The year in digital: The best (and worst) of marketing in 2015

2015 was another big year for digital marketing, with the Apple Watch launch, the rise of ad blockers and mobile growth skyrocketing. This was the year that content went native, retargeted ads got smarter and global time on digital screens overtook TV. In this special...

Swiss email firm pays $6000 ransom to hackers

A secure-email firm, based in Switzerland, has paid a ransom of $6000 (£3,600) after web attacks crippled its website. The hi-tech criminals behind the web attacks said the payment would stop the deluge of data hitting the site. But despite paying up, the web attacks...

Gmail’s ‘smart reply’ writes emails for you

Google is rolling out a Gmail program this week that will guess which emails can be answered with a short reply and prepare a few responses on the user’s behalf. Called Smart Reply, it lets users tap on one of its suggested responses to start editing. As an example,...

Apple open rates slow across EU as Android rises

Apple device open and click rates have stagnated across Europe while Android has seen consistent year-on-year growth, according to new data. The research, from SendGrid, the leading email delivery platform for email that matters, was collected over two ten-day periods...