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Argos teams with Google Home for voice shopping

September 7, 2018

Argos has launched a voice shopping service, letting people sell and reserve its products through Google Home.

Marketing agencies: 4 ways your clients are ‘really’ judging your performance

September 6, 2018

What metrics are clients using to judge your marketing agency on? Natalia Selby, Marketing Executive at Mediahawk, looks at qualified leads, pipeline contribution, cost per acquisition and year-on-year growth and how to meet your clients expectations.

Angry Birds teams with Imagine Dragons for charity in-game event

September 5, 2018

Rovio has partnered with the multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons to launch “Angry Birds x Imagine Dragons,” a free in-game event playable in Angry Birds Match now through Sept. 25, 2018.

Ad Blocking in the UK begins to stabilise

September 5, 2018

More than a fifth of internet users in the UK are expected to install an ad blocker this year, but growth is slowing, according to new research.

Brits turn to Google for advice on how to cope with the UK heatwave

September 5, 2018

The 2018 UK summer heatwave saw millions of Britons struggling to cope with the extended period of intense heat, with temperatures in some regions of the country exceeding 35℃, with many turning to Google to find ways to make the most of (or avoid) the heat.

Google debuts ‘Ad Strength’ metric to help improve ad copy relevance

August 31, 2018

Google has launched a new “ad strength” metric that measures the relevance, quantity and diversity of ad copy.

Yandex “in talks with Russian retail stores about new smartphone launch”

August 28, 2018

Russian search giant Yandex is in talks with Russian retail stores about the sale of its rumoured smartphone, according to the newspaper Vedomosti.

Baidu warns Google “the world is now copying from China”

August 28, 2018

Chinese search giant Baidu has issued a warning to Google, claiming to be the new search trendsetter, following the US-firms plans to re-enter the China with a ‘censored’ search engine.

Google launches ‘Travel Trends’ to help plan holiday bookings

August 28, 2018

Google has updated its travel tools with a new feature that shows how prices change for flights to popular holiday destinations.

Uber partners Toyota for self-driving car development

August 28, 2018

Uber has secured $500m (£389m) of investment from Toyota as it renews efforts to build self-driving cars for its ride-hailing app, five months after a self-driving car ran over and killed a pedestrian in the US.