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Posts made in March, 2014

News Byte: Facebook's Been Busy

on Mar 26, 2014

By Direct Marketing News Within 24 hours the social media colossus announced its acquisition of Oculus Rift and rolled out its Lookalike Audiences ad initiative. Read full story › Source: DM News...

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Children rank higher than marketing for influencing the brands that women buy

on Mar 26, 2014

By Ishbel Macleod For 7.7 per cent of women, kids are the most important influencer, ranking higher than a brand’s own marketing activity, recommendation by other brands and even the women’s’ own mums. In a survey of 1,000 women, commissioned by partnerships agency Cherry London, children came only after friends in influencing the brands that women love and buy – while only 3.4 per cent of women said that their partners influence their buying decisions. Tamara Gillan, CEO and founder of Cherry London, said: “It’s a challenging demographic for brands to deal with; 66 per cent of adult women in the UK are mums and Read full story › Source: The Drum...

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Stop Following Me!

on Mar 26, 2014

By Direct Marketing News That’s the reaction of nearly nine out of 10 mobile device users to being tracked in stores, according to a survey. Even share-happy Millennials are spooked—77% of them say, “Back off!” Read full story › Source: DM News...

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