A major study of consumers’ subconscious reactions to digitised voices has revealed a significant bias towards female voices amongst people under the age of 35. The study, which used brain imaging technology to explore the neurological response to male and female voice assistants, discovered that respondents of both genders within a younger age group found […]
Bidooh, a real-time, real-audience, digital billboard advertising platform, announced that it has launched the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) of its cryptocurrency, DOOH Token. It follows the successful raise of the $5m soft cap during the pre-sale period. Since announcing its pre-sale on October 1, Bidooh has secured listings for its DOOH Token on exchanges globally, […]
Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, announced the acquisition of Australian AI-technology company TrademarkVision. It joins Boston-based company CompuMark, the trademark clearance and protection partner for 9 out of 10 of the world’s most valuable brands. Forty percent of trademarks filed contain images. However, […]
Experience, design and engineering company Dare has launched an interactive charity web app: ‘This is Scare’. It aims to raise awareness and prompt action for people to adopt black cats, who have a hard time being re-homed, particularly around Halloween. The site, which mimics a well-known dating app that rhymes with ‘Cinder’, urges users to […]
Virgin Holidays launches the Trending Travel Guide – a digital platform that updates daily to give real-time holiday recommendations. By analysing an astonishing 25 million social media interactions, the data-driven guide brings the most popular bars, restaurants and attractions to the top of its online hotlist. As the popularity of guidebooks wanes and social media […]
Thin Film Electronics ASA (Thinfilm), a global leader in NFC (Near Field Communication) mobile marketing solutions,announced Mackmyra Swedish Whisky as a new customer in the spirits category. Based in Sweden, the award-winning distiller of single-malt whisky is using Thinfilm’s NFC mobile marketing solution to connect directly with customers via smartphone, raise awareness of its Private Cask program, and […]
Sony Mobile UK and Mediacom partnered with AdColony, the ad quality video marketplace, to launch the UK’s first Aurora Interactive HD Mobile Video unit for the launch of the Xperia XZ2. Immersive storytelling was brought to life through unique in-video engagement, resulting in strong growth in brand awareness and purchase intent. Sony Mobile UK wanted […]
A new generation of Crunchfish’s gesture interaction software is launched. This high-precision one-gesture software solution is specially designed for interaction with any standard Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses enabling a new intuitive interaction method. It makes it possible for the user to control all functions in the glasses with only one gesture, similar to […]
China leads the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for mobile payment adoption, where 96% of Chinese consumers have used a mobile payment app in the past six months. Research from Kantar found 85% of Chinese select mobile payment as the most preferred mobile payment method. China is well ahead of India at 38% and Hong Kong at […]
New Balance unleashes a style revolution with its cutting-edge, artificial-intelligence-led activation to promote its new women’s shoe. Created with experiential innovation agency, Wildbytes, and media agency, Roldós Media, the bold launch event uses AI software to spot fashion-forward individuals who challenge industry conventions. In line with the maverick spirit of the new Fresh Foam Cruz […]