Top 10 US brands, video sites and apps of 2013
As we enter 2014, research firm Neilsen has released the top 10 web brands, video sites and apps from last year in the US.
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Music and video sales boosted by digital
Digital services such as Spotify, Netflix and iTunes have helped increase sales of video and music in the UK, according to new data.
Oracle buys cloud marketing firm Responsys for $1.5bn
Oracle has bought email marketing firm Responsys for %1.5bn, as the software giant looks to ramp up competition with Salesforce in the digital customer relationship management sector.
Over three times more searches for hotels at home than away
60% of the 3.3 million UK consumer online searches for hotels made a month ahead of the festive season were for lodgings domestically, reveals analysis of the latest quarterly search intelligence for the sector from digital marketing agency, Greenlight.
8 technology and eCommerce predictions for 2014: 1 in 5 in-store checkouts will take place on a mobile or tablet device by 2015
As ecommerce continues to rise, Dan Hartveld, Technical Director at Red Ant looks at 8 key trends for marketers to look out for in2014.
US internet ad revenues rise 15% to record $10.7bn
Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. hit a record-breaking high of $10.69 billion for the third quarter of 2013, according to new research.
Mobile payments ‘account for 10%’ of Starbucks purchases
Mobile payments now account for 1 in 10 transactions at Starbuck, according to its Chief Financial Officer.
Most CMOs ‘struggling to understand omnichannel customer’- IBM
A new IBM sponsored survey of business professionals finds that while chief marketing officers (CMOs) and ecommerce leaders recognize mobile as critical to their business objectives, two-thirds of those same professionals, indicate they don’t have a strong understanding of the mobile user experience.
Right to reply: Microsoft Office for the iPhone- a killer app?
Microsoft surprised almost everyone at the end of last week with the release of Office Mobile for iPhone. Richard Edwards, principal analyst in Ovum’s ‘Consumer Impact on IT’ team comments on how the move could change office productivity.
Google’s ‘Captain of Moonshots’ speaks to Cannes Lions TV (video)
Following his seminar at Cannes Lions 2013, Astro Teller, the Captain of Moonshots at Google [x], explains a bit more about his thinking and what creatives can take from his approach.