eCommerce advertising is continuing to grow, according to the Q2 2019 Digital Advertising Benchmark Report released by Marin Software, a digital marketing software provider. Marin found that there was a 40 per cent increase in ad spend when it came to eCommerce advertising, dominated by Amazon. Many retailers are also looking to Google Shopping to drive revenue, with shopping ads […]
Chinese phone makers now account for 42 per cent of the global smartphone market, despite shipments falling both internationally and in their local market, according to Counterpoint Research. The combined global smartphone market share of Chinese majors Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Realme (HOVXR) reached 42% in Q2 2019, the highest it has ever been. This […]
The Lovely Mobile Report and Rankings is a look back and celebration of Mobile Marketing done in 2018. It is a result of a year-long research done by us, analyzing the performance of various projects, agencies and brands in the major, global awards programs. The awards programs covered by our team for this report includes […]
Instagram and Amazon are proving to be serious challengers to the Google–Facebook duopoly, with digital marketers choosing to invest more-and-more in the platforms, according to research from Marin Software. Over 450 B2B and B2C digital marketing professionals were surveyed in the US and the UK and it was found that, though paid search (39 per cent […]
The increasing popularity of smartphones and the development of new 5G technologies is expected to boost the US mobile market to reach $224bn by 2024, according to a new report from GlobalData, a data and analytics company. “Market penetration and traffic data consumption are set to increase with 97 per cent of the US population […]
Marketers are keen to invest more in programmatic audio and most are planning to do so within the next year and a half, according to research from Xaxis and IAB Europe. The survey of 499 buyers and publishers from across Europe found that 60 per cent of marketers are looking to increase their programmatic audio spend over the next […]
Internet advertising will account for 52% of global advertising expenditure in 2021, exceeding the 50% mark for the first time, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on July 8. That’s up from the 47% of global adspend that internet advertising will account for this year, and 44% in 2018. However, the growth rate is […]
Experts in brand measurement and customer analytics from UNiDAYS, a leading Global Student Affinity Network, have utilised their market-leading access to millions of college and university students around the world to create an index that measures Gen Z’s affinity for a range of leading brands. The AFFDEX covers 12 industries and is built on insights […]
China will be the next frontier of growth for European brands, according to new research published by The Trade Desk – with brands committing big spend to the market. Over half (53%) of the senior brand marketers surveyed in the UK, France and Germany confirmed that China represents a significant growth opportunity, with an additional […]
Most shoppers still prefer to make purchases in-store after using the internet to research products, despite concerns that the high street is dying, according to research from Blis. 60 per cent of the over 4,500 EMEA consumers surveyed use the internet to research products before ultimately making purchases in-store. At the same time, impulse buying is […]