It’s summer and, therefore, picnic season. To celebrate the sun and the love of burgers, McDonald’s Sweden, McDelivery, and Nord DDB have unveiled the Picnic Position Blanket – a unique treat for everyone that loves burgers but hates getting up from a comfy blanket in the park. All you need to do is find your […]
The relentless pursuit of ‘likes’ is over, as under 30 year olds seek deeper relationships away from the social media monoliths, reveals the findings of ‘The New Rules of Social’, a new white paper by leading youth creative agency ZAK. As the first generation to all reach adulthood after the advent of ‘big social’, new research reveals […]
Customer engagement and conversion are challenges for marketing departments everywhere. Traditional forms of advertising often have a low recall value and lead to poor ROI. Mobile advertising continues to grow as consumer engagement habits change. TotalAR takes mobile to new levels with Augmented Reality (AR), allowing for customised, captivating and compelling marketing and branding campaigns. US-based […]
New research out today reveals that nearly three in four shoppers (71%) say an extended reality (XR) experience would be of interest when purchasing a product or service. In addition, 81% of 16-to-34-year-old consumers believe XR will soon be used in our daily lives, while more than half (53%) would be more likely to purchase […]
There are four key trends shaping contemporary consumer behaviour, according to a major global study carried out by media agency UM. Wave X Remix Culture tracked social and digital media usage and motivations from more than 56,000 active internet users across 81 countries and found that the four key behavioural trends (and underlying findings) are: ‘Resist’ – Six […]
WARC, the global marketing intelligence service, has found that advertising revenues among key social and messaging companies rose 26.2% year-on-year during the first three months of 2019 to reach $17.9bn – the second-highest total on record. However, while this growth outpaced all other advertising sectors, it was roughly half the rate of expansion seen just […]
Publicis Groupe announced the completion of the acquisition of data-driven marketing company, Epsilon from Alliance Data Systems Corporation, at a net value of 3.95 billion dollars after tax step- up, implying an 8.2 times Adjusted EBITDA multiple. Based on pro-forma 2018 numbers, the transaction is 12.5% accretive to headline EPS and 18.3% to Free Cash Flow, excluding any transaction-related synergies. […]
The vast majority of people believe that it is the responsibility of social media companies to remove fake news from their platforms, with most also agreeing that they should be the ones to monitor fake news, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found that 85 per […]
Video advertising software and insights leader Pixability announced the launch of PixabilityONE, a first-of-its-kind software platform powered by data science, used for running campaigns across the premier video advertising destinations, all in one place. Those destinations include YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Connected TV platforms like Amazon. The PixabilityONE platform can be used by brands and […]
Robert Dyas has struck a partnership with customer experience platform Narvar that will see the homeware retailer further improve its customer experience after the buy button by providing consistent and branded communications. In a world of Amazon and Ikea how can hardware stores really stay relevant and competitive? 150-year-old heritage retailer Robert Dyas has lived […]