wednesday 17th July), global socially-led creative agency We Are Social and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have announced a mission to make emojis – the universal online language – more accessible to blind and partially sighted people.  In the UK, there are currently more than two million people […]

Internet advertising will exceed half of global adspend in 2021, says Zenith report

Internet advertising will exceed half of global adspend in 2021, says Zenith report

Internet advertising will account for 52% of global advertising expenditure in 2021, exceeding the 50% mark for the first time, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on July 8. That’s up from the 47% of global adspend that internet advertising will account for this year, and 44% in 2018. However, the growth rate is […]

Global study reveals four key trends shaping consumer behaviours online

Global study reveals four key trends shaping consumer behaviours online

There are four key trends shaping contemporary consumer behaviour, according to a major global study carried out by media agency UM.  Wave X Remix Culture tracked social and digital media usage and motivations from more than 56,000 active internet users across 81 countries and found that the four key behavioural trends (and underlying findings) are: ‘Resist’ – Six […]

Pixability launches PixabilityONE to unify video ad campaigns across key online channels

Pixability launches PixabilityONE to unify video ad campaigns across key online channels

Video advertising software and insights leader Pixability announced the launch of PixabilityONE, a first-of-its-kind software platform powered by data science, used for running campaigns across the premier video advertising destinations, all in one place. Those destinations include YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Connected TV platforms like Amazon. The PixabilityONE platform can be used by brands and […]

Robert Dyas boosts post-purchase experience with Narvar

Robert Dyas boosts post-purchase experience with Narvar

Robert Dyas has struck a partnership with customer experience platform Narvar that will see the homeware retailer further improve its customer experience after the buy button by providing consistent and branded communications. In a world of Amazon and Ikea how can hardware stores really stay relevant and competitive? 150-year-old heritage retailer Robert Dyas has lived […]