Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, is offering travellers a new way to organise and manage paperless tickets, by adding the ability to buy and save mobile tickets on Google Pay in a world first for any international rail company. Travellers using Google Pay on Android L or higher […]
ClickTap Media (a division of Media Agency Group), has been appointed to oversee the digital marketing for app-based service Homecooked UK – which is revolutionising the food delivery market by offering freshly prepared and authentic home-cooked food from a variety of cuisines – made by local people from their own home kitchens. The app is […]
WaterAid, the non-profit organisation changing millions of lives every year through clean water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives, has launched its first-ever Alexa voice skill created by digital product and innovation consultancy Hi Mum! Said Dad. Every day, Alexa delivers a unique letter from the village of Tsarafangitra in Madagascar, covering topics such as food, music, wildlife – and of […]
Teads, the global media platform, announced an exclusive UK and EEA partnership with Guardian News & Media (GNM) to deliver inRead advertising technology. Teads’ global media platform will enable GNM to scale its online inRead inventory, whilst increasing video and display ad monetization through both its direct sales team as well as Teads demand. Initially […]
Dutch-American start-up Primephonic has rolled out the most exciting update to its app and desktop versions since the inception of the classical music streaming service. Users will now be able to download personalised and pre-made playlists for easy and convenient offline listening. The software update will allow users to enjoy the 1.5 million plus classical […]
Criteo, the advertising platform for the open Internet, reveals that despite growing awareness of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), a lack of digital skills, customer data, and organisational silos are holding back its use as an actionable business metric. In its 2019 report, Is ROI dead? The state of Customer Lifetime Value 2019, Criteo benchmarks CLV awareness […]
22 per cent of UK households now own a voice-controlled digital home assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home, doubling the 11 per cent figure recorded in 2017. Furthermore, according to EY’s latest digital home report, 41 per cent of households plan to own one of the in the next five years. The survey of 2,500 UK […]
A new tie-up between digital design agency, Sigma, and two leading eCommerce companies – Storm and InRiver – is aiming to deliver best-in-class eCommerce capability, while fostering a greater degree of responsibility, transparency and inclusivity in online customer experience. The initiative will establish digital and technical foundations for businesses to drive ethical customer experiences in their […]
Programmatic advertising viewability rates outperformed publisher direct buys across both desktop and mobile web display for the first time in the second half of 2018. UK desktop display ads meeting the minimum viewability standards rose 8.2 per cent from H1 2018 to 69.1 per cent in H2 2018. Meanwhile, 62.4 per cent of UK mobile […]
Direct Mail specialist, Hurdle, has launched its all-new, data-driven Programmatic Direct Mail service, HurdlGram. The new service enables brand owners, and media agencies, to efficiently and effectively deliver highly targeted, personalised experiences as part of a truly integrated multi-channel customer engagement strategy. Bringing together the dynamic integration of customer data from CRM systems, demographics, web browsing […]