Paid search marketing trends: Sponsored search adspend up 24% globally
Paid search budgets are on the rise globally, up 24% on last year on average, according to a new report.
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Email marketing trends: Timing is critical
The arrival time of email campaigns affects performance, with 80% of marketers seeing an uplift in open rates at and response at a particular time of day, according to new research.
Ad-funded mobile network Samba gets funding boost
SambaMobile – a new service which offers ad-funded broadband for laptops, netbooks and iPads has raised its second round of angel funding bringing its short range angel investment up to nearly £1m.
Digital art gets first global awards
A shortlist of works by artists from around the world was announced yesterday by The Lumen Prize Exhibition, the first global prize for digital fine art.
mBlox adds smart groups for mobile campaign optimisation
Mobile marketing technology firm mBlox has added Smart Groups to mBlox Engage.
Facebook hits 1bn users- top regional audiences revealed
Facebook has surpassed 1 billion users for the first time, as the newly-listed social networking giant looks to expand its global reach and ad revenues.
Lost in translation? Global guide to social media goes live
TranslateMedia, the international translation agency, has created an international guide to social media, to help agencies navigate social media use across the world and create effective cross-border social media strategies.
Samsung sues Apple over iPhone 5 patents
Samsung has filed a new lawsuit against Apple, claiming its new iPhone 5 device uses eight patents developed by the South Korean company, without a licence.
Shopper intention to buy food and drink online grows 44%- global survey
Online shopping for food and beverages is on the rise, with 61% of global online consumers using the web to research their grocery shopping, with 44% intending to spend more online during the past 2 years, according to a study.
West behind East for mobile commerce adoption
Shoppers in Indonesia and Thailand almost twice as likely to shop using their mobile device and three times more likely to recommend items to friends on social platforms as US and European counterparts, according to new research.