As part of its partnership with Guardian Media Group’s online community platform n0tice.com, global marketing and technology agency LBi has created a crowdsourced guide to the UK’s local independent shopping scene for the Guardian’s website.
Google’s latest entry into mortgage comparison poses little threat to incumbents in its current form, acordign to digital marketing agency, Greenlight.
Service design consultancy Fjord has revealed its annual trends predictions, showcasing 10 trends that will shape digital services in 2013. This year’s report forecasts the major shifts that will impact the way we work and live, and offers practical advice to help business leaders interpret the opportunities that lie ahead.
Microsoft has launched a brand new channel on MSN dubbed ‘MSN Celebrity’.
Social media continued its rise in 2012, pervading more and more aspects of modern life, from Twitter’s live news reporting to Pinterest’s digital scrapbooks. Despite being labelled a ‘ghost town’, Google+ has become a major player in the sector, beginning to rival Twitter in terms of global active users. For marketers, social media ROI remains … [Read more…]
Google is testing a new shoppable video format on YouTube, letting viewers click on products and text displayed in video.
In Western markets, it’s easy to forget that feature phones still dominate globally, but this is changing fast. Smartphone sales accounted for 40% of total mobile phone sales in 2012, up 47% on last year. The technology behind mobiles and tablets is evolving rapidly, with Android and Apple leading the charge in an increasingly competitive … [Read more…]
Consumers by far favour using search engine apps to brand apps when using smartphones to search for information on products and services, according to new research.
Euro 2012 was the most searched-for sporting event in the UK, ahead of the Olympics, according to Google’s review of the year.
Popular medical information site WebMD is to cut 250 jobs after disappointing Q3 results.