Posts made in May, 2017

on May 25, 2017

By John McCarthy Top-listed Fox News presenter Sean Hannity is facing an ad exodus as a result of him leaning heavily on a discredited conspiracy theory about the murder of a member of a DNC staff member. The top paid host on the news network has invoked the ire of a number of advertisers for claiming that DNC staff Seth Rich was murdered in his Washington home for supplying WikiLeaks with emails, clashing with a claim from the police that it was a botched robbery. Cars.com, Leesa Sleep, Peloton, USAA, Crown Plaza Hotels, Casper and Ring, told <a target=_blank href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/25/sean-hannity-loses-advertisers-amid-uproar-over-slain-dnc-staffer-conspiracy-theories/?utm_term=.4215ee84a2b1" Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on May 25, 2017

By John Glenday Ice cream fans in Australia are being starved of vanilla and mint choc chip ice cream after Ben & Jerry’s banned the sale of two scoops of same flavor ice cream in protest at the government’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriage. Instead frustrated customers will be presented with a box in which they can deposit letters of protest the discrimination to their local MP in a bid to have the law changed. Announcing the move down under the American firm said: “Imagine heading down to your local Scoop Shop to order your favourite two scoops of Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on May 25, 2017

By Benjamin Cher The Ramadan period before Eid sees a spike in interest in the travel, food, charity and retail categories, according to Exponential Interactive. This reflects another study released by Criteo about what online shoppers were looking for during Ramadan. Exponential Interactive looked into the online behaviour of people across the world, including Malaysia and Indonesia to identify trend and insights during the period. The travel category sees a spike in interest due to many planning to head home to be with family or loved ones at the end of Eid. Routes from Southeast Asia to Karachi, Pakistan were the most popular according to Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on May 25, 2017

By Danielle Long China’s smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo are on the rise, stealing market share from Samsung and Apple, accounting for one quarter of the global market. The trio of Chinese brands have boosted their combined market share by 7 percentage points, and helped the global smartphone market grow 9.1% year-on-year in Q1, according to stats from Gartner. Samsung is the global market leader with a 20.7% share despite a 3.1% decline in sales in Q1, ahead of Apple which remains flat at 13.7% market share, down from 14.8% the previous year. Huawei continued to grow its share to 9%, however, rival Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on May 25, 2017

By Danielle Long China’s smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo are on the rise, stealing market share from Samsung and Apple, accounting for one quarter of the global market. The trio of Chinese brands have boosted their combined market share by 7 percentage points, and helped the global smartphone market grow 9.1% year-on-year in Q1, according to stats from Gartner. Samsung is the global market leader with a 20.7% share despite a 3.1% decline in sales in Q1, ahead of Apple which remains flat at 13.7% market share, down from 14.8% the previous year. Huawei continued to grow its share to 9%, however, rival Read full story › Source: The Drum...