Marketing
Multicultural Marketing in 2024: Change is Here, Opportunity Awaits [REPORT]
The past year has been a roller coaster ride for multicultural marketing practitioners. From the recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to increased scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, companies are carefully assessing how these factors will impact their multicultural marketing budgets. ThinkNow shares this curiosity and has recently surveyed corporate decision-makers in multicultural marketing and multicultural consumer research, aiming to understand how they are strategically navigating the current landscape.
2024 Media Predictions: A year of transformation [REPORT]
The year 2024 is poised to be a year of transformation. With rapid technological advancements, shifting global dynamics, and a changing consumer landscape, businesses and organizations need to be prepared for the unexpected.
How to Use AI Responsibly in Marketing
Generative AI is beginning to transform marketing and advertising — and brand managers are scrambling to keep up with the onslaught. Eighty-two percent of marketers are familiar with generative AI tools and 65 percent have incorporated them into their tech stack, according to the "The Highs, Lows, and 'Whoas' of AI," which surveyed 317 marketing professionals. Yet many marketers are having a tough time leveraging the full potential of AI: 70 percent say they feel inundated by the current pace of AI development and its incorporation into their marketing strategies, while 42 percent still haven't received any formal training on AI and its applications in marketing.
Why Fast-Moving Consumer Goods brands need dedicated promotional effectiveness analytics
In today’s tough economic climate, knowing what works best in terms of promotions – and why – have never mattered more. Yet almost half of all trade investment is loss making. How can you make sure you’re in the right half?
ON THE FUTURE OF ADVERTISING – The sea changes that are upending advertising
Advertising is an amazing industry. It’s worth about a trillion dollars globally, grows above GDP, and is either the primary business model or one of the fastest-growing ones for at least five of the top ten companies by global market cap. Advertising matters to traditional media companies and tech giants, big brands and small businesses, agencies and other ad services and tech providers, and now even to nonmedia consumer companies that are starting advertising businesses.
How to Strengthen the Relationship Between Marketing and PR [PODCAST]
Is your PR agency on your A-Team? It's a question that CMOs and marketers navigating an increasingly complicated media terrain need to ask themselves. Is PR called in from the get-go when the ad brief is being developed or once the campaign is fully baked to knock out a press release and pitch a few media outlets? The response could spell the difference between a marketing campaign that is meh and one that maximizes the effort and provides brand lift.
4 Ways to Elevate In-House Creative Agencies
The world of in-house creative agencies is witnessing a paradigm shift, one that calls for a transition from tactical efficiency to transformational creativity. As a seasoned strategist and consultant in this dynamic space, I've identified four imperatives that distinguish the best in-house agencies: identity, structure, process, and positioning. Let's unpack these elements to understand how they can revolutionize your agency.
Havas Sharpens Lens on Diverse Audiences with Inaugural Meaningful Brands [REPORT]
Havas has launched the inaugural 2024 Meaningful Brands Special Report in conjunction with Republica Havas and Havas Media Network to sharpen the marketing lens on the fastest growing and most influential audience in the U.S.: diverse consumers.
Who Are You? The Art and Science of Measuring Identity [REPORT]
As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Today, we’re calling out one of those that affects us as pollsters: categorizing our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.
2020s: The Decade of US Soccer
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching and it will be the second time hosting for the USA after first hosting in 1994. And to this day it is still the most successful iteration of the World Cup, with record attendance (3.6M) and World Cup Final viewership (1.5B) – despite having only 52 games. By Arthur Forcione, Amrak Solutions Strategic Planner
The year ahead for procurement
Marketing procurement has clear priorities for 2024. Laura Forcetti, Director of Global Marketing Sourcing Services, identifies seven areas where the magnifying glass is likely to focus.
Why Fast-Moving Consumer Goods brands need dedicated promotional effectiveness analytics
In this first edition of the Wheelhouse blog for 2024 from Ebiquity’s Marketing Effectiveness team, Principal Consultant Steffen Kapffenstein makes the case for consumer goods investing in dedicated analytics to optimise the effectiveness of their promotional spend. In today’s tough economic climate, knowing what works best in terms of promotions – and why – have never mattered more. Yet almost half of all trade investment is loss making. How can you make sure you’re in the right half?
These Pizza Ads Are a Study in Success
Musician and spoken-word artist Henry Rollins is said to have once remarked that "pizza makes me think that anything is possible," an observation that captures the intense emotion that the food inspires in so many of us. It's fitting, then, that we should celebrate this remarkable meal-in-a wheel on February 9th, National Pizza Day. In honor of the occasion consider the following marketing efforts undertaken to promote pizza.
Don’t Underestimate the CMO-CFO Relationship
There is a tremendous amount of emphasis on the relationships between CEOs and CMOs. However, what is often overlooked is the relationship between the CMO and CFO, who by nature, work closely together due to the changing nature of budgets and allocations for various projects and investments (such as on tech uses).
WPP Merger Reflects Larger Trends Gripping the Ad Industry
When WPP announced in October that it would merge two of its largest agencies, Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R, to create VML, the move put a much brighter spotlight on the consolidation that's been sweeping through the ad industry.
The Ins and Outs Of Election 2024 Audience Targeting
Held during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 election cycle was deemed a “digital election” as traditional campaign tactics shifted online. According to the 2020 Political Advertising Report, political digital advertising spend grew 4.6x from 2018 to 2020.
The Rise of AI in Agencies
When it comes to the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) among advertising and marketing agencies, class is in session. Razorfish, which is part of Publicis Groupe, has put special emphasis on equipping its employees with generative AI skills in the past year or so. Courses are offered both in-person and online via Marcel, a customized AI platform for Publicis employees. "We've held trainings to instruct staff through workshops and lunch and learns, both virtually and in our offices, to teach our teams about the latest developments across various AI tools and use cases," says Josh Campo, CEO of Razorfish, whose clients include Church & Dwight, Dove, and Samsung. "We also continuously inform them of the latest risks and have broader guidelines on the best practices to ensure safe AI use in every circumstance."
Hispanics Consumer Confidence Stronger Heading into 2024
Hispanics are feeling more optimistic about their financial situations heading into the new year, despite facing a year of rising costs, according to a poll released by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).
How to Communicate Brand Purpose
While adopting a brand purpose has become an important obligation for many companies, doing so is just a first step. Communicating that purpose is equally important. For guidance on how to do so, consider four tips offered by guests of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose's Beyond Profit podcast.
Beverage Marketer Oscar Martinez Joins The Ant Society
Oscar Martinez, a veteran beverage marketer, including stints at Diageo and Heineken USA, has joined The Ant Society agency as Principal Marketing & Innovation Consultant.
