Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for $1bn
Dollar Shave Club, the firm that shook up the men’s shaving industry, has been bought by FMCG giant Unilever for a reported $1bn.
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Samsung partners food blogger Jack Monroe for TabPro S campaign
Samsung has launched a new video camapgin to promote its new TabPro S hybrid laptop, recruiting popular food blogger Jack Monroe.
Facebook Messenger gets Snapchat-style ‘Secret Conversations’
Facebook Messenger has begun testing ‘Secret Conversations’, a feature that enables end to end encryption for conversations within Messenger with private messages that can disapear.
Snapchat finally lets users save their own snaps
Snapchat is launching a new ‘Memories’ feature that lets users save their own photos and videos, in a significant move away from its ‘self-destucting’ messaging roots.
More than just a trophy: How awards deliver higher ROI for winners
New research from DMA Award entries reveals what it means and takes to create a winning campaign, with 56% of winners featurumg in the top half of their industry return on investment (ROI) performance.
‘Transcription Engine’ transforms speech and audio into usable data
Nuance Communications, has introduced the Nuance Transcription Engine (NTE), designed to quickly transform massive amounts of recorded audio into actionable data across a wide range of industries.
Unilever signs up for new ‘vison-based’ banner ad
In partnership with Mindshare and Unilever, YOC is launching a campaign series with its inline video ad.
Google’s latest robot butler does the dishes
Boston Dynamics’ latest robot appears to be designed to help in the kitchen, with the ability to load a dishwasher and walk up stairs.
Cannes Lions 2016: Video highlight from all eight days
This year’s Cannes Lions festival was packed with big players in digital…and plenty of big name celebrities too. We’ve complied video highlights covering every major presentation during the festival.
Cannes Lions Case Study: Ariel washing powder gets dads to #sharetheload
This social media video for Ariel washing Powder was hailed by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg as “one of the most powerful” she’d ever seen. The Indian ad campaign encouraged men to do their fair share of housework.