Instagram has launched a new series of tools for businesses in the UK and across EMEA, bringing developments that have previously been limited to the US to a new wave of brands and marketers looking to use the social network in Europe and beyond. Over 200,000 advertisers now use Instagram to connect with consumers, and […]
Ad tech firm The Trade Desk has partnered with Spotify, Triton Digital and AdsWizz in order to bring fully programmatic digital audio inventory to its customer base. With more consumers than ever before accessing streaming audio via their mobile device, digital audio is a growing channel for advertisers, and programmatic buying can give marketers access […]
Persil has teamed up with mobile dry cleaning service ZipJet, as its owner Unilever continues to expand into mobile commerce. ZipJet was founded in 2014 in Germany, and currently operates in three European cities- Berlin, London and Dublin. The company forges alliances with local launderettes and offers jobs for drivers to deliver freshly laundered and […]
ASB Bank’s digital piggybank, Clever Kash, is designed to help children visualise their pocket money and savings in an increasingly cashless society. Clever Kash is a cute yellow elephant with an LED screen on his belly. If parents want to give money to their child, they can open the ASB app and ‘swipe’ coins from […]
Above: Domino’s Facebook Messenger Bot Image Credit: Paul Sawers / VentureBeat Domino’s is the latest company to embrace the bot revolution, with the launch of a pizza-ordering bot for Facebook Messenger. Launching initially in the U.K. and Ireland only, “Dom” is touted as an “artificially intelligent customer service whiz,” according to the press release, and […]
Only the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet has a screen worthy of high quality entertainment. So if you’re watching entertainment on another device, those who create content (directors, actors etc) will be upset that you’re watching all their hard work on an inferior screen. Leo Burnett Sydney’s mobile spot had the actor from Game of […]
SpringHill Suites by Marriott capitalized on the popularity surrounding mobile video by leveraging a programmatic interscroller format to offer users an immersive tour of a room, resulting in nearly three times higher ad engagement than the benchmark for hospitality brands. The subsidiary of Marriott International teamed up with video advertising and digital display platform Celtra, […]
Spend on search ads continues to grow, with advertisers increasingly taking advantage of newer ad types, according to new research. Spend on social advertising has increased by 47% year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2016, with social ads attracting a 21% higher cost-per-click (CPC) as they become more specialised and valuable according to the […]
Online video streaming service Netflix has launched a tool for iOS and Android devices that enables users to check the speed of their internet connection, whether its arriving via wi-fi or mobile data. Netflix had already launched an online tool for internet connection checking in May, Fast.com, but the new app shows that the company recognises […]
One of the world’s biggest companies has decided that targeted ads on Facebook really aren’t so targeted. Procter & Gamble is moving away from targeted ads on the social media giant, saying that hyper targeting on Facebook did not prove as effective as the company thought it would be. P&G is the biggest ad spender […]