Nearly half of online ads miss target audience

Mobile tends to be more accurate than desktop when targeting narrower groups

Only 53% of ad impressions served in the UK were viewed by people of the age and gender advertisers intended, according to a study of more than 44,000 campaigns across 17 countries by measurement company Nielsen.

The accuracy of ad targeting varies widely by sector, with travel marketers currently the most likely to reach their desired audience in the UK (doing so 66% of the time) followed by entertainment (64%). On the other hand, FMCG (40%) and retail (42%) marketers are most likely to struggle hitting their target audience. 

Whiskas, Air Wick and Russian beer show packaging is “dark horse” of new product success



Marketers should pay more attention to the 60% of consumer decision-making that happens at the shelf

Package design, one of the least heralded aspects of marketing, is a major factor behind the most successful product launches over the last two years.


The latest annual “Breakthrough Innovation Report” from research firm Nielsen analysed 9,900 product launches across Europe. From among many successful initiatives, Nielsen selected 11 that truly broke through. All 11 – which include Colgate®, Air Wick® and Whiskas® – generated at least £7.5/€7.5 million sales in the first year of launch (€5 million for launches in Eastern Europe) and maintained at least 90% of that figure in the second year.

John Lewis’ “Buster” beats Body Shop to most engaging Christmas ad

John Lewis’ “Buster” beats Body Shop to most engaging Christmas ad


Humour scores big this year as the best performing ads steer clear of heavy emotions


London, 6 December 2016. After mixed reactions last year for being too sad, John Lewis has produced this year’s most engaging festive ad, according to an annual study which measures viewers’ emotions by tracking facial expressions.

Its Buster the Boxer ad scored 94.8% on the emotionally compelling scale, putting it top in a Realeyes/Lucid study of 65 ads, narrowly ahead of The Body Shop’s Jungle Bells (94.1%) – which is the highest scoring ad among men.

British retail “drowning in sea” of unrewarding loyalty cards

British retail “drowning in sea” of unrewarding loyalty cards


Only Finland has more but, paradoxically, British shoppers among least likely to use them 


London – 7 December 2016. Although British shoppers are the most likely in the world to have a loyalty card, with the exception of Finland, they’re among the least likely to see or utilise the benefits, according to a Nielsen study of 63 countries.

Two-thirds of shoppers globally report being a member of a retail loyalty scheme, compared to 89% in Britain. Only Finland is higher (94%). The average British loyalty card holder has 3.6 of them, behind only Japan and Lithuania.

The Environment Agency is going to improve customer experience and compliance at visitor moorings on non-tidal River Thames

New arrangements to ‘improve customer experience and compliance’ at visitor moorings on non-tidal River Thames

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The Environment Agency is to test new arrangements for managing its short-stay visitor moorings along the non-tidal River Thames.

During a 12 month trial starting today (Wednesday 16 November), Thames Visitor Moorings, (TVM) a private company run ‘by boaters for boaters’, will take over responsibility for managing bookings and collecting fees at 21 of the 22 visitor mooring sites currently operated by the Environment Agency.

The change will bring significant benefits for boaters and the Environment Agency alike.