Cheil Spain and Samsung Electronics have developed a swimming cap incorporating the latest technology to help blind Paralympic swimmers detect when to flip turn at the end of a lane in the pool. ‘Blind Cap’, which has been developed in collaboration with the Spanish Paralympic Committee, is the first swimming cap equipped with a vibrating […]
Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps for connecting artists and fans, has partnered with Unilever’s premium ice-cream brand Magnum for the launch of its most indulgent range of ice creams, Magnum Double. The whole campaign will be Shazam-enabled, either through visual recognition on print and OOH ads, or audio-recognition-enabled TV and cinema commercials. […]
Fast food giants Burger King have launched a new bot which enables the customer to place their order through Facebook messenger. In a series of instant responses, the bot determines firstly what the customer would like to order, and secondly where they would like to collect it from. The bot then gives the customer an estimated waiting […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DT_PROJECT_STORY_4_MINUTE_FINAL_ENGLISH_320_MP4_070416.mp4[/KGVID] Deutsche Telekom unveils ‘Sea Hero Quest’. Developed in partnership with a team of scientific researchers from University College London, The University of East Anglia and gaming experts Glitchers, ‘Sea Hero Quest’ is a new multi-platform mobile game designed specifically to help advance the understanding of spatial navigation, and therefore understand one of the […]
The British Museum has launched a permanent interactive digital exhibit to bring its Renaissance treasures to life for visitors to its newly developed Waddesdon Bequest collection and Enlightenment galleries. AllofUs created the bespoke interactive digital display and designed it to sympathetically fit with the historical features of the galleries. The display allows the visitors to […]
Copa90 is teaming up with Facebook on 2016’s Facebook Football Awards. As part of the partnership, Copa90 has created animated video promos to run worldwide. The annual Facebook Football Awards, which first launched in the UK last year, gives football fans the chance to vote for the season’s top performers. This year, the awards have […]
Rahul Welde, VP of media at Unilever in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia is moving to London as global VP of Digital Transformation. In his new role he will lead a number of global digital initiatives. Meanwhile, replacing him as regional VP, Media will be David Porter. He is currently media director, North Asia […]
Saatchi & Saatchi Poland / Interactive Solutions in partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, launched a unique Amnesty International campaign that allows people to support important causes via their Facebook, Twitter and email accounts in an unexpected, new way. The Silent Protest app is activated when a mobile phone is turned to silent, using individuals […]
VocaliD, an innovative company that is pioneering the customization of digital voices for people with speech impairments, has tasked creative agency, Saatchi and Saatchi New York to create a new marketing campaign that will drive awareness and encourage people to share their voice. Founded in 2014 by speech scientist, Rupal Patel, VocaliD is the first […]
Long gone are the days when film was purely seen as the reserve of large corporations with big budgets for television ads, as the gargantuan beast that is The Internet offers multiple platforms for businesses of any size to reach out and connect with targeted audiences via video. The medium of moving pictures is quickly […]