The events of 2020 have shone a light on the importance of digital marketing, with most companies continuing on with their digital marketing transformation during the pandemic, and some even accelerating their efforts because of it. But, has digital marketing made a...
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Gen Xers Turn to Search for Product Research, Brand Discovery
At a time when brand and product information can be found through an array of channels, Gen X consumers lean towards discovering and researching new brands through search. This is according to a report [download page] from GlobalWebIndex (GWI) which looked at the...
Google Discovery Campaigns on the Rise
Throughout 2020 advertisers upped their use of Google Discovery, such that by the final quarter of the year, the adoption of Google Discovery campaigns was 73% higher than it was during Q1. This is per a recent report [download page] from Tinuiti. In Google's words,...
An Estimated 2 in 3 Clicks on Google Search Ads Occur on Phones
Combined, smartphones and tablets accounted for a little more than two-thirds (67.8%) of total search ad clicks in Q4 2020, with smartphones making up the vast majority of that figure, per Merkle’s Q4 2020 Digital Marketing Report [download page]. In an analysis of...
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...
Smart Speaker Usage Surges at Year-End
Across all devices, in-home data usage in the US experienced year-over-year growth during every month in 2020, with the highest growth seen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, per recent data from Comscore. Although in-home data usage grew by 16% year-over-year...
Holiday 2020 Data Hub [Updated]: Results Recap
Despite much lower predictions, data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) finds that retail sales, including online and other non-store sales, for the November through December 2020 holiday season grew by an impressive 8.3% over the same period in 2019, reaching...
Which Digital Platforms Are Marketers Upping Their Spend on This Year?
More than 9 in 10 marketers plan on investing in online video and mobile this year, with a majority planning to invest more in each of these channels than they did in 2020. At the same time, data from WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit 2021 report [download page] shows that...
8 in 10 Digital Minutes Are Spent on Our Mobile Devices
Mobile app usage has seen a notable increase since COVID-19, and new data [download page] from Comscore confirms this trend, reporting global growth not only in mobile minutes, but apps’ continued dominance of those minutes. The report also outlines overall changes in...
Rebound in Organic Search Continues in Q3
Essential goods retailers’ Google organic search visits were up some 56% year-over-year (y-o-y) in Q3, according to Merkle’s latest Digital Marketing report [download page]. The report takes a look at recent figures charting the state of Google organic search since...
As Streaming Grows, Smart TV Viewing Surges
The third quarter of 2020 has seen the overall time spent streaming accelerate, jumping a full 57% over the same quarter last year, with growth in North America only slightly under the global average, at 51%. This is per Conviva’s latest state of streaming report...
App Downloads and Spending Continued to Climb in Q3
Global consumer spending on Apple’s App Store and Google Play grew by 32% year-over-year (y-o-y) in Q3 2020 to reach $29.3 billion, per data from Sensor Tower Store Intelligence. The faster-than-average growth in spending is thought to reflect the ongoing impact of...
B2B Marketers Deal with Range of Measurement Challenges
Being able to prove marketing performance and impact is critical, yet only about 1 in 7 (15% of) B2B marketing...
Half of US Adults Are Interested in the Olympics
After being delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo have begun. And,...
Global App Spending Jumped Again in H1
Global consumer spending on Apple’s App Store and Google Play grew by 24.8% year-over-year (y-o-y) in H1 2021 to reach...
Holiday 2020 Data Hub [Updated]: Results Recap
Despite much lower predictions, data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) finds that retail sales, including...
Which Digital Platforms Are Marketers Upping Their Spend on This Year?
More than 9 in 10 marketers plan on investing in online video and mobile this year, with a majority planning to invest...
8 in 10 Digital Minutes Are Spent on Our Mobile Devices
Mobile app usage has seen a notable increase since COVID-19, and new data [download page] from Comscore confirms this...