The NFL Dominates TV’s Top Programs of the Year, Again
As in 2011 and 2012, this year’s top TV programs were almost exclusively the realm of NFL telecasts, reveals Nielsen, with NFL programming occupying 9 of the top 10 shows of the year. Super Bowl XLVII...
View ArticleMajority of US Web Traffic in Q3 Suspected to be Fraudulent
51% of web traffic in the US was deemed to be “suspicious” in Q3, representing a new high, according to the latest Quarterly Bot Traffic Market Advisory from Solve Media. Unlike in Q2, when global...
View ArticleShould Brands Send Even More Emails?
Recent data released by Experian Marketing Services indicates that brands are sending more and more emails – increasing their volume on a year-over-year basis from Q1 through Q3 this year....
View ArticleMany Consumers Still Shopping For Holiday Gifts; Half Planned to Complete...
Fewer than 1 in 10 consumers had finished their holiday shopping as of December 9th, and almost half were expecting to not buy their last holiday gift until this weekend or later, according to survey...
View ArticleMobile Rich Media: Almost Half of Users Who Initiate A Branded Video Complete It
DG MediaMind has released a new study containing a host of mobile advertising benchmarks, based on an analysis of more than 2 billion impressions across more than a thousand mobile campaigns delivered...
View ArticleAdvertising Practitioners Suffer From Lower Honesty Ratings Than Auto Mechanics
Apparently, American adults have very little trust in the integrity of advertising practitioners, according to survey results released by Gallup. Asked how they would rate the honesty and ethical...
View ArticleSponsored Tweets Gaining Traction With Brand Marketers
Sponsored Tweets are becoming more popular with marketers, says IZEA in a new study [registration required] which it put together using input from 10,000 brand marketers, social media consultants and...
View ArticleTop 10 Broadcast TV Engagement, Week of Dec. 2-8, 2013
Source: Rentrak. Content in Rentrak updates is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its TV Essentials data collection and analytical service. The “Stickiness” Index is the average...
View ArticleTop 10 Cable TV Engagement, Week of Dec. 2-8, 2013
Source: Rentrak. Content in Rentrak updates is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its TV Essentials data collection and analytical service. The “Stickiness” Index is the average...
View ArticlePeople Pick Up Their Smartphones Dozens of Times A Day; Downtime A Key Reason
A new study [download page] finds that smartphone users pick up their devices 27 times per day, but cites other research showing that the average number of times could range from 14 all the way to 150...
View ArticleHalf of Tablet Owners Shift Product Research From Their Computers to Their...
Tablets are often discussed as a potential replacement for PCs, and a new survey [download page] from Adroit Digital finds that 55% of respondents who own both devices would consider purchasing a...
View ArticleWhich Digital Shopping Tools Influence Their Users the Most?
Ryan Partnership – an Epsilon brand – has released a study [download page] examining the awareness and impact among consumers of 16 digital shopping tools. The survey indicates that at least 8 in 10...
View ArticleTop 10 at Domestic Film Box Office, Weekend of Dec. 27-29, 2013
Content in Rentrak Theatrical box office updates is produced and/or compiled by Rentrak Corporation and its Box Office Essentials theatrical box office data collection and analytical service.
View ArticleMinority of SMBs Plan to Use Twitter, YouTube Mobile Apps for Marketing This...
Facebook is the only mobile social application that a majority of SMBs have either used or plan to adopt this year, according to [pdf] recent survey results from j2 Global. The survey asked respondents...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing Charts of the Month – December 2013
This month’s quick-hit set of top charts includes the following topics: TV viewing trends among youth; Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday shopping; B2B collateral during the purchase cycle and lead...
View Article6 in 10 Americans Prefer to Save Rather Than Spend Money
62% of Americans say they more enjoy saving than spending money, per aggregated results from Gallup polls conducted from 2009 through 2013. Interestingly, despite some variances, that general...
View ArticleTop Email Marketing Initiatives and Challenges in 2014
Email marketing is slated for an increase in budgets, according to results from a recently-released StrongView study [pdf]. So what will be the top priorities for email marketers this year?...
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