As businesses continue to embrace digital tools and technologies—especially when engaging with customers—C-level executives in a recent McKinsey survey1 say they are stepping up their own involvement in shaping and driving digital strategies.
Focus on television advertising has hit a three-year low as the gap between TV and digital narrowed to its closest point ever, according to the most recent quarterly survey compiled by STRATA.
Millennials, those born after 1980, expect to change jobs at least every three years. That means that every few years — unless you’ve been fired — you will need to resign. This is especially true in media and advertising, where change is constant and new opportunities come along frequently.
Total advertising expenditures in the second quarter of 2013 increased 3.5 percent from a year ago and finished the period at $35.8 billion, according to data released today by Kantar Media, the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing information. Total spending for the first six months of the year grew 2.0 percent to $68.9 billion.
In RSW/US’ most recent Agency New Business Thought Leader Survey Report, 51% of agencies surveyed, rated their new business effort either “Effective” or “Highly Effective”. Numbers jumped to over 90% when “Somewhat Effective” was added to the answer pool.
The US retail industry’s advertising spending on paid digital media will hit $9.42 billion in 2013 and rise to $13.50 billion by 2017, for a 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to a new eMarketer report, “The US Retail Industry 2013: Digital Ad Spending Forecast and Key Trends.”
A new survey finds that most internet users would like to be anonymous online, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online
88% of consumers use mobile devices and PCs when planning a purchase. Here’s a look at the changing behaviors of mobile shoppers.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that 11.4 million married-couple households, or 21 percent of all married-couple households in America in 2011, had at least one spouse born in another country. About 13 percent (7.3 million) of households had two foreign-born spouses, and 7 percent (4.1 million) had one native-born and one foreign-born spouse.
It seems whenever the conversation turns to the Hispanic market, everybody focuses on biculturals. Whether its veteran Hispanic marketers or newbie brands looking to increase their investment in the Hispanic market, everybody asks about bicultural Hispanics.
Traditional agencies are being disintermediated as marketers increasingly turn inward for services, according to a new survey by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers). Fifty-eight percent of marketers currently utilize in-house agencies – a 16 percentage point increase from 2008.
With back to school season now upon us, we turn our focus to the teen consumer—an increasingly influential group with diverse entertainment interests—and how technology plays a central role in their interests.
In 2011, 7.7 million children in the U.S.–one-in-ten—were living with a grandparent, and approximately 3 million of these children were also being cared for primarily by that grandparent.
Companies that are willing to go for an edge, and take risks achieve great results. This in turn improves sales and market share. An example, is this commercial between Abitab, an Uruguayan payment services company and World Cup player Luis Suarez. Suarez is one of the most out going soccer personalities today. He’s controversial, funny and extremely likeable. Abitad recognized these factors and utilized them, connecting its services with Suarez’s personality. The result translated the payment services into a fun experience.
Sunday, September 8th is National Grandparents Day – a day to honor grandmas and grandpas everywhere and celebrate all that they do for their kids and grandkids. And within Hispanic families, Tr3s’s research has shown that los abuelos are doing quite a lot for their families. They often play a large and central role because Latinos tend to live within close proximity to each other – sometimes in the same household, sometimes in the same geographic area.
Brazilian businesses have a higher level of maturity than their emerging market peers when it comes to mobility strategies and funding plans, as 93 percent of CIOs in Brazil agree or strongly agree that mobility will provide significant new sources of revenue, according to Accenture.
A new study from the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion and law professor Kenji Yoshino indicates widespread instances of “covering,” the process by which individuals downplay their differences relative to mainstream perceptions, in ways costly to their productivity and sense of self, at work.
Higher education leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about their ability to maintain current enrollment levels, according to the results of the second annual Higher Education Outlook Survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
Digital banking—customer interactions and transactions that take place via web, mobile and other digital channels—is no longer just a complementary element of retail banking services in the US, according to a new eMarketer report, “Digital Banking Trends: With Consumer Preferences in Flux, Is Omnichannel the Answer?”
As a consumer group, Millennials control an estimated $172 billion a year and influence $3,000 in family spending annually. Most Millennials enjoyed a prosperous childhood and are the most diverse population of women in the history of the U.S. (both socioeconomically and ethnically). Minorities make up 34% of this generation, up from 24% in the Baby Boomer category. For the baby market, the Millennials bring good news since it is predicted that these moms and moms-to-be will have more children than previous generations.
