Google is giving its users the option to re-skin popular services such as Gmail, Maps & Search with a series of Star Wars flavoured visuals as hype builds ahead of the cinematic release of The Force Awakens. To add an element of interactivity to proceedings Google has created a ‘Choose Your Side’ minigame that enables […]
Heineken has picked Amsterdam-based agency We Are Pi as its leads ad agency for its Desperados brand. The agency’s remit with the tequila-flavoured beer is global and effective immediately. It follows a competitive pitch after Heineken parted company with previous incumbent Weiden & Kennedy earlier in 2015. The split was by mutual consent, Heineken said. […]
10 Minutes With, the global career matchmaking platform, has launched a mobile app for iPhone and Android to help undergraduate, masters and MBA students search for their ideal job and connect with companies they want to work with. Available for free on iPhone and Android, the app encourages users to create a career profile, select […]
Award-winning creative special effects company, Artem, has recently completed an ambitious window installation for London’s Selfridges on Oxford Street. The giant 2.8 metre orbiting orrery – a mechanical model of the solar system – forms the centrepiece of Selfridges’ 2015 cosmos-themed Christmas window displays. The gold and chrome model will rotate all day, every day […]
AMV BBDO created an immersive virtual reality experience for Thunderhead at the Festival of Marketing on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th November at the Tobacco Docks in Wapping. Building on the creative campaign that introduced ‘The Thunderhead’ character, the VR experience takes people on a completely unique and magical journey, ‘Above the Clouds’. It is […]
Google has updated the look of Google+ as it looks to respond to user feedback and put “Communities and Collections front and centre”. Now focused around interests, Google+ is simpler and easier to use and has been rebuilt across web, Android and iOS for a faster and more consistent experience across all devices. “Whether it’s […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
Youth charity The Prince’s Trust has partnered with independent agency Rufus Leonard to launch a refreshed visual identity and newly redesigned website offering an improved user experience for young people and supporters. The new Prince’s Trust website has been designed by Rufus Leonard to be mobile responsive, accessible and easy-to-navigate, with clear user journeys and […]