Why Big Marketing Data Does Not Help Marketing

One thing is clear: My law on big marketing data still stands as much today as when I first published it in March of 2013. It reads: “As the amount of marketing data increases, the marketer’s understanding of all available data decreases at an equal rate.”

Film Diversity Stays Stable [REPORT]

The Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at USC Annenberg released a study demonstrating that diversity on screen falls far below that of the U.S. population. The study found that individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups comprise just over a quarter (26%) of all speaking characters.

What’s In Store for Stores? [REPORT]

Even though most of retailers’ current growth is coming from digital channels, shoppers continue to visit stores – and will for many years to come.  Their demand for a more relevant store shopping experience, however, has retailers asking “How can we rejuvenate the in-store experience?” in order to return stores to their rightful place in the retail ecosystem.

How Consumers Search for Products on Desktop, Tablet and on Smartphones

Local Corporation is a local advertising technology company that connects consumers and businesses through products and services such as Local.com and Krillion, a local shopping platform aggregating data from 120,000 stores. Chairman and CEO Fred Thiel spoke with eMarketer’s Yory Wurmser about mobile search and the evolution of retailing.

Strong Demand for NextRadio

Smartphone owners are highly interested in NextRadio, the new app that allows consumers to listen to local radio stations using the FM chips already installed in their phones, according to a new national study releasedby media research firm Coleman Insights and its knowDigital division.

By 2030 U.S. Standard of Living Could Decline to 2000 Level

According to Accenture, the U.S. standard of living is in danger of declining by 9 percent by 20301 – back to the level it was in 2000 – due to three major economic threats: an aging population, lower workforce participation and a flat or declining labor productivity growth rate.

Millennials have interesting Regional Differences [INFOGRAPHIC]

Many marketers covet Millennials, conducting extensive research on what makes these consumers tick and to better understand their personas. CivicScience recently took a different approach in researching this demographic group, to drum up some fresh insights about our beloved 18-34 year olds. We wanted to see if there are any regional differences that are noteworthy, so we mined our InsightStore for anything that bubbled up.

The Modern Man Is The Modest Man

What defines luxury to a man 2015? Is it a Rolex and a private jet, or the ability to travel the world and gain life experiences?

Blue Moon Brewing Company introduces Cinnamon Horchata Ale

Blue Moon’s Cinnamon Horchata Ale was created by Keith Villa, founder and head brewmaster at Blue Moon Brewing Company. Villa sought inspiration from his Mexican heritage to create the unfiltered ale that delivers a clean cinnamon flavor.

Opportunities For Global Expansion of Programmatic Expertise [REPORT]

Virtually all large American publishers (98%) are now pursuing programmatic marketing strategies at home, but fewer—72 percent—have moved to deploy the same in support of their audience development efforts abroad. Despite this current discrepancy, international publishers active in this burgeoning market trend intend to neutralize the deployment gap over the next two years, according to a recent survey and whitepaper from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Winterberry Group released, “Going Global: Programmatic Audience Development Around the World.”

Transformers: Age of Digital

Digital marketers better like change, because it’s coming. According to an April 2014 study by Altimeter Group, digital transformation is now a significant movement. The research found that definitions of “digital transformation” varied greatly among industry professionals, and in the end defined it as “the realignment of, or new investment in, technology and business models to more effectively engage digital customers at every touchpoint in the customer experience lifecycle.”

Norm! What Brands Can Learn From ‘Cheers’

This summer Coca Cola replaced its logo with 250 popular names, and America suddenly became really thirsty.  No product improvement. No big grand prize. Just a touch of personalization, and people couldn’t dig through the convenience store cooler fast enough.

3 Ways To Find The Best Blogger For Your Brand [INSIGHT]

If you are like many mom marketers, you are probably spending this week recovering from BlogHer, the annual blogging conference that just celebrated its 10th anniversary in San Jose. You might be, as blogger Janie Emaus calls it, “BlogHerized”— a mind-boggling state of sorting through the Who, Where, Why and When of What you experienced at the conference. You met some amazing bloggers, but how do you begin finding those blogs that will be the best partners for your brand?

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