Facebook’s advertising sales in the first quarter of 2017 grew by 51% to $7.9 billion, helping the social media giant exceed analysts’ expectations. The revenue boost pushed up net income in the quarter by 76% to $3.1 billion. Mobile advertising made up 85% of sales—up from 82% in the first quarter of 2016. The company’s […]
Pokémon Go creator Niantic has formed a multi-year partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, with plans to advance civic engagement in local communities around the US through AR experiences.a The collaboration will see Niantic’s gaming experiences, including Ingress and Pokémon Go, leveraged at select community events supported by Knight Foundation. These […]
Launched in 1929, Tempo enjoyed 80 years of continuous success, becoming not only Italy’s favourite tissue but also an indispensable ally for hygiene & against illness. Unfortunately, this old promise that made Tempo so successful gradually became part of the problem: the brand was still talking about allergies, colds and other unpleasant conditions. As a […]
The increase in mobile advertising spend is contributing to a decline in ad viewability levels, according to the latest quarterly benchmark report from ad verification company Meetrics. While mobile advertising has recently helped the UK’s digital ad spend surpass the £10bn mark for the first time, other forms of digital advertising are now showing signs […]
Facebook has begun rolling out its Instant Games on Messenger to more of the 1.2bn people that use the platform every month – after initially rolling out the gaming service to 30 countries in November 2016. In addition to the wider roll out, the social network is also introducing two of the features it previewed […]
BBC Worldwide and Skype have announced the launch of the first ever Doctor Who Bot. The Doctor will open the TARDIS doors and invite players to help him save the Universe in an exciting interactive digital experience titled The Saviour of Time. The brand new bot uses the latest technology to deliver a unique experience […]
I think it is needless to say that in the last decade, workplace outlooks and behaviours have changed drastically. The typical workforce is far less deskbound than previously, with many employees now working from home and ‘hot-desking’ fast becoming a popular option for work spaces. This is certainly not a new concept, as other industries […]
MomentFeed, one of the leader in mobile customer experience management for multi-location brands, announced that the company has added a new native ad platform to its Paid Media Manager software solution, and made it generally available to all ad agencies and multi-locations brands. MomentFeed’s Paid Media Manager (PMM) software, part of the company’s flagship Mobile […]
Lyft recently introduced us to its opt-in automatic charity donation feature. Now, it has unveiled its first partner as the feature gets set to kick off on 1 May. To honour Military Appreciation Month, Lyft’s first ‘Round Up & Donate’ partner comes in the form of the United Services Organisation (USO) – a non-profit which […]
Ribena has partnered with J. Walter Thompson London, Brass and Diverse to create an interactive app called ‘Doodle Your World’, allowing users to ‘doodle’ on their surroundings, by using Ribenary characters that come to life on their screens. The concept behind the new Ribena ‘Doodle Your World’ app has been developed from the overarching brand […]