Amazon Prime unleashed a mixed reality (MR) apocalypse on the streets of New York City to promote their hotly anticipated fantasy series Good Omens. Based upon the novel of the same name from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as an angel and demon who join forces in […]
Alzheimer’s Society, McCann Worldgroup in Europe, and MRM//McCann Frankfurt are launching My Carer, an Alexa Skill, created to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living with dementia in the UK. Globally dementia is expected to affect 50 million people by 2020. The cost of caring for dementia currently is $818 billion/£627billion. McCann developed the skill together […]
With the “Heroes of the Night” app, Beck’s is launching a new initiative in keeping with its brand claim “You make it legendary”. From now on, WhatsApp users can simply transform their chat history into a comic and therefore recreate their epic night out with friends in the most unique way. In cooperation with comic […]
A ground-breaking mobile app offering early warning detection of potentially fatal strokes has been developed by Cheil Hong Kong. According to WHO figures, someone has a stroke every two seconds. It claims the lives of more than 6 million people die each year. Meanwhile, two thirds of those who survive are left with brain damage […]
Storytime, a revolutionary education app from Telekom, was created by Leo Burnett Bucharest to enhance the experience of bedtime stories through the features of the phone, no matter the distance. The Telekom Storytime app enables parents working abroad to tell their children bedtime stories remotely, with the technology of the app meaning parents don’t just […]
The traffic in Brazil is considered one of the most violent in the Americas, with Sao Paulo being the state with the highest number of road traffic deaths and drunk driving being the second largest cause of these deaths, according to recent data from the World Health Organisation (WHO). During popular festivals, the numbers grow […]
Yakult UK is introducing its first-ever Augmented Reality (AR) experience, along with a social media campaign, to enhance the brand’s focus on the Science of Wellbeing, launched through an Out-of-Home activity earlier in 2019. Quiet Storm developed the creative idea for the AR ‘Magic Mirror’ activation encouraging people to experience “The science of breathing, brought […]
WaterAid, the non-profit organisation changing millions of lives every year through clean water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives, has launched its first-ever Alexa voice skill created by digital product and innovation consultancy Hi Mum! Said Dad. Every day, Alexa delivers a unique letter from the village of Tsarafangitra in Madagascar, covering topics such as food, music, wildlife – and of […]
To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Singapore Cable Car – the most breathtaking way to get into and around Sentosa – One Faber Group has partnered Carbon Interactive and creative technology company AliveNow to create a fun and interactive Facebook AR Camera Filter that takes a user down memory lane. On a visit to Singapore, […]
Shazam! has partnered with Snapchat to launch the first sponsored, voice-activated Snapchat Lens, meaning anyone can transform themselves into a superhero! Snapchatters simply have scan the Snapcode, say “Ok, Shazam!”, and with a flash of lightening their inner superhero will appear on the screen. The Snapcode is dotted around London on posters and billboards, making it super […]