Category: Advertising

  • The habits of UK mobile Twitter users

    I use Twitter a great deal on a mobile device, not only when out and about but also in pastime situations such as tweeting comments about a movie or TV show I’m watching, or commenting about a brand in a…

  • Vine: the compelling wild place

    An app that’s captured imaginations worldwide in less than a week is Vine, a video-sharing tool launched by Twitter on January 24. Once you install Vine on your iPhone or iPod Touch – iOS is the only mobile platform it’s…

  • McDonald’s new packaging, a QR code and telling brand stories

    The next time you visit a McDonald’s restaurant, especially in the US, check the packaging for information about the nutritional value of the food you’re about to eat. While you can read concise info on the packaging itself, more interesting…

  • Trust in a name makes the difference

    What’s the deciding factor in choosing which branded product to buy (or whether to buy one at all) at the point of sale? It’s a question I pondered in relation to an experience I had this weekend, and whether it’s…

  • Podcasts are about community not audiences – advertisers note

    A podcast I’ve been listening to for the past five years, on and off, is This Week in Tech, started and hosted by American technology broadcaster and entrepreneur Leo Laporte. Better known by its acronym TWiT, each episode is typically…