A total of 1.01bn people will use rich communication services (RCS) messaging across 168 mobile operators around the world by the end of next year, according to research from Mobilesquared. This is expected to grow to 3.23bn across 486 mobile operators by the end of 2023. The report identifies that only 5.7 per cent of brands and businesses […]
Ebiquity, a leading, independent, marketing and media consultancy, announced today the release of a research study in collaboration with online fraud and brand safety specialist, zulu5. Ebiquity’s media practice and zulu5 set out to study the extent to which ad misplacement is still prevalent in the DACH region – or Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It […]
Adobe released its online shopping predictions for the 2018 holiday season (from November to December), which found that spending in the UK, France, and Germany will jump nearly 25% compared with the same period in 2017. The findings, based on Adobe Analytics data, also reveals shoppers in the UK will spend more than three times […]
Gismart, the leading global music app maker with 300 million downloads, is thrilled to announce its first major artists partnership with global EDM phenomenon The Chainsmokers. The new collaboration sees the globally renowned DJ duo launch over twenty brand new ‘The Chainsmokers sound packs’ for the chart-topping music app Beat Maker Go. Beat Maker Go […]
The demand from consumers for authenticity and transparency within influencer marketing has had a significant change on the purpose the marketing technique serves for businesses in the last year. 60 per cent of digital marketers have seen the purpose of influencer marketing change ‘drastically’ for them in the last 12 months, with 56 per cent […]
Sizmek, the world’s largest independent buy-side advertising platform delivering impressions that inspire, announced research that reveals challenges marketers face as they try to balance technology innovation with creativity. The study, which surveyed more than 500 business decision making brand-marketers across Europe and the US, found that over two thirds (67%) believe digital growth in advertising […]
Earlier in November 2018, reports suggested that Facebook was planning to introduce an ‘unsend’ feature on to Messenger that would give users 10 minutes to delete a message that they gave send before it is read. And now nearly a week later, word is that the social media giant has started rolling the update to […]
“Please enjoy your meal,” says Nepal’s first robot waiter, Ginger, as she delivers a plate of steaming dumplings to a table of hungry customers. The poor Himalayan nation is better known for its soaring mountain peaks than technological prowess, but a group of self-taught young innovators are seeking to change that. Local startup Paaila Technology […]
A new online survey by YouGov of 2,024 British shoppers gives online retailers plenty to think about just as their busiest period of the year approaches. Commissioned by post-purchase communication experts parcelLab, the study reveals that although 49% of people now do at least half their Christmas shopping online, 44% say the experience is worse […]
Iconic Australian retailer, Myer, has announced the arrival of Naughty or Nice Baubles for sale at Myer stores around Australia. The baubles, developed by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, are the centrepiece of this year’s Myer Christmas campaign. A Naughty or Nice bauble is no ordinary Christmas decoration, instead it lets you and your family know […]