Many brands will be marketing around price this year. Use inclusivity and ESG achievement to stand out in the crowd. Constantine von Hoffman on September 13, 2023 With the holiday shopping season gaining steam, many economic indicators suggest marketers should be focusing on price and savings. However, a new Gartner report takes a contrarian view, … Continue reading New Gartner report challenges conventional wisdom on holiday marketing
Gartner: Generative AI Once Again Shaking Up Marketing Departments by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 23, 2023 Despite risk-management challenges, 14% of 405 senior marketing technologists participating in a Gartner survey said they have invested in tools based on generative artificial intelligence (GAI), but another 63% said they plan to do the same within the next … Continue reading Gartner: Generative AI Once Again Shaking Up Marketing Departments
Online Prices Fell 1.6% Overall In July, But Apparel Rose: Adobe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 8, 2023 Online prices in July 2023 fell 1.6% year-over-year (YoY), marking the eleventh consecutive month of YoY price decreases, according to the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI). Prices fell for 11 of the 18 categories tracked by Adobe … Continue reading Online Prices Fell 1.6% Overall In July, But Apparel Rose: Adobe
Reed: Magnitude Of Q2 Tech/Telecom Softness Took WPP By Surprise by Richard Whitman , Columnist, August 4, 2023 WPP CEO Mark Reed told analysts on an earnings call today that while the firm was expecting tech and telecom sector softness in the second quarter the company was surprised at the magnitude of the shortfall in the … Continue reading Reed: Magnitude Of Q2 Tech/Telecom Softness Took WPP By Surprise
Is it time to abandon the 360-degree view of the customer? Gartner analysts seem to think so. Others disagree. Kim Davis on May 25, 2023 Almost half of the most advanced CDP users have significant challenges with data integration, Gartner’s Matt Wakeman told an audience at Marketing Symposium. He described as “wishful thinking” the following … Continue reading Gartner: Give up on the complete view of the customer
The suspension by the Media Ratings Council opened the door for competing rating providers who are being embraced by broadcasters and streamers. Constantine von Hoffman on April 18, 2023 The Media Ratings Council is restoring accreditation for Nielsen’s national TV ratings after a 19-month suspension. The move comes on the eve of the 2023-24 upfronts … Continue reading Nielsen’s national TV ratings gets accreditation back after 19-month suspension
Pitch Report: Clients Are Focused On Strategy, Defining Audiences And Strong Marketplace Intel by Richard Whitman , Columnist, March 9, 2023 Media and marketing consultant ID COMMS has published a report that includes major themes that will be prominent in this year’s agency pitches. Interestingly, while media pricing will always be a factor to some … Continue reading Pitch Report: Clients Are Focused On Strategy, Defining Audiences And Strong Marketplace Intel
By Lana Tleimat and Jessica Bursztynsky February 21, 2023 Micromobility startup Lime announced Tuesday that it was profitable throughout 2022 on an adjusted EBITDA basis—making it the first micromobility company to post a full profitable year, it said. The company said it achieved a record $466 million in gross bookings last year, which … Continue reading Lime reports its first fully profitable year on an adjusted basis
Nielsen ONE Ads promises deduplicated audience measurement across linear TV, CTV, mobile devices and desktop. Constantine von Hoffman on January 4, 2023 Venerable audience measurement firm Nielsen today announced the upcoming release of Nielsen ONE Ads, the first module of its cross-screen measurement platform. The new product, which will be available on January 11, promises … Continue reading Nielsen announces first module for cross-screen audience measurement platform
Nielsen Predicts Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Shakeout In 2023 by Steve Ellwanger , December 23, 2022 Ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails will face major SKU shifts by retailers in 2023, while non-alcohol spirits continue to proliferate. Those predictions from NielsenIQ and its CGA on-premise insights unit come as people who represent nearly half of all beverage alcohol purchasers on … Continue reading Nielsen Predicts Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Shakeout In 2023
