Marketing
The business case for ad budgets – in language the business understands
Head of International Effectiveness, Mike Campbell, reflects on the impact of the work that we do in partnership with both national and transnational advertising industry bodies. By helping to up the marketing effectiveness game of the CMO – and by ensuring the CMO speaks the language of the CFO – Ebiquity’s research-led thought leadership content, based on industry good practice, can raise all ships and drive ROI.
Peaks and valleys: Ad spending trends around the world
Where should I advertise and when? This is probably one of the most frustrating questions in the marketing book.
The undeniable value of integration
The value of integration in marketing is undeniable and multifaceted. Yet, to the detriment of client and agency effectiveness across the globe, it is not currently the industry norm. Distilling this value takes constant rigor and steadfast commitment, but the payoff is worth it.
Modelo Spiked Aguas Frescas teams up with Francia Raisa and Juixxe to Honor the Street Vendor Community
Following a successful Las Vegas test launch, where Modelo Spiked Aguas Frescas was the #1 new Flavored Malt Beverage multipack and single serve*, Modelo is celebrating the expansion of Modelo Spiked Aguas Frescas to strong Modelo markets across the country by once again honoring the street vendor community that made traditional aguas frescas a beloved cultural staple. Partnering with actress Francia Raisa and Juixxe, a changemaker famous for uplifting the street vendor community, Modelo surprised the owner of Oxnard, CA-based Las Aguas 805, Salvador Gutierrez, with a new, custom-built street cart and a $5,000 cash gift to help him fuel the fiesta in his community with delicious aguas frescas for years to come.
CMO Tenure Study 2024: An Expanded View of CMO Tenure and Background
For 20 years, Spencer Stuart’s annual CMO Tenure Study has tracked the tenure and backgrounds of chief marketing officers from the top 100 advertisers in the U.S. This report highlights the challenges CMOs face and the opportunities for increasing their impact. We continue to enhance our tenure study, expanding our analysis to include new data points and, in 2022, we began incorporating data from the broader list of Fortune 500 CMOs into the analysis.
A Field Guide to Modern Marketing
Brand and marketing executives at consumer products companies have confronted big shifts in the playing field in recent years. More consumers expect more personalized content, convenience, and fair-trade sourcing. People shop, research, and check out content at any hour, through multiple channels. Determining which e-commerce platform merits the next advertising dollar has become more complicated. As a result, traditional marketing playbooks that depend on what has worked historically become less applicable to these emerging consumer trends.
A Simple and Effective Guide to Segmenting Your Hispanic Market Research Sample
Conducting market research in the Hispanic market can be challenging, especially for researchers unfamiliar with the community or living in another country. Here is a quick guide to building a representative sample and obtaining accurate results.
Engaging the Community: A Fresh Approach to Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2024
We are six months away from 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month but if you want to do it correctly - the strategizing, planning, and coordinating of the month's activities begin now. By Zuhaly Ramon, MA - Marketing Director | Brand Strategy Expert focused on developing millennial and Gen-Z Latino voices | Share Multicultural Marketing Insights
Unlocking the Value of Media Automation
In the modern media enterprise, automation has become an essential tool in the pitch-to-execution process. With fracturing audiences and structural changes looming in the digital ad market, media companies are learning how to do more with less while diversifying their core advertising offerings into higher performing omnichannel campaigns.
Can DTC brands beat the performance plateau?
A couple of weeks ago I published this post asking why and when startups should start investing in brand advertising. My answer was to get ahead of the curve and start brand building while your direct response activities are still working well. By Nigel Hollis
The Future-Ready Agency: How to Achieve Long-Term Success
According to a 2024 Setup survey, over 50 percent of brands are likely to change their primary agency this year — a 17 percent increase from 2023. This statistic underscores the growing complexity and competitiveness of the agency landscape.
Advertising Community Celebrates the Pioneers of Change at the 7th Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Event
The advertising industry is gathering for a significant celebration of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) at the upcoming 7th Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors Event. Gilbert Davila Lisette Arsuaga and Carlos Santiago from AIMM / Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing were honored. Felicidades.
Decoding Compensation Models and Implementing the Right Model [REPORT]
This joint initiative from the ANA and the 4A's, developed by a task force of ANA and 4A's members, is an executive-level guide that details various compensation models that focus on better outcomes for both marketers and their agencies. The primary objective is to establish a robust framework that benefits marketers and agencies, raise awareness about the available choices of compensation methods, and empower stakeholders to make well-informed decisions.
HMC TO ADVERTISING & MARKETING EXECUTIVES: STOP LATINO COATING
In today’s competitive marketplace, CMOs face immense pressure to achieve growth. Proper investment and authentic engagement with U.S. Latinos, who are influencing mainstream culture and fueling demographic shifts is the clear answer. The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) unveiled a new campaign at its 2024 Annual Summit calling on the advertising and marketing industries to “Stop Latino Coating.” The resounding message? Give Hispanic marketing the weight it deserves, connect authentically or kiss your careers goodbye—#STOPLATINOCOATING.
THE HISPANIC MARKETING COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 HMC STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) announced the winners of the 2024 HMC Strategic Excellence Awards Powered at its annual summit in New York City. After a record-breaking year—both in quality and quantity of entries—a total of nine Gold, five Silver and 13 Bronze awards were given to 16 US-based agencies representing 27 campaigns in nine categories.
We’re ready for a return to Reach and Frequency
Reach and Frequency is important. Perhaps more important than it’s ever been.
Effective advertising requires more than originality
I believe originality is an important quality of effective advertising, but originality must do more than earn people's attention. That is not just my opinion. A meta-analysis of 67 academic papers comes to the same conclusion. By Nigel Hollis
HMC honors PEPSI with The 2024 Marketer of The Year Award
The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) announced today that Pepsi is the winner of the 2024 HMC Marketer of the Year Award, joining an elite list of organizations that have received the award since its inception in 2014, including AARP, Ford, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Molson Coors, Nestlé, Sprint, State Farm, Toyota and Walmart. The award will be accepted by Esperanza Teasdale, VP & General Manager, Hispanic Business Unit, PepsiCo Beverages North America at HMC’s 2024 Annual Summit on April 11 in New York City who will discuss how leading with cultural acumen, fostering Hispanic creativity and leveraging the right insights and partnerships has led to brand growth and a loyal base of aficionados.
Diverse Teams Can Transform Market Research: Authentic Insights Ahead [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Kai Fuentes, President and CEO of Ebony Marketing Systems, discusses how the market research industry can benefit from intentionally cultivating and championing diversity and inclusion.
MEL tilts El Tiempo Latino 2.7 degrees to advocate for action against climate change among U.S. Latinos
El Tiempo Latino and MEL have united to launch an advocacy platform named Tiempo de Acción. The inaugural focus of this initiative is climate change, aiming to shed light on how this global crisis disproportionately affects Latino populations across the United States.
