BRANDING, MUSIC AND AVOIDING THE PERILS OF PURPOSE – CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS UNPACKED

20. 6. 2023 The craft and conditions to drive greater creative effectiveness were explored by experts at an event hosted by TV marketing body Thinkbox. “It’s clear that creativity is, by some way, the biggest lever at a marketer’s disposal.” This according to Paul Dyson, co-founder of effectiveness consultancy Accelero Consulting. It’s often been claimed that creativity has… Continue reading BRANDING, MUSIC AND AVOIDING THE PERILS OF PURPOSE – CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS UNPACKED



TV OR YOUTUBE: WHICH PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS RESULTS?

13. 6. 2023 Watching YouTube’s ‘The Long and The Short of It’ leaves the viewer with the impression the only way for brands to achieve short- and long-term business results is on one video platform. While many of the points raised in the series – that video enables an ‘audience-first’ approach, it attracts and converts the attention of… Continue reading TV OR YOUTUBE: WHICH PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS RESULTS?



MOOD MATTERS: REACHING TV VIEWERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT

30. 5. 2023 Reaching people in positive moods can boost the likelihood that people notice, like and believe our ads. So why do so many marketers ignore its power? Joanna Stanley looks at the behavioural science behind mood, and offers ideas to optimise your next campaign. In the story of the Good Samaritan, a Jewish man is attacked… Continue reading MOOD MATTERS: REACHING TV VIEWERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT



GEN Z CONTRADICTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE

16. 5. 2023 It is human nature to live in contradiction. It’s part of what has always drawn us to the strategy and insights field. It’s my secret joy to zoom in on these paradoxes – to really hear and understand where the tension lies and what it might mean for someone’s behaviors and perceptions of the world… Continue reading GEN Z CONTRADICTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE



THE NEXT ERA OF DATA-DRIVEN ADVERTISING IN TV IS HERE. HOW CAN MARKETERS MAKE THE MOST OF IT?

11. 5. 2023 Addressable TV helps brands increase ROI with data-driven capabilities, including a new opportunity to reach audiences in market for their products. There are plenty of misconceptions around the efficacy of TV as a marketing channel. Though unrivalled in its reach (91% of UK households switch on live TV at least once per week, according to… Continue reading THE NEXT ERA OF DATA-DRIVEN ADVERTISING IN TV IS HERE. HOW CAN MARKETERS MAKE THE MOST OF IT?



COMMERCIALS ARE A SECOND HOME TO CZECH CELEBRITIES. POPULAR ACTORS, RENOWNED ATHLETES AND EVEN KAREL GOTT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM

3. 5. 2023 Today's advertising can hardly be imagined without the involvement of public figures. But some spots resonate more than others, so it is not a bad idea to focus on those that can be described as memorable, given the popularity of the actors and the presentation itself.



WHAT THE EFFECTIVE 100 CAN TELL US ABOUT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS

26. 4. 2023 Commitment to brand purpose, tech innovation and breaking category norms lead to commercial success, a new report from WARC Creative finds. WARC Rankings: Lessons from the Effective 100 looks at the strategies and approaches of some of the world’s most awarded campaigns for effectiveness from 2022, ranked in this year’s Effective 100. Why it matters… Continue reading WHAT THE EFFECTIVE 100 CAN TELL US ABOUT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS



ADVERTISING AS A DREAM FACTORY: CLAUDE C. HOPKINS, FOUNDER OF MODERN ADVERTISING

9. 4. 2023 Claude C. Hopkins is known as the man who laid the foundations of modern advertising. And quite literally – the book with the same title is probably his most important work. He worked as an advertising creator and copywriter in the first half of the 20th century, when television was still in its infancy. The… Continue reading ADVERTISING AS A DREAM FACTORY: CLAUDE C. HOPKINS, FOUNDER OF MODERN ADVERTISING



THE FATHER OF ADVERTISING DAVID OGILVY

30. 3. 2023 There’s probably no one in the advertising world who hasn’t heard of David Ogilvy. How did he make commercial communications history? And what is his contribution to the world of advertising?



CREATIVITY ABSOLUTELY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF ADVERTISING.

1. 3. 2023 Reviewing nearly 500 TV campaigns, Nielsen found 47% of ad-driven sales were dependent on the creative. But creativity without a strategy is a recipe for disaster. A powerful duo: creativity and relevance. Highly creative campaigns are significantly more effective than less creative campaigns. Not only do they improve attention and memorability, but they also increase positive… Continue reading CREATIVITY ABSOLUTELY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF ADVERTISING.



TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD – IT JUST NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES

18. 2. 2023 Unifying the best brand-safe linear and digital strategies is the new advertising reality, argues Ampersand’s chief technology officer Gerrit Niemeijer. In today’s advertising landscape, brands are increasingly looking to implement precision targeting across media buys to both maximize the value of their data investments and improve performance. To do this, marketers have been leaning on… Continue reading TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD – IT JUST NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES



ROI OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS IS ON AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY

2. 2. 2023 The cumulative median revenue ROI of successful campaigns has grown 10% over the past five years, from 3.86:1 to 4.25:1, according to the latest WARC ROI Benchmarks Report. What it means The average campaign in the WARC database delivers a sales increase four times as high as the advertising investment. Over the same 2017-2022 period,… Continue reading ROI OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS IS ON AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY



BRAND-BUILDING ADS BOOST SHORT-TERM SALES, AND NOW YOU CAN PROVE IT

1. 2. 2023 Ten years since The Long and the Short of It was published, new evidence shows that while sales-driven ads deliver few long-term effects, brand advertising achieves both. Everyone in marketing has heard about The Long and the Short of It (TLATSOI) and its authors Peter Field and Les Binet. But, as their grand theory reaches… Continue reading BRAND-BUILDING ADS BOOST SHORT-TERM SALES, AND NOW YOU CAN PROVE IT



WHY EVALUATION IS A KEY COMPONENT TO COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING

27. 1. 2023 Channel 4’s Bansri Shah explores why evaluation not only provides the evidence to justify investment into advertising but ensures that money is being spent in the most effective way to ensure continued growth for a brand as part of the IPA Advanced Certificate in Communications Planning. Half my advertising spend is wasted; the trouble is,… Continue reading WHY EVALUATION IS A KEY COMPONENT TO COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING



SIX TRENDS FROM THE IPA EFFECTIVENESS AWARDS

23. 1. 2023 From long-term brand-building activity to short-term activations that deliver on more immediate goals, a new WARC report, based on the 2022 IPA Effectiveness Awards, demonstrates how marketers can rise to current challenges. WARC has analysed the metadata of the winning entries to drill down into the themes and trends that are driving marketing success and… Continue reading SIX TRENDS FROM THE IPA EFFECTIVENESS AWARDS



THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AS A MARKETING OPPORTUNITY? 2023 DOESN’T HAVE TO CRIPPLE COMPANIES, BRAND LOYALTY AND A TOUCH OF EMPATHY ARE THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

5. 1. 2023 Analysts around the world are predicting a challenging year for business, with the cost crisis only becoming fully apparent in the coming months. But marketing experts say the crisis is also an opportunity for brands to strengthen their brand. Which brands are showing the right path to take in times of crisis?



RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHY A MOBILE-FIRST APPROACH TO VIDEO CAN SLOW YOUR GROWTH

3. 1. 2023 Audiences under 40 are more attentive on BVOD than YouTube and Facebook. And the best screen is the biggest one. As part of a continuing examination of advertising effectiveness, ThinkTV has new research findings that explore the hot topic of audience attention. The organisation sought to interrogate video platforms and the attention they command through the lens… Continue reading RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHY A MOBILE-FIRST APPROACH TO VIDEO CAN SLOW YOUR GROWTH



FROM ADVERTISEMENTS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HOW HAS ADVERTISING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC CHANGED IN 30 YEARS?

27. 12. 2022 The creation of advertisements has changed fundamentally over the past decades, as has consumer perception of them. So what are consumers receptive to most now? And how are marketers making their jobs easier with AI? “The Velvet Revolution in November 1989 swept away the communists and brought a fresh wind of endless opportunities for economic… Continue reading FROM ADVERTISEMENTS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HOW HAS ADVERTISING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC CHANGED IN 30 YEARS?