Global Marketing Index, November 2014: European marketing activity outpaces Asia and Americas

This article summarises the results of the Global Marketing Index (GMI) for November 2014, when trading conditions continued to improve in all regions.

European marketing activity outpaces Asia and Americas with GMI of 58.1

World Economics

  • Trading conditions buoyant in all regions
  • Expenditure on traditional media down
  • Staff levels continue to rise in all regions

Overview

The Headline Global Marketing Index (GMI) for November registered a value of 56.5, up by 0.2 on its value in October. Marketers are continuing to experience strong business activity across the world at a steady rate of increase. Buoyant marketing activity was recorded in each region with values for the Headline Index of 58.1 in Europe, 55.9 in the Asia-Pacific area and...

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