With the release of “The Avengers: Infinity War” last month, Regal Entertainment introduced Moviebill, a new print, mobile and online media platform that uses augmented reality to take readers deeper into the film’s world to audiences. Moviebill was distributed to 1 million moviegoers on the opening weekend. According to Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, […]
Verizon released a new minute-long video as a tribute to those serving the country and its role connecting them to their families. As a part of the wireless carrier’s Military Appreciation Month, Verizon worked with the Wounded Warrior Project to stitch together a montage of military family reunions, all taken through mobile devices. Starting […]
In November 2017, Just Eat worked with marketing tech agency Byte London and VR content creator Inception VR to become one of first companies to launch an augmented reality (AR) experience through Facebook’s AR studio. Now, the fast food marketplace has revealed that the campaign was a sales success. The AR experience enabled Facebook users […]
Rovio Entertainment, in partnership with its licensing and brand management agency, Evolution, has unveiled a sweeping program of premier licensing partnerships in North America for its flagship Angry Birds franchise. This extensive line-up of new, renewed and ongoing deals, uniting a diverse array of retail product manufacturers and categories, represents the next step forward for […]
After months of rumours, Indonesian ride-sharing platform Go-Jek has announced plans to expand its operations into four new Asian markets as part of a US$500 million investment and growth strategy. The new markets are Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, which the company says in a statement it will enter “within the next few months”. […]
KFC launched a summer sweepstakes where fans can win a limited-edition KFC Colonel floatie. The floatie is in the likeness of Colonel Sanders and features holders for a bucket of chicken and beverages. Through June 22, fans can visit KFCfloatie.com to enter to win one of the floaties, which aren’t available for sale. KFC announced […]
Starbucks will remain the most popular proximity mobile payment app, staying ahead of Apple Pay and other competitors, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast on US proximity mobile payments. This year, 23.4 million people ages 14 and over will use the Starbucks app to make a point-of-sale purchase at least once every six months. That puts […]
Absolut has launched a ‘Global Selfie’ campaign to celebrate the launch of its limited edition ‘Absolut World’ vodka. The campaign invited travellers flying from Frankfurt and Singapore to upload a picture of themselves via Absolut.com/globalselfie with their name, age, city and recommend places they love eating, drinking and getting together with friends at in their […]
Slack, a collaboration hub for the modern workplace, in line with its first ever developer conference, Spec, will be announcing a range of new features, revealing the latest Slack Fund investments, as well as unveiling the fastest growing app integrations across the UK. The fastest growing app integration for Slack users, in UK in 2018, […]
The 9th of May 2018 went down in history books as among the most significant days in the history of Malaysia. As the nation concluded the election period with the swearing-in of its seventh prime minister on 10th May, eCommerce platforms experienced a significant dip in online traffic as Malaysians were focused on the elections […]