Marketing
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
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.
26% of global marketers are confident in their audience data [REPORT]
Nielsen released its 2022 Annual Marketing Report, which found marketers are prioritizing digital first, but have struggled over the past two years to keep up with consumers’ changing media habits. Titled “Era of Alignment,” the first global report of its kind, illustrates how marketers need confidence in their data to focus equally on brand building and customer acquisition, doing so through both upper-funnel and lower-funnel planning and execution.
State of Play report reveals that streaming is the future, but consumers are currently overwhelmed by choice [REPORT]
Nielsen released its inaugural State of Play report, which highlights the increasing boom of video content in both linear and streaming in recent years. Overall, Americans increased their average weekly time streaming video by 18%, with a year-over-year increase from 143.2 billion streamed minutes to 169.4 billion between February 2021 and February 2022.
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.
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
U.S. AD MARKET OUTLOOK down by 1% based on economic impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
MAGNA reduces its 2022 advertising spending growth expectation due to economic and geopolitical uncertainty, but media owners’ ad revenues should still grow by +11% this year to pass the $300 billion milestone.
Inflation? Brands need empathy and consumer understanding
Inflation worries consumers because their income won’t buy as much. It worries businesses because it squeezes their margins. The first thing to recognize is that brands cannot promote their way out of trouble. Starting a price war erodes margins faster, re-educates consumers about where the price point should be in a category, and immediately destroys value.
Retail Spending Continues as Spending on Activities Rises
U.S. consumers have started to spend on in-person experiences again, but the pull-back on general merchandise retail spending that is expected to coincide with it has not played out. At least, not yet. Experiential spending reached 91% of 2019 levels, as of the end of 2021, but general merchandise retail spending remained elevated 19% above pre-pandemic levels, according to The NPD Group. Some diminished demand has been evident, with retail unit sales declining in nine of the first ten weeks of 2022, when compared to last year. However, revenue rose in excess of 5% in four of the same ten weeks.
The Immigrant Archive Project collects the stories of coming to call the U.S. home [PODCAST]
The Immigrant Archive Project, a collection of oral histories from the nation's immigrants, will be housed at the Library of Congress. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to archive founder Tony Hernandez.
The CMO Survey: The latest results [REPORT]
The 28th edition of The CMO Survey examines the issues top of mind for marketers including the latest focus for marketing activities, spending, jobs, and performance.
