Baidu and Snap Inc. renew sales partnership to reach outbound Chinese advertisers

Baidu and Snap Inc. renew sales partnership to reach outbound Chinese advertisers

Baidu and Snap Inc. announced the renewal of their sales partnership, which first began in May 2017. The agreement authorises Baidu to act as Snap’s representative to advertisers in Greater China, Japan and South Korea. Through this partnership, advertisers in these countries can leverage Snapchat’s robust global reach and highly engaged community to grow their […]

Snapchat is launching Creator Shows, starring influencers and celebrities

Snapchat is launching Creator Shows, starring influencers and celebrities

Starting July 10, Snap is launching a new form of content on its platform, titled Creator Shows, which will star a range of digital-native creators, social media influencers, and established celebrities. Creator Shows will be continually added to the Discover page of the Snapchat app, and will focus on a “first-person, personality driven” content experience. So […]

Magnum Launches Unilever’s First Snapchat AR Game ‘Magnum Pleasure Fair’

Magnum Launches Unilever’s First Snapchat AR Game ‘Magnum Pleasure Fair’

MullenLowe Profero, the experience-led digital transformation partner within MullenLowe Group, has launched Unilever’s first-ever Snapchat game in partnership with MediaMonks. The game, Magnum Pleasure Fair, will be available at their Pleasure Store on Regents Street, London from July 10th. Magnum Pleasure Fair is an AR game that builds upon the success of Magnum Pleasure Store […]

New research by ZAK on 18-30 year olds demonstrates a generation turning their backs on the social media giants

New research by ZAK on 18-30 year olds demonstrates a  generation turning their backs on the social media giants

The relentless pursuit of ‘likes’ is over, as under 30 year olds seek deeper relationships away from the social media monoliths, reveals the findings of ‘The New Rules of Social’, a new white paper by leading youth creative agency ZAK. As the first generation to all reach adulthood after the advent of ‘big social’, new research reveals […]

Voxi homages Love Island with Snapchat augmented reality villa

Voxi homages Love Island with Snapchat augmented reality villa

Voxi, Vodafone’s youth-facing sub-brand, is leaning into the power of Snapchat for its latest marketing campaign. The Voxi brand was launched in 2017 and is a rival of Three, which ran its own Puggerfly activity on Snapchat last year. Now Voxi has launched its first ever Snapchat presence which is trying to capitalise on the Love Island […]

Into Z Future: Understanding Gen Z, the Next Generation of “Super Creatives”

Into Z Future: Understanding Gen Z, the Next Generation of “Super Creatives”

Raised with online creative tools and entrepreneurial platforms to broadcast their creations, Gen Z is defining a new era of influence and creative communication. This group, ages 13 to 22 years old, are already monetizing their outputs, building empires, e-zines, communities and more—all while using visual tools like those available on Snapchat to propel their […]

20th Century Fox and ODEON summon X-Men’s Dark Phoenix with innovative Snapchat AR campaign

20th Century Fox and ODEON summon X-Men’s Dark Phoenix with innovative Snapchat AR campaign

20th Century Fox, in partnership with ODEON Cinemas Group has worked with Snapchat to reach cinema-goers like never before for the release of their new blockbuster, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This innovative campaign featuring Snapchat’s Marker Tracking Lens will mean that cinema-goers across Europe will be able to see static X-Men: Dark Phoenix posters and large format standees […]

Chiquita Teams Up with Snapchat Ahead of World Banana Day

Chiquita Teams Up with Snapchat Ahead of World Banana Day

Chiquita Brands International, the world’s leading banana company, announced a new partnership with Snapchat, the global multimedia messaging app, which will allow consumers to have fun with Chiquita in honour of World Banana Day on April 17th. Through the end of May SnapCodes will appear on 200 million Chiquita Blue Stickers, allowing fans of the […]

Snapchat looking to launch gaming platform

Snapchat looking to launch gaming platform

Snap Inc. plans to announce its long-rumoured gaming platform for developers in April. The mobile game platform, internally codenamed “Project Cognac,” will feature a handful of games from outside developers designed to work specifically in the Snapchat app, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new games initiative will be unveiled at Snap’s […]