Marketing

How Can CMOs Rebuild Trust with CEOs?

Over the past decade, chief marketing officers have experienced a regression of trust, appreciation, and longevity. With average tenure of CMOs falling below 40 months and the median tenure at 25.5 months, corporate marketing leaders are searching for answers as the value and recognition of their work is minimized and marginalized

The True Cost of CMO Turnover

Short CMO tenures and increased turnover have captured the attention of many in the business world. However, while studies have quantified just how short these tenures are getting, there’s been little discussion of the real costs that come with turnover.

5 Questions advertisers want answered [REPORT]

Advertisers need to track their entire ad spend with comparable metrics across platforms to get the full performance picture.

5 Ways CMOs Can Build Back Trust in the Boardroom

The CMO role is under fire, but there are ways they can earn respect and trust in the C-suite

Where did Integrated Marketing Go Wrong?

3 Steps for Modern Marketers to Increase Effectiveness of Integrated Campaigns.  By Roberto Orci

2/3 of CPG Marketers cite return on Ad Spend as the most important performance indicator [REPORT]

According to the results of a new survey on the future of outcome-based metrics and tools for marketing effectiveness, two-thirds (67%) of consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers say that return on ad spend (ROAS) is the most significant advertising key performance indicator for their business today – followed by 16% indicating target audience reach was most critical, purchase intent (10%) and clicks and online engagement (7%). Brand Innovators conducted this survey in collaboration with NCSolutions (NCS).

Why CMO tenure is at its lowest point in the past decade [REPORT]

CMO tenure is the lowest it has been in over 10 years, and while new data suggests that 86% of CEOs believe CMOs have the power to influence key decisions of the C-suite, less than a third actually trust their CMOs to grow the business.

Modern marketing dilemmas: What role does brand play in the consumer decision journey?

Mental vs. physical availability: winning brands are easy to mind and easy to find. Find out how to make sure your brand will be chosen.

Why “er” is the most important suffix in marketing

For a while now I have been using the phrase, "Easy to mind, easy to find, and easy to pay," to describe a simple recipe for brand growth. But brands grow when marketers make it easier for people to choose them. So, for it to grow, a brand needs to be easier to mind, easier to find, and easier to pay.  By Nigel Hollis

DoorDash launches Antojo campaign

DoorDash launched its first-ever custom created Spanish & English multi-platform marketing campaign titled ‘Antojo’ aimed at authentically connecting with the Latino community.

Marketing Report: Era of Alignment [REPORT]

Despite the difficulty of the past two years, brands continue to re-balance their marketing efforts after widespread pullbacks in 2020, especially with respect to traditional mass reach channels like TV and radio.  As they rebalance, agility remains critical. Consumer behavior isn’t just in flux—it has changed.

Horizon Media launches eMbrace

Addressing the need to leverage a data-driven approach to align cultural imperatives with a brand’s marketing and business priorities, Horizon Media developed the idea and overarching purpose of eMbrace and enlisted Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) to develop the software and data solution.

Build an Agile Marketing Strategy [REPORT]

Fast-changing events can upend marketing strategic plans, requiring rapid shifts and marketers are expected to react with speed and agility.

Five ways brand marketing creates financial value

So much is written about why brands are valuable. And about how brand marketing influences future buyers. I should know, I have written a lot about those topics. But I am not sure that I ever really mapped out the different ways brand marketing creates financial value. Here is my first attempt, I would love to know what you think.  By Nigel Hollis

What Your Agency Needs To Know About Opportunities In The Metaverse

Most people still have only a vague idea of what the metaverse is — and this shallow understanding only seems to feed the sense of urgency and fear of missing out on opportunities in the metaverse.  by Mark Duval - The Duval Partnership

The Changing Face of Media Consumption [REPORT]

In the modern digital world, on average US adults spend 8 hours a day with digital media - more than they do sleeping. Increasingly, marketers need to understand a new, omnichannel consumer and reach people in the many places they engage — including booming channels like streaming TV, ecommerce and more.

Why Are Some Marketers Still Lost In Translation?

One of the aspects of my career I like the most is the opportunity to mentor young professionals, and a few days ago, I received a request from someone asking for my advice. She has been asked to help her employer, an ad agency, translate a creative idea created for the "general market" (which means Anglo Caucasian consumers) from English into Spanish to target Hispanics with it.  By Isaac Mizrahi - Co-President of ALMA

Management-Model Innovation: How Marketing Can Save the World

Marketing can save the world. I believe this is true. But how? By pushing organizations, from the inside, to innovate with management models that aim to build social equity and improve the environment, while still measuring and achieving profitability.  By Pablo Turletti

What is an effective frequency for advertising?

Let's be clear up front, the answer to the question posed in the title is it depends. The frequently used rules of thumb will be frequently wrong because the specifics of advertising objective, media channel, and product category make them so. But there are guidelines to be observed and there are myths to be ignored.  By Nigel Hollis

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