Brands Will Waste 99.9% Of Banner Advertising Spend This Year
Brands will waste 99.9% of digital advertising spend on digital banners, this is according to the findings of an independent report published by business messaging intelligence experts, Mobilesquared. This highlights the extremely poor return on investment achieved by digital banner advertising today—for every $1 million invested, just 0.1%, or $1,000 derives value for brands, resulting […]
More than half of UK and Irish businesses plan to run their Black Friday campaigns as planned or with further investment than originally planned, despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This could spell good news for customers in the UK and Ireland after a bargain on Friday 27 November, with 55.4% of businesses […]
The UK is watching less TV now than 10 years ago, but on more devices and platforms One in five Brits prefer to watch TV by themselves Research suggests that minorities and people with disabilities are still underrepresented in the TV industry Televisions have been through an incredible transformation since their first creation, but have […]
We Are Social’s research shows people turning to social media for intimacy, advocacy and the simple life
Global socially-led creative agency, We Are Social, has launched the latest edition of its annual trends report, Think Forward 2021. Focused on the notion of ‘The Social Reset’, the report recognises the role that social media has played in shaping people’s experiences in a highly disruptive 2020, and how relationships with these channels have undergone an […]
41% of companies now focus brand purpose on doing good, rather than products
27% of companies now put ad budget behind promoting purpose
As consumers increasingly stand up to what they see as bad corporate behaviour, more companies are focusing their ‘purpose’ on helping to improve the world as a central part of their business and marketing strategy. Today, 41% of major businesses adopt a brand purpose that is focused on the positive impact they can have on […]
New research from Beano Brain, the insights agency from Beano Studios, finds half (51%) of UK families with kids aged 7-11 have already started planning their Christmas celebrations. Two-thirds (66%) of kids admitted to being just as or even more excited about Christmas this year, despite the growing coronavirus threat in the UK. In fact, […]
Automotive advertising will shrink 21% in 2020, compared to 9% for the ad market as a whole
In most countries, automotive advertising will recover rapidly in 2021, with the worst-hit markets seeing the biggest recovery
Auto brands spend more on television than average: it’s still key for mass-audience brand-building
Digital advertising is the only channel forecast to grow between 2019 and 2022
Automotive advertising expenditure is forecast to shrink by 21.0% in 2020 across 10 key markets, according to Zenith’s Automotive Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published today*. That’s two-and-a-half times faster than the decline of the ad market as a whole in these markets. The spread of the novel coronavirus and its effect on the global economy have left […]
Best performing businesses saw week-on-week revenues grew more than 50% from early April
Paid search marketing spend up by 50% since May
After an initial downturn, paid social marketing budgets now 15% higher than this time last year
Businesses increasing social marketing budgets during lockdown saw revenues more than double
UK e-commerce companies have seen significant growth, both in revenues and repeat orders since lockdown. Firms report average annual revenue increases of more than 15% since April in line with the shift to online retail. The study led by global M&A advisory firm Clearwater International and consumer data specialists Conjura analysed the financial performance of 21 mid-market UK e-commerce businesses ( […]
This report provides 5 Key considerations that retailers should implement.
Even as much of the world is (re)opening up, shoppers are indicating that there are some changes brought by the pandemic that will persist, according to a new global study from Momentum Worldwide, the world’s first global experiential advertising agency. The study reveals five key changes to consumer behaviour that retailers must understand and adapt to […]
- Ninth wave of Havas Media Group Covid-19 Media Behaviours Report reveals significant drops in consumption for key channels
- Newspapers and magazines see slight increase
While overall media consumption remains elevated compared to pre-Covid-19 levels, there have been drops in consumers’ use of live TV, social media, video-on-demand, radio, video streaming, music streaming and podcasts in the last month, according to the latest Havas Media Group Covid-19 Media Behaviours Report. The ninth iteration of Havas Media Group’s Covid-19 Media Behaviours Report, a […]
