Snapchat will have a larger user base among UK adults ages 18 to 24 than Facebook in 2018, according to new research. The data, from eMarketer’s latest forecast on social network usage, indicates that the number of Snapchat users in the UK will reach 16.2 million this year, of which 5.0 million (or nearly 31%) […]
The UK is the largest market for digital ad spending in Europe, with more than double the amount of spending in digital channels than Germany, the next biggest market. And increasingly, digital ad spending is moving to mobile. eMarketer forecast that overall digital ad spending for 2018 will account for 63.6% of total media ad […]
An online YouGov poll commissioned by leading inflight entertainment and passenger engagement company Spafax published on August 22 reveals that younger travellers want airports to use technology to enhance their airport experience – but older travellers are more wary: The poll, of 2,110 respondents (Gen UK adult population of 18+), asked about their wishlist for […]
O2-owned Weve is pulling out of delivering mobile ads as the mobile operator focuses instead on using consumer data only for its own marketing and brand loyalty purposes. From August 21, Weve said it will stop taking new bookings for mobile advertising campaigns. In a statement, O2 said the move would allow it to “solely […]
The BBC’s popular food media brand, Good Food, has launched its first skill on Amazon’s AI assistant, Alexa, giving cooks around the UK access to more than 11,000 recipes with their voice. The skill, which is now live on Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo and Echo Dot, was built for BBC Good Food by digital […]
Seven Premier League clubs have agreed to partner with digital-currency exchange eToro for the 2018/19 season, thought to be the first sponsorship deal to be paid using Bitcoin for the top-flight football tournament. Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City, Leicester City Football Club, Newcastle United and Southampton have also signed up […]
With research revealing Brits are spending more time online than ever before, it may be surprising to learn that sales of so-called ‘dumb phones’ have noted an uptick in sales for the first time in years. Known within the industry as ‘feature phones’, these handsets simply make and receive calls are being marketed as a means to […]
The British Red Cross helps millions of people in the UK and around the world get the support they need if crisis strikes. However, over time, its website had become outdated and unreliable, with people unsure where to find the information they needed and confused about the organisation’s purpose. Head of brand and strategic marketing at British […]
Eyeo, the company behind Adblock Plus, has unveiled a selective list of ad formats it will allow mobile users of its ad blocker to receive. The Acceptable Ads Committee, established by the company last summer, has been been working since then to establish the restrictive list of formats that it considers sufficiently in-obtrusive to allow. […]
Thirty jobs are to be created through a new £1.5m ‘digital-Pharmacy’ which has opened in Liverpool, aimed at helping people living with chronic care conditions to manage their medicinal needs through artificial intelligent mobile app ‘Now Patient’. Liverpool has been highlighted as having some of the most deprived health districts in the UK, and the […]