The daily use of voice assistants in the UK has risen significantly in the past 12 months according to new research. The survey of 1000 smart speaker owners in the UK was carried out by digital experience agency Code Computerlove and Mediacom North to benchmark changes in the use of voice assistants in the past 12 months. Seven out of […]
The future of beauty tech is upon us. A new report by Wunderman Thompson Intelligence, shows that the beauty industry is turning to science and technology to meet the consumer hunger for hyper-personalisation. The report, “Beauty Tech Futures”, found that new technologies help consumers stay in tune with their health. Over the last four years, the industry has seen a shift from a New Natural renaissance where synthetic […]
Out There Media (OTM), a global leader in mobile advertising and data monetization, has partnered with Vodafone Group for its Rich Communication Services (RCS) offering. The deal follows two highly successful campaigns with The Walt Disney Company Africa and McDonald’s, with OTM being the first company in the world to trial this technology with both these major brands. […]
99% of the UK’s top 100 fashion retailers are failing to provide customers with a personalised post-checkout experience by neglecting to send tailored shipping communications to their customer, meaning the majority are missing out on a vital marketing channel, according to parcelLab’s ‘UK E-Commerce Shipping Study 2020: Fashion Edition’. The study, which analysed the checkout, […]
In 2016, a group of scientists, doctors, and healthcare experts globally launched Ada, an app that allows users to track their health and find medical help. Ada helps users by combining artificial intelligence with the global medical knowledge input by these experts. Since launch, the app has been #1 for medical app downloads in more […]
INNOCEAN Worldwide (INNOCEAN) introduced “GLATUS,” everyday wearable smart sunglasses, becoming the first advertising agency to produce a direct-to-consumer Information and Communications Technology (ICT) product. GLATUS is now available for pre-order via Kickstarter, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. GLATUS was designed by INNOCEAN to help people enjoy everyday outdoor activities by monitoring personal UV exposure, and […]
Deezer, the global music streaming service, together with Targetspot, the world’s leading digital audio platform, announce exclusive advertising partnership in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Spain, and Italy. As of October 2019, the partnership enables advertisers and brands in the five affected countries to purchase Deezer audio inventory exclusively through Targetspot, leveraging the company’s […]
Nordea, the largest financial services group in the Nordic region and one of the biggest banks in Europe, released the case study results of their conversational advertising campaign using leading conversational advertising platform, Cavai. In June, Nordea was launching a major advertising campaign, looking for ways to achieve ‘stand out’ versus competitors. Steffen Svartberg, CEO […]
The global marketing technology market is now valued at an estimated $121.5 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 22%, finds international accountancy and business advisory firm BDO, and WARC, the worldwide authority on advertising and media effectiveness. This and other key findings are included in their ‘Martech: 2020 and Beyond‘ report, published on October 14. For […]
Standard Cognition, an autonomous retail startup which helps retailers compete with Amazon’s checkout-free stores, has purchased the assets of automated kiosk startup DeepMagic. DeepMagic’s computer vision technology enables people to swipe their payment card upon entering kiosks or stores, pick up what they’re there for, and walk out without having to visit a checkout. Some of […]