Facebook launches shopping tool in the UK and Canada
Facebook has expanded its ecommerce features with a new ‘Shop’ bookmark that gives users in the UK and Canada the ability to browse virtual storefronts.
Facebook restores Australia news after government amends licensing law
Facebook is to restore news to Australian pages on its platform after the government agreed to change its landmark media bargaining code that would force the social network and Google to pay for displaying news content.
Spotify to expand to 80 more markets worldwide
Spotify is launching in 85 new markets, including areas in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching a further billion people.
FTSE Media profit warnings soared to new record high in 2020
In 2020, the FTSE Media sector set a new annual record for the number of profit warnings issued in a year with 81% attributed to COVID-19, according to data from the latest EY Profit Warnings Report.
Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news in legal row
Facebook has blocked Australian media organisations and users from sharing news content on the platform, following a row between tech firms and the Australian government over licensing payments.
Weetabix sparks social media storm with Baked Beans mashup
Weetabix Food Company has reported a surge in sales of its cereal, after it tweeted a controversial pairing with Heinz Beanz as part of a Sainsbury’s promotion.
Best Super Bowl 2021 ads: Emotional tracking shows Huggies wins out
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs battled it out to win the coveted Super Bowl trophy this month System1, the global experts in advertising effectiveness, were busy finding the winner of the most effective ad in the coveted half-time break.
Online grocery sales soar to highest levels ever
British shoppers spent £1.4bn on groceries online during the month of January, a growth of 121% in the last four weeks ending 30th January. A large proportion of this expenditure was from new online shoppers who spent an equivalent of £770m, reveals new data released today by NielsenIQ.
The 15 best Super Bowl ads: Wayne’s World, Dolly Parton and Cookie Monster lift spirits
This year’s Super Bowl brought ads from Bud Light, Cheetos, Robinhood, Chipotle, Pringles and many more to a locked-down audience hungry for live events. We round up the best of the bunch for your viewing pleasure.
Boohoo buys Arcadia brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton
Boohoo has bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton in a £25.2m deal set to transform the fashion brands into online-only platforms, resulting in 2,450 job losses.
Fashion retail: online phoenix rises from high street ashes
As iconic international high street retail brands like Topshop and Debenhams go online-only, the pandemic is driving the most extreme transformation in the clothing industry, questioning the viability of traditional business models.
The 100 most popular websites of 2020: BBC overtakes Facebook
Google has retained its top spot in the UK, while Amazon.co.uk grew 40% in traffic in 2020 alone compared to the previous year, according to new research looking at the most popular web domains in the UK.
Social media trends: : Tik Tok overtakes Snapchat in the UK
Tik Tok has surpassed Snapchat in time spent among adult users in 2020, according to new research from eMarketer.
UK Government to use Sky‘s ‘One Campaign’ proposition for its latest Covid ads
The UK Government is using Sky Media’s innovative ‘One Campaign’ advertising proposition for it’s new Covid-19 advertising campaign ‘Look into my eyes’.
WARC: UK ad market to grow faster than China, US and Europe this year
The UK’s ad market is forecast to recover from Covid-19 faster than the US, China and the rest of Europe this year with the vaccine rollout and greater certainty around Brexit allowing an “overcorrection” despite continuing fragility.
Top brands skip Super Bowl broadcast ads: Budweiser, Coke, Hyundai and Pepsi push vaccine awareness instead
Budweiser is foregoing its annual Super Bowl commercial slot for the first time in 37 years, joining fellow juggernauts Coke, Hyundai and Pepsi in skipping this year’s Super Bowl broadcast amid the financial uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google threatens to quit Australia search market
Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers.
Debenhams to go online-only after Boohoo’s £55m rescue package brand
Fashion retailer Boohoo has bought collapsed rival Debenhams for £55m to relaunching it as an online only store.
IPA Bellwether: Small rise in marketers’ optimism on vaccine hope
Marketers have enjoyed a confidence boost with a net balance of 18.1% more confident about the financial prospects of their company than three months ago, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report.
Marketers list biggest challenges for 2021: Diversity, Covid recovery and ethical data
Diversity and inclusion has been cited by senior professionals as the data and marketing industry’s biggest challenge, according to the Data & Marketing Association’s (DMA) latest research,