Dentsu Aegis Network published its first annual CMO Survey highlighting the key challenges of 1,000 Chief Marketing Officers across 10 top global markets. The survey dives into a variety of issues facing marketers such as difficulties connecting with consumers, the dynamics of working with agencies, data regulation fears and new barriers for growth. Despite these […]
Launch specialist agency Five by Five has announced the creation of its Launch Marketing Council: an official panel of experienced marketers, investors and founders that hold roundtables discussing launch marketing, with the aim of promoting and establishing it as a discipline in its own right. Currently operating in Australia, the Council runs bi-annually, and will […]
New research has highlighted that as businesses strive to meet the needs of today’s digitally empowered consumer there is a gap between businesses knowing what drives digital effectiveness and current digital practices. The findings were part of a larger study exploring the opinions and digital practices of UK businesses. It also compared the views of […]
According to new research, private equity (PE) buyers helped to drive another buoyant six months for M&A in the marcoms sector. There were 89 PE-backed deals in H1 this year, almost double the 46 seen in the same period of 2017. The analysis was carried out by Results International, leading global advisor on M&A and fundraising to […]
Over three-quarters of women believe the automotive sector doesn’t understand them as consumers, according to new research by TI Media (formerly Time Inc. UK). This is particularly worrying for car brands as a recent Magnetic study revealed that 79% of women wield the power to veto an auto purchase, with 40% having sole responsibility for […]
Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2018, published on July 16. By 2020 the average person will be spending 84 minutes a day watching videos online. In that year, China will have the keenest […]
Budweiser is the brand that won the social media World Cup, according to data from MediaCom North. With the tournament over after France were victorious, it was the famous beer brand’s #ManoftheMatch content that saw it score with fans on social media. MediaCom North tracked engagement and sentiment on Twitter throughout the World Cup, ranking […]
New research from Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer alien to consumers, with close to three-quarters (73%) indicating they have interacted via AI, and 69% of those who have used AI being satisfied with those interactions. The report, “The Secret to Winning Customers’ Hearts with Artificial Intelligence: Add […]
Leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network has released its biannual forecasts, pointing to a more positive 2018 for global advertising expenditure than previously expected. Ad-spend growth will rise from 3.3% in 2017 to hit 3.9% in 2018 – higher than the 3.6% forecast in January 2018 and taking total investment to US$613.5bn. […]
Over 79% of the UK’s Generation Z snack more than once a day, making it the largest age group for demanding immediate snacking food according to the latest research by leading brand, packaging and innovation specialist Sun Branding Solutions. Generation Z (people born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, a larger section of society […]