How Chatbots are changing UX/UI for the better

How Chatbots are changing UX/UI for the better

Mobile apps have been continually progressing for some years and the power of mobile applications remains very strong. But the introduction of the chatbots means you can chat or talk to them as to a close friend. The main difference between a chatbot and a mobile app is its user interface. And this is the […]

Instagram opens its shoppable posts feature to retailers on BigCommerce’s platform

Instagram opens its shoppable posts feature to retailers on BigCommerce’s platform

BigCommerce, which develops eCommerce software for businesses, now supports sales through shoppable posts on Instagram. The integration means that retailers on the eCommerce platform will be able to tag products in Instagram posts with a link to take consumers directly to an associated product page, so they can proceed with their purchase or find out more about the […]

TripleLift and TabMo Partner to Fuel the Growth of Native on Mobile

TripleLift and TabMo Partner to Fuel the Growth of Native on Mobile

Triplelift & TabMo partner to fuel the growth of native on mobile! https://t.co/3l67aTERT0 @TripleLiftHQ #Hawkplatform pic.twitter.com/8OZWcLwv9H — TabMo (@TabMo) October 3, 2017 TripleLift, the industry’s largest comscore ranked native advertising company, announced a strategic partnership with TabMo, the first mobile creative DSP for video, display and native advertising, to advance their mobile native offering. Partnering with […]

IMImobile: Consumers prefer customer service over digital messaging channels

IMImobile: Consumers prefer customer service over digital messaging channels

Cloud communications software and solutions specialist IMImobile, announced findings of its latest ‘Consumer Research Report’, looking at customer service experiences and expectations of 1,000 UK consumers. The research reveals the increasing preference amongst today’s consumers to use mobile and digital messaging channels to submit enquiries, receive answers and engage with customer service teams. With 68 per cent […]

Reese’s brings Pac-Man to Snapchat

Reese’s brings Pac-Man to Snapchat

Hershey-owned Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is ramping up its marketing game before the holiday season. The brand lately introduced a Pac-Man themed game on Snapchat to reach young candy lovers who typically don’t use Facebook or watch TV. The game — debuted on September 19 and will live on Snapchat for six weeks — features a Pac-Man […]

Over 75% of media planners aren’t using third parties to measure and validate data

Over 75% of media planners aren’t using third parties to measure and validate data

Less than a quarter (24%) of mobile media planners use third parties to measure and validate their data, according to new research, despite ongoing calls from marketers for digital giants to increase their third party measurement partners. GroundTruth (formerly xAd), conducted the study in conjunction with ExchangeWire, which saw it survey over 150 mobile ad […]

TMW Unlimited creates digital campaign #CaseForChange for the GSMA

TMW Unlimited creates digital campaign #CaseForChange for the GSMA

TMW Unlimited has created a new digital campaign for the GSMA, the global body that represents mobile operators, to show how the power of mobile connectivity makes a difference in people’s lives around the world. In 2015, the UN set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an ambitious agenda to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and […]

Rovio bursts onto the stock market with €900m valuation

Rovio bursts onto the stock market with €900m valuation

Angry Birds app publisher Rovio has made its debut on the Finnish stock market, with its 37.1m public shares initially priced at €11.50 (£10.16). This is the upper limit of the range Rovio announced earlier in September, valuing the company at €896m – significantly short of reports last month which put the expected valuation at around the […]

IKEA Group signs agreement to acquire TaskRabbit

IKEA Group signs agreement to acquire TaskRabbit

Home furnishing retailer IKEA Group, has signed a conditional agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in TaskRabbit, Inc., an on-demand services platform company. TaskRabbit currently operates in the United States and London and will continue to function as an independent company. “In a fast changing retail environment, we continuously strive to develop new and […]