TRANSPARENCY WITHIN MEDIA: THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
Advertisers hire media agencies primarily because of their specialist ability to use data and research to select the most appropriate channels for the job in hand, and then to negotiate the best prices from those channels. The combination of these two skills ensure the best possible value for their clients’ budgets. True value is made […]
Mission Possible: Quality Content Marketing
Like anyone else, I can’t help but notice that the volume of content pollution seems to be increasing at breakneck speeds. We’ve watched as marketers have mobilized the corporate arsenal to produce heaps of content over the past five or so years, as organizations all across the globe—suddenly thrust into the content development business—have scrambled […]
Customer Centricity in the Telecommunications Industry
Executive leaders across all industries continue to face the most disruptive market conditions in decades. Increased competition has only accelerated; large rivals continue to compete by aggressively buying market share, new entrants are more nimble, and substitute products seem to pop up almost at every turn. These competitive forces particularly apply to the telecommunications industry. […]
Understanding In-App Advertising Fraud
Mobile apps are the growth driver of the digital realm. While consumers’ time spent with desktop and TV has decreased worldwide over the past five years, time spent with mobile has more than doubled.1 This huge and diverse audience of mobile users, combined with the precision targeting capabilities and engaging ad formats only available in […]
THE EMOTIONAL POWER OF PURPOSE IN ADVERTISING
Many businesses and brands have realised that consumers, employees, and investors are interested in more than just functional benefits and the bottom line. They increasingly expect businesses to behave more ethically, promote wellbeing in society in a broader sense, and take ownership of their responsibility towards the community. This has led many businesses to dial […]
Making Audiences Actionable
The media landscape has been permanently disrupted. Attention, conversation, and commerce now take place on an endlessly multiplying array of devices and environments, often on several simultaneously. This delivers convenience for consumers but adds complexity and technological challenges for marketers trying to understand and connect with them. “While we as marketers are looking at different […]