Skoda is working on a new project that will enable couriers to deliver parcels to your car boot. It will enable consumers to provide their vehicle’s location and number plate, instead of an address, when ordering goods. The technology required for remote access to the car is currently being tested in the pilot scheme. Jarmila […]
Online fashion retailers are facing a dilemma. For the first time, more money is being spent through mobile devices like smartphones and tablets than laptops and desktops – 46% against 44%, according to a study by Nosto. Meanwhile, smartphones were predicted to deliver 68% of all ecommerce traffic this winter, up 19% on last year, […]
Burger King has no problem zinging and prodding its rival fast food restaurants. Now, the chain is encouraging fans to ‘burn’ those rivals thanks to a new app feature that sees billboards engulfed in flames. With the ‘Burn That Ad’ campaign, anyone who launches the Burger King app in Brazil and points their smartphone at its […]
Sharethrough has announced the launch of an Enhanced Ads product line to help advertisers improve the performance of their display and video campaigns with their existing creative assets and media buying strategies. Using proprietary templating technology, Sharethrough transforms display and video assets into higher-performing native ads, delivered on top content sites across the Sharethrough Exchange (STX). […]
AdsDax, a revolutionary, blockchain-enabled, end-to-end rich-media advertising platform has partnered with Isobar India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, to test digital ledger technologies and measure the impact of running ad campaigns at scale on a public ledger from a technical and business perspective. The first campaign, delivered over four weeks in January and […]
Klear, the leading influencer marketing technology company, announced Klear Connect, a complete solution for influencer campaign management. Connect streamlines communication between brands and influencers by automating manual processes throughout the influencer program life cycle with an integrated chat service and the ability to collaborate on content, and track payments and Instagram Stories. The new solution […]
Snap Inc. announced the debut line-up of advertising partners for Commercials, Snapchat’s six-second unskippable ads that run across Snapchat Shows in the UK. EE and Mars are among the first advertisers to take advantage of the new ad format which will be available across the entire Shows platform in the UK. Commercials are available through Snap’s […]
Buying an eyeshadow palette or a pair of sneakers you spot on Instagram is about to get easier if you’re in the US. Facebook-owned Instagram said on March 19 it’s testing a feature called checkout that will allow users to buy a product without leaving the photo-sharing app. That means Instagram users don’t have to […]
PlayStation announced that PlayStation Vue is adding multi-view on Apple TV, allowing users to watch up to four live channels on one screen. This comes just in time for NCAA March Madness, so viewers can keep an eye on all the action or mix and match live games with live news or other programs. Multi-view […]
Popular dating app Tinder has provided some insight into how its algorithm decides which potential matches it surfaces to users – and it’s no longer an ‘Elo score’ based on desirability, though it doesn’t sound too dissimilar. The Match Group-owned platform doesn’t hide the fact that it used to rank people based on how desirable […]