Blis and TVTY merge location-based advertising and moment marketing to launch innovative digital campaigns reaching consumers at the right time and place Blis, the global pioneer in advanced location data technology, and TVTY, The Moment Marketing company are empowering brands to launch location-based digital ad campaigns reacting to real-time events. By delivering personalised, location-powered ads […]
Netflix added 1.42m streaming subscribers in the US and 3.53m elsewhere in the first quarter of 2017, slightly shy of the 1.5m (US) and 3.7m (rest of the world) it had previously told analysts it expected to add. Even so, the company is on track to reach 100m subscribers by the end of Q2. It […]
Timberland has launched a new UK campaign with xAd to identify a new audience of urban adventurers and entice them into their brick-and-mortar stores. xAd worked with media buying agencies Vizeum and Amplifi to develop and deliver engaging content to 18-34 year olds living in the city, inspiring them to seek out their own ‘Urban […]
Microsoft has unveiled a new AI chatbot, designed specifically for the youth population of India. The AI bot is named as Ruuh and is an aimed to provide entertainment only. The chatbot made its debut on February 7, 2017. On its Facebook page, Ruuh is introduced by: “Hey, I’m Ruuh, a desi (Indian) AI who […]
11th April 2017 sees the launch of a groundbreaking mixed-reality app from Gorillaz, which comes ahead of highly anticipated new album ‘Humanz’, to be released by Parlophone Records on 28th April. Pushing the boundaries of mobile technology, the Gorillaz App, which is available on both Android and iOS, will allow fans to immerse themselves in […]
Leading OOH agency and location marketing experts Posterscope will, for the first time, activate a bespoke, ‘always ready’ ad-serving platform for Shop Direct. The platform will be powered by Liveposter and at scale through a partnership with Clear Channel, giving Shop Direct brands Very, Very Exclusive and Littlewoods a consistent brand presence on high streets […]
comScore announced that key campaign delivery metrics for Twitter ads – including demographics, reach, frequency and GRPs – will be available in validated Campaign Essentials (vCE), its flagship campaign measurement offering. Reporting for US campaigns will soon include measurement of Twitter ads that run on mobile devices. Reporting will also be available for Spain, Canada and UK […]
Over 5o% of Londoners consider the capital a lovely place to live. Only 7% of the capital’s dwellers strongly agree that the city is a good place to make friends. Out of the 18 cities polled by Tapestry Research and Time Out Magazine, London came out the loneliest. 29% of the people in London have met […]
In a world-first, McDonald’s Australia via VML Sydney is launching ‘Snaplications’ – a one-of-a-kind Snapchat Lens that enables Snapchatters to apply for a job ‘in a snap’. From Friday 7th April, Snapchat users will be able to utilise the branded Lens that depicts the Snapchatter in uniform as a McDonald’s crew member and prompts them […]
Switzerland’s largest retail company Migros looks to usher in the revolutionary future of shopping with the new augmented reality (AR) function of their app called ‘Discover’. It uses the smartphone camera to identity unique features on the product packaging and match them with the product database. As soon as a product has been “discovered”, the product name appears on […]