Today, smartphones are more like an extra limb than a device for most people. Consumers take their phones with them everywhere they go, and each time they unlock their home screens is a chance for brands to become a part of their digital lives.

With 85.7% of smartphone internet time spent in apps versus mobile web, more consumers are opting for the seamless experiences that apps offer.

By keeping a few key tips in mind, brands can...

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An announcement at the most recent PubCon by Google search analyst Gary Illyes set the cat among the digital pigeons.

The news that the search giant is shifting its approach to results accessed through mobile, has created the concern of ‘second class surfing’.

From a SEO perspective, when introduced, this will most definitely create disruption.

Initially, when Google announced they were working on a separate mobile index, many thought that we would end up with two mutually...

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An individual’s geographic location doesn’t simply indicate where they are; it can also help paint a picture of what they’re doing and how they’re doing it.

Geo-location data generated by mobile connections provides marketers with an invaluable level of insight into their audiences. With smartphones now found in the pockets of two thirds of UK adults,...

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Engaging the younger generation is a difficult task, given a potentially short attention span, coupled with the sheer volume of competition on the market.

One way Swyft Media is trying to tackle this issue is by launching a series of iMessage apps for brands. The apps offer branded stickers - images and GIFs - and is among the first to offer branded content via iMessage.

Apple’s decision to open up its hugely popular iMessage application is validation that this growing medium has become...

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In our increasingly digital world, consumers are always looking for on-the-go solutions for everyday tasks. From hailing a taxi to doing taxes, mobile solutions have quickly been on the rise at an exponential rate, and one of the quickest growing sectors of mobile technologies is eCommerce.

Given the number of shopping apps available for mobile devices, its popularity comes as little surprise but in order to better understand the extent of this eCommerce trend, we must answer the...

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It often takes a partnership to make a good thing great. For our company, a creator of mobile games, collaborating with a savvy mobile marketing platform resulted in not one, but two games we were proud of becoming worldwide hits.

There were two secrets to our success: data and a commitment to collaborating to leverage it in real-time to monetise effectively and reach new users at scale.

When our company, Gram Games, first approached AppLovin, which provides analytics so brands can...

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As Team GB celebrate their record haul at the Rio Olympics, the 2016 ‘Summer of Sport’ that has seen global crowds gather for the Euros and Wimbledon approaches its final, Paralympic stage.

As spectators, it’s been a roller coaster of early knockouts and ‘Super Saturdays’, but as marketers, what can we learn from sport and its international audience?

When it comes to tournaments such as these, brands are presented with a unique opportunity to flex...

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Mobile is an indispensable part of our lives with people in the UK spending almost three hours per day consuming mobile media, and over four in ten consumers saying they’d rather forget their anniversary than lose their phone.

Whether it’s checking our newsfeeds, researching a product while in store, or searching for how-to videos on YouTube – consulting our smartphones and...

Mary Meeker’s recently published internet trends report has become a kind of annual event for the tech industry.

Meeker’s snapshot of the latest data on the digital economy offers invaluable insight on where the internet and related technologies are now and where they’re going. And, as usual, this year’s report uncovers some compelling opportunities for mobile, especially mobile engagement.

Notably, among the more interesting findings is that there is a huge

A third of people now use only their mobile to make a purchasing decision, according to recent research from location based marketing company xAd. 

It's clear that for today's consumer, buying a product isn't as straightforward as going to a store, searching for what you want and then handing over cash.

And why would they? With more choice than ever in terms of price, location and personalisation, consumers are now best placed to buy at a time that suits them, however they want to do it. This does...