Marketing
How AIMM Is Helping Foster Inclusivity in Front & Behind the Camera
At ANA's Multicultural and Diversity Conference in October, AIMM recently highlighted how its systemic interventions are driving change across the marketing ecosystem in respect to multicultural marketing and DEIB and shared the different resources its providing to support brands in their journey to be more inclusive. AIMM also created its GrowthFront initiative which provides minority-owned media companies with an opportunity to connect with brands that want to increase their investment in multicultural suppliers and audiences.
CREATORS UNCOVERED: Insights from a Nationally Representative Study of US Creators
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, Content Creators wield significant influence, shaping our world through their creations and attracting an increasing share of marketing investment. This newly released study offers the first statistically reliable look at the Creator landscape. It sheds new light on the size, shape and motivations of this influential community and the evolving relationship between Creators and brands.
Elevating Creativity for Impact [REPORT]
During the 2023 ANA Global CMO Growth Summit, Spencer Fox, SVP, Global Business Lead at LIONS Advisory, shared how to adopt global gold standards from the top winners of the 2023 Cannes Lions Awards. Spencer introduced the Align, Build, and Embed (ABE) framework to drive a culture of creative effectiveness. This framework, launched by WARC, LIONS and ANA, identifies the three levels a brand organization, regardless of sector or size, needs to develop to deliver a culture of creative effectiveness.
8 ways to build credibility in marketing effectiveness
In the latest edition of The Wheelhouse, Tom Loughnan, Director of Analytics, recommends eight tools and techniques to elevate marketing effectiveness above the marketing sandpit and build credibility across client businesses, not just in the marketing department. Tom’s eight-point action plan is designed to make marketing effectiveness a key driver of better business performance.
ANA’s GLOBAL LEARNING DAY – November 20, 2023 – FREE ACCESS
Sharpen your skills for the year ahead with the ANA’s dynamic curriculum focused on marketing’s most timely areas of development – Brand Building and Creativity, Media Innovation, DEIB, and Sustainability.
The Simple Question That Gives Your Brand a Competitive Advantage
From one industry to the next, there's no question that business success relies on innovation. Innovation grows a business, and helps it stay ahead of the competition. While many marketers begin their quest for innovation by asking "what," more and more of today's highly successful businesses are the result of those asking "how?" Their objective is to identify ways to change up how consumers do things – the stuff of daily life – to make these activities easier, more convenient, or better.
Consumers loyal to streaming, but at what price? [REPORT]
KPMG media consumer survey indicates economic uncertainty, streamflation, and production delays test loyalty of streaming subscribers.
Radio Works to Drive Business Forward
Tapping into radio's loyal, attentive, and social audience yields a boost to the bottom line
The Ultimate CEO KPI Cheat Sheet [INFOGRAPH]
To be a world class CEO, you can’t just focus on business KPI’s…
Addressable Advertising: A Guide to Political Advertising in 2024
When then-presidential candidate Eisenhower broadcast the first political ad spot campaign in 1952, it marked the beginning of television's reign as the go-to advertising medium for reaching key voters en masse. While "I Like Ike" may be catchy, the traditional TV media landscape that helped Eisenhower clinch the White House is now long gone.
Retail Principles for Artificial Intelligence [WHIEPAPER]
The National Retail Federation released its Principles for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector to support the industry’s artificial intelligence (AI) governance and strategic planning. Developed through its Center for Digital Risk & Innovation, the principles encourage appropriate and effective governance of AI, promote consumer trust, and facilitate ongoing innovation and beneficial use of AI technologies.
Top trends from The CMO Survey [REPORT]
The latest edition of The CMO Survey features responses from 316 senior marketing executives on the current landscape and trends marketing leaders and stakeholders are observing. The survey dives into a decline in the use of channel partners, a rise in digital marketing spend, and an alignment between marketing and sales leaders.
Marketing to Generation Alpha
The cohort is more cognizant than previous generations of the environment and the negative effects of technology
U.S. Population Projected to Begin Declining in Second Half of Century
The U.S. population is projected to reach a high of nearly 370 million in 2080 before edging downward to 366 million in 2100. By 2100, the total U.S. resident population is only projected to increase 9.7% from 2022, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population projections released today. The projections provide possible scenarios of population change for the nation through the end of the century.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental Health [REPORT]
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
Differences Between B2B and B2C Marketing
Marketing is a dynamic field that adapts to the unique needs and behaviors of its target audience. Two primary segments in the marketing world are Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) marketing. While both share common principles, they have distinct characteristics and strategies tailored to their respective audiences. Here are some key differences between B2B and B2C marketing and how understanding these distinctions is essential for successful marketing campaigns.
8 Strategies for Growth for Customer Acquisition
Acquiring a new customer can cost five to seven times more than retaining an old one. However, to get an established customer, you first need to acquire them.
The Marketer’s Toolkit 2024. [REPORT]
Socio-political polarization, the potential of generative AI, masculinity in crisis, "sportswashing", and community-based sustainability are five key trends that have reached an inflection point and will shape global marketing strategies in 2024, as revealed in WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit 2024.
Preserving Brand Authenticity Amid Generative-AI Powered Misinformation
Lately, it seems, misinformation is as pervasive as the web devices we use; generative AI has become both a facilitator and a combatant in the ongoing information wars. As the U.S. gears up for the 2024 elections, the risk of AI-fueled misinformation looms larger than ever.
