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Stat: Britons choose texts over real-life conversation

More than half of British consumers (55%) prefer texting to phone calls, according to resarch from YouGov.

Technology : Society : Neo-Kinship

Big Ideas

Not-so-hot bots

Global – A new study shows that despite the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence, consumers still value human interaction.

Chat Bots : Artificial Intelligence : Customer Service

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Cities join forces to protect citizens’ digital rights

New York, Amsterdam and Barcelona are the founding members of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, an effort pledging to protect citizens’ righ...

Digital : Ethics : Internet

Big Ideas

Instant brand messaging

Stockholm – Tictail introduces a direct messaging service to enable brands to communicate instantly with their customers.

Frictionless Service : Messaging Apps : Personal Appsistants

Big Ideas

New wireless technology spells the end of recharging

Mobile Phones : Ambient : Wireless Technology

Big Ideas

Asian social media surge can boost Travel & Hospitality

Singapore : Social Media : Facebook

Daily Signals

Branding bacteria

San Francisco – Nerd has upgraded its branding to better communicate the properties of its personalised skincare products.

Microbiome : Skincare : Mybiome

Viewpoints

Rei Inamoto: This is micromedia’s moment

We are entering an age of micro-communication, says Rei Inamoto, chief creative officer at AKQA.

AKQA : Emoji : Instagram

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Four Seasons Hotels experiments with in-suite hologram technology

Hologram hotel clerks might sound like a futuristic dream, but this is now a reality at The Beverly Wilshire hotel.

Travel & Hospitality : Luxury : Health & Wellness

Big Ideas

Bored Australian consumers dump brands on social media

Content : Deals : Feedback

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The museum beckons: Beacon technology goes high culture

Antwerp – Digital communications agency Prophets has collaborated with Rubens House, the former home and current museum of artist Peter Paul Ruben...

Beacon Retail : IBeacon : Museums

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Growing wood: kitchen utensils come to life

Natural : Show Your Working : Danish

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Stat: Brazil’s appetite for science-backed clean beauty is growing

The majority of Brazilian consumers are now aware of clean beauty, but as the market grows brands will have to make sure their claims are backe...

Beauty : Technology : Society

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Stat: Affluent US consumers drive media engagement

As the media landscape becomes increasingly complex, research by Ipsos reveals that well-off consumers are still keen to engage with a variety of e...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

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A dental retainer for controlling tech

Tong is a wearable mouth device that allows people to operate computers using their tongue.

Technology : Intuitive Interfaces : Design

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Thought-starter: Is data reliance affecting brand creativity?

Mike Buonaiuto, executive director of communications agency Shape History, considers the impact of algorithms on creativity.

Data : Charity : Algorithms

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Animated architecture

Italy – Audiovisual installation Shape in Scapes demonstrates how projection mapping can be used to communicate the placemaking process.

Studio Antimateria : Sonic Landscapes : Placemaking

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Stat: Asia leads with senior-friendly packaging

While society is comfortably embracing a Flat-age mind set, marketers are finding it challenging to address older consumers without conforming to s...

Health : Asia : Marketing

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Consumers are comfortable with voice assistants in the bathroom

A recent report by Walker Sands Communications found that consumers are keen to have voice assistant devices in locations beyond their kitchen or l...

Technology : Voice Assistant : Culture

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Stat: Amazon tops first-of-its-kind sustainability value index

A study released in 2023 by Brand Finance analysed the financial value of sustainability perceptions of the world’s biggest brands.

Sustainability : Amazon : Amazon Sustainable Foundation

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Stat: Advertising has a leadership gender gap problem

New research reveals that without drastic change, parity in leadership roles in the advertising and communications sectors will only be achieved by...

Workplace : Health & Wellness : Society

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Stat: US consumers welcome brands’ SMS marketing

As smartphone usage continues to rise, a report by Attentive reveals that companies are failing to capitalise on the device’s marketing potential.

Stat : Stats : Statistic

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Stat: Consumers demand greener advertising

With increasing awareness of the wasteful aspects of advertising, there is mounting pressure on brands to adopt more sustainable practices.

Sustainability : Advertising & Branding : Society

Daily Signals

News in brief

London – Channel 4’s NewsWall is a current affairs platform for the bite-size generation.

4 NewsWall : GIFs : Micro Communication

Daily Signals

Matter of taste: Collaborative cooking from afar

London – Designers from Swedish collective PJADAD created a cooking platform, shown during Clerkenwell Design Week 2014, which is controlled remot...

Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 : Collaborative Cooking : Strange Beast Collective

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