SimilarWeb: 64.5 Per Cent of UK Retail Traffic from Mobile in 2015

SimilarWeb: 64.5 Per Cent of UK Retail Traffic from Mobile in 2015

64.5 per cent of visits to online retail sites in the UK in 2015, came from mobile phones, according to a report from SimilarWeb. Mobile maintained the majority share of visits across all of the top UK retail sites. Perhaps surprisingly, the sites with the largest mobile share weren’t those for pureplay online retailers Amazon (64 per cent) or eBay (59 per […]

Facebook Trials Audience Network Ads on the Mobile Web

Facebook Trials Audience Network Ads on the Mobile Web

Facebook is reportedly testing an extension of Facebook to the mobile web. According to AdExchanger, the social network giant is one month into a test involving around 10 publishers, including social publisher, Diply. Up until now, Audience Network ads have only been available in-app. If Audience Network is fully deployed to the mobile web, it […]

Brits turn to their mobiles after lunch for Christmas Day distraction

Brits turn to their mobiles after lunch for Christmas Day distraction

Analysis recently released has revealed the UK population’s online habits during Christmas and Boxing Day 2015. The most common times people went online were between 4.00pm and midnight on both days. Furthermore, there was a huge jump in ‘second-screening’ – on Christmas Day this year nearly half (48%) of all UK web traffic was done […]

ZenithOptimedia Unveils 10 Key Mobile Consumer Trends for 2016

ZenithOptimedia Unveils 10 Key Mobile Consumer Trends for 2016

ZenithOptimedia has unveiled its 10 trends that show how technology will enable consumers to become increasingly mobile in their behaviour, presenting new engagement opportunities for brands. Building on ZenithOptimedia’s recent research report with GlobalWebIndex – The Mobile Imperative – which found that young people around the world will spend more time accessing the internet via […]

Habitat Refreshes eCommerce Platform with Mobile-first Design

Habitat Refreshes eCommerce Platform with Mobile-first Design

Homewares and furniture retailer Habitat has unveiled its new eCommerce platform, designed by digital commerce consultancy Salmon, which aims to capture a mobile audience and take advantage of the increase in traffic it has seen over the last year. In the past 12 months, the brand has reported a 35 per cent increase in traffic […]

Peugeot claims UK first with vibrating mobile ads

Peugeot claims UK first with vibrating mobile ads

Peugeot has claimed to be the first to use haptic technology in its mobile advertising in the UK, with the launch of a new smartphone video ad that uses immersive technology to capture the experience of driving. Touch technology within the ad simulates the experience of driving a car on the user’s mobile phone. A […]

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong brings Marriott Hotels mobile request functions to life for guests

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong brings Marriott Hotels mobile request functions to life for guests

Publicis Worldwide Hong Kong has launched a new campaign for Marriott Hotels that highlights a new level of customer service for digital savvy Millennials across Asia Pacific. The new campaign falls under Marriott Hotels’ brand promise, “Travel Brilliantly.” The Publicis Worldwide work introduces a new chat function to Marriott’s Mobile App that allows guests to […]

Nokia unveils the fruits of its post-mobile strategy – a $60,000 VR camera for filmmakers

Nokia unveils the fruits of its post-mobile strategy – a $60,000 VR camera for filmmakers

Former mobile giant Nokia is looking to pivot its offering into Hollywood with its recently announced OZO virtual reality camera. The communications specialist, having sold its mobile production unit to Microsoft in 2014, is hoping to trump several tech start-ups working on VR capture devices with the $60,000 OZO camera. The Helsinki-based company is courting […]