On Saturday 17th August, mobile network operator Orange, Google, and experiential innovation agency Wildbytes treated football fans to an epic spectacle. Marking the first augmented reality synchronised show in Spain, fans at the Celta de Vigo vs. Real Madrid game saw a gigantic superhero football player appearing on the pitch in augmented reality. Unveiled on the […]
Walmart and Buzzfeed’s Tasty have partnered to launch a new in-app feature, Shoppable Recipes, which lets viewers add ingredients from a Tasty video straight to their Walmart grocery cart. To use the feature, customers need to download the Tasty app, where they can choose from 4,000 recipes. Once a recipe has been picked, a one-click process will […]
Twitter has launched a new, global video buying model. With six-second bidding, advertisers will only be charged if a video is viewed for at least six seconds, with the pixels 50% in view on the user’s screen. The social media platform said the launch is to help advertisers get their videos in front of audiences, […]
Shoe retailer, Moda in Pelle, experienced a 33% increase in transactions through a social media marketing campaign in support of the Pink Ribbon Foundation. The Leeds-based brand aimed to increase sales over May Bank Holiday and generate enough revenue to donate up to £50,000 to Pink Ribbon, a charity that raises money for breast cancer […]
For in-a-hurry New Yorkers, 7-Eleven, has introduced Mobile Checkout for an even faster way to shop, pay and be on your way. Mobile Checkout takes convenience to the next level, letting customers in New York City skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases using the 7-Eleven app, which houses the retailer’s successful 7Rewards […]
TikTok has partnered with UK animal charity Blue Cross to raise funds for pet welfare in the UK. The short-form streaming platform launched the #PetBFF hashtag this weekend, encouraging users to create and upload content featuring their pets – or their ‘Best Friends Forever’. TikTok says it will donate £1 to Blue Cross for each […]
eCommerce firm Shopify has released the results of a study carried out in June and July 2019 into the effectiveness of abandoned cart text messages. The company gathered internal data from its clients who use the feature. It found the tactic works equally well both for companies with over 1,000 sales a month and those with less […]
Google revealed it has made in-app inventory more measurable through the IAB Tech Lab’s Open Measurement standard. Integrating the Open Measurement Software Development Kit (SDK) into Google Mobile Ads (GMA) and Interactive Mobile Ads (IMA) SDKs allowed Google to enable Open Measurement on more than 85% of in-app display and video impressions running on Google AdMob and […]
Since the inception of social media, it has worked its way into every element of our day to day lives. Whether that be interacting with friends and family, booking holidays, shopping for clothes, allowing an insight into different lifestyles and it has definitely affected the world of sport: the way that we consume sport, the […]
Shopify has launched Shopify Chat, a native chat function that enables retailers to have real-time conversations with customers visiting their stores in order to drive sales. Shopify Chat runs inside Shopify Ping, a mobile app the company launched in 2018 that centralises all customer conversations, along with automated marketing workflows. Once Shopify Chat has been enabled […]