Brand engagement with consumers has significantly evolved over time. The rapid rise of the internet and social media has facilitated companies with a growing variety of platforms to create more personalised interactions with their brand. This in turn has enabled brands to harvest loyal consumers who follow their every action and become early adopters of […]
To create a tasteful impression on Ben & Jerry’s consumers this Free Cone Day, PHD has partnered with Shazam to produce an immersive experience for ice cream fans all over Australia. With the help of augmented reality, consumers will now be able to engage with interactive, educational and entertaining content about their favourite flavours while […]
People living with dementia and Alzheimer’s could soon be able to relive happy memories of the summer of 1966 and England’s World Cup win, thanks to a virtual reality (VR) project. ‘The Wayback’ – a free-to-download app – uses VR to spark memories and trigger conversations by fully immersing viewers in the sights and […]
Alibaba has introduced a car vending machine on Tmall, its online marketplace application, which allows consumers in China to choose from 100 Ford cars for a test drive. The ‘Super Test-Drive Center’ is located in Guangzhou and consumers can sign up on the Tmall or Taobao app to pick up the selected car through an […]
A new study by app marketing firm Liftoff has revealed some surprising insights into consumer behaviours around mobile finance, most notably the fact that EMEA consumers are around 500 per cent less likely to activate a mobile finance app than their counterparts in APAC and the US. Liftoff’s figures, based on almost 8.7bn ad impressions, show that […]
Publishers’ total digital revenue has increased by 5.6% on a 12-month rolling basis to December 2017, largely driven by display advertising, according to new research. Findings from the latest Digital Publishers Revenue Index (DPRI), a quarterly report on UK publishing from the Association for Online Publishing (AOP) and Deloitte, reveals publishers experienced a 5.6% growth […]
Over $46 billion will go to programmatic advertising in the US in 2018, according to eMarketer’s latest programmatic forecast—about $10 billion more than last year. That means 82.5% of all US digital display ads will be bought via automated channels in 2018. “Significant momentum behind programmatic ad buying now focuses on its rich audience targeting […]
Households in the UK are increasingly turning to smart technology to protect their homes, according to new research. The survey of 2,001 British adults carried out by gadgets and technology e-tailer, Laptops Direct, found that more than a third of Brits (31%) are using some form of smart security gadget in their home. Perhaps not […]
Exchange Bidding, Google‘s header bidding platform, has exited beta. According to Google, publishers that use DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) will be able to use the platform to increase overall revenue by allowing multiple exchanges to bid on a placement while generating reports on demand channels, yield groups, and advertisers on the basis of impressions. A […]
The Le Monde Group has signed a global partnership with leading native advertising solutions provider, Ligatus in a bid to provide a more transparent sponsored content service to its users across a variety of platforms. Following on-going consolidation of its advertising requirements, the Le Monde group will utilise Ligatus’ native ad formats across its premium […]