Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, today announced it has appointed Jake Thomas as the new UK business lead, based in London. Reporting to Ronan Harris, President of EMEA, Jake will take up the leadership role of Senior Commercial Director for the UK where he will be responsible for the development and implementation of Snap’s […]
Warner Bros. Discovery is launching an innovative Snapchat AR campaign to drive buzz for the upcoming Barbie movie. Landmarks around the world are being transformed for global Snapchatters to experience the Barbie Land fun with Tower Bridge, London branded in Barbie colours to celebrate the film’s release. Snapchatters are able to scan the iconic venue using the Barbie Lens and see […]
Arcadia and Gospooky partner to support Snap’s AR campaigns
Social technology agency Gospooky is the first Dutch agency to partner with Arcadia, the augmented reality (AR) creative studio of Snap Inc. Gospooky will support the custom AR activations that Arcadia is helping create as part of Snap Inc’s efforts to enhance concerts and festivals with augmented reality. Gospooky will be responsible for concept, design […]
A record-breaking 2,290 participants have entered Future Lions 2018, AKQA’s global undergraduate competition. Students from 386 schools across 55 countries, including for the first time, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, have submitted pioneering ideas to connect audiences to a brand in a way not possible three years ago. Future Lions 2018 partners include Snap […]
Snap Inc. has launched Lens Studio, a real-time tool for brands to design and build 2D and 3D augmented reality Snapchat Lenses. For the first time ever since it launched Lenses in 2015, Snap has vetted, trained, and approved a selection of best in class augmented reality production partners to develop Snapchat Lenses for advertisers. […]