The rise of buy now, pay later services in Australia opens up the impulse opportunity
Card or cash? Not anymore. ‘Buy now, pay later’ options have been rapidly embraced by Australians since 2015—completely disrupting the online retail and finance sectors.
Gen Z: The Elusive Generation
For the last decade or so, Millennials have been the generation that every brand has sought to engage as their spending power has grown. With this generation now past teenage years, however, digital advertisers are shifting their focus to the succeeding generation, Generation Z or Gen Z.
Property Hot Spots: How to Reach Kiwis Planning to Buy and Sell
In today’s cooling real estate market, it is increasingly critical to understand where buyers and sellers are on their real estate journey, and to connect with them at the right time. In the next 12 months, 254,000 New Zealanders intend to buy a property and 115,000 expect to sell a property.
The New and Improved Aussie Dad: Fashionable, Financially Secure and Family-Oriented
In the lead up to Father’s Day this year, partners and children across the country will no doubt be racking their brains to pick the perfect gift for dad. Nielsen research reveals that millennial dads (aged 18-34) are a particularly different breed of dad compared to their older counterparts,...
Connection and Contrast: Marketing to Australian and New Zealand Consumers
Marketing teams strive to show how their smarts and silver deliver Return on Investment (ROI). Some global brands are looking for efficiencies by centralising marketing teams and exploring the merits of wider Pacific campaigns - so how alike are we to our Aussie neighbours and what are the...
Travel Bugs: Meet the Six Key Types of Aussie Travellers
Nine million Australians say they have travelled domestically in the past six months or internationally in the past 12 months. But are all travellers the same? Using Nielsen research, we identified six distinct types of Australian travellers and looked at how best to reach and engage each group.
Ad Spend from Cruise Ship Companies Set to Change Course
Australians are willing to take to the seas with more than half (55%) considering going on a cruise. Strong growth in advertising spend from cruise operators is driving consumer enthusiasm, but questions have been raised as to whether Sydney’s infrastructure can support demand. If tour operators...
Who's Wearing Wearables? Number of Kiwis Owning Wearable Devices Doubles in 12 Months
Today, 393,000 Kiwis aged over 15 wear a device on their wrist that can do more than tell the time. A status symbol, motivational fitness piece and functional gadget all in one, these smart devices are attached to their owners 24/7, providing new ways for brands to connect with consumers.
Millennial Myth Busting: Tapping into the Buying Power of the Connected Generation
Dubbed the social media generation, the ‘me’ generation and even the lazy generation, Millennials (aged 18-34 yrs) have been given a bad rap. This generation, however, is growing up; and while they haven’t quite established themselves, their purchasing power is increasing at an exponential...
Small Screens Driving Audience Growth To Netflix
Unique audiences visiting the Netflix website or app via a desktop/laptop, smartphone or tablet have increased by 48% when comparing Digital December 2016 ratings data to December the prior year. A majority of this year-on-year growth was driven by increased access via smartphone (+82%).