McDonald’s Japan rolled out a campaign using from the Weather category’s Weather Index when it launched a customizable menu that offered many burger variations. Using sales data from the company’s nationwide network of restaurants, together with weather data, McDonald’s Japan was able to analyze in real time when and where products were selling well, and […]
A future US president who looks (and talks) suspiciously like Donald Trump and triggers Armageddon on Earth stars in a caustic new mobile game app. Once the Earth is in flames in the game, President “Jrump” must colonise other worlds to “make the galaxy great again.” He needs to climb walls the player must build […]
Background: DMEXCO – a local German advertising technology expo or another international ‘must attend’ event for the diary? That debate will continue but both the usual global media suspects and local German players showed up for this year’s biggest European advertising technology show. Details and Implications: Rise of the machines: Technology is the driving force […]
Have a 2 a.m. hankering for ice cream or organic seaweed chips, or a need for cat litter or dog food before dawn? Perhaps you’d like a toaster, pregnancy test or rolling papers, or a spatula, mousetrap or smartphone charger and don’t want to wander around town in the middle of the night looking for […]
Pizza Hut has launched a loyalty app offering rewards for consumers based on the frequency of their visits to the company’s restaurants. Amaze, the digital agency which Pizza Hut worked with on the app, claims it is the first loyalty and reward app to be launched by a casual dining restaurant in the UK. In phase […]
Smartphone apps account for 3 out of every 4 minutes we spend on a mobile, a recent study by comScore has found. So much for giving mom a call. The average monthly hours spent on smartphone apps has grown for all age groups in the U.S. Even the age 55-65 segment saw a 37% year-over-year […]
AKQA announces the appointment of Josh Combs to Creative Director at AKQA’s Portland office. Josh will report directly into Group Creative Director Ginny Golden, where he will help support and nurture creative teams. Josh Combs is a creative leader, with more than 11 years of experience in implementing digital-focused products and services for prestigious brands. […]
Viamedia, the television industry’s largest independent cable TV ad management company, today announced an advanced mobile advertising innovation, AdMessenger Tap-To-Expand, the latest addition to the company’s growing roster of cutting-edge cross-platform ad solutions to reach any viewer on every screen. AdMessenger “Tap-to-Expand” is designed to reach consumers with an easily updated, geo-targeted, offer specific, custom-scrolling […]
Snapchat’s chief strategy officer Imran Khan has taken a swipe at rival publishers that play video ads without sound. Speaking at Dmexco in Germany today (14 October), he said that Snapchat’s “passion about sound” is what makes it stand out. He claimed two-thirds of the ads on its site are played with sound and that if advertisers […]
At dmexco in Germany today, Google announced two new updates to its ad innovations that will help brands connect customers with what they want at the right time. These new capabilities are specifically aimed at mobile-first users. The new features AdWords is getting are the next generation of Universal App Campaigns and TrueView for action. […]