64.5 per cent of visits to online retail sites in the UK in 2015, came from mobile phones, according to a report from SimilarWeb. Mobile maintained the majority share of visits across all of the top UK retail sites. Perhaps surprisingly, the sites with the largest mobile share weren’t those for pureplay online retailers Amazon (64 per cent) or eBay (59 per […]
Mobile marketplace app letgo has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky London as its creative agency after a competitive pitch for the app, which offers a free platform to buy and sell used goods locally. The app has leveraged early success in the US, and raised $100m in its first significant round of funding from internet […]
Analysis recently released has revealed the UK population’s online habits during Christmas and Boxing Day 2015. The most common times people went online were between 4.00pm and midnight on both days. Furthermore, there was a huge jump in ‘second-screening’ – on Christmas Day this year nearly half (48%) of all UK web traffic was done […]
Homewares and furniture retailer Habitat has unveiled its new eCommerce platform, designed by digital commerce consultancy Salmon, which aims to capture a mobile audience and take advantage of the increase in traffic it has seen over the last year. In the past 12 months, the brand has reported a 35 per cent increase in traffic […]
Peugeot has claimed to be the first to use haptic technology in its mobile advertising in the UK, with the launch of a new smartphone video ad that uses immersive technology to capture the experience of driving. Touch technology within the ad simulates the experience of driving a car on the user’s mobile phone. A […]
giffgaff, the multi-award winning, contract-free mobile network has released an immersive short film entitled ‘House of Horror’ to reveal the everyday fears of its members. giffgaff’s House of Horrors is a two-minute, horror film created based on a simple Facebook post back in August, which asked giffgaff members to share their greatest fears. The five […]
AOL UK will be the exclusive content supplier to TalkTalk’s online consumer portal and serve ads using its ad tech platform. The companies have announced a new syndication deal in which AOL will now power the news and TV guide sections of talktalk.co.uk, with content from The Huffington Post as well as AOL’s news, travel […]
Kitten Kollege is an innovative new campaign for Whiskas, created by AMV BBDO in a unique collaboration with Google and Mediacom. The Youtube channel hosts creative content designed for mobile with the aim of entertaining and educating current and prospective kitten owners. The content has been developed with College Humour – experts in online comedy […]
AMV BBDO is bringing to life a unique and powerful story for Nicorette. The campaign launched this week and is featured on Nicorette’s YouTube channel, website, digital and mobile channels in the UK, plus rolling out across EMEA, Pacific, Russia and Canada. After years of ‘problem-solution’ advertising in the category, Johnson & Johnson’s Nicorette has […]
Karmarama is promoting Peter Dolukhanov, the co-founder founder of Nice Agency, the mobile app agency acquired by Karmarama last year, to the new role of Group Chief Technology Officer. Dolukhanov now takes responsibility for the digital and technology offering across the entire group. He reports into Ben Bilboul, the Group Chief Executive of Karmarama. Dolukhanov […]