Sep 22, 2014 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
The UK online retail sector has experienced its strongest level of annual growth since November 2013, with last-minute holiday essentials helping record a year-on-year increase of 18% in August, according to new research. The study, from IRMG, found an estimated £8.1...
Sep 22, 2014 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, Philippines
Although PCs dominate in the majority of Southeast Asia markets, use of mobile phones for online shopping is growing in popularity across the region, according to new research. The data, from Nielsen, indicates that consumers across Southeast Asia are going online in...
Sep 18, 2014 | Marketing through gaming, Mobile, UK
There are now more women playing video games than men, driven by 25-44 year old women downloading free puzzle and trivia game apps, according to a new report. The research, from Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) looked into the habits of the British game-playing...
Sep 16, 2014 | India, Mobile
Google has revealed the first smartphone in its Android One range, pitched as low cost smartphones that offer a high quality standard, in an attempt to capture more of the lucrative developing markets. Watch this promo video for Android One below: The handsets provide...
Sep 15, 2014 | France, Germany, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, UK
As more advertisers switch to automated ad buying for their digital campaigns, new research suggests the programmatic market is already booming- rising a massive 111% during 2013. View key findings below: IAB Europe Programmatic Market Sizing Study Sept 2014 from...
Sep 12, 2014 | Mobile, Social media, UK, USA
Nearly half of all teens aged 16-19 are using Snapchat across a number of major western markets, according to new research. The data, from GlobalWebIndex analysed teen usage of Snapchat across the platform’s top five markets. The teen demographic – 16-19 year olds –...
Sep 9, 2014 | Regulation, UK
From 9th September 2014, Dot London domain names will again be available for registration, available on a first come, first served basis. Watch the promo video for .London here: The move forms part of a wider initiative from ICANN (The Internet Corporation for...
Sep 4, 2014 | Mobile, UK
Just 53% of car insurance websites in the UK are providing a ‘positive experience’ for mobile consumers, despite more than half of its prospective customers using mobile at some point during their purchase journey, according to new research. Conducted by Google,...
Sep 4, 2014 | China, Mobile, Search engine marketing
It seems that Baidu’s April 1st announcement that it was working on a Google Glass rival called ‘Eye’ was not a prank after all. The Chinese search giant has revealed a working prototype of a mobile assistant with a notable omission…it doesn’t feature a screen....
Sep 4, 2014 | Social media, UK
The average UK blogger can make £906 a year from affiliate marketing commissions, have full time jobs elsewhere and gets 18 interactions on their blog each day, according to new research. The study, commissioned by Optimus Performance Marketing [uk.optimus-pm.com]...
Sep 3, 2014 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, UK
More than half (52%) of visits to UK retail sites are now coming from mobile, with over a third (36%) of UK online sales are now completed on a smartphone or tablet device, according to new research. The data, from the IMRG, found that mobile sales rise to 40% for...
Sep 3, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, Online video, Viral and buyrals
To promote its latest film ‘Into the Storm’, Roadshow Films ran an augemeted realuity poster campaign in Sydney that turned a few heads. See why its our video viral of the week below… The digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaign ran as part of a multi-media promotion to...
Sep 2, 2014 | Germany, Regulation
Uber has been banned in Germany as the social-powered cab service continues to spark controversy. Watch this video from the BBC, discussing the issues around its launch in the UK market: The ruling comes after Berlin authorities barred Uber from operating in the...
Sep 1, 2014 | USA
A staggering 70% of UK smartphone users check their device upon waking in the morning, compared with 65% in the US, according to new research. The research, from Toluna, questioned a representative sample of 1,000 UK users to discover which devices are used to access...
Aug 28, 2014 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Search engine marketing
Chinese entertainment firm Dalian Wanda (owner of the AMC cinema chain) is reportedly set to make a massive move into ecommerce via a partnership with Tencent and Baidu. The deal will let users of Tencent’s WeChat or its QQ messaging service and Baidu’s maps will find...
Aug 28, 2014 | China, Mobile, Social media, WhatsApp
WhatsApp’s user-base has now been increased to 600 million, as the Facebook-owned chatapp stroms ahead of LINE and WeChat as the most popular chat app in the world. The news was announced by CEO and founder Jan Koum, who tweeted that the popular messaging app was...
Aug 28, 2014 | India, Mobile
Mozilla and Intex have launched the first Firefox OS phone in India, called the Intex Cloud FX and costing just £19.90 (1,999 Rs). The ‘Intex Cloud FX’ device is aimed at emerging markets consumers who are looking to upgrade from a feature phone to their first...
Aug 27, 2014 | China, Mobile
WeChat has updated its mobile messaging app with a feature that lets users to make money transfers to one another by generating a unique QR code. The firm, owned by Chinese internet giant Tencent, introduced to system earlier this month in a bid to capitalise the...
Aug 27, 2014 | China, Regulation
The Chinese government is developing its own operating system, in a bid to oust ‘imported’ software from the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Android. The unnamed desktop version is due for release in October with its own app store, independent of western companies, with...
Aug 26, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, Facebook marketing, Social media
Social media usage is now standard practice in our daily lives with 80% of online New Zealanders using these sites each month, according to new research from Nielsen. Facebook alone had 2.5 million unique visitors in March. The most visited brand page on Facebook was...
