Data services are powering the online retail boom, helping UK businesses get their share of the ‘Santa Economy’ and ensuring they deliver a seamless shopping experience for customers during Black Friday weekend. In 2016, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday alone, Experian received over 24 million requests for contact information to be validated by their […]
Global social media agency We Are Social has launched Think Forward, a report that examines the trends that have emerged during a year of mistrust, misinformation and multiple mindsets, and focuses on the social motivations behind these movements. The report has been compiled in conjunction with experts across politics, technology, media and culture. It is […]
New analysis would suggest that rather than offering an illicit thrill, shopping behind the boss’s back just makes Brits feel guilty. Only one in five UK consumers (20%) admits to enjoying sneakily shopping online while at work, compared to almost a third (30%) of people globally. The research was carried out among more than 53,000 […]
UK advertising is set to see a ninth successive year of growth, and the nation will remain one of the fastest-growing media markets in 2018 with a 4.8% increase predicted to take total investment to £19.8 billion. This is according to the latest forecast from GroupM, one of the world’s leading media investment group. The […]
An independent research survey carried out by IPSOS amongst 28,000 Affluent Europeans has identified that these wealthy consumers are turning to international TV channels for their source of trustworthy and impartial news. Eighty-three percent of responders rated international TV channels as trustworthy (scoring them 5 or more out of 7) and 78% considered them to […]
Consumers around the world are displaying a growing preference for global brands rather than locally manufactured products, according to a new study by performance management company Nielsen. The annual Nielsen Global Brand-Origin Report highlights consumers’ preference for and sentiment toward products manufactured by local manufacturers versus large global/multinational brands across 34 categories. While the survey […]
Commercial radio news provides a vital and valued service to listeners, reinforcing radio’s position as the most reliable and trusted medium in an era of proliferating fake news, according to new research to be launched in Parliament on November 21. Breaking News: How listeners value commercial radio news, explores the views of commercial radio listeners on […]
Two thirds of the world’s digital display advertising (67%) will be traded programmatically by 2019, up from 59% in 2017, according to Zenith’s Programmatic Marketing Forecasts, published on November 20. The value of advertising sold programmatically will rise from US$57.5bn in 2017 to US$84.9bn in 2019, growing at an average rate of 21% a year. […]
Neuroscience research released demonstrates how full motion digital out of home (DOOH) campaigns are 2.5 times more impactful than content on static displays, delivering a powerful emotional experience comparable to that of television advertising. The research, conducted by Neuro-Insight for Ocean Outdoor, used brain imaging to explore the neurological impact of digital out of home […]
At an event in New York, Voysis has announced its new product, Voysis Commerce, and released the findings of a research report that shows voice commerce and search is at a major inflection point for retailers and brands. The launch of Voysis Commerce comes shortly after the company revealed their breakthrough on WaveNet technology that […]