The strange phenomenon of ‘brain massage’ videos on YouTube featuring whispering women, scratching boards and cats purring, has become big business around the world. New research documents the currous rise of these ‘ASMR’ videos, and the millions made by their creators.
Branding and PR are listed as the top marketing activities for budget allocation after lockdown ends, closely followed by CMS and CRM tools, according to a new industry survey.
Drinks brand Campari has announced virtual reopening of three of the world’s best bars – and the public is invited to a virtual event to help to hospitality industry during the COVID-19 crisis.
Bristol Gin has faced a social media backlash after it tweeted that rioters favoured its gin due to its flammability.
Animation studio Aardman has announced the evolution of its licensing programme with new digital partners for Shaun the Sheep.
Video ad tech company Unruly, part of Tremor International, has appointed former Oath and AOL Managing Director, Alex Khan, to the position of UK Managing Director.
Nearly half (45%) of UK adults plan to buy from certain brands and retailers less in the future specifically because of how those companies have responded to the current pandemic, with Sports Direct and Wetherspoons suffering as Tesco grows in favourability, according to new research.
Microsoft is replacing up to 50 journalists and replacing them with AI robots designed to pick suitable news stories.
Over a quarter of consumers (27%) have been influenced to purchase a product or service by YouTube influencers in the last six months, followed by 24% on Instagram and 15% on TikTok, according to new research.
Google has confirmed that various user engagement signals will become official ranking factors in 2021, such as mobile-friendliness, load time, safe-browsing, stability of content, HTTPS and number of intrusive interstitials.
Ad monetisation platform Smart AdServer has launched its ‘Cannes From Home’ event in collaboration with a number of other ad tech companies.
Nearly half of all ecommerce-related searches on Google never result in consumers clicking through to a retail or other website according to a new study.
During the second year of GDPR there was an increased trend in the creation of new digital consent notices by companies globally, growing overall by 40%, indicating that more companies are placing an emphasis on having processes in place to capture customer consent online, according to new research.
There is a growing disconnect between digital publishers and brands and advertisers due to concerns about placing ads beside Covid19 content, according to new research.
The world’s biggest health crisis, became the world’s biggest economic crisis. Along the way many organisations changed the way they work. Internally they rapidly developed ways to support their staff, and externally they found new ways to help customers – often through radical changes to eiter what they normally offered or how they offered it.
Omdia has partnered with JustWatch to strengthen its video-on-demand (VoD) competitive intelligence through the integration of industry-leading content analytics.
Digital music service eMusic has launched a digital token (eMU), creating a music ecosystem to the benefit of artists, fans, and music services.
Strings & Things has today announced the launch of its new advertising campaign, championing kids yoghurt-based snack brand Yollies.
From beer brands making hand sanitiser to scuba diving equipment makers donating breathing equipment to hospitals, we look at some key brands reworking their resources to do their bit to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Warner Bros. has premiered an ad for the upcoming Christopher Nolan movie ‘Tenet’ on Fortnite, as online gaming becomes a more lucrative market for advertisers.
