UM, Byte, Spotify and Years & Years launch new Snapchat Lens

UM, Byte, Spotify and Years & Years launch new Snapchat Lens

To celebrate the launch of Years & Years’ new album, Palo Santo, media agency UM have brokered a deal in which technology agency Byte London have created a first ever augmented reality (AR) experience for Spotify. Working in close partnership with Spotify’s UK Marketing Team and with marketing technology agency Byte London, which designed the […]

Android Celebrates The People Creating Apps In New Global #IMakeApps Campaign

Android Celebrates The People Creating Apps In New Global #IMakeApps Campaign

Android’s new #IMakeApps campaign celebrates the hard work, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of app and game makers around the world. This social campaign by London based creative agency Gramafilm, shines the spotlight on the exceptional community of people who make up the Android developer ecosystem. #IMakeApps shares the stories, dreams and passions of the individuals behind the […]

Consumers are embracing AI and will reward organisations that offer more human-like AI experiences

Consumers are embracing AI and will reward organisations that offer more human-like AI experiences

New research from Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer alien to consumers, with close to three-quarters (73%) indicating they have interacted via AI, and 69% of those who have used AI being satisfied with those interactions. The report, “The Secret to Winning Customers’ Hearts  with Artificial Intelligence: Add Human Intelligence” […]

UK ad spend to grow 4.2% in 2018 amid digital transformation, according to Dentsu Aegis Network

UK ad spend to grow 4.2% in 2018 amid digital transformation, according to Dentsu Aegis Network

Leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network has released its biannual forecasts, pointing to a more positive 2018 for global advertising expenditure than previously expected. Ad-spend growth will rise from 3.3% in 2017 to hit 3.9% in 2018 – higher than the 3.6% forecast in January 2018 and taking total investment to US$613.5bn. […]

Dutch telco Ben and agency Etcetera launch a branded phone-condom to boost physical intimacy in the bedroom

Dutch telco Ben and agency Etcetera launch a branded phone-condom to boost physical intimacy in the bedroom

 Dutch telecom provider Ben, and Amsterdam-based creative agency Etcetera, have launched the Ben-branded phone-condom – an eye-catching stunt to kick-off their “Better in Bed” campaign – and a radical solution to some of the relationship woes affecting today’s mobile phone dependent society.  The world’s first phone-condom has been introduced as an irreverent – and […]

New report by Code Computerlove reveals organisational mindset driving digital effectiveness

New report by Code Computerlove reveals organisational mindset driving digital effectiveness

A new survey into digital effectiveness has revealed that ‘Product Thinking’ is helping organisations become more digitally effective. The survey carried out by digital agency Code Computerlove, a fore-runner of product thinking as an approach, found some clear differences in the attitude, behaviours and methodologies of top-performing business versus the mainstream when it comes to their […]

Malibu Deploy 300,000 Connected Bottles Across Europe as Part of ‘Because Summer’ Campaign

Malibu Deploy 300,000 Connected Bottles Across Europe as Part of ‘Because Summer’ Campaign

Malibu Rum continue their connected bottles journey in European scale-up to support Malibu Games. The project, which marks another collaboration between Malibu and Internet of Things (IoT) agency, SharpEnd, represents a huge scale-up operation as part of the brand’s connected bottle journey. Over 300,000 NFC-enabled bottles (200k in UK, 100k in Germany) will be circulated this […]

Alibaba’s new AI tool can produce thousands of ads a second but it says it won’t replace humans

Alibaba’s new AI tool can produce thousands of ads a second but it says it won’t replace humans

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba launched an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can write 20,000 lines of advertising copy per second. Businesses advertising on Alibaba’s Tmall, Taobao, Mei.com and 1688.com eCommerce sites can insert a link on one of their product pages and click a “produce smart copy” button to see different advertising ideas. But even though the […]