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US Out-of-Home Advertising Enjoys Biggest Growth Rate In Over A Decade The OOH ad industry is now up by 7% for the first half of the year.
Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue grew by 7.7% year-over-year in Q2 2019, the highest growth OOH has seen in any quarter since 2007, according to figures released by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). This growth has lifted the... READ MORE
About 1 in 4 Consumers Say They’ve Made A Purchase After Hearing A Podcast Ad Six in 10 podcast listeners have looked up a product after hearing a podcast ad.
The US population has embraced podcasts, with the majority of Americans over the age of 12 years listening to them on a weekly basis. And, per a survey [slideshare] by Adobe, more than half (52%) of these podcast enthusiasts are listening to podcasts while... READ MORE
So How Many Millennials Are There in the US, Anyway? (Updated) Americans aged 18-34 comprised almost one-quarter (23.3%) of the total population as of July 1, 2018.
Marketers focus a lot of energy on Millennials. Their lives are deconstructed on many different levels, from their entertainment choices to their views on companies’ ethics and their socioeconomic characteristics. Those analyses are all helpful in... READ MORE
SVOD Services Now Reportedly in 3 in 4 US Households More than 3 in 10 adults stream an SVOD service on a daily basis.
The number of US households with a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service has now reached 74%, continuing its steady rise from 69% last year, 64% in 2017 and 59% in 2016. Also on the rise, according to the latest annual survey on the topic from... READ MORE
Does the Promise of More Personalization Lead to More Data Sharing? Spoiler: consumers are less likely to share data if told it is to provide more personalization.
Consumers have had a low level of trust in advertisers for years and that lack of trust has not changed. In fact, recent research [download page] by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) shows that only 27% of the 1,100 US consumers surveyed say they... READ MORE
These Are the Top Metropolitan Cities for TV-Connected Video Streaming Well over half of US adults have streamed video on internet-connected TV devices.
This year, the number of people who subscribe to video streaming services is greater than those who subscribe to a pay-TV service – and connected TVs continue to account for a growing share of premium video views. To put it into perspective, a recent... READ MORE
More Than One-Quarter of US Adults Go Online “Almost Constantly” Eight in 10 US adults are also going online daily.
With an increasing number of devices such as smartphones, tablets and smart TVs that all allow individuals to access the internet, it’s no wonder that more adults are going online and with a greater frequency than ever before. Indeed, almost 3 in 10 (28%) US... READ MORE
Who’s Using CBD Products? Young adults are more likely to have tried a CBD product than older adults.
The production and sale of hemp-based products such as cannabidiol (CBD) was made legal (for the most part) in the US with the signing of the 2018 Farm Act. Although CBD has only been legal for less than one year, about 1 in 7 US adults (14%) say they have... READ MORE
Here are the Highest-Ranking Brands Among American Adults The list is relatively devoid of tech brands.
Tech brands like Google, Amazon and Apple have made a strong showing on other ‘top brands’ lists this year, including most loved brands, most ‘intimate’ brand, and most loved on social media. However, when it comes to YouGov’s BrandIndex, which... READ MORE
Older Adults Show Greater Propensity to Click on Social Video Ads Young adults continue to comprise the majority of video ad impressions on Instagram and YouTube.
Video accounts for a large portion of the advertising spend of major national advertisers, with marketers contending that video has higher conversion rates than other content. When it comes to video, advertisers are still turning to social media platforms,... READ MORE
What Qualities Do Consumers Want From Online Videos? More than two-fifths of consumers say more interactive video would help with decision-making.
Video is having an impact on consumers, with three-quarters of global adult shoppers saying they have made a purchase after viewing a video for a product, a percentage that is even higher among Millennials. But what qualities make videos valuable to... READ MORE
Consumers Say That Diversity in Advertising Has An Impact on Them Two-thirds of US consumers say that a brand's level of diversity has an impact on them.
Six in 10 US consumers believe that diversity in advertising is important. Added to that, showing diversity in advertising can also lead to trust: almost 4 in 10 respondents from the more than 1,000 adults surveyed [download page] by Adobe say they are more... READ MORE
Instagram Stories on the Way to Half of the Platform’s Ad Revenues Stories accounted for 45% of all Instagram ad dollars among Marin Software's clients in Q2 - a big jump from the beginning of the year.
Instagram has progressed from a little app where users shared photos of their beautifully presented meals to a social media platform that a majority of digital marketers consider to be essential to their business in the future. Instagram Stories, in... READ MORE
Here’s Some New Data on the Fast-Rising E-Sports Industry More than one-third of US adults have never heard of e-sports - but the growth of this industry is rapid.
The business of video gaming is big and getting bigger, with a majority of US adults playing this year. A burgeoning area of the gaming industry is much like with regular sports: when people aren’t playing them, they like to watch others play. Indeed,... READ MORE
What Keeps Online Shoppers From Creating User Accounts? One-third of consumers avoid user accounts because they don't want marketing emails.
Having an online user account with a retailer can have its advantages, including faster checkout and the opportunity for a more personalized shopping experience. And while a report [download page] from DMI found that 46% of the more than 1,500 US adult... READ MORE
Streaming Video Quality Records Even More Improvement Video start failures decreased by about one-third y-o-y for Q2 2019.
Streaming video viewing has recently caught up in adoption with traditional TV, with about the same number of US consumers subscribing to streaming services as do those who subscribe to cable TV. For viewers making the switch, the good news is that the... READ MORE
Here’s How Sender Reputation Impacted Email Performance in 2018 Senders with the lowest sender reputation score only saw 1% of their emails delivered.
Every year spammers find it more difficult to get their emails into inboxes, thanks to efforts made by email providers. Last year only 16% of emails came from the least reputable senders – a figure down from 25% in 2017, per Return Path’s latest... READ MORE
The TV is Far From Being Youths’ Primary Medium for Entertainment This chart shows the stark divide between younger and older adults' primary entertainment vehicles.
Although half of US adults report watching online video daily, this number jumps considerably when looking at younger adults. A recent study [download page] by Manatt-Vorhaus reveals that two-thirds (67%) of younger US adults (ages 18-34) say they watch... READ MORE
Amazon’s Dominance of CPG E-Commerce Continues, But Seems to Be Easing Amazon's percentage share of CPG online dollars has dropped from 43% to 39% over the past couple of years. Who's picking up the slack?
CPG e-commerce in the US has grown by three-quarters (76%) in just 2 years, reaching $65 billion during the 52-week period ending at the close of January 2019. While Amazon accounted for the largest portion (33% share) of the growth of CPG e-commerce over... READ MORE
1 in 4 US Adults Say They’re Likely to Shop with AR/VR in the Next Year Recently-released data indicates that 5% of US adults are currently using AR/VR to shop.
With shopping tools like Smart Speakers, subscription services and AR/VR now available, it’s safe to say that the shopping experience is changing. But, despite a majority of US adults being aware that these shopping tools exist, how many are actually using... READ MORE
Here’s What Digital Marketers Are Focusing On in the Coming Months Digital marketers are prioritizing both data-driven and hiring initiatives.
More than one-third (37%) of digital marketing executives say that increasing brand awareness and brand health is their top goal for their digital marketing strategy, while one-quarter (26%) say their primary goal is to increase the number of new leads. So,... READ MORE
How Are Marketers Getting Their Data for Personalization Efforts? Email and websites remain the most personalized channels, but there are benefits to looking beyond the homepage.
Optimizing the customer experience has been deemed one of the most exciting opportunities for marketers this year. But that doesn’t make it easy: research [download page] from Ascend2 reveals that improving the customer experience (CX) is also one of... READ MORE
Newer Ad Players Instagram and Amazon Continue to Register Gains YouTube also experienced its own growth among Merkle's clients.
Facebook’s investment in Instagram continues to pay off and appears to making up for the slow down in Zuckerberg’s original social network. In Q2 2019, brands advertising across both platforms spent 35% as much on Instagram as they did on... READ MORE
What Types of In-App Ads Grab Users’ Attention? Nearly three-quarters of mobile app users say they notice ads that align with their interests.
There’s good news for in-app advertisers: the majority (63%) of US mobile app users say that they believe the quality of the ads in both paid and even free apps is high. That’s according to the 1,500 US mobile app users (ages 18 years old and... READ MORE
What’s Holding Publishers Back From Selling More Inventory Programmatically? Bots, fraud and malware represent the main concern, but there are also other considerable obstacles.
The monetization potential of inventory is the most commonly-cited top benefit for publishers selling programmatically, although publishers have concerns over diminishing margins, per a study by Advertiser Perceptions made available to MarketingCharts. Other... READ MORE
Printed Coupon Distribution Drops in H1 As Digital Coupons Rise The number of digital coupons either printed or clipped (downloaded) grew by 8.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach 4.7 billion.
The number of print coupons distributed in the first half of 2019 has fallen 12.4% from the same period in 2018. Recent data from Kantar shows that more than 118.4 billion print coupons were dropped in H1 2019, but that’s down from the 135.2 billion... READ MORE
Mobile’s Share of US Digital Commerce Keeps Growing. Here’s What It Looks Like by Category. Mobile rose to 28% share of e-commerce spending in Q1 2019.
Retail digital commerce continues to thrive, reaching $137.9 billion in Q1 2019, an increase of 15% year-on-year (y-o-y). In fact, retail e-commerce has grown to account for almost 1 in every 4 (24.1%) discretionary dollars spent by consumers, per data... READ MORE
Back-to-School 2019: Stats & Research Reference Total BTS spending is down this year, but per-family spending is predicted to reach a new record high.
Back-to-school season is in full swing once again (with some areas of the country already back) and while total back-to-school (BTS) and back-to-college (BTC) retail spending is expected to be somewhat lower than the previous two years, it still promises to... READ MORE
Report: The 2019 Hidden Metrics of Email Deliverability In its annual 'Hidden Metrics of Email Deliverability,' Return Path by Validity uncovers seven engagement-based metrics you should be tracking now.
[Sponsored by Return Path] Email is still the leading marketing channel to reach customers, and its effectiveness is continuing to improve. By understanding, tracking, and improving email engagement, marketers won’t only be able to boost their email... READ MORE
Healthcare Ad Spend Growing Faster in US Than Globally US healthcare ad spend is expected to grow by 6% in 2019, compared to 3.6% globally.
US healthcare ad spend growth continues to outpace not only global healthcare ad spend but also total global ad spend. As the leader in healthcare advertising expenditures, US healthcare advertisers spent $15.9 billion in 2018, per research from Zenith. The... READ MORE
What Keeps Consumers Loyal to a Financial Services Company? Fewer than 1 in 10 financial services customers rank data security as their main loyalty driver.
While common sense dictates that consumers choose to stay with a financial services company because they have trust in that company, the reality is that trust is far from the leading influence on customer loyalty. Receiving the best rates and lowest fees is... READ MORE
Multicultural Groups in US Remain Underrepresented in Media Spend Marketers are heavily invested in TV when targeting multicultural audiences - perhaps too much so?
Multicultural media spend grew by 5.6% last year to $25.9 billion in 2018, per a report [download page] by PQ Media and the ANA. While this year multicultural ad spending growth is expected to slow to a 4.5% gain, the increase will return apace in 2020,... READ MORE
These Are Considered the World’s Most Innovative Market Research Suppliers Also included are the most innovative firms by service area.
The majority of buyers and suppliers of market research have a positive outlook about the industry. Indeed, the latest GRIT report [access page] indicates that 7 in 10 of those purchasing market research have an upbeat view (16% ‘very optimistic’... READ MORE
How Have B2B Purchase Processes Changed? Nearly three-quarters of B2B execs are using more sources of information to evaluate purchases.
The vast majority (83%) of senior-level B2B executives report that business needs and priorities have resulted in them either accelerating or postponing purchase decisions in the past year, according to Demand Gen Report’s 2019 B2B Buyers Survey Report... READ MORE
Leveraging Audience Data Remains A Challenge For Amazon Advertisers About one-quarter of digital advertisers complain of Amazon's limited reporting, but that isn't stopping an increase in ad spend.
Amazon continues to loosen the stronghold Facebook and Google have on advertising dollars. In a recent report [download page] from Marin Software, 60% of the 460 digital marketers surveyed say their Amazon advertising budget will increase this year. More... READ MORE
2020 Federal Election Ad Spend Forecast to Reach $6 Billion Digital predicted to account for one-fifth of policial ad spend for the 2020 elections.
With the US federal elections a little more than a year away, the influx of political advertising is soon to hit full swing. This time around, according to a report by Kantar, campaigns will spend an estimated $6 billion in advertising, with 20% of the total... READ MORE
Smart TVs Aren’t Just For Watching Video Nearly 4 in 10 smart TV owners use their TV to stream music.
More than half (54%) of smart TV owners use their smart TV to stream video weekly, per a report from Hub Entertainment Research. But with all the other capabilities smart TVs offer, what other activities do owners enjoy? More than one-third (37%) of the more... READ MORE
Which Tactics Do Marketers Consider Effective At Different Stages of the Funnel? Referral marketing and events marketing are seen as the best tactics for the top of the funnel.
Many marketers could be suffering from leaky funnels, as the majority (82%) of businesses have zero to moderate integration of funnel sections, while only 2% say they have complete integration of their funnel sections. To make matters worse, according to a... READ MORE
These Are the Top Industries for US Digital and Mobile Ad Spend Retail is the dominant spender on video, mobile and digital overall.
Mobile advertising should account for about two-thirds (67%) of total US digital ad spend this year, per recent data from eMarketer. The analysis also reveals that the largest portion of mobile’s estimated $87.1 billion ad spend is from retail... READ MORE
How Direct and Incumbent-Only Brand Shoppers Differ Direct brand shoppers tend to be younger and wealthier than those that stick to incumbent brands.
Almost half (48%) of US consumers ages 13 and older buy direct (DTC) brands, according to a survey [download page] by the IAB, with the remainder reporting that they stick exclusively to incumbent brands. So, what differentiates direct brand shoppers from... READ MORE
What TV-Related Content Are Social Media Users Engaging With? Two-fifths of social media users engage with humorous TV-related content.
Social media has in some cases become the equivalent to the office water cooler in the ’90s, where everyone would eagerly gather around and discuss the latest episode of Seinfeld. Indeed, almost three-quarters (73%) of social network users say they engage... READ MORE
What Are Marketers Considering When Choosing A Marketing Automation System? Other than cost, ease of use is a top consideration.
Marketing influencers say that they primarily use a marketing automation integration strategy in order to achieve objectives such as improved campaign effectiveness (57%) and alignment between sales and marketing (53%), per a survey [download page] from... READ MORE
New Stats About Brand Loyalty More than one-third of US consumers love trying new brands - but globally, this figure is even higher.
More than half of US shoppers believe they are loyal to a product if they have purchased it at least three times. However, unswerving brand loyalty may almost be a thing of the past, as only 8% of global consumers and 9% of US consumers say they are loyal to... READ MORE
How Consumers Feel About Remarketing While consumers like remarketing when it brings them benefits, many concerns about bad remarketing abound.
Almost one-quarter (23%) of online shoppers who have encountered remarketing say they have ended up purchasing the product, per a survey by Intent Lab and Performics. But the percentage of respondents who report strongly disliking remarketing (14%) is almost... READ MORE
Streaming Services Users Still Channel Surf For Content One-fifth of US video streamers have no inkling of what to watch before they start watching.
Seven in 10 US consumers subscribe to at least one streaming video service, with a majority of streaming video viewers saying their viewing choices are influenced by either content they have seen in the past or by recommendations from family or friends. But... READ MORE
Pinterest Leads the Pack in Social Media Customer Satisfaction Meanwhile, Facebook’s customer satisfaction slides.
For the second consecutive year social media users have a relatively low level of satisfaction with the platforms they use as a whole, per a report [download page] from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI measures customer satisfaction... READ MORE
Ethical AI Interactions Boost Consumer Trust and Loyalty Executives cite pressure to implement and lack of resources as reasons for unethical AI instances.
More than three-quarters of business executives say they are uncertain about the ethics and the transparency of their AI systems. Additionally, a global survey [download page] of more than 1,500 executives and 4,400 consumers conducted by Capgemini Research... READ MORE
B2B Buyers Seem to Be Engaging Sales Reps Earlier in the Process: 3 Tips for Vendors Some 72% of buyers report engaging with a vendor within the first 3 months of their buying process.
Three-quarters of B2B buyers say they are spending more time over the past year researching purchases, according to Demand Gen Report’s 2019 B2B Buyers Survey Report [download page]. While this number is up slightly from last year (72%), other results from... READ MORE
Marketers Keep Engagement and Strategy in Mind When Using Social Analytics Data The majority use their social analytics data during most or every campaign planning session.
The majority of marketers agree that social media analytics is an essential business development tool, per a report from NetBase [download page], which surveyed more than 1,700 marketers, half of whom are from companies with more than $50 million in annual... READ MORE
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