Nearly three quarters of the public incorrectly believe there are no rules or regulations surrounding influencer marketing and almost half think it is damaging for society, according to a new survey. A survey of 2,000 people across the UK on behalf of the prize promotions agency Prizeology looked at influencer marketing on social media platforms […]
In 100 days the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, bringing with it new laws covering how businesses collect, store and use consumer data. As businesses prepare for the new rules, almost two-thirds (61%) of consumers are already happy with the amount of personal information they share. This change in attitudes has been […]
Gunn Report, the global index of creative excellence in advertising, today released the results of the newly launched Gunn 100, a ranking of the top 100 creatively awarded advertising ideas of 2017- regardless of their communication discipline – and the companies behind them. The rankings, which include the top creative agencies, agency networks, holding companies, […]
Britons are addicted to digital content, with UK millennials spending 8.5 hours – over half of the average waking day (53%) – reading, watching, liking, creating and sharing content across their devices. For Generation Z, this rises to 10.6 hours, while the UK average is 6.9 hours. The findings come from Adobe’s latest report into […]
Marketers should wake up to cannabis culture, according to a new report from J. Walter Thompson’s Innovation Group which examines the ‘wellness-forward’ lifestyle, recreational and medicinal opportunities presented by the rise of the so-called ‘Cannabis Economy’. Sales of recreational marijuana have been legal in California, the largest US state economy in North America, since January […]
UK advertising spend in Q3 2017 rose 3.5% year-on-year to reach £5.4bn – the 17th consecutive quarter of market growth, according to Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report data published on January 31. The latest data underpin preliminary figures which show 2017 spending grew to £22.1bn – representing the eighth consecutive year of market growth. Further key […]
Hootsuite, the most widely used social media management platform, and We Are Social, the global socially-led creative agency, have released Digital in 2018, a report of social media and digital trends around the world. Representing 239 countries and territories, the seventh annual report finds the number of internet users in the world has now surpassed […]
Voice-enabled technology, from smart speakers to virtual assistants, is opening an entirely new interface through which brands and consumers will engage and communicate in 2018, according to WARC, the global marketing intelligence service, following a survey with more than 600 marketing and advertising professionals around the world for its Toolkit 2018 report. Voice is swiftly […]
GumGum, an artificial intelligence company with deep expertise in computer vision, released market research findings, conducted in concert with Custom, Digiday Media’s creative content agency, examining the brand safety crisis impacting the advertising industry. The in-depth study investigates how brands, agencies and publishers are addressing this issue while also examining the ways to help identify […]
A new report into women aged between 53 and 72 from the J. Walter Thompson London Innovation Group shows that 72% “don’t pay attention to advertising” while 91% wish advertisers would treat them like people and not stereotypes. And with 78% of 50+ women saying they control the purchase decisions in their households and the […]