Amazon closing the gap on Flipkart in India, says Forrester

Amazon closing the gap on Flipkart in India, says Forrester

The battle between e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart in India continues to intensify as Amazon is now closing the gap on Flipkart, according to Forrester. Flipkart raised $2.5 billion from Softbank in 2017, bringing its total funding to $6bn to date and competing with Amazon, which committed $5bn to India for market share. After surpassing […]

Forrester: Digital marketing spend to hit $118bn by 2021, but budgets will shift to experiences

Forrester: Digital marketing spend to hit $118bn by 2021, but budgets will shift to experiences

Technology and market research company Forrester forecasts digital media spending will increase to $118bn by 2021, but it projects this spending will slow overall as marketers emphasize brand experiences over volume-based advertising strategies and budgets are reallocated to reflect this trend. That’s according to Forrester’s latest US Digital Marketing Forecast. “We are seeing a shift […]

Few Marketers Using Mobile Marketing Strategies

Few Marketers Using Mobile Marketing Strategies

Although marketers know mobile is a strategic imperative, the vast majority still fail to strategically integrate it into their marketing mix, according to fresh findings from Forrester. Only 13% of marketers say they strategically integrate mobile systematically. Not surprisingly, therefore, only 27% of marketers surveyed by Forrester said the ROI of their mobile marketing campaigns […]