EFFIE GAVE OUT SIX GOLDS, NO GRAND PRIX

14. 11. 2024 This year’s edition of the Effie advertising effectiveness competition has its winners. The award for the absolute best campaign, the Grand Prix, was not awarded this year. The main prize, the Grand Prix, of this year’s Effie advertising competition, which recognises the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, was not awarded by the jury. This is despite… Continue reading EFFIE GAVE OUT SIX GOLDS, NO GRAND PRIX



EFFIE SHORTLIST: MCCANN, OGILVY AND PHD HAVE THE BEST CHANCES

7. 11. 2024 The Effie advertising effectiveness competition has announced the nominated campaigns that will emerge as this year’s winners. Effie Czech Republic, organised by the Association of Communication Agencies (AKA), today unveiled its shortlist for the 2024 edition at the Forum Media conference. The most represented clients on the shortlist are Plzeňský Prazdroj, Česká Spořitelna, L’Oréal, Vodafone… Continue reading EFFIE SHORTLIST: MCCANN, OGILVY AND PHD HAVE THE BEST CHANCES



PETER FIELD ON HOW TV CAN OUTPERFORM DIGITAL

30. 10. 2024 TV generates 13.8 seconds of attention for a 30-second ad. That’s compared to just 5.2 seconds for YouTube and 1.5 seconds for Facebook and Instagram ads. This finding from Lumenunderscores TV’s ability to capture and hold consumer attention. Challenge your marketing assumptions. Peter Field’s evidence-based approach, rooted in decades of case study analysis, offers a… Continue reading PETER FIELD ON HOW TV CAN OUTPERFORM DIGITAL



MARKETING ARCHITECTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS WITH PETER FIELD

28. 10. 2024 Targeting only consumers who are ready to buy right now is a recipe for inefficient marketing. According to godfather of effectiveness Peter Field, this approach misses most potential customers. This week, Elena, Angela, and Rob are joined by Peter to discuss the state of marketing effectiveness. Peter shares his thoughts on targeting misconceptions, the power… Continue reading MARKETING ARCHITECTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS WITH PETER FIELD



HOW TV’S HALO EFFECT BOOSTS PERFORMANCE ACROSS YOUR MARKETING MIX

23. 10. 2024 Your apparel company just launched its first TV campaign, and new customers driven by TV surge. That’s to be expected. TV’s a powerful response channel. But something far less expected also happens. Paid search campaigns grow more effective. Social media engagement rises. Even in-store visits increase. This is a real scenario that plays out time… Continue reading HOW TV’S HALO EFFECT BOOSTS PERFORMANCE ACROSS YOUR MARKETING MIX



6 WAYS TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING TV ADVERTISING

18. 10. 2024 It’s July 1, 1941. A baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies flickers on TV screens in New York City. Suddenly, the game cuts away. A Bulova watch appears, accompanied by a voiceover intoning, “America runs on Bulova time.” In just 10 seconds, the world’s first TV commercial airs, forever changing the advertising… Continue reading 6 WAYS TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING TV ADVERTISING



SYSTEM1: THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL TV ADVERTISING: PERSEVERANCE AND CONSISTENCY

7. 10. 2024 Advertising on TV is costly and can be risky, especially for newcomers to the medium, but a new analysis of 500 ads proves that perseverance and consistency are an effective combination for getting results.  The research – a partnership between creative effectiveness platform System1 and broadcaster ITV – forms the basis of Break Through, a guide… Continue reading SYSTEM1: THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL TV ADVERTISING: PERSEVERANCE AND CONSISTENCY



FILM ANNIVERSARY: AUDIENCES WANT TO LIVE AS FRIENDS OR THE ADVERTISING POWER OF THE SITCOM

1. 10. 2024 When Friends first appeared on television in September 1994, no one imagined that the sitcom would become a worldwide phenomenon, not only attracting millions of viewers around the world, but also becoming the darling of agencies and brands. It offers a powerful platform for marketers for several reasons. Read why.



THE MARVEL PHENOMENON: COMICS AND TV ADVERTISING IS A GREAT DUO

16. 9. 2024 The popularity of comic book characters makes it possible to create attractive and visually powerful ads, and brands and creative agencies are well aware of this. Which ones are successfully riding the Marvel wave with a comic book theme?



TOP-PERFORMING TV ADS OFFER BRIGHT COLORS, CREATIVITY, COMEDY, ACCORDING TO EDO REPORT

15. 8. 2024 TV advertising analytics and measurement firm EDO has released its rankings of the most effective TV ads across 15 industries for the first half of 2024, offering valuable insights into what drives consumer engagement. Newcomers are making waves. Magic Spoon’s “Tastiest Revolution” ad outperformed the Food and Beverage average by 1,633%, proving innovative creative allows… Continue reading TOP-PERFORMING TV ADS OFFER BRIGHT COLORS, CREATIVITY, COMEDY, ACCORDING TO EDO REPORT



STUDY USA: CTV COMMERCIALS DELIVER MORE ATTENTION THAN OTHER DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS

10. 8. 2024 Yahoo, Omnicom, Amplified Intelligence team up for study. Commercials on connected TV deliver more attention and better business outcomes than other forms of digital video advertising, according to new research. The research comes as advertisers pour money formerly earmarked for broadcast and cable TV into CTV. The IAB this week forecast that spending on CTV… Continue reading STUDY USA: CTV COMMERCIALS DELIVER MORE ATTENTION THAN OTHER DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS



INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CANNES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS LIONS WINNERS

7. 8. 2024 Consistency, simplicity and tapping into fandoms at scale are the keys to creative effectiveness success, according to a new WARC report, Creative Effectiveness Lions – Insights from the 2024 winners. What it’s about  The report, which is available exclusively to WARC subscribers, analyses the entries and has insights into the jury’s deliberations to provide a commentary on the… Continue reading INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CANNES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS LIONS WINNERS



WITH TV EVOLVING, WHAT GOES INTO A REMARKABLE AD TODAY?

7. 8. 2024 TV can offer attention, trust and emotional clout. Coincidentally, these are also the foundations of a good story — just make sure that story is a short one. In our high-speed digital world, traditional TV has struggled to compete against other media channels to capture and retain the attention of consumers. However, when it comes… Continue reading WITH TV EVOLVING, WHAT GOES INTO A REMARKABLE AD TODAY?



BEYOND THE PITCH – FUSE & SYSTEM1 STUDY REVEALS WINNING STRATEGY FOR SPORT SPONSORSHIP

6. 8. 2024 Brands can score a ‘Sport Dividend’ through effective sport sponsorship, according to a new study by global sports and marketing agency FUSE in partnership with creative effectiveness platform System1. The study, The Sport Dividend: Unlocking Incremental Brand Growth Through Sport Sponsorship, revealed that a range of activations associated with sport sponsorship, from advertising to digital… Continue reading BEYOND THE PITCH – FUSE & SYSTEM1 STUDY REVEALS WINNING STRATEGY FOR SPORT SPONSORSHIP



WHY LINEAR AND CONNECTED TV ARE BETTER TOGETHER

2. 8. 2024 Peanut butter and jelly. Movies and popcorn. Road trips with the windows down, music blasting. Some things are just better together. Including linear and Connected TV advertising. TV viewership has changed more in the past decade than in the last thirty years combined. While linear TV still boasts massive audiences, streaming platforms are rapidly gaining… Continue reading WHY LINEAR AND CONNECTED TV ARE BETTER TOGETHER



HOW BRANDS CAN USE SPORTING EVENTS TO SCORE NEW AUDIENCES

1. 8. 2024 A summer of sports gives marketers the chance to win big when it comes to audience engagement. But how can contextual advertising help them stay ahead of the competition? This summer, it’s not only the players and competitors who’ll be hoping to win big at Euro 24 and the Summer Olympics in Paris. Brands will… Continue reading HOW BRANDS CAN USE SPORTING EVENTS TO SCORE NEW AUDIENCES



HOW TRAVEL AND TOURISM BRANDS ENSURE CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS

29. 7. 2024 As part of The Drum’s Travel & Tourism Focus, we use insights from marketing data and analytics company Kantar to show how brands from the likes of Air New Zealand and Disney are standing out in a saturated market. In the highly competitive landscape of travel and tourism, brands are constantly seeking innovative ways to… Continue reading HOW TRAVEL AND TOURISM BRANDS ENSURE CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS



KIM PORTRATE: DOES INVESTING IN OOH AT THE EXPENSE OF TV MAKE CAMPAIGNS LESS EFFECTIVE?

29. 7. 2024 Before you start switching up channel investment in your media mix, make sure you have all the facts. If not, you could be jeopardising the effectiveness of your campaigns, explains Kim Portrate, CEO, ThinkTV. Cathy O’Connor’s comments that out-of-home revenue is set to grow at the expense of TV should send shivers up the spines… Continue reading KIM PORTRATE: DOES INVESTING IN OOH AT THE EXPENSE OF TV MAKE CAMPAIGNS LESS EFFECTIVE?