Product Placement Is The ‘New Black’
It’s no secret that television has changed dramatically in the last half decade, from the way it’s produced to how it’s consumed. Those changes have sparked a shift in the ways brands are able to connect with audiences.

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The ANA seeks a third-party organization that can dig deep with agencies, marketers, media organizations, suppliers, and vendors. It is the ANA’s belief that the industry requires an independent, objective individual or organization to provide indisputable marketplace clarity and to help set the record straight.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released “Madison Avenue Meets Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley: Building Collaboration Between Creativity and Technology,” a whitepaper that crystallizes insights and advice that emerged during high-level, West and East Coast IAB summits. They brought some of the biggest names in the technology, publishing, agency, venture capital and marketing communities together to discuss and debate how best to bridge the gap between creativity and technology in order to build better, more sustainable consumer advertising experiences.
I believe advertising has missed the greatest gift we’ve ever been given: the smartphone.
I haven’t been to Whatever USA, I didn’t see “Jurassic World” on it’s opening weekend, and, unfortunately, I won’t be attending any of this Summer’s Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well concerts. I did, however, recently have the pleasure of immersing myself in the Women’s World Cup experience in Vancouver, B.C. And I have to commend Vancouver, FIFA, and all of the corporate sponsors for making it very memorable … for me, but more importantly, for my daughter and son.
As Gen Zs have replaced Gen Y in high schools, their approach to college admissions and their perception of the value of a degree are shifting dramatically from that of previous generations.
The majority of vacationers spend more money than expected when traveling (68 percent), often relying on credit cards to make up the difference, according to a new survey commissioned by Experian.
The sports world was rocked a couple weeks ago when the FIFA scandal broke out as the U.S. Department of Justice accused the international soccer governing organization of 47 counts of corruption charges, including racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Much like valuing a person’s right of publicity, a serious scandal can negatively impact a celebrity’s brand value. FIFA’s reputation has suffered a similar blow, also resulting in a reduction of the value of the FIFA brand’s persona.
Team Ignition Pancultural Marketing LLC, a multicultural advertising agency founded in Nashville, TN, in 2008, announced that it is undertaking a major rebranding effort and changing its name to fluent360.
According to a new report from AHAA: the Voice of Hispanic Marketing, the Hispanic advertising share in the restaurant industry has soared to 11.4 percent from 2010 to 2014, while the Hispanic share of overall ad spend among the top 500 advertisers increased to 8.5 percent. This explosive growth indicates restaurant marketers understand the revenue that can be generated by the Latino consumer – in fact, this category has boosted their aggregate Hispanic advertising spend by 68 percent to $559 million in 2014.
Brand promises are a dime a dozen, but few companies have mastered the ability to engage their entire organization to deliver a truly unified, authentic and consistent customer experience that underscores the brand claim.
We have a complex psychological relationship with pricing. A new brain scanning study out of Harvard and Stanford starts to pick apart the dynamics of that relationship.
But what about today’s Hispanics? Will they go the way of prior immigrants and amalgamate into the category of “white,” “black” or “Asian?” By David Morse / New America Dimensions























