Nov 9, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
UK consumers plan to spend less on Christmas 2016 compared with 2015, but more will go online for their festive goods, according to new research. The survey, carried out by money advice website Bobatoo.co.uk, found that 41% of UK consumers are planning to spend less...
Nov 4, 2016 | Social media, UK
Brits are backing Clinton to be the next President of the United States, but they feel negatively about both presidential candidates and are disparaging about the election overall, according to new data released by Kantar Media. With five days to go before polling...
Oct 26, 2016 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
Ahead of this years’ ‘Singles day’ shopping spree next month, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba gathered 80 top Chinese and international fashion and lifestyle brands in Shanghai to pull off an interactive, large-scale fashion show. The close to 200 top models and...
Oct 19, 2016 | France, Germany, Online advertising, UK, USA
UK consumers are more annoyed by online ads than their European counterparts, according to a report from Adobe. The research, from Adobe, indicates that 27% of UK consumers think digital ads have got worse over the past three years compared with 22% of their...
Oct 18, 2016 | Regulation, UK
UK government spy agencies broke privacy rules by collecting large amounts of UK citizens’ data without adequate oversight, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled. Complaints about data collection by GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 were put forward by campaign...
Oct 18, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
Sites such as Airbnb and Homeaway, have driven a huge 112% rise in searches for UK holiday rentals, catching hotel searches in the process, according to new research. Based on the online behavior of 3 million UK consumers, the Hitwise research has found that a high...
Oct 17, 2016 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Marketing through gaming
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is working on a new payment method that lets shoppers wearing virtual reality headsets make payments without removing the devices. Called VR Pay, the service allows people to select items for purchase from virtual shopping malls simply...
Oct 14, 2016 | China
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is launching a “conversational” medical chatbot designed to make diagnosing illnesses easier. The bot is named Melody and comes built into the company’s iOS and Android Baidu Doctor app, which launched in China in 2015. Baidu...
Oct 14, 2016 | Russia, Search engine marketing
Russian search engine Yandex has launched a number of AI-powered services as it looks to rival Google in the mobile search market. The company launched a new partnership program to work with smartphone handset makers. The scheme will see Yandex offer its Android...
Oct 13, 2016 | Online advertising, UK
UK firms have increased advertising spending budgets in third quarter despite Brexit, according to new research. UK firms have increased their advertising spending budgets in the third quarter, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report. Researched by IHS Markit on...
Oct 12, 2016 | Mobile, Online advertising, UK
The amount companies have spent on mobile display ads has overtaken that of PC and tablet display for the first time, according to new research. The study, from the IAB and PWC, indicates that women and youngsters aged 16-24s now spend more internet time on their...
Sep 30, 2016 | France, Germany, Mobile, UK
More than three-quarters of European online customers are willing to exceed minimum order thresholds for free delivery, but Brits are most likely to be put off by poor performing sites, according to new research. The YouGov research (surveying 8000+ European online...
Sep 29, 2016 | UK
A new study finds 59% of British shoppers would be encouraged to spend more with a brand if they had a loyalty programme. Global loyalty marketing agency, ICLP reveals that the desire for innovative loyalty programmes is high on the agenda for consumers when...
Sep 28, 2016 | UK
Yahoo has appointed James Attwater in the new role of Regional Agency Partner to focus on growing Yahoo’s advertising business in key cities outside London. With regional agencies accounting for 15% of UK ad spend, this appointment signals Yahoo’s increased focus on...
Sep 23, 2016 | Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Latin America, Mobile, Russia, UK, USA
Mobile advertising growth continues to accelerate and increased 68.2% to €37bn ($49bn) in 2015 from €22bn ($29bn) in 2014, driven by a mobile first consumer world and improving marketing technologies, according to new research. The findings, from IAB Europe and IHS...
Sep 12, 2016 | Facebook marketing, Online video, Social media, UK
The vast majority (84%) of all UK adults use social media, and two-thirds of UK adults use social media every day, according to new research. UK Social Media Demographics 2016 from We are Flint The report, from We are Flint, details the demographics of social media...
Sep 9, 2016 | Argentina, Brazil, China, Content marketing, E-commerce and E-retailing, Facebook marketing, France, Germany, India, Latin America, Marketing through gaming, Mexico, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Russia, Search engine marketing, Social media, South Africa, Twitter marketing, UK, Viral and buyrals, WhatsApp
There is a positive outlook for the global advertising market in 2016, set to continue in 2017 powered by the ongoing growth of Digital, according to new research. The study, from Carat, is based on data received from 59 markets across the Americas, Asia Pacific and...
Sep 7, 2016 | China
There has been remarkable growth in the Asia-Pacific region, with the web audience increasing 20% in just 18 months, according to new research. Digital in APAC 2016 from We Are Social Singapore The study, from We Are Social, also reveals that the number of people...
Sep 6, 2016 | France
A year-long trial of driverless buses has started in Lyon in what officials have described as a ‘world first’. Two shuttle buses, which hold up to 15 passengers at a time, have started operating along a 1.3km stretch of public streets in the Confluence...
Aug 26, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
Tesco has launched a same day ‘click and collect’ service for groceries as it moves to fight off threat from Amazon. Under the new scheme, customers will be able to shop from their smartphone, laptop or computer. The supermarket giant will offer the service from 300...
