Adherence to these 7 "sacred cows of marketing" tend to stifle creativity and should be questioned by agencies, media companies, and marketers in general.
Just because marketers are jumping on the interactive-marketing bandwagon doesn't mean things on the interactive side are all rosy. There are many reasons to take a multichannel approach that includes print.
To formulate proper behavioral targeting policies, our industry must understand what consumers want and need. Check out the latest insights into this important question.
Advertising builds brands and business. It remains a highly efficient way to say hello and offer a sense of ourselves to potential clients--on a scale we could never achieve in person.
Movies are no different from any other product category in their attempts to tell a story. They want to create a backstory for their brand that resonates with people and leads them to reach for that product amidst all the alternatives.
MediaMath is a behind-the-scenes player for advertisers at a time when advertising networks, exchanges and platforms are changing the way advertising is bought and consumed. According to CEO Joe Zawadzki, the system is helping turn advertising from a job for creative "Mad Men" to a numbers-based "real profession."
As summer in the U.S. winds down, it's time to head back to work, refreshed and ready to stimulate the economy with great new ad campaigns. Well-written ads define your brand by giving searchers important information about your features and benefits and create long-lasting competitive advantages for your campaigns.
Think this too radical a notion? Consider the overwhelming product placement in movies, music videos and video games. But you don't have to read between the lines to see that advertising in books will introduce a new set of relationships into the publishing ecosystem.