January 24, 2012

Tablet Market Doubled Over the Holidays

Sales of tablets and e-readers surged over the holiday period, and almost a fifth of U.S. adults now own one of the devices, according to research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Based on survey data collected in December 2011 and January of this year, the share of adults age 18 and older who own either device nearly doubled, month-over-month, growing from 10 percent to 19 percent.

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January 17, 2012

Mobile Marketing Budgets Increasing in 2012

Mobile channels such as advertising (search and display), apps and mobile websites will rake in the most in spend for brands and retailers in 2012, according to MobileMarketer. It points to increasing smartphone penetration as an indicator of mobile's place in the marketing mix.

Mobile will account for 15.2 percent of global online ad spend in 2016, according to Berg Insight. According to the Berg, the total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from $3.4 billion in 2010 at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent to $22.4 billion in 2016.

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