Advertising is changing – a single Instagram post could potentially win your brand more new business than a two-month billboard campaign on Old Street. But how can you best capture the attention of an audience that scrolls 178 metres per day? For Ben Le Tourneau, one half of director duo alongside Scott Freeman, owners at […]
Mobile commerce is taking off among Twitter users in Asia Pacific, after a study commissioned by the social media company found that across 15 countries, approximately two in three users are most likely to browse and make payment on mobile than their counterparts in US and Europe. The report, which delves into mobile shopping behaviours […]
This holiday, the LEGO Gift Bot, Ralph, is here to make sure every wish clicks into place! We’ve all been there… every year Christmas pops up and surprises us! Next things you know, the gift buying rush begins and we feel drowned in indecision. What gifts to buy? What will your sister’s eldest want this […]
Asos is among the first brand to toy with Snapchat’s new Promoted Stories feature, released November 24, which the messaging app has touted as a way for advertisers “tell deeper stories”. The format has opened up Snapchat’s most popular user feature to brands, letting them string together images and videos which disappear within 24 hours […]
Twitter has begun testing a feature which enables users to privately save tweets that interest them to look at later. News of the feature – which is called ‘Bookmarks’ – first surfaced in October, when Twitter product manager Jesar Shah revealed a prototype of the feature. Back then, it was dubbed ‘save for later’. For Hack Week […]
BMW goes fully digital in their purchase funnel. The German Automobile company is the first brand to use Snapchat’s new AR ‘augmented trial’ Lens which lets customers visualise how products look in the real world before purchase. The brand is using the technology to promote its latest and funkiest X SUV – the X2 […]
Honda Motor revealed it will use Facebook’s custom audiences tool to find car owners with defective Takata airbags. The tool, which allows advertisers to reach a specified list of users, will match encrypted email addresses associated with recalled vehicle identification numbers to Facebook users. Japan’s Takata Corp’s air bag inflators have been linked to at […]
Tencent has become the first Asian company to be valued at more than $500bn after shares hit a record high on November 20. The Chinese Internet giant’s shares closed at HK$420 per share on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 21, boosting Tencent’s market value to $510.7bn. The valuation sees Tencent join Apple, Alphabet, […]
Facebook remains as committed as ever to the creator community and on November 17 the social media giant launched an app built and dedicated specifically for them. “We are really excited by the ways creators are already finding success on Facebook, and now, we’re happy to share the launch of the Facebook Creator App and […]
You know those people who always have something to say, the ones who feel it’s their responsibility to make sure there is never a gap in the conversation. You might have worked with them, been stuck with them at a party or even know them personally. These are the people who are certain it’s their […]