Marketing

The report discusses the challenge of using traditional reach and frequency measures in advertising campaigns, and how the application of validated impressions can provide a richer, more accurate view of these measures to drive advertising effectiveness.

The Utah Broadcasters Association, in collaboration with Salt Lake City TV and radio broadcasters, worked to showcase the power of local advertising. In a very competitive auto market, the Ken Garff Auto Group needed to engage buyers across the entire sales funnel and select an ad strategy that would most effectively reach its consumer segment.

One of the most influential Latino filmmakers is joining a powerful roster of CMOs, authors, entertainers, media executives and researchers who are at the forefront of change and innovation in their industries. AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing is excited to announce its latest keynote speaker at its Annual Conference at the Nobu Eden Roc in Miami: Roberto Orci, the billion-dollar filmmaker behind some of the decade’s biggest films including Mission: Impossible III, Eagle Eye, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Cowboys and Aliens and the Star Trek films.

Last month Tamara Barber from Simmons Research led an insightful webinar on Hispanic Teens in conjunction with AHAA.  The webinar highlighted some key differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic teens and provided insights that give marketers important clues for connecting with the up and coming Hispanic teen segment.  By Captura Group

CMOs traditionally have focused on the big picture. They understand powerful consumer insights and seek to harness their agency partners to turn them into effective communications. There’s expectation and trust in this process. They sign off on the purchase of a box of 20 pralines but all too often what they get are three coffee creams.

Perspectives on Media Transparency from All SidesIn the past two decades, inventions and innovations have shifted how we consume media. From print to television to desktops to mobile, we’re now connected to publishers, advertisers and one another in an instant, from any place in the world. Just in the past four years, digital engagement by consumers has more than doubled, led primarily by the massive growth in mobile.

Many customer-experience transformations stall because leaders can’t show how these efforts create value. Patiently building a business case can fund them, secure buy-in, and build momentum.

The sharing economy is booming. Some of the most highly valued tech companies in the past decade have been spawned from this new economic model, tapping into the collective for services rather than a single entity. With sky rocketing valuations comes tremendous pressure to consistently increase revenue for investors in order to set themselves up for an eventual IPO.

A paper titled ’Positive Effects of Negative Publicity: When Negative Reviews Increase Sales’ by Jonah Berger, Alan T. Sorensen, Scott J. Rasmussen and published in Marketing Science finds that bad publicity can have positive effects, but only when the subject of the publicity is little-known.

Every time I speak with someone about Hispanic marketing, it is clear there is a huge disconnect between understanding the importance of reaching Hispanics and actually doing so. Marketers see the huge potential of this consumer group, so where is the disconnect?  By Holly Pavlika, SVP of strategy, Collective Bias

Two things caught my eye last week here on Mediapost. One article summarized an ANA study suggesting that a growing number of marketers are taking programmatic in-house because… fraud and transparency: ). The other article stated that, according to research by Technology Business Research, of every dollar spent on programmatic only 40 cents reaches actual consumers!

Brands want viewers to engage with their video content, whether that means liking, sharing, or commenting. A step beyond that is when branded content inspires viewers to create their own content in response. Since it requires much more effort on the part of the viewer, this kind of engagement is much rarer.

Mode Media released survey results commissioned from research company Nielsen, which reveal a series of best practices and key takeaways for branded content creation. These findings — some of them unexpected — will benefit any marketer engaged in or considering branded content creation.

Changes in customer behavior are among the foremost concerns cited by the majority of retail and consumer CEOs in PwC’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey. They are racing to stay relevant in a world where mercurial  shoppers are easily bored and yesterday’s new invention is already obsolete today; a world where smartphones  achieved the same level of market penetration in two years as television did in 13—with far-reaching implications for consumers and retailers alike.

The average tenure for chief marketing officers of leading U.S. consumer brand companies dropped from 48 months to 44 months, according to the 12th annual CMO tenure study by executive search consulting firm Spencer Stuart. This represents the first decline of average tenure in 10 years (since 2006).

Programmatic ad buying has increased significantly over the past two years despite serious concerns among marketers about digital ad fraud and a perceived lack of transparency, according to a new survey.

Companies that have historically bought media on behalf of marketers are realizing that to grow their businesses they now need to own core assets that would otherwise be described as media — while companies that have historically owned and sold media are realizing that to grow their businesses, they now need to deliver full marketing services, not just media.

If your company is finding success today, chances are things are going to change in the future. With the rapid pace of today’s global marketplace, new products and services are emerging faster than ever before – creating more competition and higher consumer expectations of consumer packaged goods.

Marketing technology is getting greater attention from marketing professionals, but many in the industry are often uncertain about how to apply it to their business.

Healthcare is evolving. It’s shifting due to consumer need. This requires constant navigation and innovation to ensure that relevant solutions meet today’s consumer requirements. This is our passion. It’s the passion for innovation that we have for our work and the Point of Care. This drives us forward.