Brands need to turn social platforms from “a source of inspiration” into an “actual purchase channel” – with fewer than one in ten UK shoppers claiming social media plays a role in buying habits.
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Social and creative agency eight&four has hired Lucy Walker as its first audience director.
Moving up from her deputy role, the IPA has today announced the promotion of Belinda Beeftink to research director. She will succeed Lynne Robinson who is moving to a part-time consultancy role.
The industry likes to talk about transparency in media – but less so when it comes to media research, writes the7stars’ Helen Rose. It’s time to change that.
It’s time to take account of the mood and the moment a person is in at the other end of the ad server, writes Jacqui Wallis.
Next week Videoscape 2018 will explore the growth opportunities that streaming gives producers, rights holders, curators, distributors and aggregators of quality video entertainment in Europe.
From Spotify analysing your musical mood to in-car facial recognition, is emotional targeting of advertising logical – or even ethical? Research the Media’s Richard Marks investigates.
Adblocking now threatens mobile more than any other channel, so why has the industry collectively stopped talking about it, asks Dominic Mills. Plus: Why Heinz’s new Salad Cream ad should be served with a dollop of euthanasia.
Next, which is cutting TV and print advertising, seems to be confusing the digital transformation of its business with its online marketing strategy.
In this week’s Media and Marketing podcast, host John Reynolds sits down with Vanessa Clifford, CEO, Newsworks; Joe Mayes, media reporter at Bloomberg; and Simon Davis, CEO, Blue449.
