Social ad budgets should be moved over to media teams: Forrester

Published: August 14, 2015

Paid advertising on social media has grown significantly, both in terms of budgets and in its importance to marketers, which is why a new report from Forrester recommends brands shift these dollars out of the hands of their social teams and toward media buyers.

Why luxury brands must invest more in digital advertising

Published: August 14, 2015

“The Internet is the only medium that can reach almost all luxury buyers in all markets,” noted a Google study of global luxury shoppers. Yet, this fact goes strangely unexamined by the legacy luxury brands.

BRIC affluent buy 12pc of secondary homes abroad: report

Published: August 13, 2015

Most ultra-high-net-worth consumers make investments in residential real estate, with 79 percent owning at least two homes, but for those in emerging markets, these property purchases are often for more than pleasure, according to a new report from Wealth-X and Sotheby’s International Realty.