Deputy Insights Editor
Rebecca is an internet aficionado, technology enthusiast, and an ardent fact-checker. Her favourite topics to sound off on include voice search, SEO, emerging technology, digital transformation, UX, and ridiculously overhyped marketing trends.
Away from the blog, she can mostly be found on Twitter.
The M&S revival, as it moves to ‘reshape’ its brand and broaden its appeal, hasn’t gone unnoticed by Gen Z. The retailer’s success on social media has bolstered its fortunes in Clothing and Home and it wants to go further.
A report by data and AI solutions provider SAS has found that a lack of internal expertise poses a barrier to generative AI adoption – with manufacturing and healthcare among the industries reporting the lowest levels of both internal know-how and usage of GenAI.
A July survey of 1,600 global decision-makers found that China is currently leading the pack in adoption of generative AI, with businesses confident in their level of internal skills and tools as well as regulatory compliance.
Research from Upwork has indicated that generative AI in the workplace may be hindering, rather than helping, productivity. A new approach to skills could tackle this problem.
Chinese video-editing app CapCut has been making waves amongst creators and influencers as an accessible yet powerful piece of software. Rivals are now scrambling to compete with its prosumer pull for amateur editors and small businesses alike.
Fake outdoor advertising can bring outrageous concepts to life with a bit of clever video or photo editing – but does the lack of realism undermine the point of an ‘out of home’ ad? Or does it open up new possibilities for marketing?
Following years of delays to its proposed deprecation timeline for third-party cookies, on Monday Google made the startling announcement that it would not be phasing out 3P cookies in Chrome after all. Does this U-turn mean that marketers should change course?
A new study carried out by SparkToro’s Rand Fishkin in association with Datos looked at search behaviour and clicks over time to see if there had been any change. It concluded that right now, Google’s position at the top is secure.
The evidence points to offline touchpoints having a clear and valued role in the automotive customer journey, and many OEMs have struggled with a fixed-price agency model in pursuit of D2C sales.
An annual snapshot of attitudes towards prioritising and measuring marketing effectiveness, Marketing Week and Kantar’s ‘The Language of Effectiveness 2024’, shows a distinct surge in interest towards econometrics at a time when marketers are anticipating signal loss from 3P cookies.
A five-week industry testing period recently concluded for Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative, during which Google announced that it would be pushing back the deprecation of third-party cookies for a third time. What are the current concerns from industry bodies and regulators, and what does it all mean for advertisers?
The UK is facing a “major digital skills gap” with the advent of generative AI, according to Paul O’Sullivan, UK & Ireland Chief Technology Officer at Salesforce and Head of the Salesforce UK AI Centre.
The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include the release of new research from Walmart into the role of social media, the latest generative AI features from Meta, Snap and TikTok, and the new ad formats currently being tested.
The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include TikTok’s potential US ban, new AI assistant features from Meta and Snap, and the ways in which the platforms are supporting their influential users, in what has been termed ‘the creator era’.
The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include new ad partnerships between Amazon, Google and the social networks, the latest AI features from Meta and Snap, as well as the changing fortunes of TikTok and X.
This edition of Digital Transformation Monthly reports on key trends shaping digital marketing and ecommerce, including the launch of a new fashion resale marketplace, new regulation of BNPL services in the UK and Netflix’s upcoming ad-supported subscription tier.