Facebook-owned Oculus announced it is to begin accepting pre-orders for its virtual reality (VR) headset Rift, bringing renewed vigour to the sector as a host of competitors are also poised to unveil similar offerings at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). A post on the company’s official blog announced that it is to begin accepting pre-orders from […]
The City of New York, in partnership with technology consortium CityBridge, has announced ambitious plans to replace 7,500 existing payphones with wi-fi hotspots around the city, providing locals and tourists with free, superfast connectivity. The LinkNYC project emerged from a call for proposals made by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in 2014, looking for ways […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/snsdyvideodownload.mp4[/KGVID] For some, driving has lost its romance, stopped being fun, and has often become boring routine, spoilt by traffic congestion. BMW makes driving fun again by reminding people what true driving pleasure feels like: dynamic, responsive and exciting. A real-life Snake Game (just like the classic arcade game, enjoyed by Millions of […]
Virgin Active, the gym brand, has launched a series of fitness emojis to help gym goers express themselves on social media. The 33 emojis depict exercises such as squats, burpees, the tree pose for yoga lovers, post-gym relaxation in a hot tub, and the different classes the gym chain offers. Clare Gambardella, the European marketing […]
Booking.com reveals ‘Best 2016 Ever‘ a campaign that encourages people to turn their most likely doomed New Year’s resolutions into awesome reservations. Resolutions are boring and predictably headed for failure so this New Year Booking.com is encouraging everyone to make reservations not resolutions, in order to actually live their dreams and make 2016 their Best […]
Kale juice, faddy diet plans and Lycra are all off the menu, as Kwik Fit have launched a new no-nonsense fitness class being trialled at a London car garage this January, in a campaign devised by creative agency Taylor Herring. A new fitness session has been in collaboration with Kwik Fit technicians and personal trainer […]
Sky Store has appointed Telegraph Hill to increase awareness of Sky Store as the home of Pre-Order. The agency will deliver an integrated campaign across social platforms. Telegraph Hill was selected as the agency for the Sky Store account after a competitive pitch. Their work for Sky Store started in November 2015 and continues through […]
A new logo has been revealed for BBC Three ahead of its move online, with 16 February announced as the date for the channel’s switchover. The new logo is made up of two white bars and an exclamation mark on a pink background. It has been criticised on Twitter for the fact it seems to […]
Specsavers in-house creative team has kick-started 2016 with a new high profile TV-led campaign featuring the inimitable actor and comedian John Cleese. Reprising his iconic role as the irascible Basil Fawlty, the TV commercial sees John Cleese recreate one of Fawlty Towers’ most famous scenes. The comic legend gets into an argument with his car’s […]
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 […]