40% of marketers expect increase in brand safety concerns

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Mediaocean, a mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising, has released its 2022 Market Report and 2023 Outlook.

The bi-annual report highlights the forces driving the advertising economy as seen by industry leaders, including major changes in consumer behaviour and the overall macroeconomic environment.

In a survey conducted among 600+ leaders from media providers, advertising agencies, and tech companies, Mediaocean collected insights that focused on key...

3 January 2023 | Advertising

60% of SMB’s 2023 marketing budgets to be slashed or remain static

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New data from unified customer platform Klaviyo has revealed that UK SMBs will be focusing on acquisition, despite cuts to budgets.

67% of UK SMB’s main priority will be to acquire new customers in 2023*, despite the cost of acquiring being up to five times more expensive than retaining existing customers. 

However, with almost 60% of respondents reporting their marketing budgets will remain static or be slashed or marketing budgets being cut or remaining static...

3 January 2023 | Advertising

92% of advertisers want a unified view of converged TV

80% of advertisers have increased their converged TV investments year over year, according to a survey by Innovid, an independent advertising platform for delivery, personalisation and measurement of converged TV.

In addition, of the more than 250 senior brand and agency respondents polled in the report titled 'The Great Unification of Converged TV' in September 2022, nearly all (92%) said a unified view of converged TV reach and performance across linear TV, CTV and digital video...

15 November 2022 | Advertising

98% of brands think connected TV advertising will be bigger than mobile advertising

AppsFlyer has released its new survey report, Connected TV Trends, 2022-23, Advertiser and Viewer Perceptions, that combines viewer and brand insights on the rapidly evolving Connected TV (CTV) space.

The growth of CTV devices and platforms has spurred interest and popularity for advertising, and the survey found that currently, 64% of businesses are running direct response campaigns on CTV. 

Advertising on CTV also allows brands to expand reach, measure...

31 October 2022 | Advertising

Amazon Ads unveils video and streaming advert products

Amazon Ads has showcased new solutions to help advertisers of all sizes use the power of video and streaming media to more effectively share their brand and product stories with customers.

According to third-party research from Wyzowl, 73% of consumers say they prefer video ads to learn about products and services, and 88% say video ads have convinced them to buy. The US is home to more than 225 million streaming TV viewers, and while spending on digital video advertising is...

27 October 2022 | Advertising

76% of UK consumers willing to consume ads in exchange for free content

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Seedtag, a specialist in contextual advertising in EMEA and LATAM, has released the findings from its survey, conducted by international data analysis and market research firm YouGov, into consumers' privacy concerns and attitudes towards advertising across Europe. 

The UK was most likely to support an ad funded model for online content (76%), significantly higher than Italy (56%), France (52%) and Spain (51%). The disparity in behaviours demonstrates the need for a diverse...

5 October 2022 | Advertising

David Shadpour, Social Native: Why brands should focus on authentic content creation

Social Native's founder and CEO urges brands around the world to build an army of creators, and embrace user generated content.

For anyone who doesn’t know about Social Native, what's the company all about?

The name itself, Social Native, has some depth to it. In the early print days, you'd hire a big agency, they would do a photo shoot and they'd print it for you and put it in a magazine. 

Then television came out and you had to do sight and sound. You hire a big...

15 September 2022 | Advertising

Room Unlocked, Alex Payne: Authenticity and purpose in influencer marketing

Alex Payne, Room Unlocked's co-founder, discusses the future of influencer marketing and how it can successfully form part of an overall marketing strategy.

Could you tell us a little bit about what the company does?

Well, several of our clients have described us as a cross between Tinder and LinkedIn, which we quite like. Room Unlocked facilitates partnerships between interesting brands and celebrities and influencers - but our point of difference is that it is all mutually...

12 September 2022 | Advertising

UK companies’ social media ad spend trumps global average

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UK brands spent 59% more on social media ads in Q2 2022, compared to the global average of £3118.

This is according to a study by Emplifi, a unified customer experience (CX) platform, which analysed thousands of brands worldwide between 1 April, 2022 till 30 June, 2022. UK brands spent the most on social media advertisements globally, despite engagement levels across social channels declining year-on-year.

Key findings from the report include:

UK tops global...

9 August 2022 | Advertising

Fiverr slides into the advertising industry with Togetherr

Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelance services, has launched Togetherr, a platform for building creative teams and connecting them with global brands and agencies.

The platform uses proprietary technology, the Creative Genome, to construct teams from an exclusive group of creative talent. These teams will be curated and matched to support brands and agencies on specific projects and campaigns.

The advertising world has gone through massive changes in the last few...

9 June 2022 | Advertising