In the fight for more transparency in the online advertising world, new data released last week shows how advertisers still do not always know the ins and outs of online display advertising. According to SQAD, a media cost forecasting company, advertisers still understand television advertising more than they do online display ads. At the 2013 […]
North America will account for close to half of the $72 billion consumer spend on tablet devices this year, one study indicates. According to new “Media Tablets and eReaders” market data published by ABI Research, North America’s piece of the total tablet revenue pie will reach about 47% in 2013, suggesting the burgeoning volume of […]
Email and search continue to drive the most referrals to ecommerce sites, according to Q1 2013 data from website optimization company Monetate. But word-of-mouth through social media does influence purchases, despite a lack of last-click attribution for the channel. After analyzing more than 500 million online shopping experiences, the Ecommerce Quarterly report found conversion rates […]
The balance between protecting consumers’ privacy and reaching them with relevant targeted ads is a constant struggle for the online ad industry. And consumers experience a similar tension, according to several surveys published in recent months. After a December 2012 survey of 2,000 customers in the US and UK, Accenture Interactive found that 86% of respondents […]
Smartphones – and Apple’s iPhone in particular – may seem ubiquitous in the US (see AdExchanger’s Q1 mobile RTB report). Yet worldwide, Samsung beat out Apple and Android-based smartphone sales in the first quarter 2013, according to Gartner. Gartner found 426 million mobile phones were sold in the first quarter, up 0.7% from Q1 2012. Worldwide smartphone […]
Location analytics company Placed is now offering a ranking system for brick-and-mortar retailers, restaurants and other destinations, based on data from its Placed Panels and Placed Affiliate programs. In March 2013, McDonald’s was the top US business based on the number of visitors, while Applebee’s and Sonic Drive-In both saw increases in their rankings compared […]
As Facebook continues to expand and adapt its advertising offerings, metrics including CPMs, CTRs and CPCs showed inconsistencies in Q1 2013 which are expected to level out as advertising normalizes on the social networking site. Facebook strategic PMD Spruce Media highlighted these changes in its “State of Facebook Advertising Q1 2013,” released this week, leading […]
Using customer data to personalize or optimize individuals’ website experiences can increase conversion and customer satisfaction, yet a majority of digital marketing professionals do not prioritize it, according to two recent studies from Adobe and Econsultancy. As marketers leverage more digital tools, turning to real-time behavioral and existing customer data helps segment website visitors and […]
Marketers wanting to build customer loyalty must connect their marketing efforts with data on consumer behaviors, as well as other departments. Yet integration is a challenge, according to Acxiom and Loyalty 360 in their “Loyalty Divide” survey. Of those marketers surveyed by Acxiom and Loyalty 360, more than half said they are hindered by a […]
2012 was another banner year for the online advertising space, with revenues up 15% over 2011. Mobile and digital video led much of that growth. Mobile ad spend grew 111% compared to 2011, the second year of triple-digit growth, accounting for 9% of total internet advertising revenue at $3.4 billion. Digital video revenue increased 29% […]
