Three grabs first sponsored Snappable AR Lens

Three grabs first sponsored Snappable AR Lens

Snapchatters will be able to use their face to control a football-themed game featuring Three’s new mascot the Puggerfly, in a new Lens sponsored by the mobile network. Three is the first brand to use Snappables, a new Lens launched by the platform in April that incorporates the user’s face into an augmented reality game. […]

Brand safety remains top advertising concern as incidents rise 25 percent, according to DoubleVerify

Brand safety remains top advertising concern as incidents rise 25 percent, according to DoubleVerify

DoubleVerify, the leading independent provider of digital media measurement software, released its 2018 Global Insights Report providing a market-by-market benchmark of the challenges faced by global marketers and an outlook on the current and future state of media quality on the internet. The new 2018 data indicates that brand safety violations have risen by 25 percent in […]

Meet The Mining Screensaver, a project that helps change the world from a screensaver

Meet The Mining Screensaver, a project that helps change the world from a screensaver

 Ever thought about contributing to humanitarian causes and helping people change the world from a simple screensaver? It sounds easy – and it really is! Change.org, the world’s largest petition platform, and TracyLocke Brazil, part of Omnicom Group shopper marketing agencies, have created The Mining Screensaver, a screensaver that, once installed, uses computers to […]

Nando’s Singapore Creates #NOBEEFDAY for Trump-Kim Summit

Nando’s Singapore Creates #NOBEEFDAY for Trump-Kim Summit

Inspired by the monumental Trump-Kim Summit, Nando’s Singapore created #NOBEEFDAY, encouraging people to move past conflicts, end the beef and keep the “fire and fury” where it belongs – in our bellies. The initiative by TBWA\Singapore, which launched on social media and in-restaurant on June 10, also included a peace-loving engagement where customers are can […]

Cloudbanter mobile messaging, apps and phone technology now powered by AI capabilities

Cloudbanter mobile messaging, apps and phone technology now powered by AI capabilities

Global mobile technology provider Cloudbanter is offering mobile users a unique new way of utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI) within its messaging, apps and phone technology. Cloudbanter technology, which is available through a range of platforms including AI Messages, the AI SDK Toolkit and AI Phone apps, allows users to monetise their user data and receive […]

Facebook used less for news as youngsters turn to WhatsApp, according to Reuters Institute

Facebook used less for news as youngsters turn to WhatsApp, according to Reuters Institute

Facebook usage has fallen in the US from 2017, with the number of people using the platform for news falling by nine percentage points across the nation and decreasing by a massive 20 points for younger users. According to research from Reuters Institute, conducted by YouGov, despite the falling numbers, many do still discover news […]

Reddit rolls out auto-play video ads for web and mobile

Reddit rolls out auto-play video ads for web and mobile

Reddit has belatedly joined the video ad fold with the roll out of native video advertising to select partners across both its website and mobile apps, a scheme which will be extended to all later in the summer. Hot on the heels of LinkedIn, Reddit will now hosts brands’ videos natively, playing them automatically when […]

Headway reinforces its mobile marketing capabilities with acquisition of mobile-first programmatic platform Smadex

Headway reinforces its mobile marketing capabilities with acquisition of mobile-first programmatic platform Smadex

Headway, a leading provider of mobile, programmatic, data and performance digital marketing solutions; business unit of Entravision Communications Corporation, announced the acquisition of mobile-first programmatic platform Smadex. Smadex technology allows advertisers to execute performance campaigns on mobile devices, using its machine learning engine to understand the best combination of creative assets, targeting and pricing for […]

Snapchat Launches First-Ever Chew-Powered Lens Games with Tic Tac Gum

Snapchat Launches First-Ever Chew-Powered Lens Games with Tic Tac Gum

 Tic Tac Gum, in partnership with creative agency TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, has released “Chew & Play” games, the first Snapchat lens games powered by chewing. The two Chew & Play games, called Spearmint Jungle and Cool Watermelon Water Ski, were created in traditional 8-bit video game style and designed to correspond with Tic Tac […]