| | | | Forget the 'Store of the Future'; brands need to think about the store of tomorrow | | 21 May 2013, 10:30AM |  Technological innovations are everywhere, and while we may hear about a number of fascinating new developments, few will actually truly define the future of retail. Considering the changing landscape, technology is irrelevant if you don't first understand both the behaviours and motivations of consumers in a hyper-connected, multi-channel world.
| | | | | | | Yahoo follows Tumblr with complete overhaul of Flickr | | 21 May 2013, 8:52AM |  On the same day Yahoo confirmed its acquisition of Tumblr, and promised not to “screw it up”, it announced an over haul of Flickr the photo sharing service it screwed up over a number of years.
| | | | | | | Pinterest takes big step towards working with major brands | | 20 May 2013, 2:53PM |  Pinterest is getting closer to big brands as it announces three new types of pin that will highlight major US retailers.
It marks Pinterest’s first step towards associating images directly with brands and could be the beginning of a change on the social network that sees it become a marketplace as well as a site where people pin ideas of things they like or that inspire them.
| | | | Making email mobile friendly | | 20 May 2013, 10:57AM |  Despite predictions of the demise of email, figures from the Radicati Group show that there were around 2.1 billion emails users in 2012, with the number set to grow beyond 2.8 billion in the next four years.
| | | | 10 Reasons why advertisers shouldn't underestimate connected TV audiences | | 20 May 2013, 10:52AM |  Parks Associates recently forecast that by the end of 2013, connected TVs will be present in 32 per cent of all Western European homes. By 2016 this is expected to have risen to 54 per cent – and when you consider how "new" this technology is, such adoption rates really should make industries such as advertising stand up and take notice.
| | | | 30 Seconds to Mars stratospheric rise on social media | | 19 May 2013, 11:51PM |  In the week that it was shown that users only visited the planet Google+ for less than 7 minutes a month it's interesting to look at how a contemporary rock artist brand goes about using social media in their marketing and the different levels of interest on different platforms.
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