A new world of emotion tracking technology such as Emotient, recently acquired by Apple, will enable brands to measure at scale how emotionally engaged customers are with ads and use that information to develop marketing that is more likely to resonate.
By Sarah Vizard
Spotify is to launch its “most concerted” global marketing effort to date to support the development of its ‘Year in Music’ initiative as it looks to keep people engaged by promoting music in the same way broadcasters promote TV shows.
Programmatic and digital advertising is increasingly about the data but many brands are concerned they are losing the emotional touch. At Quantcast’s Supernova event in London today (21 October) Lloyds explained how it wants to make its digital advertising as emotive as its TV campaigns while the agency behind John Lewis’ ads explained why data is not the answer to everything.
As it reaches its 60th birthday, UK TV advertising has evolved from being information-heavy to prioritising clever creative that triggers emotion and uses humour to entertain viewers. Targeted content that can transfer across different screens and marketing channels is also rising up the agenda, thanks to changing consumption habits and new technology for media buying. […]
While its tactics will evolve, the fast food giant believes the consistency of its overarching marketing strategy is what grounds the brand.
Agencies will complain pre-testing snuffs out the creative spark, but in reality it helps brands identify the best-performing ads and make them even better.
The retailer, which has traditionally focused on in-store shopping only, also plans to roll out its click-and-collect initiative to all stores in Great Britain.