Virtual Reality has been a hot topic recently, especially at South by Southwest. Why is it especially important now? It is starting to be available to the average person and this has the potential to change the world of marketing. VR dominated the recently concluded SxSW, as a top topic of discussion, an award winning feature, and a […]
Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the creation of the brainBAND Project, centered on the global initiative Launching People. Designed to push the boundaries of technology and facilitate research into concussion. The brainBAND Project is the work of Dr. Alan Pearce and Braden Wilson who were brought together for the project by Leo Burnett Sydney on […]
The International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards are pleased to announce that Google UK Ltd’s Craig Morgan will be the Advertising and Innovations Jury Chair for the 18th edition of The FAB Awards. Craig leads the CPG/FMCG practice at Google UK, working with some of their largest client and agency partners on both UK and Global initiatives for […]
The FAB Awards – International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards – are pleased to introduce The FAB (Food and Beverage) Forum supported by Google UK Ltd. The Forum, which will run prior to The 18th FAB Awards on May 26th, is a content led day bubbling with creativity. The invite only event will […]
ABC is launching its first scripted virtual reality experience to coincide with the much-anticipated midseason premiere of its hit drama “Quantico,†which aired on March 6. Scripted by show writers, and in partnership with Lexus, the experience enables fans to delve “in world†with the show, assuming the role of a new recruit on a […]
Nissan has used its ‘Intelligent Parking’ technology to solve an everyday issue; tidying away chairs in the office. Alongside its agency TBWA\Hakuhodo, Nissan has built ‘Intelligent Parking Chairs’ that can sense where they are through four ceiling cameras and move back into their original position via a 360-degree motorised roller system. The technology in the […]
Mastercard is the latest financial institution looking to make it easier for customers to access their money by embracing new biometric log-ins enabled by new technological breakthroughs. After HSBC recently announced it is moving to accept biometric voice and fingerprint security prompts, Mastercard revealed at the Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona that it […]
During the peak of flu season in Poland, Saatchi & Saatchi/ Interactive Solutions Poland and Saatchi & Saatchi Switzerland have joined forces to create a tool that detects fever – one of the main flu symptoms – and have introduced the World’s first outdoor ad that can check if you have a fever using a […]
Customer engagement agency Havas helia has worked with IBM Watson to capture the mood of the nation during the New Year party season to create a world first – a beer that tastes of joy and optimism. Data experts at Havas helia analysed thousands of New Year related messages on social media and matched them […]
KitKat sounds like “kitto katsu,” which means “surely win” in Japanese. That’s made the chocolate bar from Nestlé a popular gift for students studying for university entrance exams, as a way to give them some encouragement during what is surely one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life. Building off its award-winning KIT […]