With recent record-high temperatures in Europe in mind, Ben Page introduces this month’s edition with reflections on whether the more urgent threat of inflation threatens to overshadow the global public’s concern about climate change. We explore this in more detail with articles on perceptions of inflation in the MENA region, and deep dives into concern about climate change in Switzerland and support for net zero policies in the UK. We also look at the perception of traditional and non-traditional media across the EU and how technology will influence the future of music.
Online video growth has been hugely dramatic in the last few years, rising from US$ 16b in 2015 to an estimated US$ 24b in 2017. Because of this strong growth, it has been a hot topic of discussion amongst brand marketers in Taiwan, even though there seems to be a lack of deep understanding of how to truly optimise this growing touchpoint.
