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May 2013: Nottingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle pinpointed as 'singleton' capitals of Britain
New analysis released by Experian reveals the location and characteristics of the UK's growing number of single person households. Experian's insight has also revealed that typical UK single person households tend to earn around £35,000, be 30 years old, drive a Volkswagen and shop at Tesco.
Read MoreMay 2013: Experian identifies which UK retail centres are best placed to survive and thrive
Experian reveals which retail centres across the UK have the strongest market potential, identifying which areas have both robust consumer demand and a bright economic outlook, using its new retail ranking tool, Retailscape.
Read MoreApril 2013: Experian launches intuitive cross-channel marketing platform
Experian's new global cross-channel marketing platform gives marketers the ability to develop and optimise real-time, full service marketing campaigns across any channel to deliver seamless, timely and coordinated communications.
Read MoreJanuary 2013: December 2012 becomes biggest ever month for UK search
UK Internet users made 2.7bn visits to search engines in December 2012, up by 400 million visits compared to December 2011, according to the latest analysis from Experian using its online competitive intelligence tool.
Read MoreJanuary 2013: Experian reveals its predictions for digital marketing trends in 2013
Experian has published a comprehensive analysis of how data and technology will impact the digital marketing environment in 2013 and the key digital trends for marketers to watch.
Read MoreDecember 2012: £472.5 million predicted to be spent online on Boxing Day
Experian and IMRG, the UK's industry association for e-retail, have revealed online retail predictions for this year's festive season.
Read MoreDecember 2012: New research from Experian identifies the UK's charity hot spots
With Christmas a key time for charity fundraising, whilst squeezed finances mean fewer donations this year , the research sheds light on the most charity-minded people in the UK and the charities they are likely to support.
Read MoreDecember 2012: 115 million visits to online retail sites predicted for Cyber Monday
3rd December 2012 will be the busiest online shopping day pre-Christmas according to Experian. UK consumers are expected to spend 375 million hours shopping on line in December 2012.
Read MoreSeptember 2012: The UK's town centre in 2020 - a retail relic or high street hotspot?
Experian has published a new report entitled Town Centre Futures 2020, which sets out how the UK's town centres will have changed by the end of the decade and what town centres, high streets and retailers need to do to survive and thrive.
Read MoreSeptember 2012: Experian helps to give TUI UK a greater customer focus
Experian has been appointed by TUI UK, the travel and leisure business, to help it gain a more accurate view of its customers, becoming a more customer-centric organisation by delivering a Single Customer View (SCV) service bringing together 40 million customer records.
Read MoreAugust 2012: Younger consumers turn up the data heat as they share information across channels
Research published by Experian reveals that younger consumers are more open to sharing marketing information about themselves across multiple channels such as email, post and social networks than other age groups. The findings highlight the challenge facing marketers in encouraging the rest of their customers to also engage across the increasing number of channels available.
Read MoreJune 2012: Thousand year old business uses Experian's expertise to drive 2012 marketing campaigns
The Royal Mint is drawing on data, insight and technology from Experian Marketing Services to help it to capitalise on the unique opportunity presented by three once in a lifetime national events taking place this year - the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Read MoreJune 2012: Mamas & Papas' customer relationships bloom with Experian's data driven marketing
Nursery brand, Mamas & Papas is using insight and technology from Experian Marketing Services to create more fruitful relationships with its customers and generate more value from its customer lifecycle.
Read MoreJune 2012: Experian Launches AudienceView
Experian announces the UK launch of AudienceViewTM, its new digital marketing tool to help brands better communicate with their most sought after customer groups. Using Experian AudienceView, brands can build an infinite number of customer segments, ranging from people looking for a specific new car model to a company's Facebook fans.
Read MoreMay 2012: Companies understand importance of customer centricity but fail to come to terms with data explosion
72% of UK businesses recognise the competitive advantage of using data and insight to put their customers at the heart of their business. Yet few are able to fully exploit the consumer demand for greater personalisation from brands and effectively link customer data across multiple channels.
Read MoreApril 2012: Multi-channel data deluge drives higher consumer expectations
The proliferation of marketing channels has significantly impacted on the way consumers expect to be treated by brands, according to new research from Experian Marketing Services. As more and more people embrace the multi-channel environment in their own lives, sharing information across multiple online and offline networks, consumers are now demanding that businesses do the same.
Read MoreJanuary 2012: Experian helps STV to put its viewers centre screen
Experian has been appointed by the Scottish broadcaster, STV, to help it to better understand, reach and engage with customers to drive more targeted communications and increase advertising opportunities.
Read MoreJanuary 2012: Experian CheetahMail achieves a leader status and top scores as cited by independent research firm
Experian Marketing Services' CheetahMail earns top ratings in customer service, global footprint, market presence, management team, executive vision, mobile, social and more.
Read MoreDecember 2011: Experian submits strategy to help revive Britain's High Streets
Key insight from Experian has contributed to the Government-backed Mary Portas independent review into the future of Britain's high streets. A full range of Experian's retail insight and analysis featured in the submission to Portas' consultancy Yellow Door and also been used by a number of organisations in their submission to BIS.
Read MoreSeptember 2011: The new generation of Britons driving the social shopping revolution
Experian has published a new report entitled Town Centre Futures 2020, which sets out how the UK's town centres will have changed by the end of the decade and what town centres, high streets and retailers need to do to survive and thrive.
Read MoreAugust 2011: Revealed - The consumers who can help save the high street
Experian analysis reveals an emerging group of consumers with the power to save Britain's high streets: the multichannel shopper.
Read MoreJune 2011: Unveiled - The changing financial face of Britain
A three year study by Experian reveals a seismic shift in financial attitudes and behaviour across the UK, following the longest recession in modern history.
Read MoreDecember 2010: Uncovered: The Real Middle Britain
If you live in a semi-detached house in Slough, drive a Ford Focus, shop at Tesco and can't find enough hours in your day, you could well have joined the ranks of the UK's biggest social group: Middle Britain.
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