26 Mar 2012

Digital OOH has come of age: The onus is now on brands to utilise this platform effectively


Digital out of home offers the prospect of live, dynamic, location-based campaigns however opportunities are often being missed by brands who fail to create insightful, creative or relevant content for the platform.

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06 Feb 2012

The Cloud & Compass Real Time Index


A new era of advertising is upon us as brands look for effective and interesting ways to transform the live data and content now available to them into compelling marketing and advertising solutions. The Cloud & Compass Real Time Index looks at some of the best real time marketing campaigns from 2011 and will continue to report on interesting work in this area throughout 2012.

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14 Nov 2011

Social TV is Misunderstood


A buzzword of 2011, social TV is set to be huge. Soon we may see the TV become the epicentre of the futuristic ‘smart’ home, it is important however that manufacturers do not misunderstand the concept of social TV.

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06 Oct 2011

Road-Testing the New Facebook Timeline


Though not yet officially launched, Facebook’s new Timeline already has 1.1 million users. Reactions have been mixed and so we decided to take a look for ourselves to see what the new feature could offer.

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05 May 2011

Extending The Narrative


Consumers don’t think of TV in terms of set blocks of time anymore. They want ongoing experiences which are social, engaging, and blur the lines between fantasy and reality.

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18 Mar 2011

The F-Word


Opening a store within Facebook seems to be the new big thing for retail brands. But is this really the most effective way to reach social shoppers?

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07 Mar 2011

The Experience Doesn’t Live Up To The Hype


With all the buzz and excitement about digital innovation in the retail world, we decided to go and see for ourselves whether shops are embracing their potential.

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17 Dec 2010

Reality Checklist 2010


A roundup of our favourite campaigns, innovations, products, apps and ideas in real world interaction and digital this year.

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Join the Worldwide Toast to Arthur Guinness

10 Sep 2010

Join the Worldwide Toast to Arthur Guinness


2010 Arthur’s Day will be unique from a digital perspective enabling all those going to the events and those that aren’t (nationally and internationally) to be more heavily part of the celebrations.

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23 Aug 2010

Dr Pepper and Old Spice…play it safe or take risks?


What’s the worst that can happen? Well quite a lot really. Dr Pepper’s campaign has marked a split between agency (LMFM) and client (Coca Cola) and highlighted how a campaign can crumble if not monitored closely.

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