Thumbs-up for ‘green car’ and bicycle deliveries – and orders handled by drones and robots
A convenience trends survey commissioned by leading International branding and customer experience agency I-AM has revealed that almost three-quarters of consumers (74%) would be happy to wait longer for goods if the delivery method was more sustainable. The ‘HERE: NOW Exploring The Next Generation of Convenience’ survey reports that these planet-conscious consumers would approve of deliveries by […]
Gartner CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 Reveals U.K. Marketing Budgets Have Dropped Below 11% of Company Revenue Amid Brexit Uncertainty
Marketing budgets in the U.K. have shifted downwards, dropping from 11.4% of overall company revenue in 2018 to 9.3% in 2019, according to a survey of chief marketing officers (CMOs) by Gartner, Inc. Findings fromGartner’s CMO Spend Survey 2019-2020 report reveal a drop of more than two percentage points year over year, placing U.K. marketing budget […]
69% of digital media will be programmatic in 2020
Programmatic adspend to exceed US$100bn for the first time in 2019
While programmatic continues to rise, its adspend growth is slowing due to industry challenges of privacy and supply-chain that must be addressed to resume faster growth Brands need to develop new targeting techniques using first-party data and customer data platforms in response to the ongoing death of the cookieUK-specific: We forecast continued […]
Mention Me’s third annual research report into shopping trends has found 39% of the 2,000 UK consumers questioned do not plan to shop on Black Friday at all. However this is a sharp decrease from last year’s figure of 53% and 2017’s of 63%, suggesting that the annual shopping event might be gaining even more […]
Influencer-led social campaign explores the relationship between banter and bullying
Instagram today launches its Banter or Bullying? campaign with anti- cyberbullying charity Cybersmile, to mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week (11-15 Nov). Seeking to draw attention to the fine line between banter and bullying, the campaign is backed by comedian Mo Gilligan and social media stars Zoe Sugg (founder of Zoella) and Chessie King, who will all be talking about their own experiences on the […]
New research reveals consumers value ‘authenticity’, ‘commitment’, ‘relevance’ and ‘creativity’ in advertising, but brands aren’t delivering
New analysis carried out by social media agency, Born Social, reveals the true value of culture-based advertising, but only for brands that get it right. Out of a survey of 1,000 UK consumers aged 16 to 40 years old, nearly 70% said they valued advertising campaigns that felt like they were a ‘natural fit’ to the […]
The internet has historically been the wild west of content and communication, exempt from many of the rules and restrictions of the physical world. But as internet users, creators, platforms and authorities alike wake up to the consequences this culture of lawlessness has created, brands must learn to operate within a range of new constraints, […]
90% of 18 to 20-year-olds believe that brands have a responsibility to tackle climate change in some way, according to a new research study from Havas Media Group. The study, entitled Coming of Age, uncovers insights into the two million young people who have become eligible to vote since the EU referendum in June 2016. […]
New research has highlighted how fashion and sportswear brands can define ‘authenticity’ to Generation Z. According to UK consumers aged 16-24, it’s about caring about their customers (71%), a good range of clothes (71%), being true to their values, being friendly, and caring about their employees (all 66%). However, younger audiences in the UK are […]
New research reveals that more than one third of UK Baby Boomers (35%) identify as early adopters or early majority customers. This means they will buy new products ahead of the general population, often once their value and use cases have been proven in media channels they trust. Launch marketing agency Five by Five surveyed 1,000 over-55s […]
