Consumers Want Speedy Support When Shopping Online
7 in 10 consumers across 7 major markets report being more likely to be loyal to a brand that provides real-time one-to-one assistance at critical moments during their purchase journey, finds...
View ArticleLocal Media Ad Market Forecast, 2012-2017
The local media advertising market is set to grow at a 2.8% compound annual rate from 2012 through 2017, with traditional media gradually playing less of a role over the coming years, says BIA/Kelsey...
View ArticleMarketers and Their Problems With Data
For all the talk about “real-time” insights, it turns out that very few marketers are actually looking at their data sources every day. At least that’s one of the takeaways from a new Domo-sponsored...
View ArticleTop 10 at Domestic Film Box Office, Weekend of Nov. 15-17, 2013
Content in Rentrak Theatrical box office updates is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its Box Office Essentials theatrical box office data collection and analytical service.
View ArticleWhich Social and Mobile Platforms Are Older Teens Using?
Given all the fuss about teens leaving Facebook, GlobalWebIndex has taken a look at the most widely-used social platforms and mobile applications by 16-19-year-olds around the world. The global survey...
View ArticleMobile Payments Experience More Widespread, But Fewer See Rapid Changes Afoot
More smartphone owners this year claim to have some experience with a variety of mobile transaction types, according to results from a Harris Interactive survey. Some 46% say they have either used or...
View ArticleWhat’s on the CRM Buyer’s Wish List?
8 in 10 B2B marketers agree that CRM systems don’t always capture or provide the information needed when they’re trying to close a high-margin deal, says a recent study from Corporate Visions, while...
View ArticlePay-TV Subs in Q3: More Shifting Than Cutting
The Q3 pay-TV subscription figures have been rolling in, and it looks like the country’s top providers suffered a net contraction in overall subscribers, but one not as bad as might have been expected....
View ArticleMobile Local Ad Spend Set For Big Increases Through 2017
Mobile will be the fastest-growing channel in the local advertising media market through 2017, rising from just 1.7% share of local ad revenues this year to 7.1% share in 2017. That’s according to a...
View ArticleOnline Shoppers Say Ease of Browsing Top Reason For Choosing One Website Over...
Despite growing mobile commerce revenues and a recent focus on the mobile experience offered by top retailers, online shoppers across 7 major markets don’t rank mobile optimization high on their list...
View ArticleWebsite Ad CTR Seen Higher For Search-Referred Traffic
Website traffic that is referred by search engines tends to have a higher ad click-through rate than traffic that comes from other sources, according to a study from Chitika. Examining “tens of...
View ArticleTop Viral Video Ads of the Year-to-Date
Unruly has released a report listing the top 20 most-shared ads of 2013, although it might feel slightly early to crown a winner. Nevertheless, Dove’s 3-minute “Real Beauty Sketches” takes the top...
View ArticleHoliday 2013 Data Hub (Updated)
Thanksgiving is approaching and retailers are in full holiday mode. A slew of holiday-themed research has already been released, with many more studies no doubt on their way. This article, which will...
View ArticleSMBs Say They’re Spending Almost Half of Their Marketing Budgets on Digital
About one-third of SMBs report spending less than one-third of their marketing budgets on internet or mobile marketing, while about 1 in 8 allocate more than 90% to digital, according to results of a...
View ArticlePlanned Budget Increases Drive Marketers’ Optimism to New High
Global marketers are bullish regarding their budgets, finds Warc in its latest Global Marketing Index (GMI). This month, the budget component of the index recorded a value of 56.2, its highest value on...
View ArticleMobile Ads Seen Impacting CPG Purchase Decisions
Almost half of mobile users say they’ve tried a new CPG product or brand as the result of having seen a mobile ad, finds JiWire in its latest quarterly “Mobile Audience Insights Report” [pdf]. The...
View ArticleSmall Biz Saturday Participants Expect Boost in Awareness, Will Rely More on...
More than 3 in 4 small businesses who have participated in Small Business Saturday in the past plan to do so again this year, per results from a Constant Contact survey of 854 B2C small business...
View ArticleMobile Advertisers, On Board With Geo-Targeting Techniques, Add More Data to...
93% of national brand advertising campaigns employed geo-precise targeting (targeting areas that do not conform to standard geo-boundaries) in Q3, up from just 40% a year earlier, per the latest...
View ArticleSocial ROI? SMBs Most Enthusiastic About Facebook Ads
Recently, BIA/Kelsey released some data showing that 3 in 10 SMBs advertising on Twitter claim “excellent” or “extraordinary” ROI from their efforts. Now the researchers have released further data...
View ArticleTop 10 Broadcast TV Engagement, Week of Nov. 4-10, 2013
Source: Rentrak. Content in Rentrak updates is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its TV Essentials data collection and analytical service. The “Stickiness” Index is the average...
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