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Amazon sees record profits of $3bn (but shares fall on growth worries)

October 29, 2018

Amazon has announced a record profit for the last three months of nearly $3bn, but lower-than-expected revenue growth resulted in shares dropping 10% for the online retail giant.

French agency Artefact comes to UK with ex-Zenith and Mediacom staff

October 26, 2018

Artefact, Europe’s largest independent data-driven marketing group, listed on the French Euronext Stock Exchange, has entered the UK to offer brand clients a genuine alternative to both the traditional agency networks and more recent entrants to the market.

Merkle brings ‘people-based’ data platform DataSource to UK

October 26, 2018

Performance marketing agency has launched proprietary people-based, market agnostic data platform, DataSource, to the UK market.

Facebook fined £500k over Cambridge Analytica data scandal (10 minutes of its revenue)

October 25, 2018

Facebook has been fined £500,000 by a UK court over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, an amount which, based on last year’s revenue, the social network makes in less than 9 minutes of operation.

Instagram overtakes Snapchat use among US teens (and marketers are following)

October 25, 2018

Instagram has overtaken Snapchat as the most used social media app among US teens, with its appeal to marketers also growing, according to new research.

Taboola partners smartphone maker vivo to bring mobile news content to Asia

October 24, 2018

Discovery platform Taboola has struck a global strategic partnership with vivo, the fifth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world.

Video trends: Pre-teens driving huge surge in on-demand viewing

October 24, 2018

There has been a massive surge in on-demand viewing in the UK, driven by 8-12 years olds, according to new research.

Lufthansa and IBM team up for AI-powered ad campaign

October 24, 2018

IBM and Lufthansa have teamed up for an interactive ad experience that will provide consumers with travel information and local facts for 15 cities across Europe.

Marketing the family firm: Living up to shoppers’ expectations

October 24, 2018

Almost half (46%) of consumers are more likely to buy from a company which markets itself as a family firm, than one which doesn’t, according to new research.

Guest comment: Will digital disruption change temporary recruitment for the better?

October 23, 2018

Digital platforms are now starting to pop up that promise to transform the currently inefficient and costly temporary recruitment process. But are they really as good for the sector as they claim, asks TempRocket’s Andrew Johnston?