Almost Half of Christmas Gifts Will Be Bought Online in the UK

Almost Half of Christmas Gifts Will Be Bought Online in the UK

Researching and buying presents online has become the most popular method among Britons aged 16 and over who know how they’ll be buying there Christmas presents, with 45 per cent of the £24.4bn spend this year likely to go online. According to research by RadiumOne, this year is also likely to be a multi-channel Christmas, […]

Increasing number of cross-border deals and interest in APAC businesses drives buoyant marcoms M&A market in Q3 2015

Increasing number of cross-border deals and interest in APAC businesses drives buoyant marcoms M&A market in Q3 2015

Research released by specialist marcoms M&A firm Results International has shown that the number of global marcoms deals completed in Q3 2015 rose by 7% from Q2 (264 deals in Jul-Sep compared to 246 in Apr-Jun). This has been driven largely by a jump in the number of cross-border deals. More than a third (36%) […]

UK Adspend Hits Record High in H1 2015

UK Adspend Hits Record High in H1 2015

UK advertising spending grew 5.8 per cent year-on-year to reach a record high of £9.42bn in the first half of 2015, with mobile growth exploding to break the billion pound barrier for the first time, according to new data from the Advertising Association/Warc. Digital channels continue to be the primary driver of growth, with internet […]

Mintel identifies five key UK consumer trends for 2016

Mintel identifies five key UK consumer trends for 2016

Looking ahead to 2016, Mintel’s Senior Trends Consultant Richard Cope discusses the five key UK consumer trends set to impact the market, including implications for both consumers and brands in the year ahead. My Mind’s Eye Virtual and augmented reality technologies enter our homes and businesses to entertain, trial and train. “A host of virtual […]

Growth of Time Spent on Mobile Devices Slows

Growth of Time Spent on Mobile Devices Slows

Not surprisingly, Americans are spending an increasing share of their time on their mobile devices. But according to the latest eMarketer forecast, the channel’s growth rate is slowing considerably. Nonvoice time spent on tablets and mobile phones will grow just 11.3% in 2015 to 2 hours and 54 minutes. Since 2012, there has been a […]

eMarketer: Social Network Ad Revenues Accelerate Worldwide

eMarketer: Social Network Ad Revenues Accelerate Worldwide

Worldwide social network ad spending is accelerating even faster than expected, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. Global social network ad spending will reach $25.14 billion in 2015, higher than the $23.68 forecast in April. However, the pace at which the major players are growing differs greatly. The growth in social network ad spending […]

2016 to be the year global mobile advertising overtakes newspapers

2016 to be the year global mobile advertising overtakes newspapers

Mobile internet advertising is set to become the third-largest advertising medium behind television and desktop internet, overtaking newspapers in 2016. A Zenith Optimedia study claims mobile advertising will overshadow newspapers as early as next year, becoming the “driving force behind the growth of the entire advertising market”. Mobile will account for 12.4 per cent of […]