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The mobile phone comes of age
As mobile phone technology continues to improve, the mobile phone industry also has the opportunity to strengthen the power of mobile advertising, which has gained momentum over recent years.
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The power of the big screen
Cinema audiences in the UK have been enjoying a decade and a half of steady growth, peaking at 173.5 million in 2009. With its current popularity and credentials, and with the potential for 3D advertising to create even more impact in the near future, this would seem to be the right time for advertisers and planners to take cinema very seriously.
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How to Navigate the Celebrity Endorsement Minefield
It is a common strategy for advertisers to imbue their brand with the magic of celebrity, but 2010 was a year full of cautionary tales in this area. What are the lessons for advertisers? Keith Glasspoole explains.
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Store Bells Ring
Purse strings seem likely to loosen slightly this Christmas despite continued worry about the economy, the looming increases in VAT and other austerity measures, according to the latest research from Ipsos ASI
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TV on alternative platforms
The technological advances of recent years have brought about significant changes in how we can choose to access video content. They have given us the ability to timeshift and create our own viewing libraries, to choose between downloads and live streaming online, and to access on-demand programming both online and through the TV set.
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Going Mobile in Media Research
The time is now right for mobile research because improved coverage and penetration of mobile phones enables us to access more research participants.
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Is technology just a `boy thing'?
This Thought Piece explores some of the headlines from the latest wave of the Ipsos MediaCT Technology tracker, which ran in July 2010, focusing on the reality of reaching universal online access and the influence of women in driving connected technology in and outside the home.
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Increasing accuracy in National Media Consumption surveys
As the quest to provide increasingly robust research at lower margins becomes more challenging, pressure increases on researchers to make the most cost-effective use of the data collected, which means collecting more data at lower cost. This Bite Sized White Paper discusses the challenges researchers face to deal with these types of projects.
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World Cup 2010
Televisions around the globe were tuned to the games, with audiences and ratings in many countries surpassing those achieved during the 2006 World Cup games - but did advertising bring marketers their desired results?
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The Rise and Rise of Digital Music
This Thought Piece explores how the music industry brought about this change, whether it spells an end to piracy and its impact on the physical retailer. Furthermore what, if any, lessons can other providers of digital content learn from the experience of the music sector?