WeArisma launches AI visual search technology to drive creativity in marketing strategies 

Earned media analytics company, WeArisma, has launched what it describes as a groundbreaking AI-powered visual search solution to revolutionise how brands discover influential sources to partner with.

This solution is designed to unlock unprecedented search possibilities and drive creativity and efficiency in marketing strategies. 

Powered by WeArisma’s unparalleled global earned media data, the intelligent AI technology delves beyond limited keyword searches by...

19 June 2024 | AI

Building the backbone of your brand

Just as a strong building foundation allows architects to create incredible, long-lasting monuments of engineering, a robust brand foundation is vital to developing and maintaining your corporate design.Having a brand-building platform from which you can quickly and efficiently access all elements and assets of your brand and use them effectively makes brand governance much easier. It also keeps your corporate design consistent as it grows.So, what’s the secret to a strong brand-building...

24 May 2024 | Branding

Brand discovery via social media overtakes search engines and TV ads

Social media app logos.

Shoppers are discovering brands and products via social media ads, recommendations, and updates from brands’ social pages more so than other channels, with over a third (38%) discovering brands via these methods, more than search engines (37%) and TV ads (35%). 

This is according to the latest Social Media Trends Report from consumer research company GWI, which highlights the evolving habits, thoughts, feelings and actions of social media scrollers.  

TikTok is key...

24 May 2024 | Advertising

Performance only marketing experiencing ‘slow death’ as digital brand builders dominate

New analysis of the ecommerce landscape has revealed the demise of traditional performance only marketing, as sophisticated brand building takes centre stage. 

The report from Nest Commerce reveals that digital brand building described as ‘full funnel performance’ is the needed approach to build awareness and win customers across increasingly video-first platforms including Meta, Tik Tok and Google.

The Readout, is a quarterly trends and learnings report derived...

22 April 2024 | Advertising

Canva acquires UK-founded design platform Affinity

Canva, an online graphic design platform, has acquired Affinity, the award-winning creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design and page layout.

The acquisition significantly bolsters Canva’s vision to build the world’s most comprehensive suite of visual communication tools. While the last decade has seen rapid growth for Canva amongst the 99% of knowledge workers without design training, the integration of Affinity’s professional...

3 April 2024 | Branding

Braze delivers new AI features to boost marketing efficiency and creativity

Customer engagement platform Braze has unveiled several new AI features across its platform designed to inspire marketers' creativity and increase efficiency in delivering more personalised, tailored experiences, all powered through Sage AI by Braze.

With a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips and the advent of AI-powered tools, marketers can inspire creativity with speed and precision. The latest AI features from Braze reflect this paradigm shift, with recent research indicating...

26 March 2024 | Branding

Jameson ‘Arrive Like a Local’ campaign returns with Visa-powered Jameson Passport

Building on the success of Jameson and Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail (PRGTR)'s 2023 Arrive Like A Local campaign, the interactive traveller experience has returned, activated at more than 36 airports worldwide and supported by a 360 omnichannel strategy.

Reaching the widest audience for any Jameson travel retail campaign ever, the 2024 campaign aims to connect with whiskey lovers across all touchpoints on the traveller journey, not only through the specially curated city...

26 March 2024 | Branding

Pepsi MAX unveils giant CGI can on the Thames to celebrate new visual identity

Pepsi MAX has unleashed its first major redesign in fourteen years by dropping a striking  piece of CGI footage with a jaw-dropping scene in North Greenwich, London.

The striking video was released to celebrate the cola brand’s evolution into its dynamic new era, featuring a re-designed and refreshed electric blue and black logo.

The video of the larger-than-life installation dropping in different countries across the world,  featured a digitally-altered piece...

11 March 2024 | Advertising

Acquia enhances brand management capabilities

Digital experience specialist Acquia hsa unveiled two new integrations for its digital asset management solution, Acquia DAM, that expand its brand management capabilities.

These integrations - with Acquia Campaign Studio, Adobe Stock, and Google Translate - reduce the complexity of maintaining a consistent brand experience across digital channels, saving time for marketing and creative teams and helping them get the most value from their content assets.

Jake Athey,...

26 February 2024 | Branding

Influencers who fail to disclose ads are ‘tarnishing industry and brands’

Artwork depciting a social media influencer.

Influencers and digital creators who fail to disclose adverts and commercial content within their posts are damaging an industry which has managed to shake off the “wild-west” tags of the past.

That’s the view of influencer marketing agency, Disrupt, following a European Union study released this week, which shows that four out of five influencers on social media fail to disclose commercial content, as required under EU and UK law.

Stevie Johnson, MD of...

22 February 2024 | Advertising