Media Planning
Channel overload is hurting full-funnel marketing effectiveness and ROI confidence
With so many to choose from, marketers have their hands full as they weigh the options, allocate their budgets, and then validate their decisions. And as varied as the measurement landscape is today, the challenges will only increase as new channels come to market—unless marketers shift to think more holistically about their measurement.
‘Media Reimagined’ [REPORT]
Deloitte Digital has unveiled its pioneering "Media Reimagined" report, a captivating exploration into the vital role of equity in the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. Comprised of three thought-provoking sections, the report delves into the business imperative of equity, examines the current state of inclusivity and representation among M&E consumers and workforce, and offers actionable steps for creative industry leaders to foster equity throughout their organization's ecosystem.
The Ongoing Appeal of the Household TV
Why the medium is still tried and true for brands even as streaming reaches maturity
Maximizing ROI with Programmatic Data: Best Practices for Advertisers
Digital media buyers constantly seek ways to maximize return on investment (ROI) for their clients' digital advertising campaigns. But, achieving this goal is often easier said than done, as numerous factors can influence the results of a digital campaign.
Six secrets of unleashing the power of retail media
The $45 billion US retail media market is surging as retailers capitalize on the consumer shift to e-commerce while offering advertisers access to their unique audiences and data insights.1 Yet capturing advertising spending as a retail media network (RMN) is far from guaranteed. Advertisers are spoiled for choice across the RMN landscape, and the number of RMNs is growing by the day. The question is which RMNs will raise the bar to meet the needs of the sophisticated modern marketer.
All Media Should Become Performance Media
The digital media landscape and its associated advertising models are being shaken to their core by the move to a cookieless landscape and increasing privacy restrictions. But are they really? And even if so, is that a bad thing?
Green Acres Nursery & Supply selects BeautifulBeast to help their business bloom
The cross-cultural agency BeautifulBeast is assisting with the launch of the newest Green Acres Nursery & Supply store in Texas while growing its brand on the West Coast through a digital marketing campaign. The agency is collaborating on a digital communication strategy and its implementation for this major effort. “Green Acres is your local, independent garden center.
Jose Bello named VP of Republica Havas Media
Republica Havas Group has appointed industry veteran Jose Bello as vice president of its Republica Havas Media offering. In his new role, Bello will be charged with steering and growing the Group’s media services capabilities. In addition, he will partner with Havas Media Group on expanding opportunities through key client and media partnerships, leveraging Republica Havas’ National Minority Supplier Development Council certification and prestigious NMSDC Corporate Plus designation.
Marketers are all in on streaming despite questions on its effectiveness as advertising platform
Nielsen released its 2023 Annual Marketing Report, which uncovered that 84% of marketers are including streaming platforms in their media planning to meet their audiences, yet only 49% of survey respondents view OTT and CTV as effective advertising channels.
Global Consumer Media Content & Tech Spend Grew 6.3% in 2022
Global consumer spending on overall media content and technology grew at a decelerated 6.3% in 2022 to $2.186 trillion, following an increase of 6.9% in 2021, the strongest growth in consumer media spending in a decade, according to new research by PQ Media, the leading provider of media econometrics.
Back To The Office: Marketers And Agencies Increase Commutes And Days In The Office
Marketers and agencies are increasing their commutes and spending more days at the office, according to a new Advertiser Perceptions study of 302 media agencies and brands commissioned by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group®. Interviews took place April 4-12, 2023 and the results were compared to the same study conducted in April and October 2022.
As media options proliferate, quality audience data is the key to delivering marketing impact
By 2025, experts believe the world will be rife with about 175 zettabytes of data. It would take 1.8 billion years to download that much data with an average internet connection. For marketers, this much data could pose a challenge, seeing as how their task is identifying who, out of the 8 billion people1 on the planet, is generating the data that best represents their target audience.
4 Ways to Optimize Return on Ad Spends (ROAS) in Uncertain Economic Times
For marketers and advertisers facing tightening budgets, advertising campaigns and strategies are being evaluated closely and scrutinized to determine which spending should stay and which needs to go. This evaluation leans heavily on reviewing data, specifically return on ad spends (ROAS), and determining the best way to avoid deep cuts while keeping advertising campaigns active.
THE HISPANIC MARKETING COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THE 2023 HMC STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) announced the winners of the 2023 HMC Strategic Excellence Awards at its annual summit in New York City. After a record number of entries, a total of four Gold, eight Silver and nine Bronze awards were given to 13 US-based agencies representing 17 campaigns in seven categories. Four members of the jury—Pablo Buffagni, President, Creative Director, BBQ Agency and Director of Círculo Creativo USA; Alice Ovadia, Vice President of Media Strategy, TRUth; Nuria Santamaria Wolfe, Director, Strategic Audience Partnerships, Meta; and Amilynn Soto, Industry Business Solutions – Strategist, Leading eCommerce, TikTok—presented the awards and discussed the depth, breadth and diversity of the submissions and what went into selecting the most effective and engaging campaigns.
Marketers are all in on streaming despite questions on its effectiveness as advertising platform [REPORT]
The fifth annual report, which surveyed nearly 2,000 global marketers in December 2022, found that advertisers and agencies lack complete and comparable data hampering their ability to fully understand audiences’ growing affinity for on-demand content that better meets their personal preferences delivered by digital platforms.
Understanding audiences is critical in effective cross-media strategies
Compared with the year before, global marketers entered 2023 with a sense of uncertainty that made it difficult to plan for the year ahead. With just under 70% of the marketers surveyed for Nielsen’s 2023 Annual Market Report citing the economy as a roadblock to formalizing their 2023 media strategies, many developed contingency plans in case they need to pivot.
Pairing Media Placement with Quality Creative in Order to Drive Stronger Ad Effectiveness [REPORT]
Media placement and creative work hand in hand when it comes to effective advertising strategies. A new study by MAGNA Media Trials and Yahoo set out to understand the role that creative quality plays in ad effectiveness, and the elements that contribute to quality creative. Creative, the Performance Powerhouse found that while media placement helps marketers find consumers where they are, creative quality was responsible for 56% of purchase intent, illustrating the strong performance of both tactics as they work together. The study suggests that marketers can greatly benefit from making small improvements to their creative in order to optimize ad performance, while also driving brand quality and trust.
Media Industry Concentration: Detailed List of Largest Sellers of Advertising
In this post I’m including the detailed top 20 media owner list (referring to the largest sellers of advertising based outside of China) with estimated ad revenue from 2016 to 2022 for each of them on a pro forma basis to account for acquisitions and dispositions that each of the current top 20 made over those years, and reflecting gross ad revenue to include ad networks (but not including software-based revenue). By Brian Weiser
Estrella Media announces formation of EMAS Commercial Sales Team
Estrella Media has announced the formation of its EMAS (Estrella Media Advertising Solutions) integrated commercial sales team. The EMAS team will represent a suite of leading media networks in the U.S. marketplace for broadcast (TV and radio) and digital advertising opportunities. Companies represented are Estrella Media, beIN SPORTS, and Hemisphere Media.
Marketing Automation Is a Cost-Effective Paradigm Shift
Marketing automation has all too often been looked at as a "nice to have" for companies. Yet, those exact same companies often find reasons to complain about organizational inefficiency and its pressures on their balance sheets. In stating the obvious that protecting margins is truly paramount for brand marketers, while improving performance and service levels, then automation would seem to be a "must have" that is central to resource allocations.
