Instagram Stories brings Polls to the People

22/11/2017 SMK Editor

Instagram is adding interactive polling stickers to Stories, which can be overlaid on images with customisable options. A voice for (your) people The process is simple, users need only drag and drop their chosen ....

Slack launches Shared Channels

22/11/2017 SMK Editor

Slack is adding a new feature where different organisations can create a common space for communication and collaboration. Integrated cooperation Shared Channels will operate like any other channel with the added ability to ....

Fix fails before launch: SurveyMonkey

21/11/2017 SMK Editor

SurveyMonkey’s new online video campaign implores businesses to make better choices by doing better research. The shouldas Under the banner ‘Shoulda Used SurveyMonkey’, the campaign uses humour to point out situations that ....

Issuu’s new monetisation for publishers

21/11/2017 SMK Editor

Issuu has launched ‘digital sales’ to let publishers sell their periodicals. ....

LinkedIn launches Snapchat-style AR filters

21/11/2017 SMK Editor

LinkedIn has rolled out a feature for tagging geo-locations, to help organise and better direct attendants to conferences and events. Professional page taken from Snapchat playbook LinkedIn recently introduced ....

Martech Mashup: Google Play for App Success

20/11/2017 SMK Editor

Google Play wants producers to make apps that consumers want to use. They’re giving us the tools we need to make it happen. Console-icious The ....

Boost phone number sign-ups by 12%

20/11/2017 SMK Editor

The Android Developers Blog has outlined a new standardised method for phone number collection and verification: it is significantly increasing success rates for phone number sign-ups. Phone numbers Whether for list-building or actual service provision, ....

Instagram launches Globe Trotting Sunglasses

20/11/2017 SMK Editor

Instagram has launched a new set of sunglass face filters for Instagram Stories, with faux reflections of popular global locales. Make-believe-stylish The new filter incorporates several styles of ....

Facebook upsizes Workplace with new Chat Apps

17/11/2017 SMK Editor

Facebook has quietly launched two chat apps for for Workplace, its business app and Slack rival. Messenger goes to work After listening to feedback from its 14,000 businesses, Workplace now comes with chat and screen sharing apps for Mac ....

Stories on Facebook and Instagram allow cross-posting

17/11/2017 SMK Editor

Facebook has announced ability for Instagram users to cross-post directly to Facebook Stories, in a bid to bolster Facebook’s lack of Stories. Efficiency is key Following preliminary tests in Portugal, Facebook is looking to launch ....

BMW Ad “Promoted Street/Drag Racing” – ASB

17/11/2017 SMK Editor

The Advertising Standards Board has upheld a complaint against a BMW ad for the BMW i3. The ad was shown on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. What happened? The complaint alleged the ad promoted illegal street racing. The ad shows a BMW i ....