This ingenious in-bar campaign from Russia turns regular ol’ business cards into blood alcohol tests to see if you’re too drunk to drive. Alibi Bar, in the city of Yekaterinburg, partnered with Uber to try to prevent people from drunk driving. Business cards are affixed with saliva alcohol test strips. Customers will receive this card […]
On Friday 19th August, Absolut will offer anyone with the Uber app in London the opportunity to be whisked off to the ultimate summer party location on a private jet, for a once in a lifetime #AbsolutNights experience showcasing that the best nights happen out of the blue. The winners will have to be located […]
The US is home to 87.5 million millennials (ages 18 to 29). In comparison, 83.7 million Americans fall under the “Generation X” category (30 to 49-year-olds), whereas the number of baby boomers (aged 50 years and older) is 66.4 million. While millennials are a vastly diverse group of individuals, they are in a unique position […]
Facebook has merged two of its most treasured efforts: Instant Articles and Messenger. Soon, Messenger users will begin to see a lightning bolt on the top right corner of select links shared in the popular app. These indicate that the link is an Instant Article. “Currently, links shared via Messenger load in a mobile browser, […]
Unilever’s Magnum is giving double meaning to the word “mobility” by partnering with Uber for a mobile campaign that delivers free ice cream to users’ doorsteps simply by having them swipe right in the application. Today, users who open the Uber app and swipe right will be able to pin their address and receive ice […]
With great scale comes great responsibility, and Uber certainly has scale. The global ride-hail giant has more than a million active drivers in the world. To Uber that might look like a million dollar signs driving around, but for the cynical, that’s more than one million potential car accidents in more than 350 cities around […]
As the battle for drivers continues to heat up, on-demand car services are tacking on more benefits to build up their army. Today, Uber is taking that one step further with the launch of Pandora music on its driver app. Drivers now have an alternative to traditional radio and are able to enjoy personalized music, […]
Taxi firm Uber launches Deliveroo-like food delivery service in London – and here’s how you might be able to get a free lunch out of it. Your lunch break is about to get a little bit more snappy thanks to a new rollout from Uber. The US-based taxi service, which has rapidly expanded across the […]
Car-sharing app Uber is hoping to shake off perceptions of the service as the ‘saviour of a night’ to show how it can be used for commuting, travelling to the airport or heading to the shops with its first big above-the-line campaign. The company’s ‘Get there with Uber’ campaign, created by BBH, features six different creatives of […]
Car-hailing app Uber has begun testing a self-driving vehicle in a move that threatens to further disrupt the taxi industry. Following the likes of Google and Baidu, the company is developing autonomous technology for vehicles that could usher in the end of the traditional taxi cab with a licensed driver behind the wheel. A hybrid-powered […]