May 10, 2018 | Content marketing, E-commerce and E-retailing, Email marketing, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Search engine marketing, Social media
Google’s annual developer conference this year showed how the internet giant sees AI as the future, from Gmail that writes itself to an Assistant that makes appointment – based phone calls for you. We look at ten of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2018.
May 9, 2018 | Online advertising
Consumers would rather share their toothbrush with their partner than receive an unsolicited phone call from a brand, according to new research.
May 4, 2018 | Online advertising
In a bid to improve online publishing standards and advertising practices, a number of major news brands in the UK have adopted new best practice guidelines set by the AOP and JICWEBS.
May 4, 2018 | Online advertising, Regulation
Two in five (40 per cent) of UK consumers are already planning to request personal information within six months of GDPR coming into force.
May 3, 2018 | Online advertising, Online video
Contextual editorial video content dramatically increasing a consumer’s engagement and recollection of video advertising on a web page, according to new research.
May 2, 2018 | Mobile, Online advertising, Social media
Snap added just four million users to Snapchat during the first three months of 2018 amid a backlash to a significant app redesign, while revenue growth failed to meet expectations.
May 2, 2018 | Content marketing, Facebook marketing, Marketing through gaming, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Regulation, Social media, WhatsApp
Facebook unveiled a raft of new features during its annual F8 conference this week, including a dating service and its standalone VR device going on sale, but the conference was overshadowed by continuing controversies at the company.
May 2, 2018 | Online advertising, Regulation
Nearly half (45%) of UK businesses have put money aside to cover possible fines for not being GDPR compliant by May 25th, according to new research.
May 2, 2018 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising
Over a third (32%) of digital marketers admit to losing sleep due to fears about how the competition from Amazon will impact their business over the next 18 months, according to a survey.
May 2, 2018 | Online advertising
While consumer attitudes towards advertising have stayed consistent over the last year, there remains an opportunity for marketers to improve creativity and holistic cross-platform measurement, according to new research.
May 2, 2018 | Content marketing, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, UK
People in the UK will engage with media more than ever this year, but overall consumption has plateaued, according to eMarketer’s latest time spent with media forecast.
May 1, 2018 | Content marketing, Online advertising, Online video
YouTube is now letting advertisers buy YouTube ads specifically for viewers watching on TV screens, in a bid to grab a larger share of traditional TV ad budgets as more people watch internet video on a TV screen.
May 1, 2018 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising
Brands are showing increasing interest in buying search ads on Amazon, with spend growing nearly 3 times between the 3rd quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, according to new research.
Apr 30, 2018 | Online advertising
Though digital consumption habits in Switzerland are high, ad spending patterns have not followed suit, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2018 | Facebook marketing, Online advertising, Online video, Regulation, Social media
Mark Zuckerberg refused to face British lawmakers this week, nominating his CTO as the company tries to distance its founder from the toxicity of fresh political scandals. Here’s what we now know…
Apr 25, 2018 | Online advertising, Regulation
Marketers at major multinationals have a significantly greater awareness of the GDPR with one month to go until the EU’s deadline for compliance, but half of marketers are not regarded as fully aware of the implications for future campaigns, according to new research.
Apr 24, 2018 | Online advertising, Online video, Regulation, Social media, Viral and buyrals
YouTube’s first three-monthly “enforcement report” has revealed that the video sharing site deleted 8.3 million videos between October and December 2017 for breaching its community guidelines, with machines doing most of the work. The Google-owned...
Apr 23, 2018 | Online advertising, Social media
Two Procter and Gamble brands are among the top 10 advertisers using paid influencers with fake followers, while Heinz Ketchup is the most efficient brand on Instagram with a sub-$2 CPM, according to new research.
Apr 23, 2018 | Online advertising, Regulation
WFA Manifesto calls on brands to adopt mindset of ‘people-first’ over ‘data first’ around the world when processing people’s data.
Apr 23, 2018 | Online advertising
UK ad viewability levels have hit their highest level since records began back in the second quarter of 2014, according to new research.