Jan 9, 2014 | Social media, UK
With the Premier League season at its half-way point, RadiumOne has compiled the social Premier League to scout how the clubs are performing off the pitch- with Cardiff and Aston Villa biggest gainers. Arsenal and Manchester United would take the top two spots in the...
Jan 9, 2014 | Online advertising, USA
Digital ad spending in the U.S. is forecast to grow at an annual compound rate of 11.3% from 2012 through 2017, according to new research. The data, from eMarketer, indicates that retail businesses and financial services are among the industries leading the way for...
Jan 8, 2014 | Brazil, China, Latin America, Mobile, South Africa
Following the launch of its Global Mobile Consumer Survey in December, the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) have created this infographic looking specifically at the emergence of a new era of mobile – Mobile 3.0. Mobile 3.0 is which is characterised by super...
Jan 7, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, France, Mobile
Apple’s share of smartphone sales has grown following the September release of the iPhone 5s and 5c, but its share of most major markets remains lower than this time last year, in the face of growing competition from rivals, according to new research. The latest data...
Jan 7, 2014 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, USA
With the 2013 online holiday shopping season underway, the pressure is on retailers to post strong sales growth while adjusting to a fast-changing and increasingly mobile-driven landscape. With strong growth expectations for online shopping this year, mobile commerce...
Jan 7, 2014 | CPG, E-commerce and E-retailing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, Mobile, USA
Two supermarket retailers in the US have started using the latest iPhone technology to guide shoppers around the store, sending them reminders, rewarding them for browsing certain items and offering deals. Watch this video explaining how the service works:...
Jan 3, 2014 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Search engine marketing, UK
UK retail search advertisers saw their ad revenue double year-on-year, as consumers shifted their browsing from desktops to mobiles, according to new research. The research, from Kenshoo, indicates that On Boxing Day 2013, UK retail search advertisers saw their ad...
Jan 3, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, Online advertising
Digital media in Australia has grown at a rapid pace and marketers have slowly shifted their marketing dollars toward this medium. This infographic from Neilsen looks at how online advertising makes up 27% of the total ad spend pie—up eight-fold from 3% in 2003. View...
Jan 2, 2014 | Mobile, Online video, Social media, USA
As we enter 2014, research firm Neilsen has released the top 10 web brands, video sites and apps from last year in the US. Digital media had another banner year in 2013, and some of this year’s trends may provide some clues as to what may lay ahead next year. As more...
Jan 2, 2014 | Online advertising, USA
Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. hit a record-breaking high of $10.69 billion for the third quarter of 2013, according to new research. The findings, from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PwC US, marks a rise of 15 percent over the record-setting...
Dec 20, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, UK
ForeSee has measured the UK’s top 40 online retailers to determine how well they perform in terms of usability, with Amazon coming out on top and Ryanair trailing behind. The report indicates a slight, but meaningful, decrease in aggregate satisfaction from Christmas...
Dec 20, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, USA
Affilate Window have produced a white paper and infographic looking at trends across Black Friday and Cyber Monday, showing a 32,55 sales increase online compared to the previous year. View the white paper here (PDF file)
Dec 19, 2013 | CPG, E-commerce and E-retailing, FMCG digital marketing food and beverages, USA
Amazon is planning to launch an online grocery shop called “Pantry,” mainly aimed at Amazon Prime members,according to news reports. The report, from USA today, claims that the Pantry service would offer items such as cleaning supplies, kitchen paper rolls, canned...
Dec 16, 2013 | Mobile, Social media, USA
Latest research into use patterns for smartphones shows they are key for reaching mums through digital marketing channels Mothers in the US use their smartphones 11.4% more often than the average adult, according to an AOL study, while a separate survey from...
Dec 12, 2013 | Australia and New Zealand, Content marketing, Online advertising, UK
UK marketers rate themselves more highly in terms of effectiveness when compared with North American and Australian marketers, according to new research. Content Marketing in the UK: 2014 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends from Content Marketing Institute The Content...
Dec 12, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, South Africa
This year saw a rise in online spending across the globe, with USA reporting a 20% increase in online shopping on Cyber Monday as shoppers snubbed physical retail stores in favour of missing out on the holiday queues. A recent report shows that 9.5% of South Africans...
Dec 9, 2013 | Facebook marketing, France, India, Search engine marketing, Social media, Twitter marketing, UK
Social media was ruled by Facebook in 2013, with Pinterest Skype and Twitter all performing well across a range of countries, according to new data from Bing. In its review of Bing’s top searches for the year, Microsoft revealed that Facebook remained firmly affixed...
Dec 6, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, UK
Mobile transactions increased by 100% in the UK, over the busiest shopping weekend of the year, according to new research. The report, from Usablenet, found that mobile websites for leading retailers ASOS, Marks & Spencer, The Body Shop, Topshop, and Selfridges...
Dec 5, 2013 | Australia and New Zealand, Mobile, Regulation
Measuring the effectiveness of mobile advertising remains a major challenge. The number of data points give so many options for what marketers measure has blocked the creation of single currencies in the way that GRPs became the TV currency. Here’s how Australia is...
Dec 5, 2013 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile, UK
iPhone and iPad users lead the mobile shopping boom this Cyber Monday, but Samsung mobile users spent most per person when shopping online in the UK, according to new research. The IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark report reveals that on Monday 2 December, dubbed Cyber...
