To celebrate Manchester City’s first home game of this year’s English Premier League (EPL) football season, Etihad Airways – the club’s official shirt and stadium sponsor – took the opportunity to create a unique fan experience and drive engagement using the power of augmented reality (AR). Etihad Airways worked with Snapchat and its regional Lens Studio Partner, Tactical, to conceptualize and […]
Snapchat have released a new report which has found that the smartphone has overtaken the laptop as the top device when shopping: 85% shop online using their smartphone versus 63% on laptops. The report, which was conducted by consumer research experts, Sparkler, surveyed 2,977 people across the UK, to gauge how technology is transforming our […]
Teads, The Global Media Platform, reveals the results from its recent UK CMO survey in conjunction with CensusWide. The survey identifies how the 100 CMOs interviewed value different forms of media in driving real results for their campaigns. In an age of fake news and ad fraud, Teads asked 100 CMOs for their views on […]
They’re responsible for one of the most iconic slogans in advertising history and are the second largest direct selling enterprise in the world, now beauty brand Avon has launched a £20k search for ‘tech solutions in low tech environments’ at MAD//Fest London on 13-14 November at The Old Truman Brewery. The brand challenge will focus on how […]
Earlier in 2019, mobile entertainment company Gismart announced opening a new division dedicated to casual and hyper casual game development and publishing. Today Gismart Games division has eight teams with a total headcount of over 70 people. Each team is working on a few game titles simultaneously. Gismart’s Cool Goal! – developed by the team […]
Mobile is increasingly seen by marketers in the United Kingdom to be an effective marketing channel, but as it continues to be a disruptive force across industries, it has yet to reach its potential. These are some of the findings included in the State of the Industry: Mobile Marketing in the UK 2019, an annual report […]
The British Museum and Samsung reopen the award-winning Samsung Digital Discovery Centre (SDDC) after a significant upgrade, and announce an ambitious new digital learning programme that brings together the world of museums with the world of technology. The new SDDC sees a major expansion of the Virtual Visits programme, where schools that are unable to […]
Digital agency LAB, part of the LAB Group of agencies, has announced the launch of a proprietary method to identify vulnerable customers online. The Intra-Browser Vulnerability Assessment (IBVA) assesses the likelihood that a customer is vulnerable, based on their behaviour within a purely digital transaction – such as the purchase of a personal loan or investment product. LAB developed the […]
UK consumers are more happy with the experiences being offered by retailers online than their global counterparts – but most only shop regularly shop with three online retailers. According to an analysis of 33,500 online shoppers across 17 countries – with 2,000 from the UK – by Google and Kantar, 79 per cent of UK […]
Investment in UK-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies has reached record levels after the first six months of 2019 saw more investment than the entirety of last year, according to new data. Venture capitalists had invested $1.63bn (£1.32bn) into UK projects by June, surpassing the $1.21bn raised by the end of 2018 and marking a record […]