Archive | February, 2015

Volkswagen: The Blind Spot iPad Ad

28. February 2015

27 Comments

Volkswagen are known for some pretty unique ads, and this one specifically as a CSR piece around Motorcycle Riders and Volkswagen’s Side Assist Technology gets a reaction. The Ad follows the typical iPad ad style, with the user unsuspectingly swiping to a new page to unlock the interactive experience. What do you think? Created by [...]

Continue reading...

WWF: The Tiger Running Challenge

24. February 2015

5 Comments

Here’s a neat idea for WWF in Russia, where for the first time, you can stop racing friends on apps like Nike+ and take on something a little more competitive… Like a Tiger. A tiger with a GPS tracker that is. With Tigers in Russia running about 10km per day, you’ll be put to the [...]

Continue reading...

Adobe Celebrates 25 Years of Photoshop

21. February 2015

3 Comments

We’ve all grown up on Photoshop, it’s perhaps one of the most important pieces of software ever created, and it might just be the tool that got you your first job, or keeps you in a job, so Adobe have just put out a nice tribute to its 25th anniversary for all of us to [...]

Continue reading...

The Four Horsemen: Future Of Digital Business

17. February 2015

13 Comments

A brilliant presentation from Scott Galloway on Amazon/Apple/Facebook & Google (The Four Horsemen) and who will win and who will lose in the digital business economy. It’s a rapid fire, 90 slide, 15 minute presentation that you MUST watch. So grab a coffee, watch it and thank me later!

Continue reading...

Google Presents “The Android Chorus”

15. February 2015

15 Comments

So what happens when you take 300 odd Android phones, connect them all up and try to make them play a song together? Well, Google calls it “The Android Chorus” and its a little bit of tech-wizardry fun. There’s not much else to do but hit play, turn up the sound, and enjoy. This was [...]

Continue reading...

ANA Airlines: Take Off Mode App Eases Anxiety

12. February 2015

19 Comments

Add this to the growing list of insightful uses of digital by the airline industry, ANA Airlines and their digital partner firstborn NY announced this week a new consumer engagement app called Take Off Mode. Taking advantage of newly unrestricted use of digital devices during takeoff and landing, the app offers a game experience intended to [...]

Continue reading...

SlideShare: The Marketing Playbook Is Dead

8. February 2015

33 Comments

There is a lot of hype around the death of typical marketing principles right now, and the famous “engagement” word had been beaten up pretty bad over the last few weeks, as studies, reports and new methodologies appear to be gaining some traction, aiming to show that people don’t interact with brands, let alone want [...]

Continue reading...

Air France Launches Clever “UpgradeChallenge”

4. February 2015

32 Comments

Air France just launched a clever little mobile based game that allows people waiting at the gate to compete for upgrades to first class. I think this is pretty great for many reasons. It targets customer engagement at a key point of attention opportunity, when people are waiting for their flight and likely nose down [...]

Continue reading...

ShotTracker: Wearable Tech For Training

1. February 2015

33 Comments

Connected everything in 2015 right? Yep. Here’s another. Sport. It’s a big one, and wearable tech will really step up a gear this year, so here’s one to kick it off… It’s called ‘ShotTracker’ a wristband and net clip combo for Basketballers that tracks every shot made and missed. Analyses your game from every point [...]

Continue reading...