Despite strong results being realised by brands from location targeting advertising, nearly two-thirds of spend is still being wasted because of poor quality data and mis-targeted location impressions. That’s the finding of an analysis conducted by Location Sciences, a global location intelligence company, of 500 million digital location targeted impressions delivered in the UK and […]
Wahoo Fitness, the leader in connected fitness devices, has today announced its latest partnership for the 2018 professional road racing season with the addition of British UCI Continental team JLT Condor. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, JLT Condor will use Wahoo’s game-changing ELEMNT BOLT GPS computer which was designed using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) […]
The origins of our food are a heated and ongoing debate in Australia. Consumers want to know the truth about what they’re buying. New government mandated labels are attempting to make it clearer, but, in a push for full transparency, Goulburn Valley Fruit has completely redesigned its packaging and turned the brand into a destination. […]
Legoland has launched what it calls a location-based GPS adventure for kids in order to keep the whole car happy on road trips to Legoland in Winter Haven, Florida this spring and summer – and beyond. The interactive theme park for kids developed the experience, Quest to Legoland, in conjunction with Google and marketing and […]
A new Night Tube map has been launched to help hungry Londoners on the hunt for a midnight McDonald’s. The fast food giant and OMD UK teamed up with app developer Bappz to create an interactive map that guides travellers to their closest open restaurant. “We’re particularly excited about this unique and innovative campaign. It’s […]
Ad requests containing location data are booming, new research suggests. From 2015 to 2016, such requests rose 170%, according to mobile ad exchange Inneractive, which based the findings on an analysis of its own mobile ad traffic. In 2016, the firm also found a 20% increase in eCPM for ad requests that included GPS data, […]
Direct Line has created a way to make people safer in darkly-lit areas: Fleetlight drones that light your way on the path ahead. The prototype service: a fleet of flying torch drones, are responsive to an individual’s movements and controlled via a bespoke app. As the ‘Fixer’ brand, Direct Line wanted to solve the issue […]
Google’s new location-sensing system will make augmented reality far more useful. Smartphones can tell you when to depart for the airport to make your flight, provide voice-guided directions on the way there, and route around traffic jams. But if you wanted to get audio directions to a specific counter at the airport, you’d be out […]
Founded in 2015 by Nexd, AdCanvas is a mobile advertising platform that enables media agencies to quickly create high quality, lightweight, interactive advertisements that incite higher click through and engagement rates. The need for efficient and engaging mobile advertising platforms is increasing as the trend towards consuming content on mobile devises develops. Previously, HTML5 was […]