AN INSIDER’S VIEW: WHERE WILL THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING END?

30. 8. 2022 Martin Nováček from media agency OMD Czech reflects on what parameters currently influence the price of TV advertising and asks where it can go. Price, the magic formula around which everything revolves and is decided. We have become accustomed to evaluating the success or failure of an advertising campaign through it, as if nothing else… Continue reading AN INSIDER’S VIEW: WHERE WILL THE PRICE OF TV ADVERTISING END?

BRAND PURPOSE DURING A RECESSION—4 REASONS TO PROTECT IT

22. 8. 2022 Marketers shouldn’t risk long-term investments in customer affinity or inadvertently blunt short-term growth Illustration of a large hand holding a red arrow pointing forward along side other light blue arrows pointing forward with tiny sized employees striving forward. For 28 months the pandemic propelled brands to explore and embrace the parameters of purpose in their… Continue reading BRAND PURPOSE DURING A RECESSION—4 REASONS TO PROTECT IT

SHOULD YOUR STARTUP CONSIDER ADVERTISING ON TV?

18. 8. 2022 TV advertising may not carry the same weight it did years ago, but does that mean we should give it up altogether? Not really — and here’s why. TV advertising doesn’t carry quite the same weight it used to. Twenty years ago — back in the days of “water cooler” TV moments and must-watch televisual… Continue reading SHOULD YOUR STARTUP CONSIDER ADVERTISING ON TV?

REMEMBER THE VALUE OF TV AS INFLATION BITES

18. 8. 2022 Overall inflation and TV inflation aren’t really linked. But their relationship matters in terms of effectiveness. The rising cost of life in general and media in particular is a pressing concern for advertisers. Yesterday the UK’s Office of National Statistics reported that inflation has reached 10.1% — the first double-digit increase in prices in 40… Continue reading REMEMBER THE VALUE OF TV AS INFLATION BITES

THE SECRET TO SURVIVING A RECESSION? KEEP ADVERTISING – HERE’S HOW

5. 8. 2022 One popular disinfectant brand came under scrutiny in September of 2020 for launching ads that glorified a return to the office — at a time when many people were still quarantining or enjoying work-from-home life. Of course, their marketing team was under a lot of pressure to keep sales up during an economic downturn. But… Continue reading THE SECRET TO SURVIVING A RECESSION? KEEP ADVERTISING – HERE’S HOW

CREATIVE ADS MAKE YOU FORGET BORING ONES

27. 7. 2022 The power of creative advertising: creative ads impair recall and attitudes toward other ads / Creative ads aren’t just more memorable and likeable, they make regular ads less memorable and likeable. Prior research had already established that people are less likely to recall and like regular ads when they are shown alongside creative ads. In… Continue reading CREATIVE ADS MAKE YOU FORGET BORING ONES

STORYTELLING EXPERT FRANK ROSE ON NARRATIVE THINKING IN A DIGITAL AGE

26. 7. 2022 Technology has turned the whole world into storytellers by giving us new means and new motives to share our tales. Journalist and author Frank Rose discusses how stories shape our reality and how to navigate narratives in a digital world. Frank Rose has been telling stories professionally his whole life. He has written about New… Continue reading STORYTELLING EXPERT FRANK ROSE ON NARRATIVE THINKING IN A DIGITAL AGE

THE “MAPPING THE MOODS” STUDY REVEALS THE RELEVANCE OF CONTEXT IN MEDIA VIEWING

25. 7. 2022 Technological developments in the world of media affect viewing. A new study commissioned by Screenforce provides evidence of new patterns of video consumption among the expanded population.

FIVE KEY PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERING EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

23. 7. 2022 WARC today releases ‘Anatomy of Effectiveness: 2022 Edition’, a white paper giving brand marketers, advertising agencies and media owners a fresh perspective on the five key building blocks of effectiveness. Much has changed since WARC published the first Anatomy of Effectiveness in 2019, David Tiltman, SVP Content, WARC, observes: “We’ve had a pandemic that saw… Continue reading FIVE KEY PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERING EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

IS THERE A CRISIS COMING? LET THE COMMERCIALS RUN!

21. 7. 2022 Want more market share? Arm yourself with patience and do nothing at all with your marketing budget. Because during a recession, all you have to do is just hang in there and your brand will grow. Why is that? When the recession hits and others start cutting their advertising budgets, your share of voice (SOV)… Continue reading IS THERE A CRISIS COMING? LET THE COMMERCIALS RUN!

I’LL HUFF, AND I’LL PUFF, AND I’LL… BOOST AD EFFECTIVENESS

19. 7. 2022 Think of the most enduring folktales to have been passed down through generations. Fables such as The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Billy Goats Gruff. What do all these stories have in common? The answer? They set an expectation, repeat this expectation and then finally, break it. Indeed, a 2009 study by Jeffrey… Continue reading I’LL HUFF, AND I’LL PUFF, AND I’LL… BOOST AD EFFECTIVENESS

THE BEST CAMPAIGNS OF THE LAST DECADE

30. 6. 2022 Here’s a roundup of the spots that won the Cannes Lions’ Titanium Grand Prix for boundary-breaking projects with groundbreaking creative. 2012: Nike + FuelBand by R/GA New York for Nike To engage customers more, Nike introduced the FuelBand a decade ago, a wristband that translated the effects of any activity into a NikeFuel indicator. The latter helps people compare… Continue reading THE BEST CAMPAIGNS OF THE LAST DECADE

‘DON’T BE AFRAID OF CONSISTENCY’: MARKETERS ON THE DRIVING FACTORS BEHIND EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

24. 6. 2022 The marketers behind two highly effective Marmite and Aldi ads explain what it takes to build a creatively effective campaign. Consistency, relevance and strong branding are all essential to build creatively effective advertising campaigns, the marketers behind Aldi’s ‘A Christmas Carrot’ and Marmite’s ‘Flippin Tasty’ ads have revealed. Both ads have been deemed highly effective from… Continue reading ‘DON’T BE AFRAID OF CONSISTENCY’: MARKETERS ON THE DRIVING FACTORS BEHIND EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING

MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE

3. 6. 2022 Most advertisers agree that an excellent communication activity can return up to 20 times more value for money than an average one. The Association of Communication Agencies (AKA) together with Nielsen Admosphere have completed another wave of research, mapping the development of values in the marketing communication sector in the Czech Republic. Their survey indicates… Continue reading MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE

TV DRIVES SEARCH UPLIFT

1. 6. 2022 The latest Chart of the Month shows the strong relationship between TV exposures and search volume. This chart shows how TV drives an instant impact and is a great platform for creating awareness and driving demand. Google Trends data can help us understand the impact that linear TV had for online property service Boomin by… Continue reading TV DRIVES SEARCH UPLIFT

CAN YOU ACHIEVE LONG AND SHORT AT THE SAME TIME? USUALLY, NO

26. 5. 2022 It’s appealing to fulfil brand and sales objectives in one execution, but they’re so different that you’ll probably fail at both. There is almost no debate about the veracity of The Long and the Short of It. Les Binet and Peter Field’s master work is the perfect exemplar of marketing ‘bothism‘. Sure, there are a… Continue reading CAN YOU ACHIEVE LONG AND SHORT AT THE SAME TIME? USUALLY, NO

WHY SERIOUS TIMES CALL FOR FUNNY ADVERTISING

24. 5. 2022 The world is a serious place right now, says Lucky Generals’ head of special ops, Paul Mallon, but that’s no reason why brands should be afraid to be funny Around 143 million mammals got torched in those Australian bush fires a couple of years back. No great giggles to be found there. We bounced to… Continue reading WHY SERIOUS TIMES CALL FOR FUNNY ADVERTISING

STUDY USA: FAMILY CO-VIEWING SURGES AMONG STREAMING AUDIENCES

5. 5. 2022 New Future Today survey finds that 94% of parents have increased co-viewing in the last year. While conventional wisdom holds that the proliferation of screens has produced more siloed viewing, a new survey commissioned by Future Today has found that family co-viewing among streaming audiences is actually increasing. “There is a misperception that the explosion in screens… Continue reading STUDY USA: FAMILY CO-VIEWING SURGES AMONG STREAMING AUDIENCES