Marketing
What Marketers Need to Know When Their Agencies Act as ‘Principals’
Principal-based trading is ‘everywhere,’ industry observers say. Marketers need to define their comfort level with the practice. Agencies that secure ad space for marketers are increasingly buying inventory and taking ownership of the media they then resell to those clients, versus buying it on behalf of that marketer as an agent.
Global CMO Growth Council Leadership Assembly at Cannes LIONS 2024: Topline Recap and Key Takeaways [REPORT]
For the seventh consecutive year, the Global CMO Growth Council convened its leadership community at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This pivotal forum brought together CMOs from top brands around the world to share progress and prioritize leadership initiatives for the remainder of 2024.
Using Principal Media Requires a Keen Eye
Brands need to push for transparency if they buy media from their agency partners, per a new study
Outlook of an Eternal Optimist: Status Report of an Unsinkable Industry
The first half of 2024 has been nothing short of a whirlwind. Ad industry conversations have centered around many exciting opportunities, like using Generative AI as a tool to elevate all steps of the creative storytelling process, from research to insights to a much broader scale of personalized content. At the same time, we are having substantive discussions around major barriers that can thwart our clients’ ability to evolve at the pace of the changing consumer landscape. One would be the mounting attempts at undoing DEIB practices and protocols, which can – and has – had a direct impact on the priority placed and budgets allocated to Multicultural Marketing. Another is the legislative agenda to strip any consumer data related to race, ethnicity and other identity-related demographic information from critical data sources, which can severely limit our ability to identify, study, reach and engage the multicultural consumer segments with the most relevant content and brand solutions. By Louis Maldonado
B2B Marketing Tactics for 2024 [INSIGHTS]
If you do not have a B2B or B4B strategy, what are you waiting for?
NFL Selects MEL to Rally U.S. Latinos to Make Their Voices Heard and Score Votes This Election Season
This year, the NFL partnered with the Hispanic integrated communications agency MEL to launch a non-partisan "Latino Votes" national campaign encouraging U.S. Latinos to vote for their country’s future as part of the NFL Votes initiative. The initiative focuses on three components of the electoral process, voter education, registration, and activation, and encourages eligible voters to actively engage in the upcoming election cycle by helping them prepare for election day.
Not All Racial and Ethnic Groups Are Aging At National Pace
The nation as a whole is getting older, but not all race and Hispanic origin groups are aging at the same pace, a pattern that promises to alter the makeup of the U.S. working-age population for decades to come.
Is the Ad Agency Model Broken? [PODCAST]
Agency-client relations are seldom easy, even for companies that have been partners for years. However, in the last few years — amid the unrelenting wave of online marketing and digital media — agency-client relations have become even more problematic.
2024 State of Gen Z and the Future of Advertising [REPORT]
This report from Comscore provides marketers with the key digital and social media trends they need to reach this digital-first cohort with the right message exactly where they are most receptive to receiving it.
The Enduring Importance of Inclusive Marketing in a DEI Adverse World [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Devoreaux Walton, MBA, a Brand & Marketing Senior Consultant at relevant and host of The Inclusive Consumer podcast, discusses the relevance of inclusive marketing in today’s complex business landscape.
ANA and Global CMO Growth Council Launch Major Talent Initiative to Bring CMOs Directly to Academia
The Global CMO Growth Council, Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and LIONS announce the launch of 'Global CMO Homecoming,' a collaborative initiative designed to bridge the gap between the marketing industry and academia. This initiative aims to bring Chief Marketing Officers to university campuses to share their insights and experiences with marketing students, preparing the next generation of marketing leaders.
6 Marketing Leaders on How to Better Understand Your Consumer
Being "consumer-obsessed" isn't a new idea for marketers. We are living in an age where data is used to refine targeting, and marketers target products and services to different demographics by tailoring messages (and how those messages are received). However, to do this successfully, consumer demographics need to be understood beyond shallow and superficial narratives.
Hispanics are less likely to be worries about AI [REPORT]
“Check out Amrak Solutions’ latest insight drop (via LinkedIn) where they delve into Hispanic sentiment regarding AI and other emerging technologies. Explore the optimism and excitement of the Hispanic community as they look towards the future.”
A CMO’s Guide to Unlocking the Potential of Human-Centered AI – Creating better experiences for consumers requires a human touch and an AI boost
As digital experiences continue to influence how brands interact with consumers, paradoxically, human experiences are more critical than ever to building the strong emotional connections required to secure purchase and loyalty.
AI Campaigns and Case Studies
Artificial intelligence (AI), and its applications, is at the forefront of many discussions in many industries and fields, from marketing to tech to healthcare to education to law. How to implement and leverage these tools in a helpful way for users can be challenging for teams. However, when used well, AI can help save time analyzing data, personalize content and information, enhance creative ideas, and find ways to promote diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB).
With Retail Media Experiencing Meteoric Growth, Marketers Are Optimistic But Cautious [REPORT]
The retail media space is healthy, with the number of platforms increasing, total spending growing dramatically, and double-digit spending increases expected over the next four years. At the same time, the latest report from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), “Retail Media Networks: Optimism Tempered with Caution,” reveals an unsettled marketplace filled with complex perspectives among marketers compared to previous years.
How Curation Solutions Supercharge Media Buying and Advertising Strategies
As the digital advertising industry transforms with the ongoing phase-out of third-party cookies, advertisers are forced to adapt their strategies to accurately target the right audiences with their campaigns. In an evolving landscape such as this, data providers have appeared as key players, offering advertisers access to valuable consumer insights.
Innovative Engagement Strategies for Entertainment Advertising – How to break through the noise
In an over-saturated market with limitless viewing options, the entertainment industry faces a formidable challenge: How can a new release stand out and become a blockbuster rather than a flop? Traditional formats and strategies, once reliable, now falter in the face of evolving audience behaviors and fragmented platforms.
The Cross-Cultural Advantage: Michael Roca on Rethinking Multicultural Marketing [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Mario Carrasco and Michael Roca, who currently spearheads the Cross-Cultural Center of Excellence at Omnicom Media Group, delve into the evolving landscape of multicultural marketing and media.
Pathways to Transparent Media: The Old Blame Game No Longer Applies
The past decade of our industry has been rife with headlines detailing egregious brand safety scandals and mind-blowing levels of wasted ad spend. The inevitable villain in these stories? Digital platforms like Meta and Google, not to mention the myriad ad tech vendors that comprise the digital supply chain.
