WHY HUMOUR IN ADVERTISING WORKS – AND HOW BRANDS CAN USE IT MORE

4. 2. 2025 | 2 min read Humour in advertising has declined by 37% over the past 20 years, according to Kantar, but evidence shows it remains a powerful tool for brand recall, emotional engagement, and long-term success.

LEGO TO BRING TOYS TO EASTER

3. 2. 2025 | 3 min read LEGO, the Danish toy group, is planning to introduce a range of products for Easter next year, but its marketing activity will be nuanced to allow for consumers’ different approaches to the occasion in different markets.

MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH ADS IF IT’S CHEAPER, NEW REPORT REVEALS

2. 2. 2025 | 3 min read Hub Research finds that two-thirds of viewers deem ads during live events more tolerable than ads during on-demand content.

THINKING ABOUT LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT DURING THE BIG GAME?

1. 2. 2025 | 5 min read For marketers with a new product to promote, few media destinations are as appetizing as the Super Bowl, which offers a unique opportunity to reach the biggest TV audience of the year.

WHAT VALUE ARE YOU CREATING FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS?

31. 1. 2025 | 2 min read Creativity has a pivotal role to play in value creation, but today we need a broader definition of creativity – one that enshrines the belief that “it’s only creative if it creates value” and views the whole brand through the lens of customer experience. Why value matters Customers are the life blood of a business. Creating more valuable experiences for customers creates more value for brands. With this in mind, customer experience should not be a siloed discipline; it should actually be the lens through which everything is viewed. In context Negative customer experiences are on the rise, so much so that one of the words of 2024 was “enshittification”, a term coined by Cory Doctorow to explain the demise in quality experiences, particularly in the digital realm.

STUDY UK: AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICES IN UK MORE POPULAR THAN EVER

30. 1. 2025 | 3 min read Substantially more people in the UK are choosing ad-supported streaming services, Kantar figures show, with the percentage increasing from 10% a year ago to 31% percent today.

TV IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF INTERACTIVITY

30. 1. 2025 | 5 min read With the help of AI, people will be able to interact with a wider range of content with their remote, voice, motion gestures, game controllers or phones, and get the big-screen experience.

STUDY USA: STREAMING 2024: FEWER CORE APPS IN U.S. HOMES

28. 1. 2025 | 2 min read Recent research on streaming TV reveals general consistency, but not growth, in the amount of streaming apps viewers regularly tune into -- 3.9 average apps per U.S. home in third-quarter 2024, according to TVision.

HOW TO TURN ADVERTISING ATTENTION INTO LONG-TERM BRAND GROWTH

28. 1. 2025 | 7 min read When building your brand through advertising, there’s one crucial metric that many marketers ignore: attention.

LIDL INVESTED THE MOST IN MEDIA ADVERTISING IN 2024

28. 1. 2025 | 2 min read Food chains were the biggest advertisers in the media last year by a wide margin.

27. 1. 2025 | 5 min read Trust in advertising has risen from 36% to 39% over the past 12 months, primarily driven by young people, according to new research from the Advertising Association (AA).

WHAT ARE THE BEST TOOLS TO USE IN ADVERTISING?

27. 1. 2025 | 9 min read The key to using AI tools effectively in advertising and marketing is to get the prompts right and use them where they make the most difference. How to work with AI tools in the industry was discussed at the Marketing Meeting conference.

WINE BRANDS INCREASED THEIR ADVERTISING INVESTMENTS BY ALMOST 15% LAST YEAR

24. 1. 2025 | 1 min read Compared to previous years, the wine category saw an increase in advertising investment in March last year, primarily in TV advertising.

ARE THE GOLDEN DAYS OF TELEVISION ADVERTISING RETURNING? AUDIENCE ATTITUDES ARE CHANGING

23. 1. 2025 | 3 min read A new study from HUB Research shows that viewers of streaming services are receptive to advertising, especially when it saves them money on subscriptions.

FROM 1.9:1 TO 2.5:1: HOW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ARE GETTING MORE EFFICIENT

22. 1. 2025 | 2 min read An analysis of 1,537 successful advertising campaigns from the WARC case study database reveals that the median profit return on investment (ROI) for successful advertisers is 2.5:1, suggesting that campaigns have become more efficient over time.

TRUST IN ADVERTISING RISES IN 2024, DRIVEN BY YOUNGER PEOPLE

22. 1. 2025 | 4 min read Trust in advertising has risen from 36% to 39% over the past 12 months, primarily driven by young people, according to new research from the Advertising Association (AA).

PRINCESSES, FROGS AND GENIES IN ADVERTISING: FOREIGN BRANDS LOVE FAIRY TALES

16. 1. 2025 | 7 min read Fairy tales accompany us throughout our lives. In childhood, they carry us away on waves of imagination, in adulthood, we tell fairy tales to our children and grandchildren to simply explain the difference between good and evil and to pass on to them the values of life. In addition, fairy tales are a great element for advertising because they help consumers make an emotional and personal connection with brands. And that’s why fairy tale themes have been found across modern advertising in various forms for a very long time.

STUDY UK: WHY BRANDS ARE FALLING SHORT WITH THEIR MEDIA STRATEGIES

15. 1. 2025 | 4 min read Leading brands are using an ineffective combination of media channels for their campaigns, a major new study has found, with many optimizing for reach instead of for brand metrics that will yield more impact.