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.

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

6. 1. 2025 | 2 min read 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.

FORREST GUMP AND MARKETING: TELEVISION ADVERTISING IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GONNA GET. BUT THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE GREAT

31. 10. 2024 | 7 min read Just like many other famous films, Forrest Gump, overflowing with now-iconic scenes and quotes, caught the attention of brands. This iconic film, celebrating its 30th anniversary, combines a personal story with significant historical events, evoking powerful emotions, which is immensely valuable for marketing. Let’s take a look at which brands have successfully drawn inspiration from this cult film.

FILM ANNIVERSARY: AUDIENCES WANT TO LIVE AS FRIENDS OR THE ADVERTISING POWER OF THE SITCOM

1. 10. 2024 | 8 min read It has been an incredible thirty years. When Friends first appeared on TV screens in September 1994, no one imagined that the sitcom would become a global phenomenon, capturing millions of viewers worldwide and becoming the darling of agencies and brands that use its power to promote their products.

THE WORLD OF EFFECTIVE CHRISTMAS ADS BY JON EVANS

26. 8. 2024 | 8 min read While it may be too early to start putting up the Christmas tree, decorating, and shopping for Christmas presents, the ideal time to think about Christmas campaigns is the earlier the better, according to Jon Evans, Chief Customer Officer at System1. In his seminar, The Gift of Great Christmas Creative, he looked at the principles of effective creative and campaigns that resonated with the British public in 2023.

ART IN ADVERTISING: CZECH BRANDS ARE INSPIRED BY FOREIGN ARTISTS AND CZECH GREATS

21. 8. 2024 | 5 min read Czech viewers are very specific, and when it comes to television advertising, they are quite different from viewers in other countries. But they have one thing in common with foreign audiences: pride in their national greats. That is why creatives – in their efforts to tailor television advertising to the Czech viewer – like to draw from abroad as well as from Czech history.

TOP-PERFORMING TV ADS OFFER BRIGHT COLORS, CREATIVITY, COMEDY, ACCORDING TO EDO REPORT

15. 8. 2024 | 2 min read TV advertising analytics and measurement firm EDO has released its rankings of the most effective TV ads across 15 industries for the first half of 2024, offering valuable insights into what drives consumer engagement.

HOW TRAVEL AND TOURISM BRANDS ENSURE CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS

29. 7. 2024 | 5 min read As part of The Drum’s Travel & Tourism Focus, we use insights from marketing data and analytics company Kantar to show how brands from the likes of Air New Zealand and Disney are standing out in a saturated market.

WHO’S LAUGHING NOW? HUMOUR BLOWS PURPOSE OUT OF THE WATER AT CANNES

25. 6. 2024 | 2 min read Creative effectiveness platform System1 has found that the ad industry’s shift towards more humour-focused campaigns has continued into 2024, shifting ever further away from purpose.

LUCKY SEVEN: THE 7 BIGGEST MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TV ADVERTISING

29. 4. 2024 | 10 min read The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) celebrated seven years of operation. The seventh anniversary brings a look back at the wealth of AKTV’s activities aimed at promoting the interests of commercial television, fighting digital piracy, and contributing to the development of the legislative framework for broadcasting and promoting television. These are the most meaningful activities as television viewing is still at its peak of popularity, as research shows.

THE RECIPE FOR THE MAGIC COCKTAIL FOR BRAND SUCCESS BY KAREN HOWE: BRILLIANT CREATIVE AND TELEVISION

26. 3. 2024 | 9 min read TV is the media channel of choice for top brands. One of the reasons is that it provides unrivalled access to consumers of all ages, including the elusive group of 18-34 year olds. Karen Howe, global award-winning creative director and member of the Cannes Lions advisory board, focused her brand magic webinar on some of the TV ads that have captured the hearts of consumers with compelling creative, providing brands with wider awareness and higher sales. THE STATISTICS ARE CLEAR Research shows that the influence of social networks is overestimated, and we need to stick to the figures. Statistics show that television has a totally unrivalled reach. According to a measurement carried out in Canada between May and September 2023, television reached 83% of adults, 72% of teens, and 68% of kids.

TV TUNES IN TO SUSTAINABLE ADVERTISING

26. 3. 2024 | 8 min read This month saw the release of a new book aimed at guiding industry efforts on sustainability. ‘Sustainable Advertising: How Advertising Can Support a Better Future’, written by Matt Bourn, Director of Communications at the Advertising Association and Ad Net Zero, and Sebastian Munden, Chair of Ad Net Zero, lays out a manifesto for how advertising can help build a sustainable economy, and identifies some of the companies helping the industry make progress towards net zero emissions.

SUPER BOWL ADS SHOW STORYTELLING DECLINE

7. 2. 2024 | 1 min read Narrative-focused ads may provide better results for brands advertising during the Super Bowl, yet in recent years, that emphasis has declined in favor of a focus on celebrities and humor – according to recent research from iSpot.

72% OF SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS USE HUMOUR OR JOKES

6. 2. 2024 | 1 min read iSpot’s all-industry Creative Assessment database reveals only 23% of all ads last year (norm) connected through humor – and the reason is there is inherent risk in trying to be funny. But during the Super Bowl, "funny" ads have become the norm at this point – especially this past year, when 72% of Big Game ads scored for humor.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: THE BEST IN CHRISTMAS ADS OR THE MAGICAL ELIXIR OF FESTIVE EMOTIONS

27. 11. 2023 | 6 min read The Christmas atmosphere is unique and irresistible, deeply tied to powerful emotions. People are eager to open their hearts - and wallets -while searching for the most beautiful gifts for their loved ones. Companies that strike an emotional chord through their Christmas campaigns have wide-open doors to viewers and thus, potential customers. Our Christmas series of articles will explore various highlights and “bests” of Christmas TV ads.

THE “MAPPING THE IMPACT” STUDY REVEALED A SIGNIFICANT LINK BETWEEN CONTEXT, CREATIVE ELEMENTS AND THE EFFECT OF TV ADVERTISING

14. 7. 2023 | 8 min read German company Screenforce has recently revealed the results of its new study “Mapping the Impact”. The research looked at whether the situation the viewer is currently in and the elements used in an ad spot can have an impact on the effect of a TV ad. The study came to a clear conclusion: there are large differences in the perception of advertising during different phases of the day, which offers advertisers and media agencies the chance to optimally design and plan ads using appropriate creative elements and thus achieve a higher impact and memorability with tv viewers.

THE DRIEST HUMOR, THE MOST TOUCHING STORIES AND THE BEST CHRISTMAS COMMERCIALS. THAT’S TV ADVERTISING IN THE UK

12. 7. 2023 | 9 min read UK TV spots are winning awards around the worlds. And rightfully so. British creatives are pouring out some interesting ideas and are able to play both the poignant and the humorous notes. This is evidenced by the large number of awards that British brands took home from this year’s Cannes Lions 2023 International Festival of Creativity.

BRANDS NEED TO MARRY HUMOUR AND PURPOSE

11. 7. 2023 | 3 min read System1 testing of Cannes Film Lions winners suggests that humour is once again becoming an important element of advertising, partly at the expense of purpose.