30TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN DRUM HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME, ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR APPLICATIONS
9. 8. 2024 Marketing & Media will be in Portorož, Slovenia, again this year from 9-10 October as a media partner of the festival and will bring you the highlights of the event in a special edition. What can you look forward to in the programme? Katie Sterling from WARC will be the first to perform as part… Continue reading 30TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN DRUM HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME, ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR APPLICATIONS
CLEAR GENERATIONAL DIVIDE EMERGING IN ATTITUDES TO INCLUSIVITY, SURVEY SHOWS
20. 7. 2024 Younger generations would like to see greater representation in advertising, along with more accessible creative. Gen Z would like to see better representation and accessibility in advertising, reveals new research from Clear Channel UK, which further highlights a growing divide between generational, and gendered, views on diversity and inclusion. According to the research, 42% of… Continue reading CLEAR GENERATIONAL DIVIDE EMERGING IN ATTITUDES TO INCLUSIVITY, SURVEY SHOWS
HOW CAN BRANDS EFFECTIVELY REACH THE OLYMPIC AUDIENCE WITH CONNECTED TV ADVERTISING?
17. 7. 2024 With Paris 2024 just around the corner, Martin Wexler, (SVP channel partnerships at Acxiom), outlines why brands are putting connected TV (CTV) at the center of their Olympic marketing strategies. He also explains what you can do to achieve medal-worthy performance from your CTV campaigns. The Olympics is an event like no other. And that’s… Continue reading HOW CAN BRANDS EFFECTIVELY REACH THE OLYMPIC AUDIENCE WITH CONNECTED TV ADVERTISING?
NEW STUDY FINDS REPRESENTATION OF THE DISABLED IN MOVIES AND TV ARE LEAVING AUDIENCES VERY ‘UNSATISFIED’
11. 7. 2024 So far this year, we’ve seen some notable representation for the disabled and those with mental health conditions. Marvel’s Echo put deaf star Alaqua Cox front and center and has her go full force in action scenes as an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Max’s Turtles All The Way Down authentically portrays a mental illness (OCD). But per a recent study,… Continue reading NEW STUDY FINDS REPRESENTATION OF THE DISABLED IN MOVIES AND TV ARE LEAVING AUDIENCES VERY ‘UNSATISFIED’
STUDIE USA: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS AUDIENCES SEEK OUT AUTHENTIC CROSS-CULTURAL CONTENT
20. 6. 2024 Discerning viewers and shoppers want brands to help expand their global horizons and foster a sense of community, according to a wide-reaching Amazon Ads report. International audiences want brands to represent global culture by embracing diversity and depicting people in nuanced and respectful ways. As detailed in a new Amazon Ads report, “From Ads to… Continue reading STUDIE USA: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS AUDIENCES SEEK OUT AUTHENTIC CROSS-CULTURAL CONTENT
LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY SUPPORTS BRANDS THAT SUPPORT THEM
2. 6. 2024 The LGBTQIA+ community is under legislative pressure across the US. A Horowitz study shows why brands should support them. Horowitz Research has released pretty strong consumer information showing that brands that support the LGBTQIA+ community do see a solid payoff. When brands include transgender or nonbinary people in their ads, 42% of adults aged 18 to… Continue reading LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY SUPPORTS BRANDS THAT SUPPORT THEM
STUDY USA: LGBTQ CHARACTERS ARE DROPPING ACROSS BROADCAST, CABLE AND STREAMING NETWORKS
30. 4. 2024 LGBTQ characters are dropping across broadcast, cable and streaming networks GLAAD released the findings of the 19th edition of ‘Where We Are on TV,’ a report that analyzes the number of LGBTQ regular and recurring characters across broadcast, cable and streaming. LGBTQ characters are falling out of focus on the small screen. GLAAD released the findings… Continue reading STUDY USA: LGBTQ CHARACTERS ARE DROPPING ACROSS BROADCAST, CABLE AND STREAMING NETWORKS
STUDY USA: BY THE NUMBERS: MOST AMERICANS WANT BRANDS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY. BUT THERE’S A BIG CAVEAT
15. 3. 2024 A new survey from Morning Consult found that American adults in every age demographic believe that corporations have at least some responsibility to display diverse, inclusive marketing. This data comes even as DE&I efforts at companies, universities and elsewhere are being criticized or even penalized by conservative legislators. Still, despite evidence of some fatigue around… Continue reading STUDY USA: BY THE NUMBERS: MOST AMERICANS WANT BRANDS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY. BUT THERE’S A BIG CAVEAT
STUDY SHOWS STRONG CONSUMER SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADVERTISING
21. 9. 2023 Survey of 2,300 US adults indicates that consumers actively seek brands that support the LGBTQ+ community and may cease their patronage if these efforts are reduced. Amid all the controversy over LGBTQ+ advertising, a new report from the Cultural Inclusion Accelerator (CIA) and the ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM) suggests that a… Continue reading STUDY SHOWS STRONG CONSUMER SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADVERTISING
LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADS IS SEVERELY LACKING, GLAAD AND KANTAR REPORT FINDS
26. 6. 2023 Just 3% of more than 400 ads from 2022 had LGBTQ+ representation. Advertisers are failing to properly represent LGBTQ+ people in ads, according to a new report, which comes as inclusivity within marketing is facing increased scrutiny amid heightened political tension. The study—the first of its kind from a partnership between GLAAD and Kantar—includes an… Continue reading LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADS IS SEVERELY LACKING, GLAAD AND KANTAR REPORT FINDS
STUDY USA: REPRESENTATION IS A DECIDING FACTOR IN CHOOSING WHAT TO WATCH
21. 6. 2023 But some groups like Hispanics remain dramatically underrepresented in the top 50 TV shows, according to Samba TV. A new analysis from Samba TV has found that cast diversity is a key factor in deciding what to watch and that some groups, notably Hispanic and Asian audiences, are underrepresented in the top 50 TV programs… Continue reading STUDY USA: REPRESENTATION IS A DECIDING FACTOR IN CHOOSING WHAT TO WATCH
STUDY HOLDS UP A MIRROR TO VIDEO AD CREATIVE’S LACK OF DIVERSITY & BACKWARDS MOVEMENT
20. 2. 2023 Video advertising in North America is more ‘pale and male’ than it has been since 2019, according to new analysis of 1m ads by global media delivery platform Extreme Reach. Melinda McLaughlin, the company’s CMO, shares how the analysis was done, what it means, and what happens next. Extreme Reach recently published research showing that… Continue reading STUDY HOLDS UP A MIRROR TO VIDEO AD CREATIVE’S LACK OF DIVERSITY & BACKWARDS MOVEMENT
GERMANY STUDY: MORE THAN HALF OF GERMANS SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN BRAND COMMUNICATION
12. 8. 2022 A short study by YouGov presented the German population’s attitude towards diversity in brand and corporate marketing communications. The topic of diversity is increasingly emerging in society. One in four Germans (26 percent) report that they have dealt with the topic of diversity in society. According to respondents, diversity most often involves the topic of… Continue reading GERMANY STUDY: MORE THAN HALF OF GERMANS SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN BRAND COMMUNICATION
USA STUDY: DIVERSE ADS INCREASE PURCHASE INTENT
27. 6. 2022 Advertising that embraces diversity and representation leads to a greater likelihood of product recommendation and purchase, according to a new survey of consumers in the US and UK. Why it matters Diversity and inclusion is an issue of profound ethical importance, and must be treated as such by advertisers. As an additional benefit, good moral practice… Continue reading USA STUDY: DIVERSE ADS INCREASE PURCHASE INTENT
