Facebook announced that Creative Hub will be available for the entire industry to use worldwide. Facebook is also introducing a new Inspiration Gallery that will showcase examples of outstanding mobile creative across Facebook and Instagram. Creative Hub is a tool for ideating, experimenting, sharing and building great creative ideas on mobile that launched in June at Cannes […]
After several months of development, ODEON launched on 28 November a Facebook ChatBot that helps users discover what is playing in cinemas near them and book tickets. The chatbot, accessible through the official ODEON Facebook page, has been developed by Gruvi. Chatbots are an emerging technology that leverage messaging habits to help businesses communicate more efficiently […]
Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, has today released the results of an analysis of the most effective use of social media in marketing, to establish global trends and best practice in 2016. The ‘Seriously Social 2016‘ report features analysis by Peter Field, the renowned independent marketing consultant. Field scrutinised data attached to entries to […]
Unilever is donating 1 million meals to children facing hunger through #ShareAMeal, in exchange for a post, share, #TBT or order of a food for delivery. The FMCG giant is tapping digital companies to help spread the message. • Postmates—Order in your meal using the popular delivery service, and for every #ShareAMeal hashtag on Twitter, […]
Research unveiled has highlighted that social media is king when it comes to launching new products: three-quarters of brand marketers (74%) now prioritise social media above TV advertising in their launch marketing plans. The research was commissioned by launch marketing specialist agency Five by Five, interviewing more than 730 senior marketers across the UK, US […]
Instagram has added two new features, pushing it even closer to Snapchat by introducing disappearing photos and videos. It’s an add-on to Instagram Direct, the app’s direct messaging function. Users will have the option of sending photos and videos taken with the in-app camera which are deleted after two views. If the recipient replays the […]
Twitter has introduced a new way of connecting to user accounts on its service: QR codes. Users can generate a QR code within the app, including their choice of profile picture. When another user scans the code – either using the device camera or by choosing a screenshot with it in – it links directly to the account […]
In an evolution of its wider Snapchat initiative, KFC UK & Ireland is bringing its Colonel ‘Selfie’ Snapchat filter to the high street, in a media first using Snapchat’s snap to unlock feature. This feature will appear in an OOH advertising campaign planned and executed by Blue449 and Posterscope, creative by BBH. Joshua Benge, KFC […]
Instagram is adding three new features to Stories in what they are calling the biggest update to Stories since its launch. Starting November 10, the company will let creators add URL links to their stories that viewers can navigate to without leaving Instagram, add the ability for users to be “@ mentioned” in someone’s story, and […]
Instagram is testing new features that will enable brands to share posts that include more product information with the aim of getting more consumers to buy products they see on the image-sharing site. The test, only available to Apple mobile phone owners in the US at the moment, includes 20 brands such as Macy’s, Abercrombie […]