Big Performance Gaps Persist in Marketers’ Digital Skills Development

Big Performance Gaps Persist in Marketers’ Digital Skills Development

Despite fast-rising digital-marketing budgets, consumer companies continue to lag in the development of essential digital-marketing skills, particularly in high-impact channels and capabilities, such as mobile, video, and testing. In fact, they have shown no overall improvement in the last 18 months, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which found that […]

Budgets for Mobile Apps and Websites Growing in the US

Budgets for Mobile Apps and Websites Growing in the US

Six in 10 US mobile marketers will increase their mobile app budget this year and 69% will spend more on mobile websites. However, apps will still be a bigger business focus overall, according to February 2017 data from Adobe. Nearly four in 10 marketers said they will keep their mobile app budget the same, while […]

RadiumOne & MMA Report Reveals Untapped Opportunities for Marketers with the Rise of Mobile

RadiumOne & MMA Report Reveals Untapped Opportunities for Marketers with the Rise of Mobile

RadiumOne, the only data-driven marketing technology company helping brands connect activity across paid, earned, shared and owned channels to find high-value customers, today released “The Impact of Mobile Signals on the Consumer Journey,” a report in conjunction with the Mobile Marketing Association. Interviews with over 300 senior marketers revealed that although the vast majority (80%) […]

Alibaba set to make $24 billion from mobile adverts by 2019, according to new report

Alibaba set to make $24 billion from mobile adverts by 2019, according to new report

E-commerce site Alibaba took 40.3 percent of all money brands spent on mobile advertising in China in 2016, equivalent to $11 billion, according to new figures. Search engine Baidu received almost 20 percent of mobile ad spend last year ($5.5 billion), while social network Tencent got 11.6 percent ($3.2 billion), according to online reports from […]

Nearly 25% of small businesses not using social media

Nearly 25% of small businesses not using social media

A significant number of small- to medium-sized businesses have not yet adopted social media, according to new research. In a recent survey of small business owners/managers, 24% said they currently don’t use social media for their business, while 8% don’t ever expect to use social media. The survey was conducted by Clutch, a leading B2B […]

More Than a Third of UK Ad Spend Going Mobile in 2017

More Than a Third of UK Ad Spend Going Mobile in 2017

Mobile ad spending in the UK will reach almost £7 billion ($9.45 billion) this year to represent more than a third (36.6%) of UK media ad investment, according to eMarketer’s latest UK ad spending forecast. Overall digital ad spend will grow 11.0% in 2017 to £10.89 billion ($14.70 billion), accounting for 57.9% of total media […]

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