Global advertising expenditure by healthcare brands will grow 3.6% this year to reach US$36bn, according to Zenith’s Healthcare Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on August 5. Zenith forecasts another year of 3.6% growth in 2020. This first exclusive survey of healthcare advertising in 13 key markets across the world builds on Zenith’s authoritative Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, […]
Research released on July 30 has shown that seven out of ten young people (69%) think they’re being stereotyped in society – and that the most common labels are that they’re self-obsessed (35%), video gamers (33%) and lazy (32%). It also highlighted that young people see social media platforms as the best at representing their […]
Jobseekers in Britain keen on chasing the American Dream are most likely to be looking for roles in California, New York and Florida, according to new data released by the world’s largest job site, Indeed. But while UK searches accounted for 7.9% of inbound ones for US jobs this year, interest in working in America […]
Research from Dark Horses shows that people want a deeper emotional connection with, and more knowledge of, the stars and narratives behind women’s football, if they are going to engage with it further. The research found that 35% of people have a low or very low interest in women’s football (with a further 24% saying […]
The majority of single people love being unattached and would prefer to be single than in a relationship, according to a new global study. A total of 60% of single people in the UK profess to loving being single, with 53% saying would prefer to be single than attached. A total of 72% say they are single by choice and even more (86%) […]
Launching June 26, new research conducted on behalf of marketing communications agency Clarity lifts the lid on consumers thoughts about disruption, finding that over half (58%) think it’s a positive thing. With retail in a constant state of flux, in the main marketers tend to focus on the impact this is having on the brands […]
New industry research launched reveals that OOH advertising in close proximity to a retail outlet can deliver strong sales uplift for FMCG brands, but more significantly it has a knock-on effect on sales within other stores in the local area. The research, a new test-and-control methodology developed by out of home and location marketing specialist […]
Advertising and marketing professionals have significantly different priorities when it comes to customer experience because they are working to different internal mandates. This is according to Adobe’s 2019 Digital Trends Advertising in Focus report. For advertising professionals, the biggest priority for almost half of respondents (46%) is to demonstrate Return on Investment (ROI) to the rest of […]
While 64% of adults think it’s positive for the LGBTQ+ community to be visible in advertisements, a considerable 72% of the LGBTQ+ community think the way they are presented in advertising is tokenistic, according to research commissioned by the Gay Times and Karmarama. The study was conducted by YouGov and covered a total sample size of 2,052 adults […]
New research has shown that brands need to rethink how they market to men: many old-fashioned, views of masculinity are still prevalent, thanks in part to the stereotypes seen in advertising. It also highlighted that the supposedly more progressive millennials and Londoners are among the main culprits when it comes to perpetuating an unrealistic view […]