HOW TO CONQUER THE CHALLENGING YEAR 2025? DON’T FORGET CREATIVITY, ORIGINALITY AND WIT!

6. 1. 2025 What will this year be like from a marketing perspective? In the first issue of the twenty-fifth edition of MAM, marketers from brands such as Komerční banka and Notino, as well as representatives of the media sector, reveal their predictions, expectations, plans and tasks.

NEW STUDY OUTLINES THE FOUR DRIVERS OF CREATIVE IMPACT

8. 12. 2024 Human connection, dynamic visuals and the successful integration of brand and product are among the main drivers of creative impact in advertising, new research has found.

FROM THE KITCHEN RIGHT ONTO THE SCREEN. WHAT IS THE SECRET INGREDIENT FOR BRANDS WORKING WITH POPULAR CHEFS?

5. 12. 2024 The stars of the culinary world no longer dazzle with their creations on the plate - they also become icons who inspire advertising and shape trends. Combining their talent, charisma, and strong brands not only brings innovation in marketing but also a new perspective on how gastronomy can influence our everyday lives. How can combining culinary art with business reach customers, transform their expectations and strengthen the image of well-known brands?

AWARD-WINNING CAMPAIGNS ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE QUANTITATIVE PRE-TESTING

3. 12. 2024 More than half of winners in the IPA Effectiveness Awards are now using quantitative pre-testing, a trend that has been growing steadily over the past two decades.

SEASONAL ADVERTISING VS EVERYDAY ADVERTISING

29. 11. 2024 Christmas isn’t just about decking the halls—it’s a global game-changer for sales and advertising. In the UK, festive ads alone drove an impressive £85 billion in seasonal sales last year, with a quarter of total ad spend dedicated to spreading holiday cheer. But with the rise of creative competition, are brands putting too much stock in Santa’s sleigh?

WORKING IN THE MEDIA: HOW TO MAKE IT IN A DYNAMIC INDUSTRY?

26. 11. 2024 Working in the media is perfect for those who don't want to be bored. A dynamic and creative field that attracts people with an eye for detail and a thirst for knowledge. Every day is different, full of new challenges and opportunities.

WHY ADVERTISERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND ‘CHANNEL RISK’

25. 11. 2024 When seeking to identify the optimal media mix for a campaign, advertisers need to be aware not just of the typical ROI of each channel, but also the likelihood that it will deliver to that level – that’s the risk element. What is channel risk? The Profit Ability 2 report from Thinkbox explains that every media channel has a different level of variation around its average ROI, which will depend on factors such as the range of formats available and the ability to get creative right. Channels like Linear TV and Print, for example, have low variation and so represent a lower risk investment. Channels such as Paid Social and Cinema, on the other hand, have higher variation and can therefore be regarded as a higher risk investment. While less predictable channels can yield a higher ROI than more predictable ones when they work well, they can also deliver a well-below-average return if they don’t. What it means Advertisers facing these trade-offs can run multiple optimal media mix scenarios, the report suggests: Thinkbox’s own Media Mix Navigator allows the choice of different levels of risk when assessing potential ROI.

FROM THE COMPETITION ADCE TAKES THE BRONZE TRIAD FOR BEER FROM THE AIR

25. 11. 2024 The "Beer from the Air" campaign, created by Triad Prague for Radegast, won bronze at the ADCE competition.

EFFIE GAVE OUT SIX GOLDS, NO GRAND PRIX

14. 11. 2024 This year's edition of the Effie advertising effectiveness competition has its winners. The award for the absolute best campaign, the Grand Prix, was not awarded this year.

CREATIVITY AWARD IN EFFIE CZECH REPUBLIC: SPECIAL ART DIRECTORS CLUB AWARD FOR EPIC LEGO PRIZE FROM KREATIV GANG

12. 11. 2024 This year's edition of Effie, the competition for the most effective advertising, has many new features. One of them is the presentation of the Art Directors Club Award on the Effie stage during the Forum Media 2024 conference.

MUSTARD AND MCCANN NOMINATED FOR THE EUROPEAN FINALS

4. 11. 2024 Two Czech campaigns from agencies McCann and Mustard have reached the final of the European Effie competition.

ITV’S GEN AI SOLUTION HELPS BOOST TV ADVERTISING AND SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH

18. 10. 2024 In September 2024, ITV launched an innovative solution aimed at making TV advertising more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By leveraging the power of Generative AI (GenAI), ITV is expanding its commercial creative production services to remove the perceived barriers associated with the cost of making ads for TV. This innovation allows new-to-TV SME brands to create high-quality advertisements at a fraction of the cost, bringing the benefits of TV advertising within reach for businesses of all sizes Democratizing TV Advertising for SMEs As part of its effort to attract new advertisers, ITV collaborated with two SMEs—Travel House, a Swansea-based travel company, and Sheepbridge Interiors, a furniture store in Northern Ireland. Both companies have aired their first-ever TV ads, developed using ITV’s GenAI creative tools powered by their Creative Production Lead (CPL). This marks a significant milestone for the brands, as they have been able to create premium-quality TV ads Successful Campaign Launches Too often, the cost of making an ad is a barrier for brands looking to break through and test TV. By expanding our creative production services to include GenAI, we can democratize this process and make TV advertising accessible to all. We’re constantly innovating to find new ways to help brands grow Jason Spencer, Business Development Director, ITV We thought a TV ad of this quality was far out of our reach, so it’s been a real game changer for us to be the first to use this new service from ITV Dennis Niblock, Owner, Sheepbridge Interiors We are confident this innovative production approach will be a significant benefit and revenue driver for Travel House. We look forward to seeing the positive impact it brings to our business. Katie Davies, Marketing Executive, Travel House

CZECHS TAKE GRAND PRIX AND SEVEN OTHER PRIZES FROM GOLDEN DRUM

14. 10. 2024 Grand Prix from the Golden Drum festival was taken by McCann Prague agency, adding five more awards. Leo Burnett and MSL were also successful.

SYSTEM1: THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL TV ADVERTISING: PERSEVERANCE AND CONSISTENCY

7. 10. 2024 Advertising on TV is costly and can be risky, especially for newcomers to the medium, but a new analysis of 500 ads proves that perseverance and consistency are an effective combination for getting results.

THE GOLDEN DRUM FINAL IS MCCANN, LEO BURNETT AND MSL

7. 10. 2024 A dozen nominations were received by Czech agencies McCann Prague, Leo Burnett and MSL at this year's Golden Drum competition.

RITSON’S 10-STEP GUIDE TO ‘STAND ON THE SHOULDERS’ OF ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS GIANTS

3. 10. 2024 We’ve entered a golden age for advertising effectiveness, but not enough marketers are taking advantage of all the work done by the giants of the field, says Mark Ritson, speaking at Marketing Week’s Festival of Marketing.

THE MARVEL PHENOMENON: COMICS AND TV ADVERTISING IS A GREAT DUO

16. 9. 2024 Marvel is a ticket to a world of superheroes transcending generations and cultures. Characters like Captain America and Spider-Man bring values of courage and tenacity to the advertising landscape. They reinforce not only the story embedded in the campaign but also the brand itself. Creative agencies and advertisers across all sectors – from cars to fast food – are successfully riding a Marvel wave that is not about to dissipate. On the contrary, it grows stronger with every new film launched.

CONTENTX: HOW TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN AI AND HUMAN CREATIVITY

15. 9. 2024 The ContentX conference will seek answers to the questions of how content marketing will be affected by the advent of artificial intelligence and what lies ahead for content creation, management and evaluation.