UK adspend forecast to grow 5% following search boost
UK advertising spend will grow by 5% in 2019 to reach £24.74bn, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report.
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IMImobile partners Mavenir to offer next-gen SMS marketing
IMImobile, a global communications software provider has partnered with Mavenir, a US-based network software provider, as part of its RCS Business Messaging Ecosystem to accelerate market adoption of this richer, more interactive channel.
Smart Homes ‘most discussed IoT tech among influencers’
‘Smart Homes’ has emerged as the most mentioned vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) technology among the world’s leading cybersecurity influencers on Twitter during the first half (H1) of 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
UK consumers ‘more likely to ditch Facebook services than Huawei products’
Nearly a third of Brits (32%) are considering ditching Facebook over privacy concerns, compared to just 11% have similar issues with Huawei, according to new research.
IPA Bellwether: UK companies cut marketing budgets for first time in seven years
UK marketers have recorded a reduction to marketing budgets for the third quarter of 2019 as economic and political uncertainty around Brexit drains confidence, according to new data.
UK digital ad spend rises £7.3bn
Total UK digital ad spend was up 13% year on year in the first six months of 2019, according to IAB UK’s half year Adspend update
15 tech predictions for the next decade: Amazon 5G, VR meetings and brain-controlled devices
By 2021, algorithmic and anti-bias data auditors emerge to tackle “pale, male and stale” artificial intelligence, reveals CCS Insight in its predictions for 2020 and beyond.