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The Importance of Brand Trust
Trust is a key component of brand loyalty. Consumers are willing to recommend a brand they trust to a friend (90%), to buy from a trusted brand more often (88%) and to choose a trusted brand over others (82%). This is per a recent report [download page] from Morning...
Video Ad Viewability Highest on Connected TV, Mobile Apps
When it comes to global video ad viewability, connected TV (CTV) is a top performer. Indeed, a report [download page] from Integral Ad Science (IAS) shows that in the second half of 2020, CTV ad viewability reached 93.3%. Featured for the first time in the media...
1 in 5 Have Followed A Brand on Social Media in the Past Month
About one-third (34%) of US consumers follow brands they like on social media, while about 1 in 5 (18%) follow brands they are thinking of buying something from. So says a report [download page] from GWI. The Q2-Q3 2020 survey of more than 51,000 US internet users...
People Still Trust Traditional Media Ads the Most
Advertisers continue to up their investment in online advertising, with traditional media ceding share of ad spend. However, when it comes to trusting ads, adults in the US put more trust in ads from legacy than newer media, per data from YouGov. Indeed, close to half...
Beauty Advertising Looks Slow to Recover from the Pandemic
One extra side-effect of the pandemic and its resulting social distancing, working from home and mask-wearing is a decrease in consumer demand for beauty products. And, as the pandemic continues into 2021, beauty advertising is set for a slow recovery, per recently...
Digital Expected to Hit Half of All Global Ad Spend This Year
After a challenging year last year for global advertising, in which spending fell by 8.8%, 2021 is expected to bring a rebound in ad investment. A report [download page] from dentsu, which forecasts ad spend into 2022, estimates that this year will bring global ad...
2 in 3 Play Mobile Games
One of the many things smartphones brought to mobile users is the sophistication of games made available to play on their phones. Gone are the days of playing Snake on a Nokia – now iPhone and Android apps offer a wealth of games that have led to 65% of Americans and...
COVID Leads Consumers to Diversify Their Food & Grocery Store Choices
Consumers around the world found themselves in a position last year that most had never experienced before. The pandemic and the resulting restrictions placed on movement and commuting put many in a position where they were not always able to visit their favorite...
E-Commerce Forecast to Account for 1 in 6 Retail Dollars This Year in the US
The global retail e-commerce market is estimated to reach close to $4 trillion for 2020, according to a forecast [download page] from GroupM. The predictions also envision retail e-commerce sales across the globe nearing the $7 trillion mark by 2024. Per the report,...
Not All Traditional Media Expected to Bounce Back Next Year
Cinema, out-of-home (OOH) and print are just some of the ad types whose investment has been hit hard this year, according to WARC’s latest report [download page] on global ad trends for 2020/21. By all accounts, cinema has taken a hard hit as a result of the COVID-19...
Google’s Top Trending Searches of 2020, and Other Year-in-Review Lists
It’s that time again when the year-in-review lists are rolling in. And, what a year it’s been. There’s no surprise that Google’s top trending searches of 2020 show that, globally, the coronavirus was top-of-mind around the world this year, while people in the US were...
What Are the Big Trends in Local SEO?
Navigating algorithm updates, platform changes, and new technology appear to be concerns for local marketers this...
Majority of US Households Said to be SVOD “Super Stackers”
More Americans are “stacking” subscription video-on-demand services (SVOD). While 84% of internet users have access to...
What Baby Boomers Want from Brands
Baby Boomers still hold a significant portion of purchase power in the US. Approximately 1 in 6 Americans is...
Traditional Media Ad Prices Deflate in Q3
Highlighting the shift towards digital media, global traditional media ad prices shrunk by 6% in the third quarter of...
The Pandemic Pushes A Rebound in Mobile App Opens
Echoing the growth in global app revenue and downloads this year, mobile app open rates and location opt-ins have...
App Retargeting Gains Traction, Accounts for the Majority of Shopping App Conversions
More than one-third (35%) of app marketing conversions in early 2020 were the result of retargeting, and at least half...