Revised Global Ad Spend Growth Forecast for 2014, by Medium
Source: Warc Notes: Global ad spending (estimated based on 13 markets) is expected grow by 5.8% this year, represented an upward revision of 0.6% points from Warc’s January forecast, with the US...
View ArticleHow Millionaire Investors Are Using Social Media
Roughly three-quarters of Millionaire investors (with $1-5 million in net worth, not including primary residence) report using social media platforms, with Facebook (57%) the most commonly-used,...
View ArticleWhat Are Youths’ Biggest Clothing Style and Brand Decision Influencers?
Clothing is one of teens’ top spending categories, per recent research from Piper Jaffray – but what influences their style and brand decisions when it comes to clothing and accessories? A recent...
View ArticleProgrammatic Approaches to Audience Engagement Seen Globalizing
Source: IAB/Winterberry Group Notes: A majority of US and US-based advertisers, publishers and global technology and service providers surveyed by the IAB and Winterberry Group are pursuing...
View ArticleHalf of Large Tablet Owners Watch Video Content On Their Devices At Least Weekly
Source: Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Notes: A slight majority 52% of large tablet owners reported accessing and watching movies, TV programs or other videos on their devices in the week...
View ArticleCPG Brand Loyalty On the Rise, Though Consumers Still Seek Value
American consumers are showing more loyalty to regular CPG brands than they did 3 years ago, according to new survey results from IRI Worldwide. Some 39% of respondents indicated that they are trying...
View ArticleMinority of B2B Salespeople Find Marketing Assets Effective
3 in 4 marketers believe that marketing assets are somewhat (67%) or very (9%) effective, but only 46% of salespeople concur, finds a new study [download page] released by Demand Metric. The survey –...
View Article2 in 3 American Adults Are Concerned That Social Networks Sell Their Personal...
Source: Rad Campaign, Lincoln Park Strategies, and Craig Newmark of craigconnects Notes: 3 in 4 American adults claim to be very or somewhat concerned about having too much personal information about...
View ArticleAlmost Half of Desktop Video Viewers Watched Content on Facebook in June
Source: comScore Notes: Roughly 186.9 million Americans watched online content videos in June, per comScore figures, and almost half of them (91.5 million) viewed content on Facebook, the...
View ArticleBack to School Stats 2014
Families with children in grades K-12 will spend an average of $699.28 this back-to-school season on apparel, shoes, supplies and electronics, finds the NRF in a recent survey. While that represents a...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing Charts of the Month – July 2014
This month’s quick-hit set of top charts features the following topics: TV viewing and ad effectiveness among youth and college students; most effective digital tactics and biggest digital priorities;...
View ArticleAOL Tries on the :1800 Ad Format | LinkedIn Points at Bizo Territory, Smiles,...
Creative: AOL leapt to the next logical conclusion after concentrating much of its perceived ad value in extremely large homepage creative formats: it ran a 30-minute video ad for GM. We suppose the...
View ArticleGlobal Marketers Rate Their Organizations’ Customer-Centricity
Source: Econsultancy / Oracle Marketing Cloud [download page] Notes: Close to 6 in 10 global marketers (primarily based in Europe) report that their organizations personalize messaging based on...
View ArticleUS Consumers’ Top-Ranked Attributes When Shopping for Goods and Services
Source: Trade Extensions Notes: Price is the most important attribute for US consumers when shopping for goods and services, with 42% of respondents ranking it their top attribute and three-quarters...
View ArticleWhich Types of Smartphone Ads Do Mobile Owners Believe Lead Them to Action?
Mobile device owners are developing more favorable attitudes to mobile ads, detail xAd and Telmetrics in a new report [download page], with almost half agreeing that they are informative/helpful, more...
View ArticleContent Marketing Trends: Goals, Distribution Channels, and Budgets
Content marketers have fairly clear-cut objectives, but the majority are falling short of meeting them, details a new report [download page] from OneSpot and 614 Group. The survey finds that B2B...
View ArticleCMOs and CIOs Both Claim Ownership of Mobile App Projects
Source: The CMO Club, CIO magazine, and EPAM Systems Notes: CMOs and CIOs are mostly in agreement in terms of their ownership of various projects, with CMOs controlling online video platforms and...
View ArticleThe Most Innovative Tech Brands, According to Consumers
Source: Brand Keys Notes: Apple (98%) barely tops Samsung (97%) as consumers’ most innovative tech brand based on Brand Keys’ survey, which looked at how close brands were to the consumer ideal (100%)...
View ArticleSocial Media’s Impact on TV on the Rise
Social media’s impact on TV is gradually growing, details Nielsen in newly-released survey data showing social to be driving increased TV program awareness and live TV viewing. Indeed, one-quarter of...
View ArticleAcquisition vs. Retention: Which Online Channels Are Being Used For Each?
Roughly 8 in 10 global company marketers – primarily based in Europe – agree that it is cheaper to retain than acquire a customer, but they’re more likely to be focusing on acquisition than retention,...
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