SUPER BOWL: A FINAL WHERE SPONSORS DON’T CUT BUDGETS

6. 2. 2025 This year again, the live coverage of the American National Football League finals will be accompanied by commercials featuring big names. The price of a half-minute ad space has reached a new record. This year’s National Football League final, known as the Super Bowl, falls on Sunday 9 February. This year, the price for 30… Continue reading SUPER BOWL: A FINAL WHERE SPONSORS DON’T CUT BUDGETS

SUPER BOWL ONLINE: THE BEST ADS IN ONE PLACE

5. 2. 2025 MAM presents a roundup of the spots vying for viewers’ attention during the advertising show of the year. See who will score the advertising touchdown at Super Bowl LIX. This Sunday, February 9, the final game of the American National Football League will be played. After last year, when the Super Bowl became the most… Continue reading SUPER BOWL ONLINE: THE BEST ADS IN ONE PLACE

WHY CELEBRITIES AND THE SUPER BOWL AREN’T LIKELY TO PART WAYS

4. 2. 2025 There was a time when most Super Bowl commercials didn’t feature a celebrity. No Serena Williams. No Payton Manning. No Martha Stewart. In 2010, only about one-third of Big Game spots included a well-known actor, athlete, or musician, according to television analytics firm iSpot.tv. This changed in 2018, when famous faces appeared in the majority of Super… Continue reading WHY CELEBRITIES AND THE SUPER BOWL AREN’T LIKELY TO PART WAYS

REPRESENTATION MATTERS: LESSONS FROM INCLUSIVE TV ADS

4. 2. 2025 TV is a powerful force for social good, and inclusive TV advertising has the power to shape the cultural landscape, to enlighten and inspire, and to help create equity. Positive and authentic representation of diverse communities in advertising can challenge stereotypes and help remove prejudice by driving familiarity and acceptance. And there’s a growing body of… Continue reading REPRESENTATION MATTERS: LESSONS FROM INCLUSIVE TV ADS

WHY HUMOUR IN ADVERTISING WORKS – AND HOW BRANDS CAN USE IT MORE

4. 2. 2025 Humour in advertising has declined by 37% over the past 20 years, according to Kantar, but evidence shows it remains a powerful tool for brand recall, emotional engagement, and long-term success.  WARC’s new report, What’s Working in Humorous Advertising, unpacks how brands across industries – from Snickers to Specsavers – are using comedy to cut through… Continue reading WHY HUMOUR IN ADVERTISING WORKS – AND HOW BRANDS CAN USE IT MORE

YOUNG LIONS OPENS REGISTRATION, ADDS COMMUNITY AND YEAR-ROUND DEVELOPMENT

3. 2. 2025 This year marks the seventeenth year of the Young Lions competition and development program, adding a community focused on developing and connecting young communications professionals throughout the year. Young Lions is a creative competition and training program for young communications professionals up to and including age 30 that accelerates their development and careers. Winners receive… Continue reading YOUNG LIONS OPENS REGISTRATION, ADDS COMMUNITY AND YEAR-ROUND DEVELOPMENT

MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH ADS IF IT’S CHEAPER, NEW REPORT REVEALS

2. 2. 2025 Hub Research finds that two-thirds of viewers deem ads during live events more tolerable than ads during on-demand content. Prime Video and Netflix may have been onto something with their recent expansions into ads. That’s because two-thirds of TV consumers now say they’d rather watch a cheaper, ad-supported option over a more expensive, ad-free offering,… Continue reading MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH ADS IF IT’S CHEAPER, NEW REPORT REVEALS

THINKING ABOUT LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT DURING THE BIG GAME?

1. 2. 2025 For marketers with a new product to promote, few media destinations are as appetizing as the Super Bowl, which offers a unique opportunity to reach the biggest TV audience of the year. But is launching a new product on one of the biggest game days of the year really worth the $7 million-plus price tag… Continue reading THINKING ABOUT LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT DURING THE BIG GAME?

WHAT VALUE ARE YOU CREATING FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS?

31. 1. 2025 Creativity has a pivotal role to play in value creation, but today we need a broader definition of creativity – one that enshrines the belief that “it’s only creative if it creates value” and views the whole brand through the lens of customer experience. Why value matters Customers are the life blood of a business.… Continue reading WHAT VALUE ARE YOU CREATING FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS?

STUDY UK: AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICES IN UK MORE POPULAR THAN EVER

30. 1. 2025 Substantially more people in the UK are choosing ad-supported streaming services, Kantar figures show, with the percentage increasing from 10% a year ago to 31% percent today. The figures – which are taken from Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand study – analyse the British video-on-demand market during Q4. The study also found that ad tiers… Continue reading STUDY UK: AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICES IN UK MORE POPULAR THAN EVER

TV IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF INTERACTIVITY

30. 1. 2025 With the help of AI, people will be able to interact with a wider range of content with their remote, voice, motion gestures, game controllers or phones, and get the big-screen experience. The most unsung device in the home is the humble Wi-Fi router. It’s the least talked about piece of tech in the industry,… Continue reading TV IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF INTERACTIVITY

STUDY USA: STREAMING 2024: FEWER CORE APPS IN U.S. HOMES

28. 1. 2025 Recent research on streaming TV reveals general consistency, but not growth, in the amount of streaming apps viewers regularly tune into — 3.9 average apps per U.S. home in third-quarter 2024, according to TVision. This is down from an average 4.2 apps in 2023. This deepens other analysis that sees the streaming market maturing and/or… Continue reading STUDY USA: STREAMING 2024: FEWER CORE APPS IN U.S. HOMES

APPLE HAS INCREASED ITS BRAND VALUE AND REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE

24. 1. 2025 Brand Finance has published an updated ranking of the world’s most valuable brands. Apple is once again the world’s most valuable brand. That’s according to a new ranking by Brand Finance. It estimates Apple’s brand value at $574.5 billion. The value of the second-ranked Microsoft reaches USD 461 billion, according to the ranking. It is… Continue reading APPLE HAS INCREASED ITS BRAND VALUE AND REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE

FROM 1.9:1 TO 2.5:1: HOW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ARE GETTING MORE EFFICIENT

22. 1. 2025 An analysis of 1,537 successful advertising campaigns from the WARC case study database reveals that the median profit return on investment (ROI) for successful advertisers is 2.5:1, suggesting that campaigns have become more efficient over time. ROI is the ratio of net profit generated by an investment. In marketing, it is often used to refer… Continue reading FROM 1.9:1 TO 2.5:1: HOW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ARE GETTING MORE EFFICIENT

TRUST IN ADVERTISING RISES IN 2024, DRIVEN BY YOUNGER PEOPLE

22. 1. 2025 Trust in advertising has risen from 36% to 39% over the past 12 months, primarily driven by young people, according to new research from the Advertising Association (AA). Trust in ads has grown across all age groups, with a notable 16-point increase among 18- to 34-year-olds since 2022. In contrast, trust among those aged… Continue reading TRUST IN ADVERTISING RISES IN 2024, DRIVEN BY YOUNGER PEOPLE

VOYO IN SLOVAKIA IS GOING UP BY 2 EUROS, INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS WELL

20. 1. 2025 The basic subscription to Voyo will increase by two euros per month in Slovakia. The price of Voyo subscriptions is also expected to increase in the Czech Republic. The streaming service Voyo is to change the price of the standard subscription for new customers to €7.99 (approx. CZK 200) in Slovakia from 20 January 2025.… Continue reading VOYO IN SLOVAKIA IS GOING UP BY 2 EUROS, INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS WELL

STUDY UK: WHY BRANDS ARE FALLING SHORT WITH THEIR MEDIA STRATEGIES

15. 1. 2025 Leading brands are using an ineffective combination of media channels for their campaigns, a major new study has found, with many optimizing for reach instead of for brand metrics that will yield more impact. The study, from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, concluded that current marketing practices are “far from optimal” and that… Continue reading STUDY UK: WHY BRANDS ARE FALLING SHORT WITH THEIR MEDIA STRATEGIES

TRENDS IN SPORTS SPONSORSHIP

13. 1. 2025 The growing influence of artificial intelligence, the increased visibility of Olympic partners or Nike’s aggressive journey back to relevance. These are some of the trends that are expected to be evident in global sports sponsorship in 2025. In the past year, this area has been impacted by major changes, returns and departures. “Rights holders are… Continue reading TRENDS IN SPORTS SPONSORSHIP