Social media overtakes print to become the third-largest advertising channel, says Zenith

Social media overtakes print to become the third-largest advertising channel, says Zenith

Advertisers will spend more on social media platforms than on print for the first time this year, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on October 7. Advertising expenditure on social media will grow 20% this year to reach US$84bn, while advertisers’ combined expenditure on newspapers and magazines will fall 6% to US$69bn. Social media […]

Toyota’s “It’s Unbelievable” campaign invites consumers to go more places in the 2020 Prius

Toyota’s “It’s Unbelievable” campaign invites consumers to go more places in the 2020 Prius

When the Toyota Prius launched 20 years ago, it quickly became the definition of hybrid. Twenty years later, the evolution of Prius continued as Toyota proudly introduced the 2019 Prius with available AWD-e, a first in its class. Now, the 2020 Toyota Prius campaign, titled “It’s Unbelievable”, invites consumers to go more places, in more […]

Healthcare adspend growth held back by rising costs and downward pressure on prices

Healthcare adspend growth held back by rising costs and downward pressure on prices

Global advertising expenditure by healthcare brands will grow 3.6% this year to reach US$36bn, according to Zenith’s Healthcare Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on August 5. Zenith forecasts another year of 3.6% growth in 2020. This first exclusive survey of healthcare advertising in 13 key markets across the world builds on Zenith’s authoritative Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, […]

Nestlé Aero brings people together with experiential campaign to celebrate the launch of Aero Bliss

Nestlé Aero brings people together with experiential campaign to celebrate the launch of Aero Bliss

Premium confectionery brand Aero Bliss shares the indulgent pleasure of chocolate in an experiential out-of-home campaign which even dispenses its brand new velvety, whipped bubbles. Breaking this weekend at Westfield London (June 15) and running for two days on Saturday and Sunday (12-6pm), the campaign aims to create special moments by engaging people in an […]

Booming internet ads power faster global adspend growth, says Zenith

Booming internet ads power faster global adspend growth, says Zenith

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 […]

Brands must rethink targeting to embrace personalisation, according to new Zenith report

Brands must rethink targeting to embrace personalisation, according to new Zenith report

Brands looking to embrace a mass personalisation approach to marketing need to rethink their generational targeting strategy in order to drive consumer engagement and business growth. Targeting by age is still the accepted practice across many advertising categories. However, with fundamental shifts in media consumption and trading, combined with significant changes in life stages and […]

Lauren Hanrahan appointed CEO of Zenith US, Moxie and MRY

Lauren Hanrahan appointed CEO of Zenith US, Moxie and MRY

Publicis Media has announced the appointment of Lauren Hanrahan to the role of CEO of Zenith US, Moxie and MRY. In this remit, she will be responsible for delivering transformation to Zenith’s world-class roster of clients, accelerating the growth of the agency, and inspiring a high-performance culture where people love to work. Based in New […]