New research reveals that more than three-fifths of Brits (62%) don’t use their smartphone’s pre-loaded voice assistant capabilities. But for those that do, it suggests the greatest opportunity lies in their cars. AI and data-driven agency Artefact UK surveyed 2,000 British adults to understand how people are interacting with voice assistants both in and out […]
New research from Inskin Media and Lumen has found that high-impact ad formats tailored for smartphones drive substantially higher attention (visual engagement) compared to standard mobile ad formats. This is the first study to use cutting-edge technology from Lumen Research, which enables eye-tracking using just the smartphone camera. Providing unique insight into mobile viewing behaviour, […]
Despite strong results being realised by brands from location targeting advertising, nearly two-thirds of spend is still being wasted because of poor quality data and mis-targeted location impressions. That’s the finding of an analysis conducted by Location Sciences, a global location intelligence company, of 500 million digital location targeted impressions delivered in the UK and […]
Smooch by Zendesk, an omnichannel conversation platform, has released State of Messaging: Travel, a report covering modern messaging technology and strategies used by travel brands to optimize customer service. The report takes consumers through all stages of booking travel with online messaging, including Pre-Stay, Pre-Flight, In-Stay and Post-Trip. “Travel is an industry that’s taking a leading […]
Acoustic, the largest independent marketing cloud with a total focus on the marketer, released its 2019 Marketing Benchmark Report that details the latest trends in email and mobile marketing based off of 2018 data. The study reveals that consumer engagement with email campaigns is increasing as a result of shifting marketing strategies influenced by privacy regulations, among […]
Netflix remains by far the most popular TV and film streaming platform, but Hulu and Amazon Prime Video are slowly stealing its dominant share of the market. According to research from eMarketer, Netflix has 158.8m viewers in the US and is expected to grow 7.6 per cent this year over 2018, despite missing subscriber growth […]
Premium digital technology company, PubMatic released the findings of its second Quarterly Mobile Index (QMI), highlighting three key Q2 2019 trends to provide both advertisers and publishers with insights around mobile advertising, leading to smarter programmatic strategies and future mobile opportunities. Findings show a remarkable ecosystem push towards higher mobile inventory quality and buyer transparency […]
eCommerce firm Shopify has released the results of a study carried out in June and July 2019 into the effectiveness of abandoned cart text messages. The company gathered internal data from its clients who use the feature. It found the tactic works equally well both for companies with over 1,000 sales a month and those with less […]
80% of people in the US would reduce or stop buying a product if advertised next to extreme or dangerous content online, according to a study from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (Tag). Along with the Brand Safety Institute (BSI), Tag surveyed 1017 people, testing how a range of hypothetical situations involving ad misplacement would impact […]
Consumers’ interactions with brands on social media influence their buying decisions — 67% of consumers have made a purchase after seeing an advertisement on social media. However, a new survey finds that not all platforms hold the same weight in people’s buying decisions. People turn to Facebook more than any other social media platform to […]