Lidl UK Launches AI Wine ChatBot Giving Customers Expert Wine Knowledge & Recommendations

Lidl UK Launches AI Wine ChatBot Giving Customers Expert Wine Knowledge & Recommendations

Lidl, the UK’s seventh largest retailer, has launched its first fully-automated, AI-powered, Facebook Messenger chatbot to help UK customers select the best wine whatever the meal or moment. Users simply type in a wine question and voilà, the answer appears! Lidl’s new chatbot – named Margot – will perform the role of shoppers’ virtual wine […]

Grey London and Marks & Spencer Launch Chatbot to Help Create the Perfect Christmas

Grey London and Marks & Spencer Launch Chatbot to Help Create the Perfect Christmas

Grey London has developed Marks & Spencer’s first bot for Messenger: The Marks & Spencer Christmas Concierge. The service, which sits inside Facebook Messenger, offers customers inspiration to help them plan their perfect Christmas. Users can opt-in to receive daily tips on food, hosting and presents. They can also browse and shop from a series […]

Pepsi Unveils a New Facebook Messenger Chatbot Called ‘Bot-tler’ in Dubai

Pepsi Unveils a New Facebook Messenger Chatbot Called ‘Bot-tler’ in Dubai

 Pepsi showcased a new Facebook Messenger chatbot called ‘Bot-tler’ during an event in Dubai called Fashion Forward. The bot allowed users to order their preferred Pepsi beverage at the event and then notified them, when their drink was ready to be picked up. The innovation in this chatbot is the back end ordering system’s integration […]

Coca-Cola Thinks Smart with AI-Equipped Vending Machine

Coca-Cola Thinks Smart with AI-Equipped Vending Machine

Beverage giant Coca-Cola is giving the world’s dumb vending machines an AI-powered makeover in a bid to banish jammed change slots, broken dispensers and other malfunctions to the dim and distant past. Going way beyond a colourful touchscreen, Coca-Cola harbours visions of infusing the humourless lumps of metal, electronics and glass with a personality – […]

Patrón Tequila Travels the Globe to Inspire Consumers to ‘Patrón the Summer’

Patrón Tequila Travels the Globe to Inspire Consumers to ‘Patrón the Summer’

Patrón Spirits will celebrate the versatility of tequila this summer by shaking up the way we enjoy seasonal cocktails. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, Patrón will pedal (literally) into local concerts, culinary events and festivals across the US with its nuanced “Patrón the Summer” cocktail experience. This uniquely designed bar-on-wheels will allow consumers to […]

Pernod Ricard Aims to Make Christmas Hosting Easier with Cocktail Chatbot

Pernod Ricard Aims to Make Christmas Hosting Easier with Cocktail Chatbot

Pernod Ricard is catering to consumers’ predilection for being accomodating hosts over the Christmas period with a chatbot bartender that will help drinkers create cocktails from home. The Cocktail Coach offers an array of helpful tools such as recipes, facts and mixing instructions for consumers looking to get creative with their drinks when hosting throughout […]

Most Contagious Returns in December and Final Batch of Tickets up for Grabs!

Most Contagious Returns in December and Final Batch of Tickets up for Grabs!

December 7th sees the return of  Most Contagious, which is the acclaimed year-end event staged by Contagious in London. It makes sense of the most important trends in marketing, technology and consumer culture from the past year and analyses what impact these ideas will have on the immediate future for brands and agencies. The event includes […]

Food & Google Come Together in #EveryoneSpeaksFood Experiment

Food & Google Come Together in #EveryoneSpeaksFood Experiment

Bi-coastal production company m ss ng p eces brings a wide array of cultures to the table for Google Translate, illustrating that food is a universal language. Director Josh Nussbaum’s colourful and sensual short,#EveryoneSpeaksFood, captures the journey of Small World, Google Translate’s free pop up restaurant in New York. m ss ng p eces conceived the pop […]