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The best and worst email subject lines in 2013

Many marketers spend hours constructing great email layout and copy, but then treat the subject line as an afterthought. A detailed survey of over 2.2 billion emails, published this year, has revealed the most (and least) effective keywords and phrases in email marketing subject lines. 22/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - The best and worst email subject lines in 2013

Top 15 global apps: Vine and Flickr lead growth

Vine and Flickr are the fastest growing global apps for smartphone and tablet users, with Google Maps and Facebook being the most popular overall, according to new research. 21/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Top 15 global apps: Vine and Flickr lead growth

Top 8 social networks for sharing: Facebook and Pinterest thrash Google+ for traffic referrals

Facebook and Pinterest are the leading social networks for sharing content, with Google+ lagging far behind, according to new research. 25/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Top 8 social networks for sharing: Facebook and Pinterest thrash Google+ for traffic referrals

Skills crisis: Over half of UK marketers "not testing digital campaigns"

Less than 10 percent of senior UK marketers have full confidence in their own digital marketing skills [8%] or those of their teams [9%] Adobe research has found. 25/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Skills crisis: Over half of UK marketers not testing digital campaigns

Social media reputation now "bigger risk than economy or rivals" for top execs

Most executives now place reputation above economic trends and competition in terms of risk, following the rise of social media, according to new research. 24/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Social media reputation now bigger risk than economy or rivals for top execs

The rise of sponsored content: "Native ads" to overtake traditional ads in 12 years (infographic)

Native advertising will become the most preferred form of advertising by 2025, taking the form of sponsored content across all media platforms, according to a new study by AOL UK. 23/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - The rise of sponsored content: Native ads to overtake traditional ads in 12 years

Yahoo beats Google for US traffic 3 months in a row

Proving it was no fluke, Yahoo has remained top of the US traffic charts for the third month in a row, ahead of Google, Microsoft and Facebook, as the internet giant continues to turn around its fortunes. 23/10/2013 | Full story...

UK advertising spend up as mobile investment rises 128%

UK advertising spend rose 3% in the first six months of 2013, driven by a fast take up of mobile and search ad placements, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report. 25/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - UK advertising spend up as mobile investment rises 128

Mobile driving digital coupon surge in US

The use of digital coupons in the US is growing faster than expected, with smartphone users proving to be a key driver, according to new research. 22/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Mobile driving digital coupon surge in US

Internet display ad spend up 27% globally

Internet display advertising rose sharply during the second quarter of 2013, rising 27% compared to TV's increase of just 4.2%, according to new research. 22/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Internet display ad spend up 27% globally

A digital snapshot of Japan: Older audience and big online spenders

Japan has the fourth biggest online population the world, with an audience that skews significantly older than the global average, according to a new in-depth report from comScore. 21/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - A digital snapshot of Japan: Older audience and big online spenders

Global conversion rates on Facebook ads 'double in just three months'

Facebook ads are performing strongly across all key performance indicators with conversion rates more than doubling during the third quarter of 2013 according to new research. 21/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Global conversion rates on Facebook ads double in just three months

The six causes of customer despair

Ever wondered what the biggest causes of customer unhappiness are? As the Christmas rush draws nearer, Service Management Group (SMG) has analysed over 359,000 customer responses to work out what matters most to British shoppers in store. 22/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - The six causes of customer despair

Facebook ads "18 times more profitable on iPhone than Android"

Facebook ads are 1,790% more profitable on Apple's iOS than Android, according to new research looking into the social network's mobile ad effectiveness. 18/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Facebook ads 18 times more profitable on iPhone than Android

Switch to digital becoming 'a matter of survival' for global execs

Over a quarter of executives from around the world believe digital transformation is already a critical factor for their companies long-term survival, according to a new survey. 15/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Switch to digital becoming 'a matter of survival' for global execs - graphic 1

 

Digital Intelligence - Switch to digital becoming 'a matter of survival' for global execs - graphic 2

UK advertisers 'getting better results from paid search'

UK advertisers are spending more on search advertising and are generating better results according to new research. 15/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - UK advertisers getting better results from paid search

Third of younger generation "watch little broadcast TV"

Broadcast TV is losing popularity with the younger generation of millennials in the US (18-34 year olds), according to new research. 16/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Third of younger generation watch little broadcast TV

Online retail's "Golden 1%" - Loyal customers generate 40% of ecommerce sales

Just over 1% of a retail website's users generate as much as 40% of its revenues according to new research. 15/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Online retail's Golden 1% - Loyal customers generate 40% of ecommerce sales

Online video trends in 2013

Over the past four years, the percent of American adult internet users who upload or post videos online has doubled from 14% in 2009 to 31% today, according to new research. Watch this video from Pew Research outlining its key findings below. 16/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Online video trends in 2013

CPG rich media ads perform 20% better than standard banners

CPG rich media ads perform 20% better than standard banners, with video and social features built into ads improving performance, according to new research from MediaMind. 16/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - CPG rich media ads perform 20% better than standard banners

India internet use: Over 50% web users are 'mobile-only'

Smartphone use in India has soared, with more than half of all web traffic coming from users with a mobile as their sole source of internet access, according to new research. 15/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - India internet use: Over 50% web users are mobile-only

German social media trends: Daily mobile access grows 39%

Social media continues to be an increasingly popular activity for German mobile users, according to new research from comScore. 14/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - German social media trends Daily mobile access grows 39

Top 15 online retailers in Sweden: Amazon, CDON and Ikea lead the way

In August 2013, the retail category was visited by over 5 million Swedish internet users, an increase of 12 percent compared to August last year, according to new data from comScore. 14/10/2013 | Full story...

Digital Intelligence - Top 15 online retailers in Sweden Amazon, CDON and Ikea lead the way

  

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