Argentina online ad spend up 117% in 2011

Online marketing is soaring in Argentina, with $ 1,147m was spent on advertising in Internet during 2011, representing a growth of 117% compared to 2010 ($528m). The data, from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Argentina (IAB), indicates that the Internet was the...

Brazil online ad spend to increase 40% in 2012

Online ad spend in Brazil is set to grow by 39%, according to new data from IAB Brasil’s Indicadores de Mercado. The trade body notes that overall billing for online advertising in Brazil in 2011 totaled 3.33 billion reales (US$1.6 billion) and predicts that it will...

Top 5 display advertisers in Brazil

There has been an influx of online brand campaigns in Brazil, with 17 top national brand advertisers delivering more than 1 billion impressions in the quarter. The study, from comScore, looked at the display advertising market in Brazil. The findings indicate that...

Top global brands on Facebook- Fan engagement highest in emerging markets (infographic)

Just days before the most anticipated initial public offering in history, new data looks at how powerful the 901 million-member Facebook platform is for big brands looking to expand their global footprint and penetrate emerging markets. The study, from social media...

Size matters: Large ads ‘boost brand awareness’

The new crop of large display ad formats, such as ‘Billboard’ and Wallpaper’ are outperforming standard banners such as MPUs, according to new research. The research, from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) proves the effectiveness of new large display formats,...

Citizen journalism – Latin America takes the lead

Attitudes to user-generated content differ around the world, with Latin America leading the world for ‘citizen journalism’, according to new research. 47% of internet users in Brazil and 44% in Argentina read UGC on newspaper websites, compared to only 35% in the UK...