Jan 22, 2020 | Ad tech, Ads, Artificial intelligence, Content, Content marketing, Marketing transformation, Online advertising, Online video, Paid search, Programmatic, Search Engine Optimization, Skills, Social media
Andy Wilson, Head of Media, Dropbox, shares his insights about the state of the European media industry and how technology is fundamentally shifting the way professionals collaborate and communicate.
Jan 22, 2020 | Content, Content marketing, Instagram, Marketing transformation, Mobile, Online video, Social, Social media, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals
Over the last decade we’ve seen the rise in social media influencers grow and saturate the market, but which online identities are generating the most attention? A new infographic looks at the most popular social media influencers (according to Google).
Jan 21, 2020 | Ads, Content, Content marketing, FMCG digital marketing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Online video, Social media, USA, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals
Super Bowl ad rates reached $4.51 million a piece for 30-second spots last year – the second-most expensive rates ever, but in game revenue fell, according to new research.
Jan 21, 2020 | Ad tech, Content marketing
Content discovery platform Taboola has announced the launch of custom brand safety tools powered by Integral Ad Science (IAS).
Jan 20, 2020 | Ad tech, Ads, Content, Content marketing, Online advertising, Programmatic, UK
The publisher of the Daily Telegraph is pulling out of ABC circulation audits, saying it is no longer a ‘key metric’ for its subscriber-first strategy.
Jan 20, 2020 | Ad tech, Content marketing, Online advertising, Regulation
More than eight in ten consumers consider a business’ ethics and values before they make a purchase, reveals a new consumer survey. Environmental responsibility, supporting worker’s rights, and ending animal testing are the three most important business ethics in the 2020s.
Jan 17, 2020 | Content marketing, Online advertising, Social media
A new data-led report predicts image, video and music styles set to dominate marketing campaigns, advertising creative and video projects throughout the year, with an interest in 20’s retro gold patterns, ‘occulture’ and big floral visuals set to dominate.
Jan 16, 2020 | Ad tech, Ads, Content, Content marketing, Marketing transformation, Online advertising, Programmatic, Regulation
Google plans to stop all third-party cookies on its Chrome browser by 2022, in a move that will have massive repercussions across the ad industry, which depends on them to track users.
Jan 15, 2020 | Ad tech, Ads, Content marketing, Email marketing, FMCG digital marketing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Paid search, Programmatic, Search engine marketing, Search Engine Optimization, UK, UK digital marketing, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals
The fourth quarter of 2019 saw UK marketing budgets saw a small return to growth after a stagnant period, according to new data.
Jan 15, 2020 | Content marketing, Instagram, Marketing transformation, Social, Viral
As their own boss and stepping down as senior royals, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now left to their own devices when it comes to funding their family life, being financially independent. Whilst it’s unlikely they’ll be writing up a CV anytime soon, their royal status would be in huge demand if they were to pursue brand partnerships on their social media accounts.
Jan 13, 2020 | Ads, Content, Content marketing, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Video, Viral
A new paid video streaming service Quibi has launched, offering original short form Hollywood shows that are 10 minutes or shorter, part funded by ads.
Jan 13, 2020 | Content, Content marketing, Mobile
The popularity of audiobook usage is rising which is helping people to connect with more books.
Jan 8, 2020 | Ads, Clothing, Content, Content marketing, E-commerce, FMCG digital marketing, Industries, Mobile, Online advertising, Regulation, UK, UK digital marketing, Viral, Viral and buyrals
Social media influencer Molly Mae has as been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for breaking its rules on Instagram.
Jan 7, 2020 | Ad tech, Ads, Content, Content marketing, Online advertising, Online video, Social, Social media, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals
Video ad tech company Tremor is to buy video advertising platform Unruly from News Corp, as the media giant bows out of ad tech.
Jan 3, 2020 | Content, Content marketing, Online video, Video, Viral
DFS has partnered with animation studio, Aardman, to create a multi-channel campaign with iconic characters, Wallace & Gromit.
Dec 20, 2019 | Ad tech, Ads, Content, Content marketing, Online advertising, Online video, Social, Social media, USA, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals
An 8-year old boy has been revealed as the highest earning YouTube star of 2019, overtaking PewDiePie, with almost 22 million subscribers.
Dec 19, 2019 | Ads, AR, Artificial intelligence, China, Content, Content marketing, IoT, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Programmatic, Transformation, UK, USA, Video, Viral, Viral and buyrals, VR
From deep fakes to mind-reading wristbands, technology took us in some strange directions during 2019. In this special article, we celebrate the 10 weirdest news stories of the year.
Dec 18, 2019 | Ads, Content, Content marketing, Digital marketing skills, E-commerce, Email marketing, Facebook marketing, FMCG digital marketing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Mobile, Online video, Search engine marketing, Social, Social media, Transformation, Twitter marketing, Video, Viral
As 2019 draws to a close, we look at some of the biggest marketing blunders of the year. From the US military threatening to bomb alien hunters to lethal conker recipes, there were plenty of mistakes from companies that should know better. Read on, learn from the mistakes and hope your team doesn’t make the list in 2020…
Dec 18, 2019 | Ads, Content, Content marketing, Digital marketing skills, E-commerce, Search, Search engine marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social, Social media
An unhappy user will leave a website within 10 – 20 seconds if left dissatisfied – one of the key factors that determines whether a user stays on a website is if they believe it’s trustworthy.
Dec 16, 2019 | Ads, Content marketing, E-commerce, Mobile, News, Regulation, Search, Social, Social media, Video, Viral
2019 was another big year for digital marketing, with the rise of TikTok, audio ads going mainstream and Google buying FitBit. This was the year that Uber went public, brands became activists and the world’s biggest game vanished down a black hole. As the digital decade comes to a close, we’ve identified 17 of the biggest trends of the year.