Dark Social: The Black Hole of Brand Measurement

The term “Dark Social” is being kicked around every so often by marketers. In this post, we’ll answer some of the most important questions about the topic: what is it, how does it affect your brand and how you can measure it?

What’s new with the Internet of Things?

Niccolò Machiavelli, one of history’s great futurists, might have predicted the Internet of Things (IoT) when he wrote, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.”

Are Advertisers “Bad Hombres” for Their Ad Agencies?

Ad agencies have had a tough time for the past decade. Reduced retainers. Disappearing AOR relationships, as clients expanded their portfolios of agencies. Inflating Scopes of Work, straining the capabilities of agencies’ downsized and juniorized staffs.  By Michael Farmer – Madison Avenue Manslaughter

The Evolution of Public Relations

The role of public relations is evolving. The ANA partnered with the USC Center for Public Relations at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism to understand current client-side marketer perceptions of public relations.  By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA

What Keeps Advertisers Up at Night?

According to new research, marketers have had concerns about viewability and ad blocking for some time—and these concerns have increased even more over the past year.

Millennials In Transition [REPORT]

“Millennials” – no age group in the past 5 years has been talked about, analyzed and studied more by marketers. However, we still frequently ascribe the same characteristics and generalizations to the entire generation.  When, in reality, Millennials are a diverse, complex group with varying lifestyles and media habits.

Sneakernomics: Here Comes Gen Z, Part 1

I’ve written a lot about Millennials, but there is another cohort, Generation Z, that’s just as large in both scope and influence. While there are similarities between the two, they are distinct enough that brands and retailers must approach them differently.  By Matt Powell, Vice President, Industry Analyst

Sneakernomics: Here Comes Gen Z, Part 2

In a recent blog I highlighted some of the major differences between Millennials and Generation Z. I get a lot of questions on how to understand the profile and values of Gen Z, and for brands and retailers it’s certainly necessary to understand this important next generation.  By Matt Powell, Vice President, Industry Analyst

The future is mobile but what do the ads look like?

Digital media spend is now taking over half the money spent on advertising in a number of countries thanks to mobile. There is no doubt that mobile is going to feature prominently in any brand’s media mix for years to come, but that does not mean that mobile advertising can continue to serve up the same intrusive ad formats that it does now.  by Nigel Hollis

Hey haters, hate this. Part 2

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

  • The social media lynchings we’ve witnessed lately will come back to haunt us.
  • The average CMO is scared to such a level of sh**lessness these days that it will make it close to impossible to get anything fairly disruptive approved.
  • Creative-wise, that is.
  • And, by osmosis, strategic-wise, advertising-wise, marketing-wise.
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