What Do You Know, What Do You Say: Audiences Rely on Traditional Influences in a Content Crazy World

It’s no secret that streaming services and their content are thriving now more than ever—from an audience perspective and now from the POV of personal critics. From smartphones to tablets to smart TVs, access to this type of content has never been easier. But the luxury of choice also serves as a double-edged sword. With a world of info and entertainment at their fingertips, how do audiences decide what to consume?

Podcast | Does Less TV Mean Less Brand Engagement?

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna helps us understand whether advertisers are overlooking engagement across devices as dollars move from TV to digital video.

Making Marketing Attribution Work Means Choosing the Right Metrics

When implementing advanced attribution models to better assign marketing credit across touchpoints, marketers grapple with choosing the best metrics among overabundant data points. To avoid getting overwhelmed by a sea of clickthrough rates (CTRs), impressions, likes, shares and viewthrough rates, marketers are performing metrics mapping exercises to assess the relevancy of these channel-level metrics against a larger company goal.

Can subscription DTC brands break with Double Jeopardy?

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands and suggested that in order to scale they would eventually have to reach out beyond their social media audience to bring in new customers. In this post I want to explore the implications of the subscription model that many DTC brands have adopted.  by Nigel Hollis

Data-Driven Marketing is in the Details

In today’s world, crafting a data-driven marketing strategy is critical for any organization. To that end, most marketers turn to data management platforms (DMPs) to help them deliver and execute their respective strategies. According to the Nielsen CMO report, 63% of marketers in the U.S. consider DMPs one of the top three most important marketing and measurement technologies.

How Brands Weather the Next Recession

Are we headed for another recession? Despite a historically low unemployment rate, many economists and business pundits say there’s plenty of evidence that in 2019 or 2020 the economy is likely to tank. The reasons for a potential downturn include a trade war with China, rumblings from the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and forecasts for slower GDP growth. What’s more, the U.S. is in one of the longest economic expansions on record and therefore, some argue, ripe for a fall.  Courtesy of Association of National Advertisers

Good bye surveillance marketing. Hello creativity?

By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com

  • We’ve all heard the conventional wisdom by now:
  • “If the product is free, you are the product.”
  • “You might think you watch Netflix or Instagram, but Netflix & Instagram are actually watching you.”
  • And so on and so forth.

Census Bureau Unveils 2020 Census Communications Campaign Platform

As promotional and outreach activities are ramping up across the nation ahead of the 2020 Census — from establishing local and state complete count committees, to diverse partners coming together to reduce the undercount of children and other hard to count populations — tthe U.S. Census Bureau announced its long-planned communications campaign platform: “Shape your future. START HERE.”

Balance For Better: A Dream or Reality for Women Around the World?

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter underpinned by the idea that balance drives a better working world. For years, we have heard that gender inequality must be addressed in order for economies and businesses to prosper. In fact, the United Nations includes gender equality as one of the Sustainable Development Goals—the foundations for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

Republica Havas strengthens leadership

Republica Havas announced the appointment of Arlene Armenteros to the new role of senior vice president, head of client services, and the promotion of Laura I. Socorro-Santoni to vice president, group account director.

Hispanic Radio Podcast: Regional Mexican’s Leading Role

Are marketers and advertisers still gun-shy about placing a media buy with a regional Mexican station, given the “sexiness” of reggaetón and “trap” artists and the global pop stars more universally known by CMOs and brand managers? Not in California.

 

We’re the World Cup winners! Sort of.

Historias del Mundial, a series of social video capsules featured on Telemundo Deportes’ Instagram and Facebook feeds during the months leading up to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, just won major accolades at the 2019 Short Form Video Festival.

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