Nielsen released its first-ever ROI Report, which identified gaps in marketers’ budgets, channels and media strategies that are compromising returns on investment (ROI) on media plans. The global report reveals data and delivers insights on what drives returns on ad spends, how to measure the returns, and how to improve on the metrics brands already … Read more
The Media Research Industry lost one of the most important champions of transparent, accountable measurement this past weekend. Ceril Shagrin earned her paycheck at Nielsen and Univision and invested a material share of time and energy pushing standards of excellence within the Media Rating Council and Council for Research Excellence among other forums. Ceril was … Read more
By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership Between climate change, DE&I, and now abortion rights, many agency leaders are having more conversations about what their values are — and how those values are reflected. People don’t take empty gestures and statements at face value anymore. In today’s world, people ask more questions and judge brands … Read more
The last two decades have seen the country grow continuously older. Since 2000, the national median age – the point at which one-half the population is older and one-half younger – has increased by 3.4 years, with the largest single-year gain of 0.3 years coming in 2021, bringing it to 38.8 years, according to newly … Read more
This year’s survey finds Gen Zs and millennials deeply concerned about the state of the world, and actively trying to balance the challenges of their everyday lives with their desire to drive societal change. They are struggling with financial concerns, while trying to invest in environmentally sustainable choices. They feel burned out, but many are … Read more
New research conducted by MAGNA Media Trials, MAGNA’s industry-leading proprietary research offering, in partnership with Twitter, quantifies the benefits and drivers of brand cultural relevance today. The study, “Cultural Relevance Drivers: Understanding the Building Blocks of Brand Relevance,” reveals that brands clearly benefit from cultural involvement even to the extent of people willing to invest … Read more
The ANA, WARC, and LIONS have announced a unique long-term research partnership to create a global framework that guides and supports brands in ‘Cracking the Code of Creative Effectiveness’. The initial goal of this project is to address both the culture of effectiveness within organizations as well as the elements of campaign effectiveness. Other fundamentals … Read more
What is your agency doing to prevent client churn, grow existing clients, and keep up with a disruption-ridden consumer landscape? Today’s most successful agencies rely on the freshest data to crank out high performing campaigns, dominate new business, and stomp out silos – especially amid disruption. In Agency Blueprint, we show you how to construct … Read more
Spectrm releasedthe findings from its State of B2C Conversational Marketing report. The report surveyed 400 B2C marketers across the globe about their experiences and approaches to better understand how marketing teams in general are using conversational marketing. The report dives into how B2C marketers are finding success, improving metrics, the particular channels they’re finding more … Read more
Study by Nielsen and LaLiga Tech shows younger viewers are following more sport than older counterparts, but with a heavy preference towards streaming and mobile experiences, including Fantasy games. In contrast to the received wisdom that younger viewers are losing interest in sport, a new global report finds that the Millennial and Gen Z generations … Read more
Attracting young, diverse talent to the market research industry is essential to its longevity. But this task has proven difficult to date, and it may be a matter of timing. Engaging younger generations in college could lead to greater interest in careers in insights. But that requires intentionality on the part of research companies. Engagement … Read more
Apple sits on top of the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2022 ranking and is on track to become the first trillion-dollar brand. With a brand value of $947.1bn, Apple stands out for its high degree of differentiation and continued diversification across its hardware, software and services portfolio. Google moves up to second place … Read more
Global attitudes about the LGBTQ+ community have evolved dramatically over the past decade or so, and the community is acutely aware of this. These changing attitudes vary by country, which means perceptions about the community can vary as well. While this has fostered a greater sense of optimism about what lies ahead for this community, … Read more
At some point, we need to demonstrate that the “Performative Gestures” by many advertisers and their media buying agencies have merit and contribute to the overall growth of advertising and marketing to Multicultural Consumers. Performative Gestures – More specifically, the popular conception of performative describes utterances or actions that benefit a performer but fail to … Read more
By Mark Duval- The Duval Partnership What should agencies keep in mind amid inflation, rising interest rates, and uncertainty about the future? Here’s what’s going on in Adland and how you can prepare. Evolving economic projections While some economic projections and advertising spend forecasts remain relatively unchanged, others have undergone adjustments. The World Bank recently … Read more
Hispanic Americans are one of the fastest growing groups in the nation, a trend that now extends far beyond historic Hispanic population centers to every region and state across the nation. Hispanic Americans are a diverse population, tracing their roots to the island of Puerto Rico, Mexico and more than 20 other nations across Central … Read more
Many sectors are seeing significant growth in advertising revenue, yet there are fears of recession. E-commerce is finding its place in a world where in-person activities are resuming, all while pandemic-related lockdowns in China and supply chain bottlenecks from there and war-torn Ukraine contributed to a drag on growth in the first half of 2022. … Read more
Retail media networks are transforming the advertising landscape and boosting top retailers’ bottom lines. Our latest survey helps debunk five mistaken beliefs about RMNs. Marketing budgets are flowing toward retail media networks (RMNs) as retailers, from Amazon to big-box stores to grocery chains, capitalize on the shift to e-commerce while offering advertisers unique audiences and … Read more
Global advertising expenditure is forecast to grow 8.0% in 2022, according to Zenith’s latest Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report, published today. This represents a minor downgrade from the 9.1% growth rate Zenith published in December 2021. Growth will be supported by the Winter Olympics, mid-term US elections and soccer World Cup, which for the first time … Read more
US inflation is at its highest point in nearly 40 years. Here are scenarios for how inflation might evolve in the next three years and actions your organization can take to be resilient in each. Inflation is creating widespread uncertainty US inflation has reached its highest point in nearly 40 years, as the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
