IX Reach achieves Advanced Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services Partner Network

IX Reach achieves Advanced Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services Partner Network

IX Reach is proud to announce that it has achieved Advanced Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). Leveraging AWS, IX Reach helps customers to, in many cases, reduce network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than Internet-based connections. “We are delighted to be a […]

S4M launches the first online drive-to-store ROI calculator

S4M launches the first online drive-to-store ROI calculator

S4M, a privacy compliant martech company specialised in drive-to-store campaigns, has completed a study analysing the Cost Per Incremental Visit (CPIV) of more than a hundred marketing campaigns that aimed to increase in-store traffic. Using the proprietary data from the study allows S4M to be the first to provide CPIV benchmarks and to create a […]

Search and social to drive 67% of adspend growth by 2020, says Zenith’s Ad Expenditure Forecasts

Search and social to drive 67% of adspend growth by 2020, says Zenith’s Ad Expenditure Forecasts

Two thirds of all the growth in global advertising expenditure between 2017 and 2020 will come from paid search and social media ads, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on September 24. Over this period, total spending will increase from US$86bn to US$109bn on paid search, and from US$48bn to US$76bn on social media. […]

Martech market approaches $100bn and will continue to growing, says Moore Stephens and WARC report

Martech market approaches $100bn and will continue to growing, says Moore Stephens and WARC report

In its annual Martech Report, top ten international accountancy firm Moore Stephens, along with WARC, the worldwide authority on advertising and media effectiveness, has valued the global marketing technology market at an estimated $99.9 billion. The study, carried out amongst more than 800 UK, North American, Asia-Pacific and European brands and agencies was initiated to […]

Skype calling is coming to Alexa devices

Skype calling is coming to Alexa devices

While everybody has been talking about Amazon’s Alexa-enabled microwave, it has been announced that Amazon’s Alexa devices will soon be able to manage Skype calls. The Amazon and Microsoft partnership means that people using Alexa devices will be able to make outgoing voice and video calls, accept incoming Skype call, and make SkypeOut calls using just […]

Grohe unveils app-controlled water security system

Grohe unveils app-controlled water security system

Grohe, one of the world’s leading providers of sanitary fittings, has announced the launch of its app-controlled water security system – Smart Home – that offers all-round protection against water damage. Smart Home helps to make everyday life more comfortable by relieving the homeowner of many control and monitoring tasks, said a statement from Grohe. […]

M&C Saatchi Mobile evolve to M&C Saatchi Performance

M&C Saatchi Mobile evolve to M&C Saatchi Performance

M&C Saatchi Mobile have officially announced they are repositioning. The company will now be known globally as M&C Saatchi Performance. M&C Saatchi Performance is a natural evolution for the agency. M&C Saatchi Mobile launched in 2006, prior to the smartphone revolution, where they were at the forefront of the rise in mobile, winning more than […]

Analytics: the £25 billion mistake

Analytics: the £25 billion mistake

In just two very short years the analytics market in the UK will have doubled to be worth a staggering £25 billion. It is already the second largest market in the world, and the biggest in Europe. UK boardrooms are awash with data and insight all designed to help them perform better than their competitors. […]

New fashion app Enty puts personal stylists in your pocket

New fashion app Enty puts personal stylists in your pocket

A fashion app has launched offering women access to advice from personal stylists at any time and day of the week. Enty, founded by entrepreneur Sophia Matveeva, enables users to get professional advice from more than 140 global fashion professionals Through artificial intelligence, the app is able to learn user tastes and global trends. The fashion […]