Tag: Marketing

Personalisation isn’t working: more than half of consumers see irrelevant ads

Despite the recognised significance of personalisation for marketing efforts, more than half (56%) of consumers have admitted to still seeing ads that aren’t relevant to them. This follows news from this summer that Google had reverted on their plans to...

UK to see the largest rise in AI-generated social media marketing content

UK businesses plan to use GenAI for an average of 48% of their social media content by 2026, up from 36% in 2024.  In fact, reliance on GenAI for content creation is supposed to increase at a faster rate in the...

Google abandons third-party cookie deprecation plans

After years of uncertainty, Google has revealed it won’t be deprecating third-party cookies. Instead, it will keep third-party cookies up and running if they are not disabled manually by the user. “The continuation of third-party cookies will surely bring some relief...

Reimagining the CMO Role: Empowering Growth in a Dynamic Market

In January, Fortune published an article that explored the ‘shrinking role of the CMO.’ The surrounding conversation, which called for the elimination of the Chief Marketing Officer, has stirred both concern, disappointment, and a ‘are we really here again’ attitude in the...

The content race: On your marks, get set, go long-form video

In today’s digital age, the modern consumer is connected to everything, anywhere, all the time. Arguably, due to the proliferation of social media apps like TikTok, with the app reaching one billion installs just a year after its conception, there has been...

How brands can create deeper customer connections in a cookie-less world

The disappearance of third-party cookies will cause a reckoning for the marketing industry. Losing out on third-party data stands to leave brands in the dark about behavioural and demographic insights that currently help them create target audiences and segments. Businesses will no longer be able to...

From Valentine’s to Christmas: how can marketers make a success of every year-round shopping season?

The major winter holiday shopping event season (also known as the Golden Quarter) is now done for another year. Marketers may be forgiven for needing a breather. Starting from Black Friday through to the Boxing Day sales, the numerous shopping events...

Collision of data, composability and AI in marketing: three forces shaping the MarTech space

In a world marked by relentless technological evolution, marketers are navigating a landscape of significant change. The confluence of data, composability, and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a transformative era in marketing, opening up new horizons and opportunities.  A recent report...

How generative AI will revolutionise the marketing landscape

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I won’t be the first to tell you that generative AI has arrived, and it has big potential for marketers. However, whilst AI has been a feature in business meetings, analysts’ discussions and industry debates for a while now – and...

Why brand bravery will win the war for consumer trust

Experts in trust in the digital age rightly note it’s still just as elusive as ever. According to Rachel Botsman, emotion remains a more important driver than fact. Consumers are taking huge leaps of faith when deciding to place their confidence...