Disney+, the streaming platform from the iconic studio, launches in Australia and New Zealand today, following news reports of hacked accounts and a ​troubled US launch last week. The new streaming service will be home to hours of shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and will add further pressure to existing players.

Real estate group, Dexus has launched its ‘Brainwaves’ art installation in North Sydney, featuring wearables technology to detect brainwave activity and create an artistic visualisation of the changes projected onto the 16-metre lobby screen. The aim is to showcase how workspaces have an impact on work productivity.

Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and speech recognition, are changing experiences. For better or worse, these technologies have arrived, and customer expectations are rising because of them.

Mining giant, Rio Tinto, has teamed up with Marcel Sydney on a campaign harnessing augmented reality (AR) in order to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor service.

​Immersive technology company, Unbnd, has immortalised a controversial mural using WebAR technology, opening up a wide variety of opportunities for marketers.

Virtual reality (VR) has been in the market for around five years and, while it’s made an impact, we’re yet to see mass adoption on the consumer side. But on the business side, it’s maturing as companies embrace the possibilities of the immersive experience.

​Domino’s has launched a new AI-powered tool that scans, checks and grades every pizza before it goes out the door to ensure it matches its picture in all Australian and New Zealand stores.

Following the success of an interactive augmented reality (AR) experience for Volvo’s Italian world-wide presentation of its equal vehicles for all (EVA) initiative, Volvo plans to continue using virtual reality (VR) to market and create new and interactive consumer experiences, to appeal to a greater number of potential customers.

Augmented reality (AR) is increasingly being used by Virgin Holidays to breathe new life into its email marketing campaign efforts and deliver dynamic, personalised and engaging content to future travellers.

CMO takes a look at 10 real-life examples of brands utilising new technologies such as augmented reality, NFC, facial recognition, 3D scanning and more to breathe new life into their campaigns

As many as 100,000 devices could be sold to the US Army, highlighting Microsoft efforts to target augmented reality at the enterprise level.

Domino’s has introduced what it claims is the world’s first augmented reality (AR) pizza ordering offering.

STM Brands is using integrated augmented reality (AR), including interactive 3D graphics, animation and video, in a bid to deliver a new shopping experience that boosts customer engagement and brand awareness.

Treasury Wine Estates is rolling out an augmented (AR) reality app portfolio for at least four of its wines globally after a US pilot across its 19 Crimes brand became one of its most successful marketing activations.

The age of customer centricity is here, and as experience increasingly becomes the biggest driver of digital transformation and marketing strategy, 2018 will be about moving the customer relationship to an even deeper and more dynamic level of personalised engagement.

Horticultural research foundation, Hort Innovation, has launched a new augmented reality campaign designed to revive Australia’s love for styling homes with plants, and raise awareness of the health and wellbeing boost of embracing more greenery.

A home-grown augmented reality (AR) marketing app has been chosen to support the latest customer engagement efforts of Italian espresso machine manufacturer, La Marzocco.

Augmented reality and virtual reality trends are in the spotlight this week as both Redbubble and Pfizer Australia announce new technology capabilities to enhance both customer and patience experience.

B2B and B2C marketers serious about remaining competitive in the future need to look out for a series of emerging tech in the next three to five years, new research from Forrester found.

As we head into 2017, the push towards digital is more paramount than ever, and marketers must put digital capability, skills, media spend and content front and centre of their efforts. To find out just how brands plan to do that, CMO caught up with three of Australia’s leading brands - L’Oreal, Helloworld and Expedia – to ask them for their marketing predictions for 2017 and how they are crafting their 2017 strategies amidst an ever-changing market.

The ‘age of the customer’ is here - the power of personalisation and customer context is now ensconced in every marketer’s lexicon. Certainly, the single biggest driver of digital transformation is customer experience.