Tag Archive for 'Social Media'
January 26th, 2012 by Lydia Argent
It has over 800 million active users, of which 50% log in daily. On average 250 million photos are uploaded to it every day. Its App was downloaded 20 million times in one day.* Facebook is in fact one of the most trafficked sites in the world since its creation in 2004. With Twitter following [...]
January 19th, 2012 by Alastair Love
There’s clearly no limit to the possible applications of digital technologies in 2012; virtual reality shops were a hit over the recent festive period, there are smartphone AR apps that allow you to effectively interact with your favourite celeb and Cadbury’s chocolate bars come to life as part of their ‘Spots vs Stripes’ Olympic Games [...]
October 27th, 2011 by Colin Blake
MediaPro is a top marketing and media exhibition held in November every year at Olympia, London. The event is always extremely popular, with over 150 expert suppliers of marketing solutions including new online and offline technologies and social media. With the event attracting over 50 major brands including Unilever, ITV and Universal Pictures at the 2010 [...]
October 10th, 2011 by Tim
Apple addicts can finally get their fix, with the fifth version of the legendary Apple handset launching in the UK this month. With the iPhone 4S, Apple claim to have over 500,000 apps, with the new iCloud and Assistant apps ensuring that Smartphone rivals such as HTC and Samsung continue to play second fiddle.
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September 22nd, 2011 by helen tipper
This week sees a number of big brands launch a trial of Google’s alternative to the QR code. Google’s Goggles is a ‘virtual seach app’ that matches the offline image against its own online repository of images.
Brands trialling the technology include French Connection, L’Oreal’s Garnier, Sony Music and Samsung, who will use it on their [...]
September 1st, 2011 by Alastair Love
Continuing with our mission to make information simple and accessible, we’re proud to announce the launch of our all-new Z-CARD® website! The new website reflects all of our current offerings, including our latest digital services such as QR codes and Augmented Reality technology. With a selection of our recent campaigns, we’ve provided the most up-to-date [...]
July 29th, 2011 by Charlotte Tapper
According to new research* companies that use Facebook and its fan page
module to market themselves to customers can significantly increase sales, word-of-mouth marketing and customer loyalty.
Plymouth University recently used a Z-CARD® for their University Summer Ball and included a QR code leading to the event’s Facebook page. This provided the ultimate form of communication as [...]
July 5th, 2011 by Alastair Love
Further proof of the benefits of QR-code technology has been demonstrated recently in South Korea, with Tesco’s Home Plus operation opening up “virtual stores” in subway stations.*
Home Plus’s research showed that Koreans were time poor, technology rich and resented the idea of taking time out of their busy schedules to shop; something that many of [...]
July 4th, 2011 by Alastair Love
The competition for the 2011 PocketMedia® Awards was fierce and we received 4,965 votes, an increase of over 300% compared to last year’s competition! The results are in and we are pleased to announce the winners.
Best Use of PocketMedia® – Loughborough University
Most Creative Design – South Ayrshire Council
Most Successful Campaign -TFL / M&C Saatchi
Judges’ Choice [...]
June 13th, 2011 by Alastair Love
We’re delighted to once again be partnering with the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, producing an innovative PocketMedia® solution to promote and support the festival. The Z-CARD® details the festival schedule and will be handed out to all delegates during the event.
The 7-day Cannes Lions Festival is the world’s largest advertising event and awards ceremony, [...]