YouTube has launched its standalone app for child-friendly content in the UK and Ireland, aiming to offer parents and carers a source of streaming video that they can be assured is suitable for young children. The YouTube Kids app launched nine months ago in the US, and has since been downloaded by over 10m American […]
Ogilvy & Mather London has created a new campaign for Royal Philips as part of a wider drive to change public perception of the brand. The latest activity supports Philips’ shift from its traditional image as an electronics company, to its present day status as a health-tech organisation that improves lives through meaningful innovations. Launching […]
An historic riverside estate in London, once home to George III’s chaplain, is being transformed into a beautiful housing development which will launch November 18, with the help of marketing collateral by Evolve. The agency incorporated Isleworth’s proximity to Royal parks into the brand identity and marketing materials while reflecting Fitzroy Gate’s fascinating and varied […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/high.mp4[/KGVID] The Dubai-based luxury hotel company Jumeirah launches Jumeirah Inside: a Google Street View-like experience that travels through 23 hotels with 360 video and photography and various interactive features. Connected through a cinematic story, visitors of the platform can explore each hotel freely and book a stay from within the experience. Developed in […]
Ogilvy & Mather Singapore and Toys “R” Us has launched a one-of-a-kind mobile app that makes it fun and easy for kids to earn their most coveted toys after completing tasks or chores set by their parents or guardians. The app, named “Tasks for Toys”, was recently launched to solidify the brand’s position as the […]
Sky has launched Sky Q, a combined satellite TV and internet service that will broadcast Ultra HD programming and allow users to pause live TV and watch later on different devices. The service will launch in the UK and Ireland in 2016. The picture quality of its content will be broadcast with up to four […]
IBM has released a retail app powered by its AI tool Watson to help make the holiday season easier for shoppers. Trend App has been designed to uncover consumer preferences behind the most talked about gifts this Christmas, forecasting what’s hot and what’s not. The product distills the sentiment of tens of millions of online […]
Motorola teamed up with actor-turned-startup investor Ashton Kutcher in this new commercial that aims to illustrate people’s dependency on their smartphones. Participants were invited to sit alone in a square cubicle facing a large mirror, with their hands placed on a transparent tabletop. Their mobile phone was left on the table, placed between their hands, […]
How do you stay still and move forward at the same time? This is the question brands wrestle with, once they reach a certain stature in the marketplace. All that energy spent building a fantastic brand – the last thing you want to do is dilute it or compromise it in any way. And yet, […]
As 2016 approaches, one thing that should certainly be at the heart of any robust marketing plan is content. If it is relevant, original and correctly targeted, content can help brands to stand out from the masses, create a meaningful relationship with consumers, and potentially influence a purchase decision. “2016 is about brands refocusing their […]