Vodafone has partnered with Mango, global fashion retailer to bring digital fitting rooms to the high street. The digital fitting room has been designed around a new Internet of Things (IoT) digital mirror designed by Mango, developed by Vodafone in collaboration with Jogotech, which will allow the shopper to scan the clothes tags in the […]
News UK has unveiled a custom social media tool which it claims can broaden the reach of advertisers own content by amplifying the messages across its own domains and social channels. Social Amp has been devised in the wake of Facebook’s updated algorithms, which demotes publisher content in favour of posts by friends and family, […]
Introduced to a general audience nearly a year ago, “Heart to Heart” platform serves as an inspiration for NEF\TBWA campaigns for Pernod Ricard’s brand ARARAT. The most recent one inspired a brand-new technology creating a unique customer experience. So, here’s the example of how advertisers collaborated with app developers to draw more attention to the […]
Britain’s much-loved charity, The Royal British Legion, has taken its first steps into augmented reality (AR) to bring to life powerful stories from the Battle of Passchendaele to connect with young audiences. Karl Turley, Geometry UK’s Business Director explains that by blending sharp human behaviour insight with popular technology, stories from a century ago are […]
Google has started blocking intrusive adverts by default in its Chrome browser, as the web giant looks to rebuild trust with consumers. Flashing animated banner ads and auto-playing video adverts with sound are set to be targeted, while Google will contact websites that breach the advertising guidelines and, ultimately, block their advertising if they […]
Although Snapchat launched its Marketing API in October 2016, the platform only made it available to a handful of technology companies that are part of its Snapchat Partners programme. These companies were able to use the API to develop tools that satisfy the needs of the world’s largest advertisers. From today, the API is open […]
WeCounterHate is a new campaign by POSSIBLE that seeks to reduce hate speech on Twitter by turning retweets of these hateful messages into donations for a good cause. What topic gathers more tweets and retweets than the MLB, the Grammys and the Super Bowl? Hate. Racist messaging is unfortunately one of the more popular topics on […]
Universal McCann Malaysia (UM) has developed a first of its kind TV sync campaign for KFC, to launch the Golden Egg Crunch. The campaign is a collaborative brainstorm effort between UM and Ensemble Worldwide, marrying storytelling and innovative media platforms to enhance the campaign message delivery, using TV sync technology. Managing Director of UM and […]
Network-independent video platform JW Player has launched Video Player Bidding, a header bidding solution for video with SpotX, the video advertising and monetisation platform for publishers, as its exclusive partner for 12 months. The company said Video Player Bidding is purpose-built for digital video to greatly reduce latency and improve monetisation with just one click. […]
Consumer goods giant Unilever, one of the world’s biggest advertisers, has threatened to pull investment from digital platforms such as Facebook and Google that “create division” in society or fail to protect children. Keith Weed, chief marketing officer at the maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soap, will announce the company’s plan in […]