Warburtons Celebrates 140 Years in 140 Emojis

Warburtons Celebrates 140 Years in 140 Emojis

Warburtons launches its latest social media campaign, ‘#140Years’, which celebrates 140 years of the brand’s rich history and heritage in 140 emojis. The #140Years campaign cleverly leverages Twitter’s 140 character feature in order to celebrate the history of Britain’s favourite bakery brand – adding a fun and rewarding element to the extensive online conversation that […]

Magnum answers call for ice cream with free Uber delivery

Magnum answers call for ice cream with free Uber delivery

Unilever’s Magnum is giving double meaning to the word “mobility” by partnering with Uber for a mobile campaign that delivers free ice cream to users’ doorsteps simply by having them swipe right in the application. Today, users who open the Uber app and swipe right will be able to pin their address and receive ice […]

This Mobile Ad Blocker Wants to Charge Brands to Show Their Ads

This Mobile Ad Blocker Wants to Charge Brands to Show Their Ads

For the past year, ad blockers have made waves in the media world and threatened to wipe out digital advertising. Now one of those companies, Shine, has hired a chief revenue officer it’s tasked with working closely with brands, agencies, publishers and trade organizations. The company announced James Collier as its first CRO. His responsibilities […]

Twitter Offers Audience API To All Brands

Twitter Offers Audience API To All Brands

Giving brands better insights into their customers, Twitter on July 13, announced the broad release of its Audience API. Between the API’s debut last fall and now, the top request from brands has been the ability to better define and describe audiences of interest, along with visibility into the demographic characteristics of these audiences. And Twitter […]

UK Saves 51.4m Hours a Month Thanks to Apps

UK Saves 51.4m Hours a Month Thanks to Apps

Time-saving apps and online tools aimed at disrupting traditional ways of working and living are saving the average UK consumer 2.2 hours per month, according to new research from cloud computing firm Rackspace. The survey of 2,000+ UK consumers found that over two-thirds had little or no loyalty to traditional brands when given the option […]

Pokémon Go will soon get ads in the form of sponsored locations

Pokémon Go will soon get ads in the form of sponsored locations

After having become one of the most viral mobile applications of all time, Pokémon Go will soon include advertising, according to its developer. In an interview with the Financial Times, Niantic CEO John Hanke said that “sponsored locations” would provide a new revenue stream, in addition to in-app purchases of power-ups and virtual items. In […]