A new study from Juniper Research reveals that the total market value of digital content will reach $432 billion by 2026, rising from $211 billion in 2021. This represents a growth of 105% over the next 5 years. This value considers pay-per-download revenue, in app content spend, subscription revenue and ad spend over digital content.

There is no question that with the outbreak of the global pandemic, a lot has changed in marketing as reflected in consumer behavior, including the introduction of digital offerings. This has led many experts to question how customer engagement will evolve in 2021. Well, the following trend forecast can be helpful to answer this question:

HypeAuditor surveyed almost 1,000 of their influencers and agencies to take a deeper look into influencer behavior during the pandemic asking the following questions:

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Which of the following platforms do you use?

The risk for climate change is growing, meaning sea levels are rising and extreme weather events are more common. Therefore, insurers use location intelligence software to optimally prepare for climate change. TWT Business Solutions shows insightfully what companies could learn from the use of location intelligence software to succeed in business.

Influencer marketing is still a very young discipline, but its importance is increasing and with it the degree of professionalization. Certainly, those who invest more into this channel want more clarity about the success of campaigns too. While engagement rates were previously used as a measure for influencer marketing campaigns’ success, other key performance indicators (KPIs) will become more important in the future.

Segmentation is, as we know, the best solution to structure big data in such a way that it can be read and used. Dividing the total amount of data into useful sub-areas according to categories is what it takes to do so, not to mention that filtering according to the company's individual needs is a prerequisite for adding value to the data and thus the mantra of every web analyst.

Bloggers, YouTubers, Instagram personalities or TikTok stars? Influencer marketing has been gaining in importance for several years. Companies have realized that authenticity and recommendations to the community are more popular with a young audience than elaborately staged campaigns. As part of a well-thought-out content marketing strategy, even small and medium-sized companies rely on the social media presence of influential advertisers to effectively reach and activate their own target group.

Ultimately, the difference between successful mobile apps and those failing in the market is the quality of user experience. Hence, without a thorough understanding of factors like in-app behavior patterns and psychological underpinnings of your target users, you probably won’t be able to create a mobile product that surpasses expectations since user expectations constantly climbed higher with advancements in technology. They require ease of use, faster loading time, ability to complete a specific task within a minimum number of actions possible, and so on.

RedFOX Labs has released previews of the virtual space which they are calling 'RFOX VALT'.

Verizon Media announced the roll-out of its Next-Gen Audiences and Next-Gen Buying in Southeast Asia, the first two tools from its newly introduced Next-Gen Solutions suite.

Extended Reality (XR), the umbrella term for what is currently perhaps the most fascinating consumer technology, is becoming an exciting new candidate for the next big trend in the industry, since it includes virtual (VR), augmented (AR) and mixed reality. VR takes you into a strange, virtual world using closed glasses, while AR and mixed reality complement the real environment with digital elements—be it via smartphone or tablet or with special glasses.

“The events of 2020 have exposed just how critical trust is for consumers and businesses alike. Organizations had to trust their employees to work from home, and consumers had to trust businesses with their information. As a society, we had to trust each other to make the right decisions around health and safety, trust the scientific community to create life-saving vaccines, and trust the government to support us during a time of global economic uncertainty and political upheaval”, Okta explains in its State of Digital Trust report.

Consumers’ online shopping habits, purchasing behaviors, and expectations have all changed since the onset of the pandemic. With the heightened health and safety expectations, e-commerce is becoming the default choice for shopping.

Clubhouse is currently the most downloaded program in Apple's App Store. The entrance fee is personal data. The provider records all comments and, in many cases, transfers address book entries from the users' cell phones to company servers, where they can be used for marketing and advertising purposes. What’s so special about the app is that you can only join by invitation.