MOMS
by Maria Bailey on Jul 31, 1:00 PM
Back-to-school shopping season is in full swing, and moms are actively filling their baskets with products for the first day of classes.
STRATEGY
by Emily Hummel on Jul 31, 1:00 PM
Turns out your grade school counselor was right, image isn't everything - or at least not when it comes to creating effective advertising. While marketers are obsessing over capturing high-quality graphics to catch the consumer's eye, they may be missing out on a much cheaper, faster, and more engaging form of content: podcasts.
MILLENNIALS
by Morgan Fosina on Jul 31, 1:00 PM
Financial services executives are sort of like record company execs in the late 1990s. The big difference is that the former know that massive change is coming.
STRATEGY
by Adrian Dubler on Jul 30, 1:00 PM
There is a reason why brands like Nivea, Pernod Ricard, Heineken, and Coca-Cola are killing it on social media and building stronger connections with consumers. They aren't relying on stock imagery. Rather, they are crowdsourcing authentic images that align with their brand message and values.
CROWDSOURCING
by Ranjita Ghosh on Jul 30, 1:00 PM
From leaning on a crowd of individuals to suggest anything from binge-worthy shows to ideas on reducing cosmic ray exposure, organizations like Netflix and NASA are finding creative ways to leverage crowdsourcing, according to "Harvard Business Review."
INFLUENCER MARKETING
by Carl Burkhard on Jul 30, 1:00 PM
Influencer marketing represents one of the fastest-growing methods for online customer acquisition, with two-thirds of marketers planning to increase their spends in this area. And while marketers are reporting significant return on each dollar spent in this sector, that doesn't mean it's a fit for every brand.
CONTENT
by JoAnna Foyle on Jul 27, 1:00 PM
Any discussion around brand suitability should begin and end with the consumer mindset. Too often, executives think of brand suitability as a relationship between only their brands and the content. They forget that consumers bring certain expectations to the content they watch, and those expectations may affect whether or not it is appropriate for a brand's message to appear.
DATA
by Ron Jacobson on Jul 27, 1:00 PM
When data surpassed oil last year as the world's most valuable resource, it marked a dramatic milestone in the history of human commercial activity. The "information economy" is firmly upon us, and it affects us all regardless of industry. Nobody knows that better than marketing and media professionals, who rely on targeted advertising to fuel their business.
STRATEGY
by Andreas Reiffen on Jul 27, 1:00 PM
Amazon is the king of retail, and every now and then it finds new ways to tax its partners. The company's Sponsored Product ads, in which brands can bid to include their products within on-site search listings, have long been one of its most popular and effective tools. The reason is obvious: opening listings up to bids theoretically allows one brand to get the best ranking and pull revenue away from competitors.
HISPANICS
by Parker Morse on Jul 26, 1:00 PM
When brands think about reaching Hispanic audiences in the United States, they often consider which language to advertise in or which aspect of their rich culture to highlight. While there is no question that this is invaluable for any advertising push aimed at U.S. Hispanics, there's another facet that brands also need to examine, i.e., the platforms actively used by this audience.