The emergence and use of mobile devices is the consumer trend that North American marketers believe will have the greatest impact on their industries in the next 10 years, according to survey results from the New York American Marketing Association (NYAMA) and...
Local media users in the US tend to view print ads as more useful than annoying, but aren't quite as sure about digital ads, according to a study [pdf] from AMG/Parade. Point-of-sale circulars are among the most positively viewed ads, with 52% seeing them as useful...
Source: Valassis [download page] Notes: US adults are more likely to use print coupons than paperless discounts, a finding that is true across generations and extends to affluents, per a Valassis survey. However, the use of paperless discounts is growing fastest, with...
Retail sales over the holiday season grew by 3% to $626.1 billion last year, below the forecasted growth rate of 3.7%, reports the NRF, which also noted that non-store holiday sales grew by 9%. Weather, inventory challenges and early-starting discounts contributed to...
Source: Kantar Media Notes: The number of free standing insert (FSI) coupons distributed in 2015 remained relatively steady (+0.2%) at 286 billion despite an 8.1% decline in total pages distributed (to 186 billion), per new Kantar Media data. A 3.6% increase in the...
2015 brought with it the emergence of new trends along with the continuation and acceleration of others. This collection of our most popular charts of 2015 covers some of the year's biggest stories and foreshadows some of the most important ones to come. Our top...
Source: Kantar Media Notes: Advertiser spending on the media platforms tracked by Kantar Media declined by 3.9% in Q2, a similar result to Q1, as 15 of the 22 measured media types monitored saw lower spending. Among traditional media, radio and out-of-home had...
This month's quick-hit set of top charts includes the following topics: sources of new product awareness; digital tools impacting retail shoppers; Baby Boomers' top purchase influencers; trust in branded content; ad spend trends in Q1; B2B social marketing challenges;...
Source: Kantar Media Notes: Ad spending was down by 4% to $37.4 billion in Q1 2015, a fairly unsurprising result given that last year's Q1 results were boosted by ad spend on the Sochi Olympics. Indeed, of the various media types examined, only outdoor advertising...
This month's quick-hit set of top charts includes the following topics: youth and TV/video; reasons for using Facebook and Twitter; mobile share of site traffic; ad spend trends in 2014; top-rated brands for CX; how marketers are optimizing CX; digital channel ROI...
After growing by 0.9% in 2013, US advertising expenditures maintained a similar rate of growth of 0.7% in 2014 to reach $141.2 billion, according to the latest figures from Kantar Media. That registers as the 5th consecutive year of gains (which are not adjusted for...
Source: NCH Marketing Notes: Consumers saved $3.6 billion from redeeming CPG coupons last year, up 2.9% from $3.5 billion the year before, reports NCH Marketing. The increase came despite an overall decline in coupon distributions, from 315 billion in 2013 to 310...
About 6 in 10 US consumers surveyed say they find humorous ads most appealing at the moment.
Some 4 in 10 adults surveyed have seen OOH ads reposted on a social media platform.
Most new movers have purchased furniture and TVs within 12 months of moving.
Source: Kantar Media Notes: Advertiser spending on the media platforms tracked by Kantar Media declined by 3.9% in Q2,...
This month's quick-hit set of top charts includes the following topics: sources of new product awareness; digital...
Source: Kantar Media Notes: Ad spending was down by 4% to $37.4 billion in Q1 2015, a fairly unsurprising result given...