In 2017, mobile will make up more than half of all digital ad spending in the Nordic countries of Norway Sweden and Denmark, according to eMarketer’s latest digital ad spend forecast for EMEA. Within these markets, Denmark and Norway are the frontrunners, spending close to a third of their total media budgets on mobile—equating to […]
Direct Line and Saatchi & Saatchi London have revealed an innovative prototype pedestrian crossing aimed at reducing traffic and pedestrian accidents. With 7,000 annual road traffic accidents taking place at crossings due to a lack of visibility for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, this new campaign is a world-first and aims to tackle this pertinent problem. […]
Asda teamed up with Shazam to launch a UK first, which will run throughout the Halloween period. When anyone ‘Shazams’ the new TV ad, by Saatchi & Saatchi London, or code in the retailer’s Good Living Magazine they will be taken to an augmented reality (AR) experience on their smartphone that lets them be part of the ad through a […]
Over 2 in 5 (41%) of marketers find mobile programmatic more confusing than on desktop, but over 60% plan to increase their ad spend in mobile programmatic over the next year, according to new research. The study, from transparent media buying platform, iotec, addresses some of the rising concerns within mobile programmatic advertising through their latest […]
Film studio Lionsgate and Unity Technologies, the leading creation engine for gaming and interactive entertainment, have partnered to create a first-of-its-kind virtual reality ad to support the release of Jigsaw, the latest film in the blockbuster Saw horror franchise. Built using Unity’s engine, the Jigsaw ‘Virtual Room’ interactive ad will surface in VR apps made using Unity, and will enable […]
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Grab announced a partnership to provide customers with more seamless travel experiences. SIA and Grab will integrate their mobile apps to offer enhanced convenience to customers when travelling to the airport in six countries across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This marks the coming together […]
Twitter plans to announce the launch of in-stream video ads in the UK at its session tomorrow for IAB Digital Upfronts. Twitter first launched in-stream video ads in the US in April 2017 as it ramped up its investment in video and content. The offering allows brands to have in-stream ads around premium content. Twitter […]
ChariTable Bookings is the revolutionary booking app that gives back to charity at absolutely no cost to individuals. When making a booking through Charitablebookings.com from a growing list of over 8,500 UK restaurants or 250,000 hotels world wide, £1 for every diner in the party will be donated by the restaurant to a charity of […]
Microsoft has more-or-less confirmed the death of Windows 10 Mobile, after a series of tweets from the company’s corporate vice president for Windows, Joe Belfiore, made it clear it was unlikely it would create any new features or hardware for the operating system. In reply to Windows 10 Mobile fans, Belfiore said that features and hardware […]
Television continues to be the biggest advertising platform in India, but mobile ad spend is growing rapidly and is expected to increase by 85% in 2017, according to the latest estimates from eMarketer. The New York research firm forecast that overall digital ad spend in India will rise to $1.21bn this year with further double-digit growth […]