IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital advertising ecosystem, announced at its annual Interact conference in Warsaw that digital advertising grew 13.9 percent in 2018 to €55.1bn, driven by strong growth in video, mobile and social spend. This is the fastest growth since 2011 and has seen the market more than double […]
Fewer than one in six UK consumers have made a purchase using a buy button on social media with more than a third entirely opposed to the idea of buying items via social platforms. According to an OnBuy.com survey of 1,424 consumers, Brits are most open to purchasing products through Instagram (59 per cent), followed by Facebook […]
New research out reveals that almost three quarters (72%) of UK SVoD subscribers that expressed a preference do not consider any form of sponsorship or advertising on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) acceptable. The new study, called VODyssey, which was conducted by research consultancy Differentology, surveyed over 2,000 UK consumers to explore consumer sentiment on SVoD services. Over […]
New research released on May 29 reveals that Instagram is the social media of choice for Comic Con attendees, with some 43% saying they’d pick the photo sharing platform over any other. This is a marked growth since the last poll at MCM London Comic Con in October 2018, where just 28% picked Instagram as […]
A recent study has revealed that 93% of parents, of children aged 2-5 years old, believe toddlers of this age group are spending too much time in front of electronic devices. The data, by Kiddi Caru, also shows that 60% of this group have given their toddlers a tablet, with over half (57%) being just 3 […]
RhythmOne, a Taptica, released its sixth annual Influencer Marketing Benchmarks Report. This report provides insights into return on investment (ROI) and best practices based on an in-depth analysis of 67 US-based campaigns that ran and were completed between January and December 2018 as part of RhythmInfluence, the RhythmOne influencer marketing solution. The report provides full-year […]
New research has found that the vast majority of internet users lack any confidence in what they see and read online. Only 8% of them globally think that three-quarters or more of the information they get from social media is true – dropping to 4% when it comes to information from supposedly trusted influencers like […]
In a new survey, 40% of people now use screen time tracking functionality, either on their phones or via an app – despite Apple confirming this week that it has been removing some screen time tracking apps from the App Store because of security concerns. The study also revealed that the average screen time in […]
Research unveiled on May 1 found that 36% of CMOs admit their brand still hasn’t invested in customer experience (CX), despite 88% expecting a focused CX programme to yield long-term customer loyalty and increasing sales over time. The survey of over 100 senior CX professionals from national and international brands of all sizes was carried […]
New research from Bing Ads shows marketers are yet to fully embrace the opportunity that is coming with rapidly-increasing consumer uptake of digital assistants and voice search. A study of 150 marketers and 1,000 consumers revealed that despite being used more than twice a day by the average consumer, voice search is not a current […]