Digital transformation — the switch from paper and plastic to instant smartphone access — presents major opportunities for retailers to increase profits via savvy execution of customer loyalty programs. That’s the key takeaway from expert analysts in a new eBook sponsored by CodeBroker, a developer of mobile marketing technologies for retailers. Available now as a […]
Mobile advertising has become the largest part of the digital advertising pie. According to a report by InMobi, mobile video advertising is taking off as there was a 200% growth in video ad consumption. As a result, in 2016, there has been a 150% growth in mobile video ad spends. It is the fastest growing […]
Though mobile payments have experienced only modest growth in the last year, the frequency of in-store mobile payments has increased significantly among one key demographic—25- to 34-year-olds. According to the December 2016 Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey, which polled 2000 US internet users ages 18 to 74, older millennials are twice as likely to make mobile […]
Digital advertising received $17.6 billion in investment from US companies in Q3 2016, according to the IAB’s and PwC’s latest Internet Advertising Revenue announcement. The report is based on information provided by companies that sell online advertising, including data related to online revenue from web sites, commercial online services, and other activities. The latest IAB […]
A joint study by music streaming service Spotify and WPP-owned investment management firm GroupM claims that mobile music streaming represents a $220m (£179m) opportunity for advertisers that is not being taken advantage of. GroupM and Spotify have a multi-year data and research partnership aimed at studying streaming media consumption and finding new ways to monetise […]
Most UK consumers are not interested in embracing the six technology trends tipped as ‘ones to watch’ in 2017, according to new research. The study by Code Computerlove, found that mobile payment was voted the digital trend consumers most likely to adopt in 2017, while AR comes last on the list. It’s the time of year when […]
Rather than a “count-on-download” minimum, the mobile ad industry should embrace a “count-on-begin-to-render” ad impression measurement minimum. That’s according to new guidelines proposed by the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau), the MRC (Media Rating Council), and the MMA (Mobile Marketing Association). References to “served” impressions have been removed from the proposed guidelines, substituting them with the […]
In Asia-Pacific, with a higher penetration of mobile phone users and growth in usage than any other region, businesses understandably invest a significant portion of their media budgets in mobile advertising. eMarketer estimates nearly a quarter of the region’s total media ad spending will be devoted to mobile internet advertising by the end of 2016, […]
In the run-up to Christmas 2016, average mobile traffic has seen an increase of 26 per cent compared to 2015 year-on-year. Since Black Friday, 68 per cent of all online retail traffic has come through mobile and tablets. According to research from Salmon, this mirrors Black Friday – where for the first time mobile overtook […]
Research from the IAB into the Internet of Things (IoT) claims that 65% of owners of such devices are open to receiving ads on these screens – a statistic that is likely to prove interesting to marketers in the run-up to next month’s Consumer Electronics Show where connected devices are likely to take center stage. […]