A new report by the UK’s first solely remote working marketing consultancy, Thread, reveals that working from home contributes £18.5 billion to the UK economy each year. This is expected to soar to £74 billion by 2020 when it is estimated that half of the UK workforce will work remotely. The study found that working from home […]
Young people are bombarded with impulses from all directions, all the time, making it really hard to focus when they study. This was something Gothenburg Symphony – the National Orchestra of Sweden – wanted to change, so they created Octomonk, a fun and playful app that helps children to study better with classical music […]
Dentsu Aegis Network published its first annual CMO Survey highlighting the key challenges of 1,000 Chief Marketing Officers across 10 top global markets. The survey dives into a variety of issues facing marketers such as difficulties connecting with consumers, the dynamics of working with agencies, data regulation fears and new barriers for growth. Despite these […]
Launch specialist agency Five by Five has announced the creation of its Launch Marketing Council: an official panel of experienced marketers, investors and founders that hold roundtables discussing launch marketing, with the aim of promoting and establishing it as a discipline in its own right. Currently operating in Australia, the Council runs bi-annually, and will […]
New research has highlighted that as businesses strive to meet the needs of today’s digitally empowered consumer there is a gap between businesses knowing what drives digital effectiveness and current digital practices. The findings were part of a larger study exploring the opinions and digital practices of UK businesses. It also compared the views of […]
Full-service advertising company AMP Agency has built a proprietary Consumer Identity Strategy (CIS) that can influence customer behaviour online, in-store, and through purchase. Today they released their learnings in a white paper, The Power of Behavioural Analysis and The Consumer Identity Strategy. “Using behavioural data to create a Consumer Identity Strategy is no longer for the Amazons, Walmarts […]
Today the integration of content management systems and eCommerce platforms is of critical importance in delivering exceptional customer experiences. Isobar, a global digital marketing agency, has published a white paper to explain how Headless Commerce, an approach to technology architecture, is more important than ever before. “Headless Commerce: Differentiating Your Approach To Experience Commerce Strategy”, […]
According to new research, private equity (PE) buyers helped to drive another buoyant six months for M&A in the marcoms sector. There were 89 PE-backed deals in H1 this year, almost double the 46 seen in the same period of 2017. The analysis was carried out by Results International, leading global advisor on M&A and fundraising to […]
Over three-quarters of women believe the automotive sector doesn’t understand them as consumers, according to new research by TI Media (formerly Time Inc. UK). This is particularly worrying for car brands as a recent Magnetic study revealed that 79% of women wield the power to veto an auto purchase, with 40% having sole responsibility for […]
Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2018, published on July 16. By 2020 the average person will be spending 84 minutes a day watching videos online. In that year, China will have the keenest […]