lowcostholidays debuts ‘Were Here’ leaderboard Facebook app
UK travel website lowcostholidays.com has launched the first app to use Facebook’s ‘Were Here’ API function, to accurately measure most visited and ‘talked about’ destinations on Facebook.
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Right to reply: The coupon recession – consumers not ashamed of using vouchers to shop
News that consumers are increasingly turning to promotions to help decide their weekly shop points to a change in shopper behaviour that has changed dramatically over the last few years, writes Oliver Felstead, Managing Director of Coupons.com UK & Europe.
Mastercard inks mobile wallet deal with Everything Everywhere
Everything Everywhere, which operates the T-Mobile and Orange brands in the UK, has signed an five-year partnership deal with MasterCard to develop and provide mobile payments services.
Independent retailers ‘are Britain’s hardest workers’
Independent shopkeepers are Britain’s hardest worker, with most working over 50 hours a week, according to new data.
Independent retailers ‘are Britain's hardest workers’
Independent shopkeepers are Britain’s hardest worker, with most working over 50 hours a week, according to new data.
Sony cuts 1,000 jobs in mobile division
Sony Corporation is cutting 1,000 jobs from its mobile phone division, as the Japanese electronics giant struggles to compete with Apple and Samsung in the smartphone market.
Olympic opening ceremony ‘featured in 19% of social media’
Since the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, the world has embraced Olympic fever. Research from Nielsen revealed that there were more tweets about the Olympics on that single day than during the entire duration of Beijing 2008. The unprecedented social following of the Games is reflected in 67% of UK adults using Social Media to … [Read more…]
Boost for online shopping as Royal Mail extends neighbour delivery scheme
The Royal Mail is rolling out a new ‘neighbour delivery scheme’ across the UK, in a move that could prove a major boost to online shopping.
Average brand marketing budgets revealed: UK brands ‘have significant digital strategy failings’
Whilst the majority (71%) of UK brands have a digital strategy in place, more than half (56%) do not have a roadmap for the next three to five years, according to the results of a new survey of marketers.
Facebook tests controversial newsfeed ads for non-fans
Facebook is testing a new ad format that lets brands aim their advertising toward the newsfeeds of users who are not already a fan of the brand page.