Marketing
People Don’t Buy Products. They Buy What Products Make Possible.
In nearly every marketing meeting, we discuss features: faster, smarter, cleaner, and cheaper. But here’s the truth: People don’t buy products for what they are. They buy them for what they enable.
AI and avoiding a sea of advertising sameness
Clients expect more, better, quicker, cheaper. Agencies are exploring and creating tools to help deliver on that promise while working to create new compensation models that protect their ingenuity and financial security.
The Missing Link Between Brand and Business: How Storytelling Drives Growth
In today’s data-obsessed marketing environment, we often hear about metrics, funnel conversion rates, and performance optimization. But amidst all this, one fundamental truth remains: brands that grow are brands that connect.
From Functional to Iconic: Why Vibe Marketing Breaks Through in the Era of Brand Blur
7:00 a.m. Before your caffeine hits, you've seen dozens of logos, five influencer shoutouts, and more ads than your brain can process. Most blur into the scroll. Few make you stop. Almost none make you act. We are marketers in a high-stakes attention economy, competing in oversaturated categories where brands blur together.
Cultivating and Committing to Cultural Competence
In today’s multicultural world, companies can’t ignore “cultural competence” — the ability to understand the intricacies, honor the differences, and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. By Daisy Cabrera
What Brands Get Wrong About the New America, Navigating Cultural Nuance [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Julia Glidden, Group President, U.S. Public Affairs and Ruth Moss, SVP, Senior Client Officer at Ipsos North America unpack the findings from the newly released “Know the New America” report that explores how political, cultural, and economic shifts are transforming the consumer and business landscape.
In the Age of AI, Ethical Data Is a Brand’s Most Valuable Currency
As technology evolves and AI continues to move at the speed of light, major advertising holding companies are acquiring AI firms and developing proprietary platforms at a rapid pace. Data-driven insights, campaign automation, and predictive targeting are being turbocharged by these acquisitions. In this way, holding companies are beginning to look and act more like platforms and are reshaping the infrastructure of modern marketing.
The evolution of commerce media: Navigating a new era in advertising
Advertising is the industry that won’t sit still. Over the past three decades, the industry has morphed again and again. Brands once reached people primarily through mass media like TV, print, and radio, gaining precious few consumer insights. The internet changed all that with targeted and interactive campaigns online. More recently, retail media networks (RMNs) helped retailers enter the media business. Leveraging shopper and transaction data, RMNs help brands reach prospective customers through their websites, apps, and even off-site channels.
How can you approach the CFO to argue for greater investment in your brand?
The message from the fourth floor was loud and clear: “We need to reverse declining revenues.” Carol, the CMO of a medium-sized pet food brand, knows well that she needs to translate her business’s ambition into focused brand objectives for her marketing team.
ANA/4As Standardized RFI Template for Marketing Services
The primary objective of a Request for Information (RFI) in selecting marketing services is to provide the advertiser a baseline understanding of various marketing solution providers and their capabilities, particularly when the potential solutions are numerous or unclear. The RFI acts as a screening tool, allowing an advertiser to gather fundamental information from various agencies about their location(s), size, expertise, creative and/or media approaches, data capabilities, and overall fit.
CMOs Must Adapt Their Brand Strategy as Survey Shows 70% of Consumers Tighten Spending, Shift to Smaller Purchases, and Adjust Savings Habits
As U.S. consumers adjust their behaviors due to concerns over possible price increases due to tariffs, CMOs must prepare now to adapt their brand strategy, positioning and messaging in order to compete, according to Gartner, Inc.
The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Hispanic Communities and Businesses
As a Hispanic agency based in Los Angeles, we’re not just observing what’s happening—we’re living it alongside our families, neighbors, clients, and colleagues. The recent immigration enforcement activity across many cities in the U.S. has disrupted lives, created fear, and sparked protest. It’s affected people where they live, work, and shop.
Latino Entrepreneurs, Mexico, and the Market Opportunity Brands Can’t Ignore [PODCAST]
In this new episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Israel Serna, entrepreneur and Partner Marketing Manager at Autodesk, shares how his work in digital education, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration is reframing what it means to do business in a global, multicultural economy.
Cannes artists: the rise and rise of fake award entries.
By Gonzalo López Martí - Creative Director What is false and what is real in 2025? Would you break up with your significant other because they have fake breasts, fake nose, fake hair, fake teeth, a fake waistline, Turkish hair plugs or a Brazilian butt lift? Welcome to the French Riviera.
2025 Hispanic Market Overview Report – DOWNLOAD for FREE
HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2025 Hispanic Market Overview – titled “VOZ of The American Influencer”
From 2023 to 2024, the Hispanic or Latino population increased by 1.9 million; this gain was larger than the change for all other race and ethnicity groups combined.
The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2025 CHAPTER TOOLKIT [REPORT]
In recent years, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have faced challenges across various sectors, from corporate boardrooms and state legislatures to educational institutions and government agencies Amid debates over affirmative action and diversity metrics, the need for robust DEI policies remains critical These discussions underscore the complexities of integrating diverse perspectives and the ongoing necessity for constructive dialogue
POV: What the Pew LGBTQ+ Report Means for Inclusive Brands This Pride Month and Beyond
At SSG, our national study with Target 10, “From Blocked to Unlocked: Unlocking Growth Through Authentic LGBTQ+ and Ally Engagement*,” was conducted in 2024 with over 1,600 LGBTQ+ and ally respondents through both quantitative and qualitative research. The study found that 67% of LGBTQ+ individuals and 60% of allies are more likely to engage with advertising that reflects multiple aspects of their identity, including race, gender, and sexuality. Marketing does more than drive sales. It shapes perception, signals inclusion, and influences belonging.
The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today [REPORT]
June 26, 2025, marks 10 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the right to same-sex marriage is guaranteed across the United States. The decision, which represented a major change in U.S. family law, reflected shifting public opinion on same-sex marriage. In 2004, 31% of Americans supported it, while 60% opposed. By 2015, 55% supported same-sex marriage, while 39% opposed. And support has continued to grow: In 2023, 63% of Americans expressed support for same-sex marriage.
