Twice as many adults now use the internet on a smartphone than do on a desktop computer, as smartphones have become the most popular device for going online at every hour of the day. Verto Analytics, a research company that tracks which devices nearly 5,000 UK adults use to go online, showed that smartphones account […]
More than half (53%) of 16-75-year-olds in the UK use their smartphones while walking – the equivalent of around 22 million people – according to the latest research from Deloitte. For younger consumers aged 16-24, the proportion rises to 74%. Worryingly, more than 4.5 million people (11% of respondents) also admit to using their smartphones while […]
Pandora turned up the volume on its growing array of innovative advertising solutions designed to empower brands and engage audiences. The leading music discovery platform has just announced that Video Plus is now available to all advertisers. “The new ad product enables brands to pay only when users watch 15 seconds of a video ad,” Pandora explains […]
Mindshare UK, part of WPP, unveiled its research report, The Future of Retail CX (Customer Experience). The Mindshare Futures report identifies five key trends for the retail industry, focusing on mobile, voice, physical stores, branding and data. A key conclusion is that the store offering will become a real point of differentiation from competitors in […]
YouAppi, a leading mobile growth marketing platform for premium mobile brands, announced the availability of its holistic Fraud Protection suite, a new, standard feature of its 360 Degree Growth Marketing Platform. The suite offers the most comprehensive fraud protection on the market against these types of fraud; click injection, click spamming, non-human traffic and incentivized […]
Google and Facebook will continue to dominate the digital advertising landscape in the UK for at least the next several years, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast of UK digital ad spending. The two tech companies combined will reap more than half (54%) of all UK digital ad revenues this year, totaling £6.30 billion ($8.50 billion). […]
After his first Hollywood hit, King Kong rampaged through various sequels. Aping that career trajectory, the king-sized, Kong-style gorilla balloon that stole the show in Volkswagen’s popular Tiguan TV campaign poped up on September 15, in a virtual scavenger hunt game. Called “Rule the Road” and played on Instagram, the game has a race-through-the-city format that positions the 2018 […]
Bench, a consultancy specialising in the selection, implementation, integration and optimisation of data, analytical and marketing technology, has truck a partnership with Equals 3, an IBM Watson cognitive computing partner that develops solutions for marketers. The partnership means Bench is now a key UK distributor of Lucy, the cognitive companion for marketers, powered by IBM Watson and […]
Adidas has created a game exclusively for Snapchat, designed to run on the platform as an ad between Stories. The brand’s first game on the media platform will land on September 16 in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. It was designed to engage football fans with a compelling gamified ad that allows them […]
“We’re delighted to unveil the work we’ve been doing on behalf of Three Ireland over the past number of months. It’s an evolution that moves the brand forward with a striking new visual identity and a compelling new positioning. The new advertising campaign demonstrates how people make the network count, how they transform bits and […]