Mobile video interactive shoppable ads are effective at capturing user attention and driving brand lift, according to “The Interactive Ad Effect: CTAs in Mobile Video Shoppable Ads,” a study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Digital Video Center of Excellence. Across multiple methodologies, the research shows that interactive ads with a call-to-action (CTA) get […]
A new generation of Crunchfish’s gesture interaction software is launched. This high-precision one-gesture software solution is specially designed for interaction with any standard Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses enabling a new intuitive interaction method. It makes it possible for the user to control all functions in the glasses with only one gesture, similar to […]
Velocity Frequent Flyer (VFF), the award-winning loyalty program of Virgin Australia, launched The #Earnbassadors. The latest marketing initiative from Velocity and CHE Proximity aims to reward Frequent Flyer members in Points, for educating other members about the Velocity program. Dean Chadwick, Chief Marketing Officer at Velocity Frequent Flyer explains: “Our most engaged members will do […]
China leads the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for mobile payment adoption, where 96% of Chinese consumers have used a mobile payment app in the past six months. Research from Kantar found 85% of Chinese select mobile payment as the most preferred mobile payment method. China is well ahead of India at 38% and Hong Kong at […]
Investment in over-the-top (OTT), the delivery of premium video content over the internet, is continuing to rise rapidly around the globe with spend set to reach $129.3bn within the next five years. According to Warc’s latest report, $46.6bn – or 36 per cent – of OTT investment will be spent by advertisers on ad-funded video-on-demand […]
KFC has launched its first ever Facebook game – Dirty Lou’s Sauce Mania – and the aim is to get as dirty as possible. With KFC’s Dirty Louisiana available in restaurants until 18 November, this highly addictive, sauce-tastic new arcade game features the burger’s three epic sauces Black Pepper Mayo, Supercharger sauce and BBQ. In […]
New Balance unleashes a style revolution with its cutting-edge, artificial-intelligence-led activation to promote its new women’s shoe. Created with experiential innovation agency, Wildbytes, and media agency, Roldós Media, the bold launch event uses AI software to spot fashion-forward individuals who challenge industry conventions. In line with the maverick spirit of the new Fresh Foam Cruz […]
ADYOULIKE, a global leader in native advertising, has launched a Black Friday campaign targeting digital advertisers. The message behind the campaign is simple: Native Advertising works. And it will work for you this Black Friday. Mobile made up 64% of all shopping visits in the US in 2017 and mobile saw a 41% increase in […]
New purchasing stats from Wowcher show that UK consumers are becoming much more comfortable shopping via a mobile device, with three quarters of all purchases on the eCommerce platform being made through a mobile device. On big ticket items, where the AOV is over £412, such as long-haul holidays & cruises, wedding packages and beach […]
Amazon’s advertising business continues to go from strength to strength after reporting net sales of $2.5bn over the third quarter which can largely be attributed to advertising service sales, a figure which confirms the business is on the threshold of establishing itself as a rival to Facebook and Google. This healthy figure represents a 122% […]