The Washington Post, Washington D.C.’s oldest existing and most widely circulated newspaper publication, is using Amazon’s AI technology to experiment with audio articles. Through the use of Amazon Polly, which enables developers to add natural-sounding speech capabilities to applications, mobile users will be able to listen to audio versions of four articles per day across […]
Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex tissues and GoodNites disposable underwear, has launched a text-based mobile campaign to promote its Huggies nappy/diaper brand in Meijer stores. The campaign, powered by digital marketing solutions provider HelloWorld, offers consumers a chance to win instant prizes – which includes a trip to Orlando, Florida – through the ‘Magical Vacation […]
Google has introduced a loyalty API that enables merchants that accept Android Pay to provide customers with offers, rewards, and information about new items. The Card Linked Offers API provides a new channel for businesses to deliver targeted offers, once a person has added their loyalty card to Android Pay. US bakery company Panera Bread […]
TabMo, the first mobile creative DSP for video, display and native advertising, has launched within the U.S. market, making its mobile-specific buying platform, Hawk, available to advertisers and their agencies in North America for the very first time. TabMo has enjoyed significant-success in Europe and the U.K., working with some of the world’s largest brands […]
M&M’s brought a whole new flavour of fun to New York’s Times Square by transforming iconic billboards in the famous square into an innovative, augmented reality gaming arcade. Much like the traditional caramel flavour, the M&M’s ARcade tapped into a nostalgic feeling and brought back memories of a classic old-school arcade. It gave fans the […]
Pepsi is encouraging fans to “Get It While It’s Hot” with the launch of its newest limited-edition beverage, Pepsi Fire. Beginning May 22, Pepsi Fire – the refreshing cola with a cinnamon flavoured twist – will be available in stores US-wide for an eight-week period. Fans who find specially marked packs of Pepsi Fire, Pepsi, […]
Alibaba’s third-party online payment platform Alipay has expanded to the US through an agreement with First Data, a payment technology solutions company. The agreement means customers using Alipay will be able to use the mobile payment service at around 4m US businesses. The implementation of Alipay will begin with First Data’s clients that use its […]
TripAdvisor is partnering with GrubHub to implement instantaneous access to delivery menus from its website and its mobile app. Consumers browsing TripAdvisor restaurant listings in the US will now have the option to order food from tens of thousands of Grubhub’s restaurant partners in 1,100 cities. By clicking the “Order Online” button, consumers are brought […]
Lyft recently introduced us to its opt-in automatic charity donation feature. Now, it has unveiled its first partner as the feature gets set to kick off on 1 May. To honour Military Appreciation Month, Lyft’s first ‘Round Up & Donate’ partner comes in the form of the United Services Organisation (USO) – a non-profit which […]
Arsenal Football Club has become the first Premier League club to launch an Amazon Alexa Skill that will allow fans to live stream matches. Skills are Alexa’s in-built capabilities that enable users to interact with devices, like Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, using voice. In this case, the Arsenal Skill for Alexa will allow fans […]