Toys“R”Us Asia has launched their first ever Facebook Augmented Reality Camera Filter for Toys“R”Us Hong Kong. Developed by leading creative tech agency, AliveNow, this fun and colourful AR Camera effect gives fans the chance to adorn themselves with features of Toys “R” Us’s famous mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe. This playful AR camera experience is also […]
Research released on October 4 has shown that retailers that focus their marketing budgets on social media and smartphone campaigns might be on the wrong track – across the UK, fewer than one in ten shoppers (9%) say that social media forms part of their purchase journey. In addition, more than half (54%) still use […]
Technology and design firm Iconeme is collaborating with participating retailers in London’s Notting Hill to launch a personalised virtual ‘high street takeover’ that delivers promotions and offers to shoppers’ phones. The takeover, which will cover Notting Hill’s busy Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove, includes retailers like Derek Rose, Melt, Hari’s, Melissa Odabash, Petit Bateau, Toast and Dinny […]
Gismart, creators of the world’s No.1 beat making app, Beat Maker Go, has officially launched its latest title Piano Crush – which has already reached the No.1 spot in the music category across App Store around the world including the US. Piano Crush – available now for iOS and Android devices – lets users play songs on […]
Google’s latest app gives Android users the ability to control every aspect of their device in a purely hands-free manner using just their voice. Designed to help individuals with health issues such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis or spinal cord injuries – and those that have their hands full – Voice Access gives […]
Ensighten, the global leader in data security, governance and omni-channel data management, unveiled research showing that nearly half (46%) of enterprises believe they have a probable (or greater) risk of a website data breach. 15 per cent of enterprises also admitted that they have a definite, known risk. 67 per cent have not evaluated, considered, […]
Advertisers will be able to buy video ad inventory across a swathe of publishers on Apple News in the UK for the first time, reaching a potential audience of up to 11 million Britons. Some publishers already sell their own video ads on Apple News, but the Teads deal will mean it’s possible for advertisers […]
PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future, released a new educational white paper that sheds light on the the various elements that affect inventory quality, “Understanding Inventory Quality: Thinking Beyond Bots.” This report provides in-depth insights from the evolving definition of inventory quality and what buyers and publishers should be […]
Applift, a leading mobile ad tech company, announced its rebrand under the tagline “True Mobile Performance” in support of its new solution, Mobile Journey Advertising, focused on performance-centric outcomes through cost per action (CPA). The rebrand includes a new logo, website design, and brand messaging in support of the company’s approach that delivers performance along […]
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a checkout-free mobile payment service to speed up the buying experience in a small number of its stores. ‘Mobile, Pay, Go’ is a feature within the M&S iPhone app which enables customers to scan products as they go and then pay from their device using Apple Pay or a […]