90% of Chinese tourists would use mobile payment overseas if given the option, according to Nielsen

90% of Chinese tourists would use mobile payment overseas if given the option, according to Nielsen

Over 90% of Chinese tourists would use mobile payment overseas if given the option according to Nielsen and Alipay‘s Outbound Chinese Tourism and Consumption Trends: 2017 survey. Meanwhile, 65% of Chinese tourists already use mobile payment platforms while abroad, which is more than six times that of non-Chinese tourists (11%). According to the report, Chinese […]

UK consumers more interested in personalised offers than personalised messages, according to Pure360

UK consumers more interested in personalised offers than personalised messages, according to Pure360

UK consumers are more likely to engage with retailers that send them a personalised offer than a personalised message, according to research from YouGov and email marketing company Pure360. The study revealed that only 7% of shoppers are interested in messages that relate to personal details, such as a birthday, while 8% said they are […]

Transparency is the key to making more consumers happy with data sharing, says new DMA & Acxiom research

Transparency is the key to making more consumers happy with data sharing, says new DMA & Acxiom research

In 100 days the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, bringing with it new laws covering how businesses collect, store and use consumer data. As businesses prepare for the new rules, almost two-thirds (61%) of consumers are already happy with the amount of personal information they share. This change in attitudes has been […]

Digital users in India flock to regional content, according to Times Internet

Digital users in India flock to regional content, according to Times Internet

Times Internet has released a study titled ‘The Changing Lingual Face of Digital India’, highlighting the rapid shift of digital users towards regional content consumption. With this study, Times Internet has successfully validated the rising trend of online content consumption across the eight most widely consumed regional languages in the country. To map the magnitude […]

Millennials are leaving Snapchat for Instagram – Teenagers, not so much

Millennials are leaving Snapchat for Instagram – Teenagers, not so much

In the ongoing fight for millennial attention between social media apps Instagram and Snapchat, it would appear that Instagram is now slightly ahead. That’s according to a survey from online research company CivicScience among US millennials. The latest data found that 34% of millennials said they used Instagram daily, compared to just 28% on Snapchat. […]

Fluent: Nearly 70 Per Cent of Snapchatters Skip Ads

Fluent: Nearly 70 Per Cent of Snapchatters Skip Ads

Snapchat’s advertising model does not seem to be working too well – as recent research has shown that 69 per cent of people skip ads on Snapchat. According to a survey of 3,327 American adults by people-based marketing platform Fluent, this number increases to nearly 80 per cent amongst 18-24 year olds – the age […]