Marketing
What Type of Strategist are you?
Strategists come in different breeds. Some know it all or are full of ideas, while others prefer to involve their people or focus on maintaining the status quo. Which type are you? By
US Consumer Confidence
Confidence Stands at Highest Level since July 2021 after Second Straight Month of Gains
Bursting the Creative Bubble
How to widen your perspective on projects and create deeper connections with your audience
CEO Insights [REPORT]
Despite geopolitical disruption and looming economic concerns, CEOs remain focused on navigating through uncertainty. While the challenges are many, today’s CEOs demonstrate incredible resilience through their ability to navigate external factors and continue to explore and invest in emerging technologies. Below are highlights from the most recent Fortune/Deloitte CEO survey.
The world’s most valuable brands of 2023
Apple continues to lead as the world’s most valuable brand, for the second year in a row, in the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands Report 2023. The latest ranking shows that the total brand value of the world’s top 100 brands now stands at $6.9 trillion for 2023. Despite a 20% drop in the overall index vs 2022, the Kantar BrandZ Top 100 retains its long-term growth trajectory, posting 47% growth compared to the pre-COVID (2019) level.
7 Marketing and Advertising Predictions for 2024
The marketing and advertising landscape is constantly evolving. Digital, AI, big data, fast data – more advancements and new technologies are constantly being introduced. Before we delve into the marketing of the now and near future, let's take a quick trip down memory lane over the past 50 years.
Kanguro Insurance launches Health Insurance Plans for Pets
Kanguro Insurance has officially launched its health insurance plans for pets. With a strong focus on digital innovation and bilingual customer service, Kanguro Insurance aims to modernize the pet insurance industry in the United States.
What You Need to Know About the Bilingual Bicultural Hispanic Market [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream Podcast, Maria (Lopez) Twena, Chief Marketing Officer at Adsmovil and children’s book author of the MariVi the Master Navigator series, discusses the importance of cultural values like collectivism to marketing to bilingual-bicultural Hispanics.
For Success in Marketing, “Curiosity Is More Productive Than Certainty”
The need for certainty is a gravitational pull shared by all marketers. From project to project, our clients ask us (and we ask each other), "Are you sure this is going to work? Is it going to sell the product?" This would seem both natural, and rational. Selling the product is what we do for a living. It's what makes our world go 'round.
The Power of Embracing Your Big, Ugly, Monstrous Ideas
As a creative professional or innovator, I totally get it—you've probably cooked up your fair share of Big, Ugly, Monstrous Ideas that you secretly hope will never see the light of day. It happens to the best of us! These are ideas that you might be embarrassed to voice or present, but I hope this article helps you recognize that these Big Ugly Monstrous Ideas hold a transformative power and should not be underestimated or overlooked. By Noel Artiles - Creative Director / Creative Leader
‘The rest of the ad industry is playing a loser’s game’
Author and consultant Michael Farmer talks about ad agency decline, why selling creativity is a cop out, and why introducing AI to advertising is like pouring gasoline on a fire
Connecting with Consumers in an Age of Change
Consumers have never had more control over what they watch — how can marketers balance their TV media mix?
The Collapse of the Purchase Funnel [REPORT]
In a volatile world rife with pressures on consumers, from health and the economy to challenges to rights and freedoms and an eroding sense of community, consumers are demanding more from brands.
Ahhh, the missteps I took…
Work is like any relationship and sometimes we pursue what we feel is right, and find out later that it was a mistake. Like marriage, there are ups and downs, but when we look at current jobs and how the holding companies are so vertical, we can see how joining an organization that is too vertical, too segmented, that is a mistake. By Xavier Mantilla - Media Strategy, Creative and tactical execution across multiple markets including US Multicultural. Agency Partnerships and coordination.
Can In-House Agencies Do It All?
A new ANA study finds in-house agencies are picking up a growing list of duties
The Rise of Propensity Modeling and Value Based Marketing in 2023
As the cookie continues to crumble, marketers have turned their attention to first-party data, grabbing up as much as possible from analytics tools, site logins, CRM systems, and more. First-party data can be sophisticated with useful information about potential or current customers, even helping to gauge the value of these customers.
ANA/4A’s Cost of the Pitch [REPORT]
Historically, it has been understood that agencies devote significant resources to the defense of an existing account when put into review and to the pursuit of new business. Until now, however, there has been little if any data on the cost of any agency review to the client.
Sustainability-themed Advertising is Here to Stay
Sustainability-themed advertising has become a prominent and enduring trend, according to a recent study by Nielsen. The report, which uses statistics from Nielsen’s Ad Intel, a comprehensive source of global advertising data, highlights the growing significance of sustainability in advertising, as companies across various sectors prioritize the ecological sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes.
An Open Letter to Good Brands
Is your agency failing you by keeping your ads away from the general news? You may want to ask. Many ad agencies say they need to keep brands off news sites for two reasons, both false
