'British Museum' Tops 'Tate Modern' and 'Buckingham Palace' When it Comes to Going Out

LONDON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that every household in the UK has £430 less to spend today than they did in 2010, as household disposable income fell by 1.2 % last year, the biggest annual fall in spending power since 1977. However, going by the latest research from leading independent digital marketing agency, Greenlight, it seems this has not stifled UK consumer appetite for entertainment which would seem to have taken a thrifty, some might even say active and cultured route too.

The Agency's latest report, 'Entertainment Retail - Issue 8' profiles online search behaviour in the entertainment retail sector, covering Gaming Consoles & Games, Going Out, Movies and Music. It also reveals the most visible brands, retailers and review sites in each sub-sector and assesses those that interacted well on social media networks.

What happened to the sound of music?

Greenlight's report reveals there were 5.3 million searches made for entertainment-related keywords in January. Searches pertaining to movies and going out, accounted for the majority of these searches - 39% and 28%, respectively. This compares to a share of 25% for Gaming consoles & Games and a mere 8% for Music!

Movies - Online movies a real show-stopper

Movie-related searches accounted for more than 2.1 million in January with the term 'Watch movies online' accounting for 32% of all searches performed for the sub-sector. It was also the most popular search term overall. 'Films' followed with a 5% share.

According to Greenlight's league table, the two most visible websites in the natural search listings were Movie 2k and Allu. Both attained a sizeable share of voice, achieving 46% and 45%, respectively.

Netflix was the most visible advertiser online, achieving an 83% share of voice.

Going Out - 'British museum' tops 'Buckingham Palace', 'Big Ben' and 'Madame Tussauds'

There were 1.5 million searches for going out-related terms. 'British Museum' attracted the most number of queries for this sub-sector - 135,000. 'National History Museum', 'Science Museum' and 'Tate Modern' followed with 110,000 searches a piece. By comparison 'Buckingham Palace' and 'Madame Tussauds' drew 74,000 each whilst 'Big Ben' and 'London Shows' managed 40,500 each.

Wikipedia was the most visible website in this sub-sector achieving a 61% share of visibility. Visit London ranked second in Greenlight's league table with a 40% share of voice. In at third was the National History Museum with a 13% share of visibility.

Lastminute was the most visible advertiser with a 33% share of voice. Science Museum and Theatre People followed, each with a 32% share.

About Greenlight:

Greenlight is a leading independent digital marketing agency, the largest of its kind in Europe and the fastest growing. With over 100 blue-chip clients including Santander, New Look, Sky and ghd, Greenlight is a leader in the digital marketing space, and is recognized worldwide for its commitment to delivering record ROI for its clients and investing in the future.

Greenlight is considered the premier thought leader in the sector, publishing widely read industry reports, original research, speaking at trade events, and delivering a highly respected digital marketing training programme via the Greenlight Academy. Founded in 2001, Greenlight is headquartered in London, with offices in New York. http://www.greenlightdigital.com