Google is attempting to win over Black Friday shoppers with a new search function that will allow them to see how busy shops and other popular destinations are in real-time. When users search for a shop on Black Friday, Google will deliver a status update, such as “a little busy”, and information about how long […]
Campaigns from the length and breadth of the EMEA region were winners at last nights MMA EMEA Smarties Awards. The variety, diversity and geographical span were the widest yet, with entries received from all parts of the region. Whilst the UK, and Turkey were well represented, there were winning entries from Russia, Germany, France, the […]
Instagram has added two new features, pushing it even closer to Snapchat by introducing disappearing photos and videos. It’s an add-on to Instagram Direct, the app’s direct messaging function. Users will have the option of sending photos and videos taken with the in-app camera which are deleted after two views. If the recipient replays the […]
Facebook has confirmed that it will be winding down the ad serving portion of Atlas – less than two months after moving the platform from its ad tech division to the ‘marketing sciences’ measurement business. Founded in 2001, Atlas was acquired by Facebook in 2013 from Microsoft – which originally picked up the platform as part […]
Airbnb announced that it is expanding its scope significantly, moving from a home-sharing business to a “holistic travel” company, said CEO Brian Chesky at the Airbnb Open event in Los Angeles. It rolled out a new feature called Trips as part of an app update designed to provide travellers with a one-stop shop. The feature […]
Skyhook, one of the world’s leading location services company, announced that it has been selected by the media division of Verifone, a world leader in payment and commerce solutions, to measure the impact of at-the-pump advertising campaigns. Using Skyhook’s new foot-traffic attribution solution, Verifone Media can measure the effectiveness of their customers’ advertising using real-world […]
Cheetah Mobile, the leading developer of mission-critical mobile utility applications, introduced Orion 3.0 to Indian mobile advertisers on the inaugural day of Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) being held here in the city. The introduction of the latest version of the successful Ad Platform was done as a part of the Cheetah Mobile Connect Seminar […]
AOL, which was acquired by Verizon Communications in 2015 for $4.4 billion, is firing as many as 500 employees as part of a restructuring plan to focus on mobile, video and data, according to a person familiar with the matter. The layoffs are occurring in all of AOL’s business units, said the person, who asked not […]
Hiking naturists are the stars as BBC launch a comedic new campaign, from ENVY Advertising, for the broadcaster’s new app, BBC +. Designed to provide customisable content collections, the free app gives users more control over the information they receive, whether it’s breaking news or talking points on a wide range of topics such as […]
Google has launched a new campaign to promote ‘G Suite’ from Google Cloud that includes apps such as Gmail, Docs, Drive and Calendar. ‘G Suite’ makes it easier for people within companies to collaborate no matter where they are located around the world. The campaign is the brainchild of New York-based agency Anomaly and includes works […]