Four out of five (82%) advertisers said mobile device identifiers, which are used to pinpoint specific smartphone users, are important for ad targeting, but 53% said privacy implications are an “urgent issue,” per a study by Advertiser Perceptions. In addition, 50% of advertisers said online fraud will significantly affect their mobile ad spending, per the […]
UK ad viewability levels have hit their highest level since records began back in the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly benchmark report from ad verification firm Meetrics. In the first quarter of 2018, the proportion of banner ads served that met minimum viewability guidelines rose from 56% to 59% – the […]
With pop-up enterprises now employing more than 26,000 people in the UK and contributing in excess of £2.3 billion to the economy, leading tech firm SimpliWiFi says that businesses could boost their profits with the addition of WiFi. In the last few years, SimpliWiFi has worked with a number of pop-up stalls, restaurants and bars […]
Though adoption is growing at a rapid pace, voice-enabled technology is still nascent and not used often for buying, with the majority of purchases going toward media, entertainment and household products, according to a study by retail search marketing firm NetElixir. Of the 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed, a majority use voice assistants to search for […]
This year, for the first time, adults in China will spend more time with their mobile devices than they will watching TV, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast. Adults in China will spend 2 hours, 39 minutes a day on mobile devices in 2018, up 11.1% over last year, accounting for 41.6% of their daily media […]
The average monthly mobile voice usage per subscriber in the Middle East and Africa will remain stable in 2018, despite the growing adoption of over-the-top (OTT) voice applications such as Skype, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. OTT voice applications can have a negative impact on telecom operators’ […]
Two thirds (62%) of B2B marketers polled by LinkedIn believe that video should be the primary platform of any creators. 202 B2B digital marketers were polled in the UK and Ireland between February and March 2018 by Microsoft’s professional social network. 62% saw video as the most important content format. This was followed by email, […]
ShareIQ, an earned media performance platform for brands, has announced an analysis of social media engagement by the top chains in the hyper-competitive fast food space. The study revealed the data and insights shaping the social media food fight in the heated US $200 billion quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. The brands examined are a […]
USA-based Sojern has released an Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Travel Report with Google, using data from 350 million traveller profiles. The report takes an in-depth view of how local, regional and international travellers search, compare and book travel. Chris Greenwood, Sojern regional sales director said travellers now use multiple devices, channels and platforms to […]
Are we on the verge of doing away with the fixed telephone line altogether? ReportLinker has compiled globe-spanning data to look into the matter showing the rise of chat apps, looking at a number of counties. In Australia: • The number of people who own a smartphone but no fixed telephone line has been increasing […]