Last year, worldwide licensing revenue from synchronization--a fancy term for pop music in ads--hit an all-time high at $2.5 billion. Indeed, the tangled relationship between music and TV advertising has evolved over the past decade.
Another hot streak by the New York football Giants proves that a mediocre season doesn’t matter in the NFL–the end result of Super Bowl victory is the only thing that matters. Well, that and money–lots of it. I have been digesting all of the post-game analysis, both in the sports world and on the marketing side. Here are some points of interest.
Just because the latest digital "thing" is transforming communications doesn't mean it is a panacea for brand challenges. This article looks at four digital "things" that instantly captivated many, only to lose their luster just as quickly when it became evident that they were not magic pills.
As high tech markets mature, there is less need to worry that the audience won’t understand a particular product. But while that leaves knowledgable consumers in the enviable position of not being talked down to, it leaves marketers grasping at how to market their products to a less sophisticated consumer.
Most retailers are not stepping up to the plate when it comes to adopting an effective mobile strategy. The key to success is understanding where a firm’s maturity lies and taking a discrete set of actions based on that maturity profile
The image of technology-challenged “old fogies” dies hard. But the new reality is that seniors’ Internet usage has exploded in the past five years. This white paper provides an overview of this increasingly digital-savvy demographic, and the best ways to reach them.
2011 was a crazy year, full of ups and down and big changes. These six experts offer their opinions on the biggest B2B marketing disruptions of last year, from data to content to new social networks.
More publishers and advertisers are discovering the potential benefits of mobile publishing outweigh the risks. Where is mobile advertising heating up the most, and where do the biggest opportunities lie? Here are four emerging areas to be thinking about, if not building competencies around, over the coming months.
Overall, NFC will likely be a common technology that is prominently used within the next three to five years. But that has more to do with the fact that companies and payment processors will start to adopt it and push it on consumers than any real consumer groundswell.
Building a cross-channel marketing organization requires three processes: creating a cross-channel marketing strategy, integrating cross-channel activity, and measuring a common cross-channel metric. Here's a closer look at what each one involves.