January 2019 – Digital Business Trends Predictions

voice

Voice technology is driving brands to adopt a new strategy for search

The rising importance of voice technology, improvements to measurement, and the emergence of Amazon as an ad platform is driving growth and change in search marketing, concludes WARC, the global authority on advertising and media effectiveness, in its Marketer’s Toolkit 2019.

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walled gardens

Closed ecosystems are creating significant problems for advertisers and publishers

The way large online platforms, such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon (GAFAs), restrict advertisers from using their data on the platforms is called “walled gardens”. In lieu thereof, around two-thirds of marketing executives complain that walled gardens do not provide enough information to measure campaigns effectively.

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traffic

Digital advertising and ad fraud predictions for 2019

Mobile channels have become more compelling to the perpetrators of ad fraud, since mobile accounts for an increasing proportion of digital ad spend. But, while there are many strategies and solutions available to mitigate the impacts of ad fraud, separating the capabilities from the spin can be difficult, which is why TrafficGuard provides some thoughts

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strategic

Strategic priorities plus tech and media challenges for the year ahead

WARC, the global authority on advertising and media effectiveness, released Marketer’s Toolkit 2019, an annual report outlining companies’ priorities and the challenges brands are facing in the year ahead. The report is centred on a survey of more than 800 senior marketing and advertising professionals from around the world and takes an in-depth look at

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google

Politics, sports and Marvel superheroes topped the search list in 2018, Google reveals

2018 was a significant year filled with events that marked a sign of changing times, Google unveils with its annual ‘Year in Search’ 2018 report. Through the exploration of the over one trillion search queries the company receives each year, the top trending topics could be identified, including people, events and places that captured the

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social bakers

Socialbakers 2019 Social Media Trends Report provides guidance on how to maximize reach, engagement and business impact

Recently, the AI-powered social media marketing platform Socialbakers released its 2019 Social Media Trends Report for industry professionals and brands who want to work smarter in social media. The comprehensive report offers detailed information about the state of social media engagement and advertising, as well as emerging themes for the year ahead, besides diving into

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2019

2019 will be the “Year of Tipping Points”

2019 will be the break through year of what has been predicted for years but hasn’t yet materialized to any significant extent: big brands, advertising agencies, retailers, and leading media will disappear into insignificance, creating space for new things and better solutions besides new social- and value systems. The trend towards something new and the

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