Marketing

Marketing Relationship Survey: Agency-Client Relationship in 2022

For the past four years, Setup has conducted a Marketing Relationship Survey to take the pulse on how Companies (Brands/Clients) and Marketing Agencies operate and work together. Because we live in the space between Brands and Agencies, we are in a unique position to bridge any gaps - in communication, work style, work needs, and more. In that vein, we’re excited to share the results of this year’s survey to provide insight and perspective on the current state of Agency-Client relationships.

The economic state of Latinos in the US: Determined to thrive

The economic state of Latinos in the US: Determined to thrive US Latinos are a driving force of the US economy and account for the fastest-growing portion of US GDP.

Multicultural Americans Believe the American Dream is Still Reachable [REPORT]

Findings from a new study reveal that multicultural Americans have strong faith in the “American Dream.” In fact, 78% of Black, Asian, and Hispanic American consumers say they have achieved or believe they can achieve the American Dream, as compared to 69% of White consumers.

A marketer’s trifecta: Women, the World Cup and holiday shopping

For the first time ever, the World Cup will overlap with the holiday season, creating a unique opportunity for brands to turn football fans into festive shoppers. And, as women are often key holiday season spenders, marketers can maximize the impact of both World Cup and holiday campaigns by focusing on reaching and connecting with female fan bases.

Asians Not Impressed with Brand Marketing/Advertising Outreach

Horowitz Research findings from FOCUS Asian: State of Consumer Engagement 2022 study reveals that only 34% of Asian consumers feel that they are seeing more brands going out of their way to market and advertise to their community. They are much less likely than their Black (45%) and Latinx (44%) counterparts to feel this way.

Inclusive marketing is just better marketing

Inclusive marketing isn’t just a sideline or a charity project, it’s just better marketing, says Jerry Daykin, Vice-President, Global Media at Beam Suntory, and WFA’s Global Diversity Ambassador. His book, Inclusive Marketing: Why Representation Matters to Your Customers and Your Brand is out now.

National Brands Kickstart Local Demand [REPORT]

When local businesses stumble, a national brand’s revenue tumbles. A third of national marketers say 40% or more of their company’s revenue comes from local business partners, yet less than 30% of small businesses have fully recovered from the pandemic. Do the math, and you’ll see a lot of lost revenue.

Data ethics is a priority for nine out of 10 CMOs but half need help making it a reality

New WFA research has found that while CMOs are keen to address consumer and regulatory concerns around data-driven marketing, the complexity of the data and digital ecosystem is making it hard for them to identify the right practical measures to take.

The great American demographic shift

Positive trends in immigration and fertility mean Black, Latino, and other minority groups are on track to collectively account for more than 50 percent of the country’s population.

Hispanic Marketing Industry Evolution (Part I)

As we celebrate another Hispanic Heritage Month, I asked a few industry leaders with decades of experience in Hispanic marketing to reflect on what has changed in the industry over the past two decades and what hasn’t. The conversation was so rich that I decided to break it into two different articles.  By Isaac Mizrahi - Co-President of ALMA

No, you are not ‘over-indexing on Black’ [Here we go again a so called “DEI Expert” does not even mention US Hispanics]

PR Daily published an article by By Amira Barger the EVP of Health DEI at Edelman. Even though I agree with the premise, it astonished me that a so called "DEI Expert" cannot herself be more inclusive in her presentation of her point in the article. Excluding the importance is US Hispanics! What, DEI is only promoting Blacks or African American? Edelman as a company knows better that this. Have you lost your compass?

Best-In-Class: Pop-Tarts Día de Muertos Impact and Innovation

Captura Group and Kellogg share insights and learnings behind award-winning multicultural campaign during HMC’s Strategic Excellence Award webinar

The 2022 ROI Report [REPORT]

If driving media ROI is your job, this report helps you do it better. We reveal what drives returns, how to measure them and how to improve on the metrics you already have.

Kellogg Company Recognizes Captura Group for Diverse Partner Investment and Support

Captura Group was recently recognized by Kellogg Company as the 2021 recipient of the Sojourner Truth Award, acknowledging the agency as their certified diverse partner with the highest spend with other diverse companies in 2021.

CEOs from Dentsu, GroupM, Omnicom Media Group & Publicis Media agree Hispanics are the quintessential Growth Drivers

As more than 63 million Hispanics drive population growth in this country and grow in economic, political and cultural influence, we have to ask ourselves, “What is stopping brands from going all in?” According to the CEOs from dentsu Media, GroupM, Omnicom Media Group and Publicis Media, it’s a combination of lack of long-term planning, one-offs and failure to diversify from within.

Cannes Lions 2022: The Attention Economy has landed

Sitting neatly at the intersection of media magic and creative success is the debate around attention, which was a topic du jour from day one. Advertisers are increasingly keen to create ads that capture and retain attention. Publishers want to show they have the environments that deliver high-quality attention. And Agencies want to place ads where they can generate the most attention for their clients’ money.

Timidity is limiting your ROI

From a budgeting perspective, global marketers planned to increase their spending across all channels as 2022 got underway, with significant emphasis on select digital channels like social media, video and display ads.

Marketing facing “worst-ever” talent crisis

Nearly half (48%) of all advertisers, agencies, ad tech companies and media owners think the industry is facing its “worst-ever crisis” when it comes to talent, topping off at 54% among agencies, according to new research from WFA and global media advisors, MediaSense.

PROCUREMENT still a thorny issue for Marketers & Agencies [REPORT]

There’s good news and bad news in the world of marketing procurement, according to a new report from the ANA.

Guidelines for Measuring Influencer Marketing [REPORT]

The ANA introduced the industry’s first set of guidelines for measuring influencer marketing to help advertisers overcome a challenge that has thwarted them for several years.

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