Video viral of the week: Alzheimer’s Research UK with Stephen Fry #SantaForgot
Amid the flurry of Christmas ads this year, this one from Alzheimer’s UK is a poignant tale narrated by Stephen Fry. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
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Blippar turns Covent Garden into augmented reality wonderland for Christmas
Visitors to Covent Garden can experience the Christmas shopping spree of the future this festive season as the area transforms into the world’s first augmented reality (AR) retail district in partnership with pioneering AR app Blippar.
Christmas shopping trends: UK set for bumper tech spend despite Brexit prices
A fifth of all gifts bought this year will be technology related (20%), with the average technology spend across the country on tech gifts will be £267, according to new research.
Live chat: not just for millennials
Roll back a few years and I’m sure you wouldn’t be surprised if your grandma thought that a hashtag was some sort of gruesome disease. Nowadays, almost one in five Twitter users are aged over 50, and over 28 million seniors have a Facebook account. Add to that the fact that over 59 percent of … [Read more…]
10 steps to Christmas success [INFOGRAPHIC]
This new infographic from European ecommerce automation platform Lengow provides top tips for success during the Christmas period.
Is it now too late to prepare for Black Friday?
With less than 10 days to go, Rackspace has issued a warning to underprepared online retailers that it is likely too late to protect their websites from the expected deluge of traffic on Black Friday.
Black Friday web shoppers to spend £6.77bn in UK- report
£6.77bn will be spent on UK online retail sites over the Black Friday peak period this year, according to new research.
Battle of the Christmas ads: Mums pick M&S as best festive video
The new Marks & Spencer Christmas commercial featuring Mother Christmas has been voted the favourite for 2016 by the nation’s mums.
Video viral of the week: Temptations aims to stop Christmas Cat-astrophes with treats
Mars cat treat brand Temptations has launched a new Christmas video ad campaign highlighting the havoc cats can cause in the festive season.
Starbucks crowd-sources Christmas cup design
Starbucks has revealed its holiday coffee cups for this year, showing 10 different designs from customers around the world, selected from an Instagram contest.