Digital advertising grew by 10% to €25.7bn in the first half of this year, with mobile set to take a 50% share of the total, according to new research. The AdEx Benchmark H1 2018 study, from IAB Europe in collaboration with IHS Markit, also reveals that half of programmatic display spend is in mobile formats. […]
Neuro-Insight, a neuroscience-based research company, is launching a new report, entitled: ‘Tuning into sound: the under-used creative resource’. The report outlines the unique power of audio communication and identifies it as a resource that’s underused by most brands and advertisers, setting out creative and media strategies that can harness sound to optimise communication effectiveness. The […]
Total APAC mobile ad fraud is expected to cost advertisers US$56 billion by 2022, up from $19 billion this year, according to a new study by ad fraud specialist TrafficGuard. This was outlined in a new white paper titled “Addressing Ad Fraud through Multipoint Analysis & Machine Learning” which delved into the complexities of ad […]
While an entire industry has been built around the ‘digital detox’ and social media’s been labelled as a new type of addiction, China’s netizens feel that social media actually offers a relief from daily life. Some 57% of Chinese users feel social media helps them “relieve from pressure in real life”, up 12% points from last year according […]
Short-form ads (5-7 seconds long) are almost as effective at driving Brand Memorability as 15 and 30 second ads, according to new data from Phoenix Marketing International. Mining its Brand Effect in-market ad tracking database, the study analysed Brand Memorability, the TV viewers’ ability to remember each ad’s content and the brand 24 hours after […]
Over two thirds (70%) of consumer have yet to act on voice search results, with many concerned about the accuracy of online business information, according to new research. The ‘Accuracy in the Age of Voice Search’ Report by Yext found that 35% of consumers have discovered opening hours displayed online have been inaccurate upon checking […]
E-commerce conversion rates could be boosted by as much as 85% through effective use of video, according to new research from Viddyoze. Ahead of Black Friday, a study from video automation specialist Viddyoze has revealed that businesses which sell online could see conversion rates soar through effective use of quality video content. Video has become a […]
Consumer and public safety groups have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, calling on the agency to investigate the pre-school app market, after a new study revealed that 95% of such apps include at least one form of advertising. First published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the study by researchers at […]
GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, released its second annual ‘State of Video’ report offering intelligence on consumer video consumption, advertising platforms and demand. Among a series of GroupM reports on the future of advertising, the new publication is co-authored by GroupM’s Futures Director, Adam Smith, and Senior Advisor, Rob Norman. It provides in-depth commentary on […]
While mobile applications’ immense growth in traffic and purchase volume has eclipsed that of desktops in the eCommerce space in the Asia Pacific, the latter remains relevant in the region, especially for larger transactions. A large part of desktops’ relevancy can be traced to innovations like browser extensions because it adds convenience to users’ shopping journey. Consumers […]