KFC has launched its first ever Facebook game – Dirty Lou’s Sauce Mania – and the aim is to get as dirty as possible. With KFC’s Dirty Louisiana available in restaurants until 18 November, this highly addictive, sauce-tastic new arcade game features the burger’s three epic sauces Black Pepper Mayo, Supercharger sauce and BBQ. In […]
New purchasing stats from Wowcher show that UK consumers are becoming much more comfortable shopping via a mobile device, with three quarters of all purchases on the eCommerce platform being made through a mobile device. On big ticket items, where the AOV is over £412, such as long-haul holidays & cruises, wedding packages and beach […]
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, announced the introduction of its proprietary people-based, market agnostic data platform, DataSource, to the UK market. DataSource offers UK brands access to the most comprehensive source of consumer identity and insight in the UK, combining the best offline and online datasets to create one identity graph overlaid with […]
British restaurant chain Byron is the first to launch a Quickpay bot allowing customers to pay for their bill using Facebook Messenger. The payment technology, created by hospitality platform Flyt, gives diners the chance to pay for their meal as soon as they order as well as split the bill. Diners can choose the hamburger […]
Acxiom announced that Heathrow has signed a multi-year extension to its current working relationship, expanding the provision of strategy, data, and analytical services, underpinned by the ‘Connected Spaces’ person-engagement platform, to Europe’s busiest airport. The Acxiom services allow Heathrow to use customer data to understand and react to customer events and actions in real-time. It […]
Spiced Caribbean rum brand The Kraken is launching an interactive out-of-home (OOH) campaign using augmented reality (AR) to invite people to star in their very own advertisement with the mythical sea beast. Planned by Media Campaign and created in conjunction with Ocean Labs for Proximo Spirits, the eight day campaign breaks across Ocean’s The Loop city […]
Journey Further has appointed Chris Gorney as Client Strategy Director as the agency continues to strengthen its talent base following a period of growth. In this newly created role, Chris will report to Dan Peden, Strategy Director. Chris will work across the full breadth of media channels and help clients to maximise their return on […]
Audi UK and We Are Social collaborated with Twitter and five amazing artists to create the official 20th anniversary #PortraiTT of the Audi TT. From illustrators to digital sculptors to graffiti artists, the Audi TT inspired them, with Twitter voting to help shape each final piece. Each artwork was published through Audi’s Twitter account and also […]
UK consumers are forecast to spend nearly £2.5bn online and £4.75bn overall during Black Friday this November 23rd, with an average spend of £90, according to new research. The figure represents a possible increase on last year, when IMRG reported that £1.39bn was spent online, not including Amazon or other marketplaces. The research from Salmon, […]
A new report from inRiver, a leading provider of product information management technology, reveals that almost half (45%) of consumers go to Amazon first when looking for a specific product. The online giant has become a go-to source for product information, price comparisons and consumer reviews. In contrast, just 28% turn to a search engine […]