Facebook-owned Instagram has escalated its arms race with rival Snapchat with the launch of a new messaging app designed to facilitate unrestricted sharing between close friends. Threads will enable members to share attributes such as their status, location, speed and even battery life as well as text, photos and videos. Those who opt-in to the […]
Customer engagement company Airship announced that it has acquired Apptimize, the most adopted solution for testing and innovating user experiences across mobile apps and other digital channels. This move provides marketers and developers with a single solution to optimize the entire user experience across messaging channels and digital properties. Airship enables businesses to send relevant messages at the […]
SAP has launched the SAP Product Content Hub, a cloud-based product information management solution (PIM). Providing master product data for customer-facing systems, including the SAP Commerce Cloud solution, SAP Product Content Hub allows for tight integration with the back office. The user interface allows business users, even those without IT expertise, to create and manage consistent, […]
ViralGains, the leader in intelligent ad journey orchestration, announced the launch of ViralGains Odyssey. The new software as a service (SaaS) platform allows marketers to leverage the voice of the customer to drive smarter advertising outcomes that directly impact the bottom line. ViralGains Odyssey works seamlessly across video, connected TV (CTV) and display advertising. A […]
Waze has unveiled YouTube Music as its latest Audio Player partner, joining Spotify and Deezer. Originally launched last October, Waze’s full-service audio player delivers music, podcasts, audiobooks, news, and more via partnerships with leading audio platforms. Since its launch Waze users have driven almost 11bn kilometres while listening to content from Waze’s Audio Player partners. Waze initially launched […]
YouTube is reportedly in talks to stop targeting ads around videos kids are likely to watch, a decision it hopes will assuage the US Federal Trade Commission. The move would bring about an immediate dip in ad sales for the streaming service, which is already facing a multi-million dollar fine for potential previous breaches of the […]
On Saturday 17th August, mobile network operator Orange, Google, and experiential innovation agency Wildbytes treated football fans to an epic spectacle. Marking the first augmented reality synchronised show in Spain, fans at the Celta de Vigo vs. Real Madrid game saw a gigantic superhero football player appearing on the pitch in augmented reality. Unveiled on the […]
Walmart and Buzzfeed’s Tasty have partnered to launch a new in-app feature, Shoppable Recipes, which lets viewers add ingredients from a Tasty video straight to their Walmart grocery cart. To use the feature, customers need to download the Tasty app, where they can choose from 4,000 recipes. Once a recipe has been picked, a one-click process will […]
Twitter has launched a new, global video buying model. With six-second bidding, advertisers will only be charged if a video is viewed for at least six seconds, with the pixels 50% in view on the user’s screen. The social media platform said the launch is to help advertisers get their videos in front of audiences, […]
Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, announced the addition of a new offering within its suite of Marketing Impact solutions, Movie Lift. Developed in partnership with PlaceIQ – the company building a new model of consumer behaviour with location data and insights – this solution helps media buyers and sellers better […]