Location Sciences, the leading mobile location data and intelligence expert, has announced a contract with Vicinity Media, Africa’s first premium location-based ad network. The partnership will see Vicinity run verification on all its location impressions. Vicinity Media initially implemented Verify, Location Sciences’ proprietary location verification platform, to carry out an independent audit of its location […]
Investment in UK-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies has reached record levels after the first six months of 2019 saw more investment than the entirety of last year, according to new data. Venture capitalists had invested $1.63bn (£1.32bn) into UK projects by June, surpassing the $1.21bn raised by the end of 2018 and marking a record […]
Game analytics platform GameAnalytics has released its Mobile Games Benchmark report, which analyses how gamers play and pay on their smartphones. The report highlights performance benchmarks for key metrics across the top 16 genres, including retention, session length, stickiness, conversion rate, ARPPU (Average Revenue Per Paying User) and ARPDAU (Average Revenue Per Daily Active User). GameAnalytics also […]
Global Digital Agency Isobar has published a ‘XR playbook’, a guide to help marketers leverage XR to support creative experiences and drive business growth. It looks at the history of technology and shares Isobar’s view of the XR landscape and the opportunities that the technology has for marketers. It also discusses the role of human-insight […]
Cheil Worldwide has used augmented reality and virtual reality to bring the Great Gate of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) back to life, more than 104 years after it was destroyed. The Donuimun Gate, one of the Four Great Gates in the City Wall of Seoul, was destroyed in 1915 during the Japanese colonial period. In […]
A new global study from ESOMAR and HERE Technologies, along with research partners BuzzBack Research, and Cint, shows that transparency around consumer data collection brands can potentially have a significant impact on both consumer trust and sales. The study, which surveyed over 10,000 consumers in 10 markets, found that 37% of consumers in the UK […]
As augmented reality becomes more of a transformational technology for the marketing industry, more brands are adopting it in various ways. Coca-Cola decided to invite viewers into its immersive AR plunge through its app in collaboration with Ogilvy Mexico and VFX house Timber. Santa Monica-based Timber worked with Ogilvy to create 3D elements needed for the interactive AR experience where users […]
KERB, the International parking space marketplace app, partners up with growing on-car advertising driver community Adverttu, enabling drivers to earn both passive income and save costs while driving and parking! Adverttu’s drivers earn up to £150 a month simply by driving around as normal with advertising wrapped on their vehicles for set ad campaign durations. […]
Generator, the award-winning accommodation brand which has disrupted the hospitality industry across Europe and now the US, is continuing to break boundaries through its ground-breaking app, GenFriends. The app enables guests to personalise their travel experience by connecting to fellow globetrotters through a group messaging service, catered to each location. Renowned for its unique mix of hip-designed, super-friendly […]
Socialbakers, the unified marketing platform for enterprise brands, announced it is enhancing its marketing solutions to include paid social media oversight and control across multiple ad accounts with the introduction of Socialbakers Paid Analytics. As brands are shifting more budget to social media advertising, it becomes paramount that the budget owners gain a clear understanding […]
