Huawei has taken Apple’s spot as the world’s second top-selling smartphone manufacturer, according to Gartner. The report notes that Huawei sold 49.8 million units in the second quarter of 2018, taking 13.3 percent of the smartphone market share and beating out Apple’s 44.7 million units. The report confirms another report from Counterpoint research. That 13.3 percent market […]
As families unpack from summer vacations and prepare to send kids off for a new school year, marketers are hard at work crafting holiday campaigns to entice mobile users and amp up engagement this season. According to the second annual YouAppi Mobile Holiday report, one-third of mobile marketers have already begun preparing this year’s holiday […]
Advertisers are expected to spend a combined $30bn on online video advertising this year, most of which will be paid to social media platforms despite the continuing risks of negative adjacency and ad fraud. The rise of mobile usage is driving video consumption (particularly on mobile-optimised social platforms), which in turn is driving up advertiser […]
An online YouGov poll commissioned by leading inflight entertainment and passenger engagement company Spafax published on August 22 reveals that younger travellers want airports to use technology to enhance their airport experience – but older travellers are more wary: The poll, of 2,110 respondents (Gen UK adult population of 18+), asked about their wishlist for […]
China’s online retail market is expected to hit $1.8tn in 2022, buoyed by local tech titans Alibaba and JD.com, according to a report by Forrester. The ‘eCommerce in China: Trends and Outlook for The Largest eCommerce Market in The World’ report, revealed the Chinese online retail market will be more than double the size of […]
64% of shoppers feel retailers don’t truly know them, according to new research that identifies the changing demands of modern shoppers. Salesforce’s latest Shopper-First Retail report identifies three “Shopper-First” mandates that apply to virtually all retailers, also revealed that 87% of shoppers say they start their hunt for a new product on digital channels. Interestingly, […]
Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet. In a new forecast package, eMarketer estimates there will be 182.6 million connected TV users in the US this year, up 8.1% from 2017. That works out to roughly 55% […]
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetisation platform, released a new white paper exploring the evolution of TV and digital video. Based on intelligence from select industry reports, the white paper entitled, “Global TV and Video: Five Trends Contributing To The Continued Rise of Digital” concludes that traditional methods of TV viewing remain popular due […]
Over two-fifths (43%) of Brits now own at least one smart product in their home, with security systems most appealing, according to a new survey looking into attitudes towards IoT technology in 2018. Burdened by stress and a lack of time, Brits now more than ever crave convenience and speed in various aspects of their […]
Internet-based businesses including retail shopping and video streaming are among the most popular online activities for Brits. Almost half of all adults in questioned (46%) in a survey used on-demand pay streaming services such as Now TV, Netflix, or Amazon Prime Video, up from just 29% two years ago. The details were revealed in a […]