After years of hype, the concept of an ‘Internet of Things’ is becoming a reality. From smartwatches and connected toothbrushes to intelligent thermostats and driverless cars- a web connection is becoming standard for many devices. This move towards a ‘programmable world’ is creating an explosion of new customer touchpoints for marketers to harvest. As part … [Read more…]

Marketers and agencies are united on the importance of brand safety. But what can brands do to ensure their ads are not appearing against inappropriate, or worse, damaging content when buying programmatically? Dora Michail, Senior Director, Audience Solutions, Yahoo EMEA offers some essential tips.

For small companies a simple post-it note or a scribble on the memo board is all that’s needed to communicate with its employees. But for SMEs, larger organisations and global conglomerates, company to employee communication is not quite so simple. Internal marketing is increasingly being recognised as a vital way of raising staff morale, and … [Read more…]

Rosie Freshwater, MD of Leapfrogg, helps brands understand online customer experience from a ‘premium’ perspective, where price doesn’t automatically translate to customer loyalty.

2015 was the year wearable tech finally took off, with the Apple Watch set to sell 21 million units within its first 12 months. But can it keep up momentum for next year? As part of our review of the year, we look back at the key trends that shaped mobile marketing in 2015, including … [Read more…]

Music awards shows and reality TV competitions have driven some of the biggest moments of Twitter engagement by television viewers, accoridngto new research.

Chinese tech giant Baidu has successfully tested its driverless car on roads near the company’s headquarters in Beijing.

Facebook Is updating its Instant Articles feature to help publishers make more money, allowing more ads in stories.

YouTube has assembled a list of the top ten trending videos of the year, based on “views, likes, shares, searches, parodies, remixes and responses.” Altogether, these ten videos account for over 500 million views and the firm has put together its annual Rewind video celebrating its biggest trends.

How late can shoppers leave ordering gifts this year? Global courier ParcelHero has launched a new tool revealing the true ordering deadlines for the UK’s top retailers – and Argos scoops the honours from Very this year.