
Think TV is dying? You’re forgetting about the ‘Knopfler Effect’
New Ebiquity data questions whether TV’s superiority for marketing effectiveness will last beyond five years, but it ignores people’s propensity to change behaviour as they get older.
New Ebiquity data questions whether TV’s superiority for marketing effectiveness will last beyond five years, but it ignores people’s propensity to change behaviour as they get older.
Radiocentre and ebiquity’s new report forensically lays bare marketers’ perceptions about which channels perform best, and the extent to which they are divorced from reality.
As Gary Vaynerchuk continues to dominate much of the debate on marketing around the globe, our branding columnist suggests he is wrong – repeatedly – about the respective value of TV and social media.
Those who highlight what digital media you could buy for the same price as a Super Bowl ad miss the point – they offer unrivalled effectiveness among the largest of audiences.
At the end of every week we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From the latest thinking on marketing effectiveness to Mars’s CEO calling attacks on brand purpose “nonsense”, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Representing the individuality of older people in marketing is crucial to communicate effectively with an age group which holds disproportionate spending power, says Cancer Research UK’s top marketer.
The supermarket giant developed a ‘Happiness Platform’ to mine insights into British life, helping it curate a programme of “caring acts” designed to serve both brand and audience.
With a number of brands parting ways with their creative agency since the beginning of the year, when is the right time to terminate a previously successful partnership and does it always lead to better ads?