FleishmanHillard released “Tech Trends 2019: The Fads. The Fears. The Future.” a new report offering insights and predictions for the technology industry. The report features an analysis of a billion tech-focused consumer conversations on Twitter between 2017 and 2018, along with insights from more than 25 technology thought leaders from around the world. “Technology changes at a […]
Smart homes are the next big thing. You may not realise it yet, but somewhere your day will be easier because of it. Smart home technology is not only impacting the houses its installed into. Its reach stretches to other industries like business, science and even health care. Here is an infographic by home security experts, […]
For 2018’s festive season, marketing communications agency Edit, part of Kin + Carta, has taken on a very different approach to their usual Christmas card brief and used artificial intelligence to reconstruct famous Christmas carols to send to their client base. According to Larry Page, Google co-founder, “Artificial intelligence would be the ultimate version of Google. The […]
CrossInstall, the leading creator of interactive mobile ads, announced a partnership with Google to bring CrossInstall’s Instant Playables to Google Play. Instant Playables, available for free as a value-added service for CrossInstall’s Creatives as a Service (CaaS) clients, allow users to try out apps and games directly on Google Play without a download, via Google […]
Criteo, the advertising platform for the open internet, released the “State of Ad Tech 2019” report which evaluates how today’s marketers can successfully convert audiences throughout each stage of the purchasing journey. Criteo surveyed 901 direct response marketers in partnership with Euromonitor International, including 100 in the U.S., to better understand the challenges of converting […]
Alibaba has built a Tmall shop for the International Olympics Committee (IOC) as part of its 10-year agreement to digitise the games. The online store is the first online store of the IOC in China, allowing fans to buy official Olympics products developed for the store. According to Alibaba, this is a precursor to building a […]
One of the UK’s largest group of virtual reality experience centres, ImmotionVR, has announced a new competition where one very lucky winner will have a virtual elf creation join the animated cast of Elf Power Inc., the all new VR experience by the creative storytellers at ImmotionVR. Entrants are encouraged to get creative, design their […]
Starbucks will push the boundaries in digital innovation with the launch of its first-of-its-kind virtual Starbucks store in China. This ground-breaking digital collaboration with Alibaba Group unlocks new levels of engagement unseen in the marketplace today with customers. By transcending the traditional limitations of a single-app, to provide customers a unified one-stop Starbucks digital experience across […]
Fetch, the award-winning mobile-first agency, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has announced it has developed, (in collaboration with Autosermo) the first ever UK transactional Gifting Bot within the QSR space. Fetch is helping Greggs bring the joy of giving to everyone this festive season. The Gifting Bot will allow the customer to purchase Greggs goods […]
Acquia, the open-source digital experience company, has found that 45 per cent of UK consumers find chatbots “annoying”, and would prefer it if websites removed them completely or found an alternative. In Acquia’s debut global report entitled Closing the CX Gap: Customer Experience Trends Report 2019, centred around the current customer service experience, it was discovered […]