Following months of research, global socially-led creative agency We Are Social has launched ‘Braving the Backlash’ – a new report which aims to offer practical advice on how brands can approach sensitive issues in their marketing, and properly manage hate speech and negativity online. Hate on social media is a growing issue, and when the […]
Siemens has teamed up with the breadth of The Economist Group to convert the hidden story of fan energy at football matches into visuals, using pioneering sound mapping technology from the Group’s data design agency Signal Noise. Acoustic Camera technology will be used to capture sound data at FC Bayern home games at Allianz Arena during the 2018-19 […]
How do we really feel about the infamous British weather? A new analysis of how we used emojis in social media during the recent heatwave busts the myths and also shines a light on key differences in how men and women convey emotions on social channels. Overall, the most used emojis to describe the heatwave, […]
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has launched a new feature to its Instagram account: turning its Stories feature into a place to host actual stories. This feature, which NYPL has called ‘Instanovels’, shall include classic works starting with Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, formatted for the mobile space with illustrations throughout to enhance […]
Have you ever been so excited about something that you wanted to tell the world? Well, McDonald’s Canada and Cossette took that concept to new heights on #NationalFrenchFryDay and gave McDonald’s fans an opportunity to shout their love of fries across Canada. McDonald’s launched the first-ever FRIESTREAM, a live stream of a drive-thru speaker […]
With an ongoing political crisis, Brazilians are increasingly concerned about political matters in the country. They keep a close eye on every news story about the Government and are actively discussing the issues on social media. One such issue was the fact that state-owned Correios had imposed a 51% increase in shipping. Something that affects everyone who buys […]
On August 14, INNOCEAN Worldwide India (IWI) announced that an episode of “Celebrating 20 Years of Brilliant Moments with Hyundai,” a campaign that commemorates the 20th anniversary of Hyundai Motor India (HMI), exceeded 210 million views on YouTube. This video called “Father and Son”, set several new records since its release on YouTube. In particular, […]
Influencer marketing company Buzzoole released the results of research on the use of #ad and #sponsored on Instagram in the first half of 2018. The influencer marketing brandtech company was able to measure the growth of Influencer Marketing campaigns run across social media and found that overall, Instagram posts tagged with the hashtags #ad and #sponsored […]
Creative technology agency Modern English have launched a ‘facial recognition playlist generator’ for music sensation, Dua Lipa. The ground-breaking new web-app uses an online social messenger premise to allow fans to interact with a Dua Lipa chat-bot and upload a selfie that is analysed to give them a personal playlist based on what mood their […]
Glasgow specialist social media agency Hydrogen has celebrated its second anniversary with the news that it has tripled its turnover year-on-year, as well as having won over five new clients. Having started as a three-person company sat around a kitchen table in Hamilton, the past 12 months has seen Hydrogen being appointed by clients such […]