Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, announced the addition of a new offering within its suite of Marketing Impact solutions, Movie Lift. Developed in partnership with PlaceIQ – the company building a new model of consumer behaviour with location data and insights – this solution helps media buyers and sellers better […]
For in-a-hurry New Yorkers, 7-Eleven, has introduced Mobile Checkout for an even faster way to shop, pay and be on your way. Mobile Checkout takes convenience to the next level, letting customers in New York City skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases using the 7-Eleven app, which houses the retailer’s successful 7Rewards […]
Google has expanded the features available to US students who are looking for more information about colleges. The college search feature, which was introduced last year, now includes a discovery feature to look for schools based on courses and location, two-year colleges, and popular certificate and associate programs that are available at four-year institutions. The exploration […]
eCommerce firm Shopify has released the results of a study carried out in June and July 2019 into the effectiveness of abandoned cart text messages. The company gathered internal data from its clients who use the feature. It found the tactic works equally well both for companies with over 1,000 sales a month and those with less […]
Toyota just launched a new fully integrated campaign for the all-new 2020 GR Supra, in collaboration with Road & Track, bridging print and digital to create the first marker-less Web AR advertising campaign activated by print media. Tapping into the nostalgia of fold-out car posters, the national campaign in the US, features a custom 29.5” x 21.25” poster, which […]
Consumers’ interactions with brands on social media influence their buying decisions — 67% of consumers have made a purchase after seeing an advertisement on social media. However, a new survey finds that not all platforms hold the same weight in people’s buying decisions. People turn to Facebook more than any other social media platform to […]
Year after year, BACARDÍ has continued to prove itself as a brand leader in the innovative use of social media platforms to create fun and engaging content that encourages consumers to ‘Do What Moves You’ – both physically and emotionally. Following the success of previous award-winning innovations such as Instagram’s Instant DJ and Live Moves, […]
Twilio, a leading cloud communications platform, unveiled Twilio SendGrid Ads, a capability within Marketing Campaigns, which enables marketers to create cohesive, multichannel engagements that drive business growth. Launched in beta at Twilio’s annual customer and developer conference, SIGNAL, Ads gives marketers the tools to extend their existing email campaigns to a broader set of channels by building […]
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 […]
Comcast Spotlight, the ad sales devision of cable giant Comcast, said the average American household watches six hours and 25 minutes of broadcast TV every day, which includes live and on-demand content. While Comcast’s study doesn’t break down total viewership by person, it did show that household viewing increased by over 20 minutes year-over-year across […]