Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is claiming a world-first after the Federal Court found Google guilty of misleading consumers about how personal location data collected across Android devices was captured and used.

It’s been 12 months since a group of ex-banking executives joined forces to build Finspo, a new digital broker proposition aiming to help level the playing field between banks and Australian consumers. And according to Finspo CMO, Dylan Keath, realising the brand and product has required adopting several critical marketing and business priorities.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is once again instigating proceedings against Facebook, this time for allegedly misusing consumer data relating to a VPN app for marketing purposes.

One of the country’s largest independent supermarket owners, Ritchies IGA, has rolled out a new digital customer loyalty program to mature and build on its longstanding customer membership offering.

Looking to create a point of difference on customer service, health fund, Bupa, has launched a WhatsApp messaging channel that customers can use instead of waiting on hold.

The Art Gallery of NSW is looking to bring more engaging mobile capability to future exhibitions following the use of a chatbot that put its Japan Supernatural exhibition right into the hands of potential visitors.

Scaling consumer trials on-premise, lifting product awareness and increased distribution are in the sights of South Australian beverages brand, Bickford’s Group, following a new partnership with fellow SA tech startup, Shouted.

All sorts of consumer brands, from exclusive high-end fashion houses to fast food chains and even movie studios, are realising the opportunities to connect with their customers through games.

​First State Super has found out first-hand what a difference a good digital experience can make to consumers, marketing, and the bottom line.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from InMobi, HubSpot, Leadspace, Criteo, Showpad, Cheetah Digital, Doddle and Signpost.

​Facebook is expecting a huge swing in businesses using Messenger to target and personalise to consumers in the weeks leading up to Christmas this year, as consumers change how they expect to be communicated with.

Bankwest Stadium has launched a new customer incentives and rewards program, Bankwest Stadium Score, a platform it says will provide insights and improve the experience of sports fans at the stadium.

The proposition for convenience stores is pretty straightforward. But how does that translate in a world where convenience is now more often associated with digital experiences rather than those in the real world?

​To stay relevant in a changing retail space, UK brand Superdry had to take a serious look at its customer experience (CX).

Australian payments company, Afterpay, is one of the relatively few tech success stories this country has produced. And it’s through a consistently stable yet increasingly diverse approach to mobile and Web capability that the business is capitalising on growing international consumer demand, its chief product officer says.

It’s taken just a decade for mobile advertising to rise from relative obscurity to represent a billion dollars of ad expenditure in Australia (according to the IAB), and account for 62 per cent of general digital display spending.

The decision to give employees control of marketing its iconic 2018 Christmas campaign on social media has not only driven stronger consumer take-up of in-store services for John Lewis & Partners, it’s also improved employee engagement.

A consistently personalised multi-channel approach to customer messaging globally has seen Movember not only chalk up three-fold improvement in engagement, but also lift email revenue for its charitable cause.

Tourism Australia and mobile payment platform, Alipay, have joined forces on a new pilot program aimed at promoting several of Sydney’s iconic destinations and hotspots to Chinese tourists.

Medibank recently underwent a digital experience transformation, a move that's resulted in the My Medibank app becoming the highest-rated private health insurance app in the Apple Store in June 2017 and led to a raft of other benefits.

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