L’Occitane and ThreePipe utilised xAd’s Blueprints technology to draw polygons around specified stores identified as popular stores across UK high streets. Targeting those who were considering gifts for occasions such as Mother’s Day, L’Occitane used proximity based targeting to drive store visitations, sales and brand engagement. Using xAd’s tech, target groups were identified from gathered […]
Google has introduced a loyalty API that enables merchants that accept Android Pay to provide customers with offers, rewards, and information about new items. The Card Linked Offers API provides a new channel for businesses to deliver targeted offers, once a person has added their loyalty card to Android Pay. US bakery company Panera Bread […]
A new martech start-up, Printt, has developed an app and a printer system that provides free printing services for university students in exchange for watching ads. Students can either watch an in-app video ad while they’re waiting for their job to print, or have small banner ads printed on the bottom of every page. The […]
Smaato, the leading global real-time advertising platform for mobile publishers and app developers, released its Q1 2017 Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report. Smaato analyzed data from 300 billion mobile ad impressions served on its exchange each month and found that mobile ad space is more valuable than ever before as global eCPMs grew almost 50 […]
The latest snapshot of the mobile banking industry to be compiled by Forrester has ranked Lloyds Bank at the top of the tree for functionality and usability in the UK as well as charting the rise of intelligent branding. Based on a survey of 3,870 UK online consumers researchers found that 35% of respondents had made use of a […]
Apple is pursuing a topic close to its heart for its first ever TV series by inviting viewers to see what it takes to build an app from the comfort of their own sofa by following a clutch of wannabe developers over the course of 10 episodes. The curtain will rise on the first of these later today […]
Encore Digital Media, the experienced programmatic partner, is launching Business Elite, a highly targeted global programmatic service designed for luxury brands. Based on four years’ experience in reaching niche audiences for clients such as Investec and Fujitsu, Encore Digital Media can offer pinpoint targeting and advanced optimisation. The carefully honed approach means Encore can target […]
As many marketing teams focus on getting their brand identity and visual representation on point, the director of a leading digital agency argues that they may be missing out on bigger opportunities to engage with their customers. Matt Oxley is the co-founder of DotLabel, An award-winning digital agency which counts Barclays, Hendricks Gin and Anthony […]
New research from marketing technology company Wiraya, in partnership with YouGov, has revealed that 71% of consumers think voice will be used for one or more daily tasks in 10 years’ time. Companies are increasingly betting big on voice with new services such as Alexa and Siri increasingly being promoted by brands and adopted by […]
Microsoft has launched a revamped version of Skype, taking inspiration from Snapchat because that’s the cool thing to do now. One of the new features is called ‘Highlights’, which is yet another Stories-like feature introduced by a company. Highlights enables users to create a highlight reel of their day with photos and videos. Users can […]