UK mobile payments ‘still far from mass adoption’
Proximity mobile payments are becoming more popular in the UK, but it’s still far from mass adoption, according to new research.
China
Mobile to account for quarter of all media time in South Korea
Adults in South Korea will spend more than a quarter of their daily media time on a smartphone in 2018, almost the highest in the world, according to new research.
Spotify and Tencent Music team up with joint stake
Music giants Spotify and Tencent Music are buying minority stakes in each other ahead of the Swedish firm’s expected stock market listing next year.
‘Digital Fragmentation’ poses new challenges to global growth
A new report warns that while ‘digital fragmentation’ risks frustrating companies’ plans for future growth and innovation, the UK is at the forefront of the response to this.
Denmark ‘has highest smartphone penetration rate in the world’
Denmark, with a penetration rate of over 77% among the general population, will boast the highest rate of smartphone usage in the world this year according to eMarketer’s worldwide mobile forecast.
Programmatic usage ‘to make up 67% of global digital display market by 2019’
Two thirds of the world’s digital display advertising (67%) will be traded programmatically by 2019, up from 59% in 2017, according to new research.
Single’s Day trends: $25bn spent in one day
Shoppers in China spent $25.3bn in one day on Saturday, smashing previous records for the world’s largest retail event which is now four times bigger then Black Friday.
Is Singles’ Day the new Black Friday?
November 11th is the biggest shopping day in the world – China Singles Day. Abi Jacks, Director of Marketing at Rakuten Marketing UK looks at what this means for the UK and why should marketers care about it.
Interview: Countdown to Singles Day 2017
With two days to go to Singles Day 2017 – the world’s biggest shopping event – we speak to Don Zhao, co-founder of Azoya, about the mood amongst retailers in China as the pressure mounts and what new trends to expect this year.
Black Friday: Brands must think globally as shoppers turn to the UK for bargains
Black Friday 2017 is due to be bigger than ever with data revealing a 14% year-on-year increase in sales globally, due to a low pound attracting global bargain hunters, according to new research.