More than half of UK and Irish businesses plan to run their Black Friday campaigns as planned or with further investment than originally planned, despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This could spell good news for customers in the UK and Ireland after a bargain on Friday 27 November, with 55.4% of businesses […]
· Digital marketing skills test of 9,000 marketers finds in-house teams lag behind on all areas of digital marketing · Marketers need to continually upskill themselves just to stay in the same place
New research published by the training body Target Internet in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reveals that agency marketers are significantly more advanced in the implementation of digital marketing techniques than the sector as a whole. Agency marketers outperformed the average digital skill level among marketers across all 12 areas of a […]
And 46% of consumers are now less forgiving of poor digital experiences since the pandemic
New research by Wunderman Thompson marketing technology consultancy, Cognifide, reveals the common pain points for consumers when it comes to digital experiences, with slow websites (37%) cited as the biggest frustration when dealing with brands online, and over a fifth of consumers (23%) stating that brands are failing to live up to expectations. Consumer frustrations Hard […]
42% of senior marketers don’t think agencies act in the organisation’s best interests Almost a third (31%) don’t think they get value for money Yet, 71% of marketers expected to do more with less following budget cuts
Senior marketers feel let down by their agencies at a time when they need them the most, according to new research from alan, the recently-rebranded marketing agency arm of Raconteur. A survey of 600 senior marketers (CMO or equivalent) across the UK and Ireland revealed that two fifths (42 percent) believe that their agency partners don’t […]
By Janice Cavaliere and Tana Hall of Gensler
We’ve seen a lot of change this year. From the isolation of COVID-19 to sweeping demands for social justice, we are grappling with some of the most complex social issues of our lifetimes. The habits and activities that defined our daily lives have been shaken up — a fact that is acutely highlighted by how […]
- Study from Havas Media Group found that only 8% of respondents were planning to spend less on Christmas than they did in 2019
43% of people in the UK say they plan to spend more on Christmas this year than they did last year, according to research from Havas Media Group. The Black Friday and Winter Shopping Occasions study from Havas Media Group, which is based on responses from 1,500 people, found that only 8% of people are planning […]
New research also reveals that half the population feel more positive towards out of home advertising, and the brands using it
A new research report from out of home and location marketing specialist Posterscope, “The Mobility Mindset”, has revealed that almost two-thirds of people (6 in 10) are feeling more appreciative of their local community and have a heightened emotional connection to their out of home environment since the pandemic, and this is having a “knock on” effect […]
Drive-to-store advertising campaigns activated through TabMo’s cross-channel platform Hawk show a 70% average uplift of in-store traffic.
This is a key finding of the first benchmark survey to analyse the results of campaigns using TabMo’s In-Store Impact, launched earlier this year. The solution provides real-time data on the increase in physical store visits generated by specific advertising activity. Other key findings of the study include: 14% of the (ad) clicks recorded converted […]
Black Friday and Winter Shopping Occasions study from Havas Media Group found that only 14% of respondents disagreed with the statement “I care less about Black Friday than I did in previous years”
45% of people in the UK say they care less about Black Friday this year than they did in previous years, according to new research from Havas Media Group. The Black Friday and Winter Shopping Occasions study from Havas Media Group, which is based on responses from 1,500 people, found that only 14% of people slightly […]
New research from Beano Brain, the insights agency from Beano Studios, finds half (51%) of UK families with kids aged 7-11 have already started planning their Christmas celebrations. Two-thirds (66%) of kids admitted to being just as or even more excited about Christmas this year, despite the growing coronavirus threat in the UK. In fact, […]