About a year ago, alcohol brands said they were reluctant to spend money on Snapchat because they could not verify ads were only being served to people of legal drinking age. The issue came to a head in January, when Diageo pulled all spend from Snapchat when its ads were being seen by kids and […]
7-Eleven is making more moves to go cashierless — or at least give customers the option to. Starting November 14, stores in Dallas will have scan-and-go technology built in the company’s mobile app, so customers can scan and pay for items on their phones. “Scan & Pay” is meant to build customer loyalty in the […]
While mobile applications’ immense growth in traffic and purchase volume has eclipsed that of desktops in the eCommerce space in the Asia Pacific, the latter remains relevant in the region, especially for larger transactions. A large part of desktops’ relevancy can be traced to innovations like browser extensions because it adds convenience to users’ shopping journey. Consumers […]
Pinterest has introduced a new ad format for businesses to promote their goods and services through. Now, advertisers will be able to take advantage of carousel ads. With Pinterest’s ‘Promoted Carousel’ ads, businesses can use up to five images within one ad on Pinterest, enabling them to show off more of what they have […]
Royole, a little-known US handset maker, has unveiled the world’s “first commercial foldable smartphone” at an event in Beijing. The FlexPai features a fully flexible 7.8-inch fully flexible display that can be arranged as two split screens, plus a third ‘edge screen’ or one larger one. It can be used folded or unfolded, which the […]
Criteo, the advertising platform for the open Internet, announced it has acquired Manage. Criteo is adding Manage and its mobile app install solution to complement its existing app business and further strengthen its end-to-end advertising solution, addressing the entire consumer journey from awareness and consideration to conversion. Manage is a Silicon Valley company with an […]
Teads, the global media platform, has partnered with Realeyes to analyse 166 six-second creatives to understand how to make six-second video content resonate with consumers. The global research initiative tested ad creatives from 75 brands, using facial coding software to measure users’ emotional reactions, awarding each ad an EmotionAll score out of ten. It showed […]
Uber has begun rolling out a monthly subscription service in order to offer frequent riders more consistent pricing whenever they choose to use the ride hailing service. Uber users in Los Angeles, Austin, Orlando, Denver, and Miami will be the first to gain access to the service called ‘Ride Pass’. The will enable riders to […]
Fanta, Snapchat and digital agency Movement are helping teens transform this Halloween, with a campaign that spans in 14 markets across Western Europe. Halloween is a key time when teens experiment with their identity, particularly those aged 16 to 19. Fanta is helping them transform, by releasing empowering tools and experiences that will allow teens […]
Experience, design and engineering company Dare has launched an interactive charity web app: ‘This is Scare’. It aims to raise awareness and prompt action for people to adopt black cats, who have a hard time being re-homed, particularly around Halloween. The site, which mimics a well-known dating app that rhymes with ‘Cinder’, urges users to […]