Talent is the lifeblood of marketing. Brands need to meet their needs for a better lived experience if they want to attract and retain the very best. Ranjay Radhakrishnan, Chief Human Resources Officer at Reckitt, explains how the company is championing diversity and inclusion to make Reckitt a great place to work. Inclusion is business … Read more
By Russell Nuzzo Discussions about improving marketing effectiveness can often focus on the different measurement approaches and advanced analytics tools that marketers should employ. While these are crucial, it is equally important to consider the goals you are targeting, the data you require to reach them, and the behaviors that will ensure quality data continually … Read more
Puerto Rico PR professionals Gladys Diaz, GMD PR Consultant, and Tommy Dardet, President, Puerto Rico Association of Public Relations provide exceptional insight into the effort required to insure the professionalism of practitioners. They explain what led to a license being required to practice PR there. They detail the major difference between PR practice there and … Read more
Global advertising and marketing spending continued to rebound 7.9% to $1.568 trillion in 2022, but spending is projected to grow at a tamer 5.3% in 2023, as challenging macroeconomic and re-emerging secular industry trends hamper the fast-growing digital & alternative media channels that fueled the strong recovery from the pandemic, according to new research released … Read more
By Steve Boehler Your agency review has concluded. You’ve found the perfect agency, negotiated a fine SOW and MSA and you’re itching to get started. And (of course) you are in a rush! You need the new agency to hit the ground running and your business depends on the success multiplier that a great agency … Read more
Research from Aprais and WARC reveals that the strength of the relationship between marketer and agency has a direct correlation to the output of effective work. Why it matters The conclusion comes from cross-matching the WARC Effective 100 database with Aprais’ database of client-agency evaluations. The subsequent study, Do stronger relationships produce stronger results? demonstrates … Read more
The portion of Americans who listen to any kind of online audio, and those who listen to podcasts, have reached record highs, according to The Infinite Dial® 2023 from Edison Research. The Infinite Dial findings illuminate the changes over the past quarter of a century as America has gone from dial-up to digital dominance: In … Read more
By Scotty Tidwell The creator economy is on fire, and brands are turning to influencer campaigns to increase their ROAS as the digital advertising ecosystem shifts and CPMs rise. Unfortunately, most brands fail to work effectively with creators and influencers. Too many brands view creator and influencer collaboration strategies as a “numbers game”: “How many … Read more
Black Americans are key drivers of American popular culture both as creators and consumers. Their artistic endeavors and media consumption help drive the $720 Billion media and entertainment economy. As part of The Black Consumer Project, our four-part consumer research series, we looked at specifics of how Black Americans engage with media and entertainment. The … Read more
The ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), announces its Diverse Owned and Targeted Media GrowthFronts, an inaugural industry media upfront event hosted at DotDash Meredith headquarters in New York City. The event brings together diverse owned and targeted media entities with buyers and advertisers, increasing visibility and access for media entities including Black, … Read more
From geopolitical conflicts and economic instability to the ongoing threats related to climate change, CMOs are facing no shortage of external challenges. However, we believe they are likely well-positioned to create new levers for organizational growth amid such uncertainty. For our 2023 Global Marketing Trends report, we used executive surveys and conversations conducted in June … Read more
Driven by a proliferation of digital advertising providers and unprecedented volume of spend, today’s digital media spending landscape is changing rapidly. Marketers need to become more savvy and aware of where their money is going— and how exactly it’s spent. New laws and policies around privacy and tracking will soon make third-party cookies a thing … Read more
Experts are split about how much control people will retain over essential decision-making as digital systems and AI spread. They agree that powerful corporate and government authorities will expand the role of AI in people’s daily lives in useful ways. But many worry these systems will diminish individuals’ ability to control their choices Advances in … Read more
By Brian Wieser / Madison & Wall The largest agency holding companies have now reported their full year earnings results for 2022, and outcomes were, for the most part, very good. There has been a perception over many years among that agencies were poised to experience secular decline. Needless to say, I didn’t agree then … Read more
According to Kantar’s Connect database, 20% of brand touchpoints account for about 80% of the brand impact. So, selecting the right touchpoints and allocating budget accordingly is essential. Our annual Power of Connections research mines Kantar’s creative and media databases to understand the evolving media landscape. You can download the guide below, but for now, … Read more
By Polly Wyn Jones – Global Knowledge Manager, Creative & Media With marketing budgets under increasing pressure, it is more important than ever to ensure that precious investment will lead to profit. New evidence from Kantar and WARC shows the important role creative quality can play in driving ROI. We know that brands can ‘go … Read more
By Mario X. Carrasco Data and programmatic advertising: What’s next? Programmatic advertising has established itself as a leading method of buying and selling digital advertising space in recent years and continues to grow in popularity. In 2022, over 90% of all digital display ad dollars transacted programmatically. Automation and data-driven decision-making have revolutionized how advertising … Read more
OnePlus has selected Chemistry Cultura as its first-ever Hispanic communications agency of record. The company has long been popular with diverse audiences across the United States, and is taking a proactive step to more deeply engage with the burgeoning Latino market. “Since launching in 2013, and operating in the U.S. and Canada since 2018, we … Read more
By Isaac Mizrahi – CEO of ALMA Agency As we close another Super Bowl cycle, I’ve been approached by some media outlets asking my opinion about the lack of representation of multicultural consumers, mainly Hispanics, in this year’s roster of brands that invested in the big game. According to one reporter who approached me, out … Read more
