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Make your digital dollars go further
According to Nielsen’s 2018 CMO Report, 74% of CMOs today are not very confident in their ability to measure the performance of their digital campaigns. In the latest Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings Benchmarks Report, 40% of digital ad impressions targeted at 25-54 year olds in New Zealand did not hit...
A Digital Giant Awakens
Marketing has evolved over the last several decades from marketing to many, marketing to some and now marketing to one. With advancements in technology and the growth of digital media and addressability, precision marketing is now a reality.
JUST WINGING IT: MORE THAN A QUARTER OF NEW ZEALAND TRAVELERS UNINSURED
In 2018 the insurance sector spent nearly $79 million in New Zealand on advertising to reach potential insurance buyers. Whether it is car, contents, house, life, medical, travel or other insurance, 2,861,000 New Zealanders aged 20+ hold at least one insurance policy.
What Lies Beneath: Why Audience Delivery is the Next Battleground in Digital Advertising
This year, a range of ad execs have said digital advertising is broken and in need of repair. While they’re right to insist for better performance, their focus has been on surface issues related to the ad experience, while a larger problem lies beneath.
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.
AUSTRALIANS’ VORACIOUS VIDEO VIEWING BEHAVIOURS
Australians are voracious consumers of broadcast TV and other video, and they have a growing array of options by which to access this content - anywhere, anytime. The first edition of the Australian Video Viewing Report – from Regional TAM, OzTAM and Nielsen – shows video viewing behaviour...
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...
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 Technology 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.
Breaking Borders: How Pacific Companies can Tap into the Buying Power of the Chinese Consumer
China, with its huge population and increasing affluence, is a very lucrative market for companies and brands in the Pacific. The Demand Institute, projects that consumers in China will spend $56 trillion over the next decade, with a largely young, affluent, connected consumer base with disposable...
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 18-34yrs) have been given a bad wrap. This generation, however, is growing up; and while they haven’t quite established themselves, their purchasing power is increasing at an exponential...
The Power of Context: Driving Brand Equity with Contextually-Relevant Advertising
A publisher’s website frames the conversation between brands and consumers. This context is powerful and can have a meaningful impact on a brand’s campaign performance. A Nielsen study commissioned by carsales.com, showed that the context of the carsales website, positively shifted brand...
SMALL SCREENS DRIVING AUDIENCE GROWTH TO NETFLIX IN AUSTRALIA
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%).