Social Media


Advertising Publication

Putting the 'Social' Back Into Social Media Advertising

Brands have focused on beating the skip, or scroll. But with marketers projected to allocate 70% of media budgets to digital by 2024, social ads increasingly need to do more to build brands in the longer-term. 
Ethnicity Survey

Racism and social media

An Ipsos survey looks at attitudes towards racism in society and on social media.

Unilever Creators Study, August and September 2023

New research, carried out between August and September 2023 for Unilever, unveils a growing appetite and interest amongst creators in posting more sustainability content. However, creators need help to build their confidence and knowledge of the intertwined ESG space.
Advertising Publication

Dare to be a TikTok MISFIT: How KitKat shaped a cultural moment and championed Brand Success

In early 2023, KitKat Japan unveiled its noteworthy KitKat YOKUBARI DOUBLE ad on TikTok. Masterfully adhering to social media codes while injecting a burst of creative brilliance resulted in an authentic Misfits story.
Social Media Survey

Over 70% of UK adults think social media platforms should do more to protect children online

New research by Ipsos on childrens' online safety for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS)
Politics Survey

Only a minority of young people claim to be positive about the future of UK politics (17%) and the UK economy (20%)

An Ipsos survey for BBC Radio 1/Newsbeat has given a snapshot of young people’s lives in the UK.
Reputation Council Publication

Social Media Conundrum

Corporate communicators must determine whether the risks outweigh the rewards of communicating on social media.
Digital Publication

The Digital Harms Bill: Few doubt the need, many doubt the delivery

It has been recently announced that the Digital Harms Bill (that has been inching closer to its third reading in the House of Commons for months), has been put on hold. For the Government, this bill has been trumpeted as a 'milestone in the fight for a new digital age'.
Social Media Survey

New poll finds seven in ten adults want social media firms to do more to tackle harmful content

New research published by Ipsos for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS).