Ads taking too long to load are costing the UK advertising industry the equivalent of £1bn a year, according to the latest figures released by European ad verification company Meetrics. The report by Meetrics found that around fifth of ads fail to load properly before a user has moved on, meaning they are never seen […]
Brands’ cost-per-reach is optimised when 24 per cent of a TV advertising budget is allocated to YouTube, said Eileen Naughton, Google’s managing director of UK and Ireland operations, at the Brandcast event on October 13. The Brandcast event, held at the Battersea Evolution and attended by representatives from around 900 companies and agencies, was aimed […]
Happy Finish, a pioneer and world-leader in augmented reality and virtual reality, announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with GroupM, the world’s leading media investment group owned by WPP. Happy Finish’s offices in India and China will work closely with GroupM’s content teams across the Asia Pacific region to help develop creative solutions […]
Four out of five advertisers and marketers plan to increase their use of social media next year, even if many are unsure on how to measure its effectiveness, according to new research. The Content Marketing Association’s study, The Role of Social in Content Marketing, asked 100 senior level marketers, media agencies and creative agencies. It […]
Papa John’s, the third largest pizza delivery company in the world, is working with digital marketing company, Rakuten Marketing to drive digital sales through location targeting and raise awareness of a York store opening – its first in Yorkshire. Papa John’s is using Rakuten Marketing’s targeting technology to pinpoint their core audience within a three […]
AOL UK will be the exclusive content supplier to TalkTalk’s online consumer portal and serve ads using its ad tech platform. The companies have announced a new syndication deal in which AOL will now power the news and TV guide sections of talktalk.co.uk, with content from The Huffington Post as well as AOL’s news, travel […]
Harrods Media will soon be able to profile customers watching its in-store digital ads in real time to develop more targeted messaging. Using audience-measurement technology Quividi, Harrods will use facial tracking to monitor audience engagement, age, gender and attention time. The technology produces an anonymous data report, which will allow brands to ascertain what profile […]
Disney Research, the company’s technology arm, has revealed a new app that can track and capture real-time images from a mobile device’s camera, then map them onto a 3D surface, creating an AR character that gains colour as an accompany book is filled in. The app is still in the development phase and isn’t yet […]
This campaign for Samsung, created through agency Leo Burnett and produced by Alessia Small, paints a stylish picture of how Samsung’s digital technologies conveniently connect work, lifestyle and home for maximum living efficiency. Shot by Tom Connelly represented by production company You Are Here, the Campaign, all of which was worked on at 4K resolution, […]
Microsoft, an official sponsor of the US National Football League, is asking fans to submit ideas to improve the game for viewers and players in a new initiative called the ‘Imagine Bowl’. Looking to improve the NFL on the field, at the game and for viewers at home, the tech giant is inviting innovators to […]