Bloomsbury Publishing has signed an innovative content partnership to bring its 33 1/3 series of short books about popular music onto Spotify’s streaming service. Each book in the dedicated series, now 130 titles strong, revolves around a single album and has grown to command a cult following amongst musicians and fans alike through coverage of […]
The BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 are reportedly in discussions over the possibility of creating a British TV streaming service to do battle with Netflix and Amazon in the UK. The talks, which are believed to also include NBC Universal, are still in their early stages and no real direction has yet to be confirmed, […]
Social media management platform Hootsuite has announced a global partnership with Pinterest, resulting in the native integration of Pinterest into the Hootsuite platform. Following the trends uncovered in Hootsuite’s 2018 Social Trends Report showcasing the growing importance of the use of images to engage customers and followers, all Hootsuite customers are now able to schedule and […]
Looking to add a jolt of energy to your text messages? A pink, floppy-eared, bass-drum-toting master of disruption is ready to lend a hand. The Energizer Bunny, the pop culture icon known for his unstoppable power and knack for showing up in unexpected ways, will soon illustrate the current #mood of millions of smartphone users […]
The percentage of online U.S. sales made on mobile phones dipped from 43% in 2016 to 36% last year, according to a study by Forrester Research. During that same time, e-commerce grew by 14%. Cumbersome payment methods that require too many keystrokes at checkout are impeding the adoption of commerce on mobile, where conversion rates […]
A host of major brands have begun working with Limitless, the UK-based inventor and provider of a platform offering crowd sourced customer service. In Europe, Limitless is now working with Unilever, Vodafone, National Express, New Day, Wargaming and Daily Mail Group; whilst in the US and Canada they are working with Unilever North America and […]
Snap has made the decision to stop paying publishers licensing fees for their Snapchat Discover content, instead choosing to revert back to sharing ad revenue. According to Digiday, citing sources, Snap has been notifying its publishing partners of the changes over the last few months. Typically, Snap does an even split of ad revenue generated […]
The Adidas brand is pictured in 6.5m images shared on Twitter and Instagram each month, more than any other brand, according to Brandwatch. The analytics company’s Image Insights Product uses image recognition to scan for logos shared in social media pictures. In April it found that Adidas by far featured in the most shared images, […]
As part of its collaboration with Lucasfilm for the much-anticipated release of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Denny’s is giving fans the opportunity to take a virtual seat in the Star Wars universe and roll a pair of dice like Han Solo. Launching on May 4, Denny’s “Smuggler’s Dice” sweepstakes offers players the chance to […]
Oath announces a new campaign with HP to deliver an Augmented Reality (AR) experience to inspire millennial families to think creatively about printable paper craft, the first in the UK since the company announced the international roll-out of its AR formats at Mobile World Congress. The campaign centres on HP Instant Ink’s Free Printing Plan […]