NASA is embracing the smartwatch revolution by opening a free for all design competition in which the public are invited to create an app for Samsung Gear 2 wearing astronauts on the International Space Station. Hosted via Freelancer.com the initiative will offer the creator of the best app a cash prize of $1,500 with the […]
Toyota has seized on Siri voice control and uses a radio spot to interact with drivers’ mobile phones. Saatchi & Saatchi, together with the motoring giants, developed the ad, in order to get people to think twice before using the cell phone while driving. The radio spot simply communicates to the mobile to switch itself […]
Karma Nirvana, the UK Charity that supports victims and survivors of forced marriage and honour-based abuse, has launched a social media campaign to build public awareness of this little understood issue here in Britain. Leo Burnett London created the campaign for the charity which held the first National Day of Memory for victims of ‘honour’ […]
Can you picture a flower garden in full bloom surrounded by ice and snow? A new film, “37 Days” by The Atlantic Group, a European heating company, and Leo Burnett Paris, will take you on an icy adventure to the isolated mountains in British Columbia where the notion, “Heat is Life” is illustrated in full […]
Jaguar, which signed as an official partner of Wimbledon, has kicked off a social media campaign using biometric sensors to analyse the mood of fans. It has dished out biometric wristbands to selected fans watching the tennis and has built in-ground sensors monitoring the energy around the courts, letting it track sentiment. It will measure […]
Daunted by Shakespeare? There’s an app for that...
Samsung Electronics UK has teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company, supported by ad agency Cheil, to launch a new app starring famous actors, a rapper and a beatboxer to bring Shakespeare to life for 11-18 year olds. The Android app, called RE:Shakespeare, features interactive games and videos and is hosted by RSC ambassador, David […]
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – June 22, 2015 – Virool, the fastest growing advertising technology, released a new mobile site that plays matchmaker for thousands of advertising and marketing executives set to descend on the South of France this week for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Known as “Cannes We […]
Magnum ice cream and Tesco are giving Londoners the chance to get together with friends to share moments of Magnum pleasure, as well as special offers, as part of their biggest trial of iBeacons. Customers who download the ‘Mpulse app’ will receive exclusive coupons for discounted Pink and Black Magnums when they pass by iBeacons […]
After a long, cold winter felt throughout the country, the first day of spring is something many are looking forward to. To celebrate spring, Miracle-Gro is inviting growers everywhere to reconnect with their garden via @Miraclegro and the first-of-its-kind crowdsourced #springmoji garden. Beginning March 20, the brand will plant the world’s biggest digital garden using […]
Cheil UK unveiled an innovative new app called Cheil Break to demonstrate the power of beacon technology as a powerful driver of loyalty between local communities and retailers. The app, currently being trialled internally among Cheil’s own workforce, has three central features: Loyalty – entirely beacon powered, the loyalty system is being piloted with ‘Cash […]