UK Internet users spend a combined total of 240 million hours every month watching online video content, with the average user spending 20 minutes a month watching YouTube, according to analysis from Experian Hitwise.

Mapping technology has become an increasingly important part of marketing,with nine in ten marketers stating that they are using, or have plans to use, mapping and geospatial technology as part of their marketing strategy.

Google has updated its social network Google+ with a new tool letting businesses and brands create their own profile pages to interact with customers.

European advertising network Adconion Media Group, has acquired smartclip, a European digital video advertising firm for an undisclosed sum.

Parents tend to be the “most valuable” consumers for advertisers on a social media level, while teenagers are the most prolifically engaged mobile users, according to new data.

What levers can affiliate managers pull in order to increase sales? In the second part of this series, Owen Hewitson, Client Strategist, Affiliate Window & buy.at, looks at the role of tactical commissions, and whether they actually generate more sales within performance marketing.

With the controversial EU online privacy law coming into full effect next year, marketers lack confidence in their ability to engage users online without tracking their behaviour via cookies.

France Télécom-Orange and the Publicis Groupe advertising business are planning to launch a new venture capital fund.

As consumer’s purse strings get tighter, how can marketers convince them to buy luxury brands? Farhad Koodoruth, MD of Blowfish Digital, explains why the luxury brand is surprisingly bouyant, especially in emerging countries like China and Kazakhstan, but the skill is in reaching them online.

Companies are increasingly relying on social media to keep consumer’s attention and loyalty online. This infographic shows how consumers are using social media to interact with brands.