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.
The comic book redhead and his pals are ready to transform into a digital brand. “We’re at the beginning of the beginning,” says Jon Goldwater, co-CEO of Archie Comic Publications. “We must morph into a multimedia company.” That includes some mobile initiatives.
Canvassing magazine ads to test their stopping power, branding ability and level of engagement--the three key elements that drive purchase consideration and, ultimately, sales--turned out to be a real eye-opener for one interactive marketing pro.
It's no secret why Condé Nast is salivating over their newly anointed prince of design. For publishers, the iPad brings the possibility of a fresh start and another revenue stream. Dadich is at the forefront of streamlining Condé Nast's efforts. But does that mean we should worship him?
As Playboy Enterprises considers the dramatic new options suddenly before it -- an offer from Hugh Hefner to take the company private for $185 million and a proposal from FriendFinder Networks to buy the company for $210 million -- the emphasis is on the brand much more than the magazine that started it all.
Brand advertising on the Web is lagging behind direct response advertising -- for some very good reasons. For one, there are no measurement standards, even for basic demographics.
Paid vs. free? The trend that's emerging is it all comes down to quality time. It appears to be short experiences are free, while longer, more in-depth experiences are paid--regardless of whether the content is found online, on an iPad, or at the corner newsstand.
Many big-spending categories made sharp cuts in print advertising last year. Marketers who made those cuts--including Re/Max, Hertz, and State Farm--say that online media is both more accountable and has a better chance of bigger exposure, but many say print still has its place.
GroupM is not among those predicting a rebound in ad spending this year. In fact, it forecasts a fall for the third straight year. Chief investment officer Rino Scanzoni discusses the ad economy, plus which categories will come back strongest--and which may never recover--in 2011.
Getting consumers to pay for news online is going to be difficult. Might it be easier if access to the Web site were bundled into a satellite television subscription? British Sky Broadcasting, now front and center on the News Corp. CEO's radar, already provides some of its customers with other services, like broadband hookups.