Saturday, November 20, 2021

dentsu 2022 Media Trends

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  Our new 2022 Trends report has been published - all about how we are transitioning to a 'new normal' as we move through the pandem...
Monday, January 11, 2021

Carat's Trends for 2021

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 Our new trends report:  12 trends to help navigate the next few years, including  From FOMO to FOGO The Donut Problem The Great Divide, ...
Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Amazon Alexa in your car & in your life

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Like many people I struggle with the usefulness of smart speakers.  In fact I generally keep mine unplugged. But it could be a lot more us...
Monday, January 06, 2020

Carat's 10 Trends for 2020

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Here is our annual trends presentation - looking at what is happening in media and technology, and its implications for our clients and the ...
Friday, October 04, 2019

Instagram Threads - Social Media Gets Darker

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Instagram has just launched Threads , a camera-first messaging app.  It's a stand-alone app, but uses your Instagram contact list. ...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Voice and Commerce - Keep it immediate

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What if we're getting smart speakers and shopping wrong? I've read a lot in recent years about the hopes for shopping on smart ...
Friday, June 28, 2019

Three Favourites from Cannes Lions 2019

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I didn't go to Cannes this year, but I watched it on Twitter, on YouTube, though emails and in dispatches from colleagues. You miss ...
Friday, May 24, 2019

Nike in Fortnite

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A new partnership brings Nike to Fortnite - players can download skins with exclusive Nike sneakers - a sneaker drop in the game, if you lik...
Thursday, April 04, 2019

The Perils of Voice Controls and the Smart Home

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A very funny couple of ads for Rema 1000, a Norwegian retail chain! (Not sure that it's really selling the retail chain, to be ho...
Monday, March 25, 2019

BK - Burn up a rival's ads in AR

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Love this from Burger King in Brazil! Great use of augmented reality - probably the most playful I've seen by a brand in their own a...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Shopping on Instagram

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I've been telling people for ages that we'll soon be able to buy directly from Instagram, and today they announced an initial trial ...
Monday, January 07, 2019

The Bandersnatch Stunt at Old Street Station

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This is probably the most analogue thing that I have written about on this blog, but it's a great example of creating something physi...