River Island has partnered with Curalate to align social shopping experiences on and away from its website. The fashion retailer is rolling out a suite of technology, streamlining its social commerce capabilities to power discovery-driven purchasing. River Island is using social commerce specialist Curalate’s Like2Buy feature to make its Instagram feed shoppable, while harnessing user […]
As of June 25th, Chinese tourists travelling to Helsinki are able to use the WeChat mobile service to review local recommendations about the best restaurants, shopping, events and sights in town, plan how they will get from their hotel to the attraction of their choice, and pay for transportation – all within one mobile service. […]
Coca-Cola North America is launching a digital marketplace this fall that connects its foodservice customers to pre-vetted, industry-best restaurant technologies with competitive pricing. The marketplace of solutions for front of house, back of house and outside of house is powered by Omnivore, a universal point-of-sale connectivity platform, that offers seamless integration into restaurants’ point-of-sale (POS) systems. […]
Admix, a monetisation platform for Extended Reality (XR), has announced that over 200 brands have run ad campaigns in VR and AR environments via its platform. The brands, buying direct on Admix’s platform or via ad exchanges, also include Shell, Subway, Ford, Apple, Nike and many more global household names. It has also announced that […]
Hungry and thirsty 7-Eleven customers who use the 7NOW delivery smartphone app to order their favourite products now have more freedom to stay in the moment. With the latest app update, the world’s largest convenience retailer has set up thousands of locations, called 7NOW Pins, that enable customers to receive delivery where it’s convenient for them. This proprietary technology […]
On June 20, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Live Nation, a leading live entertainment company, unveiled a suite of customizable augmented reality products, unlocking more immersive ways for fans to connect with artists and brands at live music events across the globe. This September, at the 25th annual Music Midtown festival, Hyundai will […]
BBH China has created a mobile-led campaign for cognac brand Martell owned by Pernod Ricard. Titled ‘Martell Curious Restaurant’, the campaign involves scanning a QR code to gain entry into a virtual restaurant. Mobile users can then participate in one of the three storylines. The stories involve tense situations among diners in the restaurant that […]
Facebook is to launch its own digital currency within the next year, saying its plans will deliver an “inclusive and open” financial ecosystem. The cryptocurrency, called Libra, forms part of a wider Calibra digital wallet package under development that will be available as a standalone app before mid-2020. It will initially only allow payments between […]
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar has unveiled four big data- and AI-based solutions. The company said the new offerings will help brands, advertising agencies and media companies more efficiently and accurately build and measure campaigns that have global impact. The first is Context Lab. This is a platform designed to create synergy between creative and media […]
WeQ, a leading global mobile ad tech organization, and travel brand DailyHotel revealed initial results from its exclusive campaign to propel their growth in the South Korean market. The app provides customers with a one-stop booking for both luxury hotels and fine-dining restaurants in Korea and globally. This announcement follows WeQ’s recent rapid expansion into APAC markets South Korea and […]