A report out from Zenith Optimedia declares that global display advertising is set to double from $21.8 billion in 2010 to $42.6 billion by 2014. The webs share of total global advertising spend is expected to increase from close to 16% at present to 21.2% in 2014. The largest increase in revenue being driven through ... Read full story »

That’s the finding of the latest CBI/Harvey Nash survey of 462 UK firms, large and small. It seems nearly half of the companies surveyed predict an increase in staff in the next 12 months and the percentage increases still further for smaller companies. However, many expect a real reduction in their use of temporary workers ... Read full story »

With Christmas just around the corner (sorry to bring it up), various surveys are trying to predict what sales growth will be for the big shopping spree. The latest research from the Centre for Retail Research claims that online spend will pick up by over 16%, which translates into GBP1.88bn. A very welcome increase. Offline ... Read full story »

The Guardian announced it would hike its weekday edition price to £1.20 from today, with the Saturday Guardian already having reached £2.10; both prices somewhat above the competition. The news comes after the paper announced recently it would concentrate on digital, rather than print. Officials from Guardian News and Media justify the rise, claiming that ... Read full story »

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have yet to find the right formula for making effective use of social media as a marketing platform and much of their failure is down to lack of time and resources. Such are the findings of a survey conducted by IFF Research, which polled 500 SMEs for its SME ... Read full story »

Merry Christmas to all our Ad Lib blog afficionados – we thought you might appreciate this comment emailed from someone who has been taking rather too keen an interest in the Ad Lib Techies (planets) branding. Have a fabulous break and a good start to 2011. “Hi! At the risk of you sending me an ... Read full story »

With the numbers of job opportunities increasing again both in company marketing teams and in the agency world it feels like things are continuing to improve. The number of available relevant people for each role has also diminished, a sure sign things are getting better. And it seems the figures are actually backing this up. ... Read full story »

The Creative Industries KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network) is a government supported body that finds itself still alive and with a budget this side of the strategic review. It is running a series of events to support the Technology Strategy Board’s funding call making £5 million available in Spring 2011 for new advanced uses of metadata ... Read full story »

Looks like our latest breakfast seminar this morning delivered by Rachael Wheatley of Pace Partners International hit the mark, judging by the comments received so far: “Thanks again for another brilliant seminar. Very useful, especially to those of us fulfilling multiple roles within the business. Can’t wait to hear about the next one.” “Thank you ... Read full story »

Ad Lib is delighted to announce that in future we’ll be spending even more time in Dorset and Hampshire helping businesses to grow through finding the best people working within the digital marketing industry. Responding to popular demand (no really) we’re bringing a bit of blue sky to the South Coast by opening a Bournemouth office on the 3rd September. We’ve teamed up with the very effective Carrie Baldock-Apps, as Head of Digital – South Coast, to help it grow over the coming months.