Spanish Winemaker Barbadillo Rolls out NFC Promotion with Thinfilm

Spanish Winemaker Barbadillo Rolls out NFC Promotion with Thinfilm

Spanish winemaker Barbadillo has launched an NFC (near field communication) campaign promoting a cash prize giveaway on bottles of its Castillo de San Diego wine. 126,000 bottles have been NFC-enabled, using Thinfilm’s SpeedTap tags and Brand Analytics. The connected bottles are being sold through 15 major supermarket chains and superstores in Spain, including El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, Hipercor, Alcampo, […]

Diageo Rolls Out Consumer Trial of Johnnie Walker Connected Bottles

Diageo Rolls Out Consumer Trial of Johnnie Walker Connected Bottles

Diageo has kicked off a consumer trial of its Johnnie Walker Blue Label connected bottle prototype as it looks to test out the technology’s ability to push personalised messages. From November 14, 500 bottles will go on sale in Thailand kitted out with Near Field Communications (NFC) to show targeted messages and exclusive content to […]

London Pub Harnesses the Power of Social Media to Bring the Punters Back in

London Pub Harnesses the Power of Social Media to Bring the Punters Back in

A London pub has achieved the kind of marketing success some can only dream of just by utilising the power of smartphones and Facebook to solve its marketing problems. Harnessing a new retail technology called LifeSynk, The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell is using smartphones and also NFC technology to get people back through the doors […]