Convenience is everything: Click & Collect and delivery are the future of shopping

Convenience is everything: Click & Collect and delivery are the future of shopping

According to research unveiled January 14, convenience is the key factor for the future of retail and Click & Collect is leading the charge: around one in five (18%) believe that the service ‘changed the way they shopped’ last year, beating mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches, while more than a quarter (26%) say it’s making […]

Native advertising set to almost double from 2015 to 2018

Native advertising set to almost double from 2015 to 2018

Data released by Adyoulike, Europe’s largest native advertising network, shows how the value of native advertising worldwide is expected to almost double over the next three years, rising from $30.9bn in 2015 to $59.35bn in 2018. The data is the first time that native advertising growth has been charted globally. In North America, the native […]

Survey finds Christmas adverts influence just 12% of consumers

Survey finds Christmas adverts influence just 12% of consumers

Marketers are being given something to chew over this Christmas alongside their turkey following publication of a SurveyMonkey analysis of Christmas advertising campaigns, which found that just 12 per cent influence consumer shopping habits. A massive seven in eight of those surveyed indicated that advertising camapigns held no sway over their purchase decision, insisting that […]

GroupM predicts strong 2016 UK ad spending, outpacing UK GDP growth for 5th consecutive year

GroupM predicts strong 2016 UK ad spending, outpacing UK GDP growth for 5th consecutive year

U.K. advertising spending in 2015 is anticipated to grow by seven percent, and in 2016 GroupM predicts strong demand for digital advertising will usher another year of strong advertising growth (also seven percent), pushing total U.K. advertising investment above £17bn. The new GroupM forecast released raises the prior 2015 estimate by one point (six to […]

Black Friday Isn’t For Everyone – But It’s Definitely For Millennials

Black Friday Isn’t For Everyone – But It’s Definitely For Millennials

While it’s tempting for all brands and retailers to jump on the Thanksgiving shopping bandwagon, marketers need to think about their audiences to figure out how, when, or even whether to take advantage of the discount days, says the National Retail Federation. There’s no “one-size fits-all” approach for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and […]

Mobile Video Ad Spend has Almost Tripled in 2015

Mobile Video Ad Spend has Almost Tripled in 2015

Mobile video is more popular than ever, with a study from AppLovin and AppsFlyer showing that use of the format has grown 190 per cent in the first three quarters of 2015, and shows up to 40 per cent higher user retention than non-video formats. The figures back up a Business Insider Intelligence report from […]

Wearable Usage Will Grow by Nearly 60% in 2015

Wearable Usage Will Grow by Nearly 60% in 2015

The next several years will continue to see double-digit growth in the number of Americans using wearable devices, according to eMarketer’s first wearables forecast. In 2015, 39.5 million US adults 18 and over will use wearables, including smartwatches and fitness trackers. That’s a jump of 57.7% over 2014. While penetration among US adults is just […]