Much has been said in 2016 about the decline of apps, with reports saying that the boom in app downloads is declining, if not over. In May, the top 15 apps saw downloads decline 20% on average in the U.S., according to research from Nomura and SensorTower. But as more and more people perform more actions […]
Mobile devices will become the main platform globally for viewing online video in 2016, according to the latest forecast from ZenithOptimedia. The Publicis Groupe media agency’s Online Video Forecasts 2016, says consumers around the world will spend an average of 19.7 minutes a day viewing online videos on smartphones and tablet computers. This compares to […]
Warburtons launches its latest social media campaign, ‘#140Years’, which celebrates 140 years of the brand’s rich history and heritage in 140 emojis. The #140Years campaign cleverly leverages Twitter’s 140 character feature in order to celebrate the history of Britain’s favourite bakery brand – adding a fun and rewarding element to the extensive online conversation that […]
Unilever’s Magnum is giving double meaning to the word “mobility” by partnering with Uber for a mobile campaign that delivers free ice cream to users’ doorsteps simply by having them swipe right in the application. Today, users who open the Uber app and swipe right will be able to pin their address and receive ice […]
For the past year, ad blockers have made waves in the media world and threatened to wipe out digital advertising. Now one of those companies, Shine, has hired a chief revenue officer it’s tasked with working closely with brands, agencies, publishers and trade organizations. The company announced James Collier as its first CRO. His responsibilities […]
Native ads are dominating Facebook Audience Network, with 83 percent of its ads using the format, and more than 50 percent of applications on the network doing so exclusively. Facebook shared those figures in an email to SocialTimes, adding that the percentage of apps using the native ad format on Facebook Audience Network has increased tenfold […]
As Snapchat is about to make enough money to soak up an ocean, entrepreneurial-minded third parties are starting to cash in on the platform in their own ways. The latest is Makeshake, an online marketplace that offers consumers the chance to buy custom-made Snapchat geofilters from digitally minded artists. The website, which has been slowly […]
Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, recently promoted its new London-Paris train with an Instagram campaign. The work by AKQA on the @LaVieOnBoard Instagram account showed a canvas of 200 images showing what it is like to be on board the new train. Here is a deeper look at the project and its impact: Insight With […]
Advertising as we know it in the world today is far evolved from the original marketing efforts used to inform consumers of products and services. As the digital age finds its footing, we’re constantly coming up with new and more intricate ways to reach out to specific markets, exhibit our prowess and prove ourselves to […]
After designing, launching and analyzing their first virtual reality (VR) campaign, users are more inclined to look straight ahead and to the right, says mobile marketing platform StartApp. Based on a heat map of user eye movements, StartApp found that users spend more than 50% of their time inside the ad on the front and […]