Many Super Bowl research studies talk up all the interest in TV commercials, but a new study suggests the more obvious reason to watch: the game itself. 52% of respondents say the primary reason they tune in is to watch the game, versus 23% who are focused on the commercials, per Burson-Marsteller’s Fan Experience study […]
In-app mobile adspend will reach almost 17 billion USD by 2018, up from 3.5 billion USD last year, a new report from Juniper Research has found. According to the report, growth will be driven by several key factors including improved targeting capabilities, as well as a trend for more effective interactive rich media ads to […]
With two weeks to go until Christmas, Ipsos Retail Performance can reveal that shopper numbers are on track to exceed those of last year. Retail footfall for the month to date (24th November to 7th December) was 1.9% higher than the equivalent weeks last year, according to Ipsos’ Retail Traffic Index (RTI). Numbers have been […]
It may be facing criticism over its innovation pipeline but Apple has usurped Coca-Cola for the first time in 13 years to top a list of the world’s most valuable brands. The iPhone maker’s brand has been valued at $98.3bn (£60.83bn) by brand consultancy Interbrand, up 28 per cent year on year. Coca-Cola, which had […]
Adidas, E*Trade, Geico and Land Rover are a few of the brands that have made the biggest gains in terms of positive awareness among black teenagers and adults during the last year, per NewMediaMetrics (NMM). NMM, which surveyed 3,400 African Americans ages 13 to 64 about brand-related “emotional attachment,” found that Land Rover was the […]
Digital companies are likely to employ three more people than non-digital employers according to a report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, which claims a fresh approach to measuring the UK’s digital economy has revealed it is 40 per cent bigger than previously thought. The report, which was commissioned by Google, claims […]
Google and Amazon have been voted by consumers as the first and second most influential brands in the UK respectively, according to Ipsos Mori’s Top 100 Most Influential brands report revealed in London today. The report, which surveyed 1,000 UK consumers, revealed a mix of pureplay and traditional legacy brands in the top ten, with […]
Almost two-thirds of smartphone and tablet users access websites on a daily basis and over a half shop via their mobile device at least once a week, according to new research from e-commerce and digital marketing solutions provider EPiServer. However, the mobile e-commerce experience is falling short of expectations, with half of shoppers confirming they […]
There is at least some evidence showing that ESPN is starting to derive more digital traffic from mobile devices than from a PC or laptop. In at least one month among men 18-plus, 18 million accessed ESPN content via just a mobile device, compared to 16 million using only a PC or laptop. The data […]
With enterprising music artists continuing to take advantage of social networks and digital music services to promote their work, A&R executives can benefit from surveying the users of such platforms in order to help identify up-and-coming trends and musicians to sign, suggests Cint, a global provider of tools to obtain market intelligence. Platforms such as […]