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

20. 6. 2023 | 4 min read The craft and conditions to drive greater creative effectiveness were explored by experts at an event hosted by TV marketing body Thinkbox.

MARKETERS NEED TO GET BETTER AT LINKING CREATIVITY TO BUSINESS METRICS

19. 6. 2023 | 2 min read Ninety-two percent of marketers can find it difficult to tie creativity to commercial return – a shocking statistic which puts the industry at a major disadvantage when it comes to making the case to the board for continued investment in difficult economic times.

BRANDZ: APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND AHEAD OF GOOGLE

14. 6. 2023 | 1 min read Apple is the world's most valuable brand, according to the BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World ranking compiled by research company Kantar.

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

13. 6. 2023 | 5 min read 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.

GET RID OF THE 11 THINGS HOLDING YOUR CREATIVITY BACK NOW

12. 6. 2023 | 2 min read At the end of last week, Thinkbox unveiled the results of an investigation by Laurence Green, one of the UK's most respected advertising strategists and creative leaders. He conducted a total of 34 in-depth interviews with agency and client executives. The interviews took place in April and May this year and involved companies such as adam&eveDDB, AMV BBDO, Boots, Channel 4, Creature, Havas Creative, ITV, Leo Burnett, Lloyds Banking Group, McDonald's, Mother, Publicis Groupe, Saatchi&Saatchi, Sainsburys, VCCP and others. Respondents included Sir John Hegarty, co-founder and creative director of The Garage, and Tim Lindsay, chairman of D&AD.

GWI STUDY: GLOBAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE

9. 6. 2023 | 2 min read GWI has unveiled its new report on global media consumption.

NETFLIX’S ‘WEDNESDAY,’ HBO’S ‘THE LAST OF US’ ON YOUTUBE’S LIST OF TOP 10 ADS FOR 2023

9. 6. 2023 | 2 min read A Peacock ad starring Kevin Hart also made the cut, as did a star-studded spot for Bulgari featuring Zendaya and Anne Hathaway. What makes for a successful commercial on YouTube? It helps to be a streaming service.

OMDIA RESEARCH: CEE FAST MARKET ON TRACK TO REACH $42M

5. 6. 2023 | 2 min read The Central and Eastern European market is on track to reach $42m in free ad-supported streaming tv (FAST) revenues by 2028 according to new research from Omdia.

THE MARKETING PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

5. 6. 2023 | 6 min read Celebrity endorsements sell products, even when the star outshines the brand. In a new study, Wharton experts use neuroscience to understand consumer decision-making.

MOOD MATTERS: REACHING TV VIEWERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENT

30. 5. 2023 | 8 min read 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.

EXPERTS STUMPED BY ‘AD TURING TEST’ /

30. 5. 2023 | 4 min read A panel of experienced marketing professionals struggled to tell ads made by students from those generated by AI in a competition pitched as the first ‘ad Turing test’.

NEW EMOTIONAL BRAND METRICS FOR DARK TIMES

29. 5. 2023 | 2 min read Measuring brand metrics that inspire human emotions could sit alongside standard business metrics in future, says a new report from the Wunderman Thompson agency.

HOW TO INCREASE REACH BY 15% FOR FREE!

19. 5. 2023 | 2 min read Most brands are missing a trick by failing to include audio descriptions of ads for visually impaired consumers, or closed captions for those with hearing difficulties – yet 15% of the population has some form of these two disabilities. Why it matters It’s the stated aim of Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer to reach 100% of category buyers, so all P&G brands will simply have to be accessible to all consumers. There’s a straightforward business case, with disabled consumers around the world commanding an estimated $8 trillion in spending power. And that’s quite apart from the emotional connections brands can make with consumers who frequently feel left out and unnoticed. Takeaways

CONNECTED TV HAS WORK TO DO TO PERSUADE MARKETERS OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS

18. 5. 2023 | 2 min read Findings from Nielsen's fifth annual marketing report show that marketers have not yet become accustomed to CTV's growing role in the media landscape. The survey of more than 1,500 global marketing professionals found that only 19% of brands view OTT/CTV as "extremely effective." In marketers' perception of advertising effectiveness, CTV lags behind social media, online and mobile video.

IN GRAPHIC DETAIL: GAMERS ARE WARMING UP TO IN-GAME ADS

18. 5. 2023 | 5 min read The in-game advertising industry has grown in fits and starts, with some advertisers balking at the current lack of premium inventory available in the space. But new data from Comscore shows that more gamers than ever are ready and willing to consume ads alongside their games.

WHAT MILLENNIAL PARENTING CAN TELL US ABOUT GEN ALPHA

17. 5. 2023 | 2 min read Millennial parents are first-generation digital natives and are bringing their understanding of digital life to bear in their approach to parenting, a new report says.

GEN Z CONTRADICTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR FUTURE

16. 5. 2023 | 5 min read 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 around them.

LES BINET’S FIVE KEYS TO MAXIMISING PROFIT IN TOUGH TIMES

15. 5. 2023 | 3 min read Despite the threat of recession, marketers are not powerless to drive growth, as a new video series from the renowned effectiveness expert explains.