New research has shown that brands need to rethink how they market to men: many old-fashioned, views of masculinity are still prevalent, thanks in part to the stereotypes seen in advertising. It also highlighted that the supposedly more progressive millennials and Londoners are among the main culprits when it comes to perpetuating an unrealistic view […]
People around the world will spend an average of 800 hours using the mobile internet this year – that’s equivalent to 33 days without sleep or pause, according to Zenith’s Media Consumption Forecasts, published on June 10. By 2021 the total will rise to 930 hours, or 39 full days. This is the fifth edition of […]
A combination of climate change, financial insecurity, Brexit, escalating international tensions and lack of social interaction is creating an anxiety time bomb across the globe. As it escalates, it is causing a plethora of new consumer trends, according to leading futures think tank Wunderman Thompson Intelligence — formerly JWT Intelligence. Welcome to The Anxiety Economy […]
Have you ever stopped to think about what graffiti on men’s and women’s bathrooms can reveal about toxic masculinity? This is exactly what the @banheirodehomem (@mensbathroom) project wanted to find out. The study, in association with agency Soko, compared the content of phrases and expressions found on both restrooms. However, it’s important to understand where […]
VIOOH, the global marketplace for out of home (OOH) trading, releases the results of its research project looking into the future of digital OOH (DOOH). It’s a great story to tell – advertising’s oldest medium is becoming its most exciting new channel. In an era dominated by digital and shaped by technology, OOH is transforming […]
Despite being a part of the world’s most dynamic digital economy, U.S. consumers have the least amount of trust in businesses and a greater propensity to protect their data, per The Digital Society Index 2019: Human Needs in a Digital World. The global study, released by leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network, polled […]
Stronger-than-expected internet advertising will drive 4.7% growth in total global adspend in 2019, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on March 25. That’s substantially ahead of the 4.0% forecast made in the previous edition of the report, published in December 2018. Zenith forecasts 4.6% growth in both 2020 and 2021, ahead of previous forecasts […]
One in five internet users have made a booking for travel or leisure activities after receiving a link or recommendation via private messaging apps – such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger – according to new research from GlobalWebIndex and socially-led creative agency We Are Social. The study, which looked at more than 3,000 internet users […]
Following the introduction of GDPR in May 2018 close to half (45 per cent of consumers) believe that the mail they receive from brands is now more relevant, new research from Wilmington Millennium reveals. The retail industry is the best performing sector with 52 per cent of consumers saying that offers and information through the […]
Brands must reassess what they think they know about Gen Z, according to new research from global socially-led creative agency, We Are Social. The agency has launched We are Gen Z: Their Power and their Paradox, a new ethnographic study which delves into the lives of 12 Gen Zs from across the UK to understand […]