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newsletter issue 34  23 DECEMBER 2013
A bit from the editor
As 2013 draws to a close it’s a great time to look back on the last 12 months and what a time it’s been. We’ve enjoyed another award winning year, but we’ll certainly not be resting on our laurels in 2014 and determined to make it even more successful.

This month we’ve taken a closer look at child purchasing behaviours and how this could impact the way marketers target them most effectively. Once again, we’ve kept abreast of the latest from Google and ask whether its Knowledge Graph is at risk of losing its impartiality.

In addition to this, we assess whether advertisers could make more effective use of radio, with a study suggesting it offers a good return on investment.

And with Christmas coming we asked our team what the festive period means to them. So grab a mince pie, sit back, relax and read on

The Month In Numbers 
15 
  Million  Turkeys eaten this    
    xmas
£822 
Average spend on chrstimas in 2013
£594  
Million the amount spent on unwanted xmas gifts   
£3000 
the price of the most expensive mince pie ever

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We’d like to wish a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2014 to you all. We hope you’re looking forward to the year ahead as much as we are

MEDIA & DIGITAL NEWS

Report reveals child purchasing behaviours

The Monitor report by Child Wise provides an invaluable insight in to the media and purchasing behaviours of five to 16-year olds. The report separates the lifestyles of children in the two core age brackets – ages five to 10 and 11 to 16, exploring aspects such as their attitudes towards sporting activities and exactly what they spend their money on.

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RAB study: How Radio Can Unlock Millions in Untapped Revenue for Advertisers

Mark Barber, planning director at the RAB introduced the study, saying: “Over 20 years of RAB research gives a clear indication of radio’s multiplier effect within the media mix. But to date this claim had been based mainly on intermediary measures; unsupported by definitive ROI evidence. That’s why we commissioned this study”

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The Knowledge Graph Loses Its Impartiality

Google has received criticism for many of its deliberate money-grabbing tactics but, up until now, the Knowledge Graph has been held up as an example of Google at its best. A genuine attempt to provide users with the most accurate information by using the latest algorithm updates. However, the fact ads may soon begin appearing in this previously non-commercial spot is making many doubt the value of the Knowledge Graph entirely.

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Social Insight – Doctor Who 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago on Saturday the BBC aired a low-budget sci-fi drama aimed at families. Although overshadowed by JFK’s assassination the day before, the programme was viewed by 1.7 million people. Titled “An Unearthly Child” it told the story of a time-traveller known as “The Doctor”. The programme captured the hearts and minds of children and adults alike, and with its ambition and humour became entrenched in British culture evermore.

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MEC DOES XMAS

We asked the MEC team to share with us what Christmas means to them. As you can see the answers were fairly varied

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