Is Google Now a glimpse at the future of mobile? And although there’s been very little buzz around it, is iOS7 Beacons going to prove a big deal? Simon Andrews thinks so as gives us our latest Mobile Fix…
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As the latest IPA Bellwether survey shows a sharp upward revision in marketing budgets in Q2 2013, Newsline has captured reaction from across the industry, including opinion from adconnection, WAA, Jaywing, MEC and Geometry Global.
From MySpace to Friends Reunited, why do so many media giants fail completely when they buy up social media companies? Media Native’s David Brennan has done his homework and now has the answer…
Route’s managing director, James Whitmore, examines how technological innovations in the way we communicate have evolved throughout history, from an Edwardian Royal Mail to today’s Google Glass – and asks how much, in this digital age, has really changed at all.
After a series of high-profile flops, this week sees the death – or at least the deep-freeze – of 3DTV made official. So what does this mean for the media industry? Raymond Snoddy looks at the impact for everyone, from broadcasters to TV manufacturers.
In the second of our series looking at the future of Britain, OMD UK’s insights director Chris Worrell explains how, in ‘Creative Britain’, brands need to think quickly and nimbly – because if they don’t, a tech empowered, entrepreneurial minded public will build a product that meets their needs themselves.
After both the BBC and ESPN put their 3D development on ice – citing a lack of consumer appetite for the technology – Richard Marks, director of Research the Media, asks how do we research what people will actually do as opposed to what they think they want?
It has suffered from a poor image in the past, but in the last ten years media barter has cleaned up its act says Frances Dickens, chief executive and co-founder of Astus Group – and as the pressure mounts to save money, expect it to become more commonplace.
If an agency wants to get famous and secure the opportunity to produce great work in a win-win scenario, then there is a very particular client that many would never touch with a bargepole – but for the right agency it’s a gift horse not to be spurned says Dominic Mills
Digital Cinema Media’s CEO Simon Rees shares his thoughts on the challenges of connecting with today’s increasingly connected consumer – and tells us a bit more about the new mobile app currently trialing in ODEON cinemas…