Alibaba is to push forward with plans to sell more goods via mobile devices after the channel spurred its revenues in the second quarter to defy analysts’ estimates. Sales in the period rocketed 32 per cent year-on-year to $3.49bn for the three months to 30 September, ahead of the $3.34bn estimates from analysts. Mobile revenue […]
The refugee crisis currently occurring in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa is the worst in 60 years, with more than 11m migrants and refugees fleeing war-torn nations in the hope of finding safety, shelter and a new life. However, one change that has made life a little easier for migrants is the proliferation […]
A first-of-its-kind, 24-hour Snapchat channel devoted entirely to the new James Bond entry Spectre went live at midnight on October 25, giving worldwide markets access to behind-the-scenes content, cast messages, photos like those above and more throughout Monday, October 26. The Spectre Edition Discover Channel is the social media platform’s first Discover channel created specifically […]
Digital and direct marketing specialist, LIDA, has created a data-driven email campaign for East Midlands Trains aimed at providing customers with real-time and geo-targeted information on how long it takes to drive from their nearest station to London St Pancras. Tasked with communicating that travelling by train is primarily quicker than driving, the agency has […]
Apple has announced partnerships with 14 leading publishers as its news app launches in the UK. Apple News brings together content from titles including the BBC, Telegraph, Guardian, Sun and Sky News and present them in a single app that will replace the built-in newsstand app as part of the iOS 9.1 update. Other major […]
YouTube has confirmed long-rumoured plans for an ad-free subscription version of the online video streaming service, with users able to pay $9.99 (£6.45) a month starting from 28 October to access a service that combines an ad-free YouTube with its Play Music on-demand service. The service will be YouTube’s first attempt at creating a premium, […]
TMW Unlimited is launching a new children’s interactive story app featuring Ray Brooks, the narrator of the much-loved Mr Benn animated TV series. The app is the brainchild of a TMW Unlimited employee and is launching as a result of the agency’s Project Iliad business incubator programme. The Haunting of Bagger Bones was devised by […]
MarComm News’ Editorial Director Neeraj Nayar, sat down with DDB Mudra Group’s Group CEO & Managing Director, Madhukar Kamath on his recent trip to London, to get the low down on the rapidly growing Indian Advertising and Marketing Industry. Madhukar has more than three decades of experience in Advertising and Marketing Services and has spent […]
The New York Times will distribute Google Cardboard virtual reality (VR) viewers to its home-delivery newspaper customers in the U.S. as part of a new campaign. The media giant has partnered with Google for the initiative, and will deliver more than one million of the units to readers’ homes over the weekend of November 7-8. […]
Microsoft Garage has created a quirky new photo-messaging app for iOS that promises to make sharing more intuitive by featuring a vertically split screen, enabling the sender to take a photo and type a message over the top half, with the recipient replying on the lower half. Twist is designed to make the user experience […]