UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE MIDDLE FUNNEL TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
21. 1. 2022 Christian Polman, Managing Director UK, Looping Group, looks at the growing importance of the ‘middle funnel’ in bridging both brand building and performance marketing using community engagement. The unveiling of Meta as the new name for Facebook has created much excitement about the future of the metaverse and its potential marketing opportunities. There is a shared belief… Continue reading UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE MIDDLE FUNNEL TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
2022 WILL BE THE YEAR OF ATTENTION, BUT LET’S GO DEEPER
12. 1. 2022 Professor Karen Nelson-Field offers three predictions for 2022, but says regardless if they come true this year is going to be a hell of a ride for audience measurement. Only four things in life are certain: birth, death, taxes, and expert predictions from prophets in the ad game. Every year we see predictions in our… Continue reading 2022 WILL BE THE YEAR OF ATTENTION, BUT LET’S GO DEEPER
THINKTV: WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2021
8. 12. 2021 There’s a bit to cover in these insights we share – so grab the popcorn and settle in The past year served up more learnings about video advertising than there were meltdowns on Married at First Sight. And if the relentless Blursdays of 2021 messed up your memory banks, we’ve got you covered. ThinkTV has taken… Continue reading THINKTV: WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2021
GOOD IDEAS ARE THE HEART OF GOOD ADVERTISING – DIRECT RESPONSE SHOULDN’T BE AN EXCEPTION
1. 12. 2021 Russell Fisher and Matt Lord of Cain&AbelDDB argue that well-crafted direct response TV ads could be your brand’s secret sauce. When you hear the words direct response advertising, what comes to mind? Price roundels and ’sale’ starburst signs? Maybe those ads on daytime TV – you know, actors trying to flog you insurance from a… Continue reading GOOD IDEAS ARE THE HEART OF GOOD ADVERTISING – DIRECT RESPONSE SHOULDN’T BE AN EXCEPTION
RESEARCH: WHEN DOES AN ADVERTISING SPOT HAVE THE GREATEST EFFECT?
30. 11. 2021 Behavio Labs analyzed selected ad campaigns to see how they performed in terms of the key conditions for successful advertising. Research agency Behavio Labs analyzed selected ad campaigns second-by-second. It looked at how they performed in terms of the key conditions for successful advertising. What exactly did the campaign leave in the minds of Czech… Continue reading RESEARCH: WHEN DOES AN ADVERTISING SPOT HAVE THE GREATEST EFFECT?
SOMETHING OLD OR SOMETHING NEW? WHY TV PLUS STREAMING IS THE MARRIAGE FOR YOU
28. 11. 2021 New data reveals the ideal balance of TV and streaming advertising to achieve maximum campaign reach Advertisers today face many difficult choices. In-house or agency? Manual or automated? First-party or third-party? One of the most challenging choices is how to make the most of video advertising – that is, how to balance traditional TV (the… Continue reading SOMETHING OLD OR SOMETHING NEW? WHY TV PLUS STREAMING IS THE MARRIAGE FOR YOU
RESEARCH: VIDEO ADVERTISING WORKS BETTER ON TV THAN ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
22. 11. 2021 Advertisements watched on a television screen have the best results in spontaneous and endorsed knowledge compared to other types of platforms designed for watching video content. This was found in Screenforce‘s Track the Success study, which tracked the factors influencing the reception of advertising on different platforms (TV, BVOD, YouTube and Facebook) in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The… Continue reading RESEARCH: VIDEO ADVERTISING WORKS BETTER ON TV THAN ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
SWITCHING ON TO CONNECTED TV? FOUR THINGS ADVERTISERS NEED TO KNOW
18. 11. 2021 While connected TV offers advertisers more choice and reach than ever before, brands must update their view of how to advertise on this platform, argues IAB UK’s Elizabeth Lane. When it comes to TV, one thing hasn’t changed. What we watch – from Squid Game to Succession, and from Love Island to Line of Duty –… Continue reading SWITCHING ON TO CONNECTED TV? FOUR THINGS ADVERTISERS NEED TO KNOW
ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL
16. 11. 2021 At a crossroads on the value of ‘viewability’, advertising needs to embrace quality of attention as a true measure of potential audience and business impact. Dan Machen is Head Of Strategy at Lionize. Clarkson, Mississippi is home to the crossroads that sparked the myth of, ‘Devil at the Crossroads’ – the legend of the Blues player, Robert Johnson, who transformed… Continue reading ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL
LOOK OUT!
4. 11. 2021 How do you create effective and memorable advertising in a world that seems to be turning inwards? That’s the question at the heart of my new book Look out, an advertising guide for today’s world. The book is a study of attention – of what I describe as ‘narrow-’ and ‘broad-beam’ attention. Drawing further on the… Continue reading LOOK OUT!
SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1
3. 11. 2021 An overview of the profit ROI that successful advertisers can expect, based on an analysis of WARC’s database of 1,169 case studies of successful advertising campaigns. Successful advertisers achieve an average profit return on investment (ROI) of 2.26:1. As most case studies on WARC list short-term results, the long-term return will often be higher. Successful… Continue reading SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1
DON’T FORGET THE GOLDEN RULES OF TRUST AND EFFECTIVENESS
28. 10. 2021 The role of ‘distinctive assets’ or ‘fluent devices’ is a critical foundation stone in improving the effectiveness of advertising, writes Ebiquity’s UK MD. There has been significant debate this month regarding trust in advertising, with the majority view being that there is a significant level of distrust in advertisers and advertising. It is true that… Continue reading DON’T FORGET THE GOLDEN RULES OF TRUST AND EFFECTIVENESS
HOW YOUR BRAND CAN SOUND DISTINCTIVE IN A NOISY WORLD
27. 10. 2021 Sound assets can capture consumer attention, boost distinctiveness and build mental availability, explains Roscoe Williamson of MassiveMusic. We used to have to educate marketers on the benefits of a more strategic approach to use of music and sound in their communications. There’s rarely now a marketer that doesn’t grasp this – how could they not? The challenge… Continue reading HOW YOUR BRAND CAN SOUND DISTINCTIVE IN A NOISY WORLD
HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?
15. 10. 2021 Businesses that discontinued their advertising in the second half of last year may experience a decline in their income of up to 11%, says Yaroslav Protsiv from Nielsen. Nobody was prepared for what hit the world last year. Business thus had to adapt fundamentally. Financial uncertainty and unclear future taught businesses when and where changes should… Continue reading HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?
CRITICISM OF BRAND PURPOSE IS ‘NAÏVE AND UNJUSTIFIED’, CLAIMS PETER FIELD
12. 10. 2021 In new research by the effectiveness expert, well-executed brand purpose cases are found to drive a higher number of large business and brand effects than cases without purpose. Effectiveness expert and consultant Peter Field has called for an end to the “vitriolic” criticism piled on brand purpose by some industry commentators and practitioners, having found… Continue reading CRITICISM OF BRAND PURPOSE IS ‘NAÏVE AND UNJUSTIFIED’, CLAIMS PETER FIELD
RESEARCH REVEALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ROI
1. 10. 2021 The latest edition of The Payback Series examines the ability of media to optimise campaign return on investment (ROI). As a fresh financial year begins, marketers, now more than ever, are working to ensure they are dedicating their campaign budgets to the right channels to deliver strong sales growth. The latest edition of the Payback Series, an… Continue reading RESEARCH REVEALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ROI
INTEREST IN TV ADVERTISING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
23. 9. 2021 Strong demand is coming from advertisers in the e-commerce, retail and food and beverage segments. There is a high demand for TV advertising, confirms the CEO of the Nova TV Group Jan Vlček. Nova TV Group has seen a growth in demand for TV advertising since this spring and the interest in it continues to… Continue reading INTEREST IN TV ADVERTISING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
HOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER BRANDS ARE SHAPING TV’S FUTURE
23. 9. 2021 Today’s television ad industry owes a lot to digital natives, particularly direct-to-consumer (D-to-C) brands. This growing group of upstarts and disruptors has not only changed the way we as consumers buy everything, but it has also revolutionized the use of converged TV (linear, CTV/OTT, and addressable) for both data-driven performance and strategic reach. Recognizing TV’s… Continue reading HOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER BRANDS ARE SHAPING TV’S FUTURE
