By Margaret Andersen We’re living in over-branded times. Maybe you’ve noticed it: the fancy olive oil, the prestige beans, the tinned fish (so much tinned fish!). Recent years have seen a packaging renaissance, where even the most mundane of products now sport labels designed to grab—and keep—consumers’ attention. [Photo: Graza] Nowhere is that more … Continue reading DTC brands are giving pantry staples a high-design makeover, and it’s paying off
20% reported liking an advertiser less after seeing ads on social media alongside user-generated hate speech. Constantine von Hoffman on September 22, 2023 Hate speech on social media can significantly damage brands advertising on those platforms, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of … Continue reading Hate speech on social media can significantly damage brands: Study
YouTube Shorts Product Lead Offers Insights For Creators And Brands by Colin Kirkland , August 25, 2023 In a conversation with YouTube Shorts’ product lead Todd Sherman, the video-sharing platform offers insider tips to creators and brands using the short-form video channel in an interview featured on Creator Insider, a YouTube channel intended to provide … Continue reading YouTube Shorts Product Lead Offers Insights For Creators And Brands
Michael Greene, head of strategy at Criteo, discusses what needs to change if retail media networks are going to be successful. Constantine von Hoffman on August 23, 2023 Retail media networks (RMNs) are in the unique position of being both the current and next big thing in advertising. Current. Walmart’s RMN, Walmart Connect, is responsible for … Continue reading What brands and retailers need to know about RMNs
U.S. audiences have more access than ever to European leagues, so stateside marketers take note. Here are the latest sponsorships trends. Chris Wood on August 17, 2023 The “big five” European football leagues (called “soccer” in the U.S. and nowhere else) have secured more brand sponsorships than ever before. Combined, the leagues are close to … Continue reading Why global brands are flooding European football leagues
How Live Shopping is Empowering D2C & E-commerce Brands in Germany Karishma Verma / Aug 4, 2023 We all know how decreasing the session time of users, Low Conversion Rates, and Online shopping increasingly getting boring made it difficult for D2C and Ecommerce Brands to Sell online and generate revenue. Consumers no longer find … Continue reading How Live Shopping is Empowering D2C & E-commerce Brands in Germany
Why Most Brands Aren’t Thinking About Media Holistically by Lauren Ramaska , July 31, 2023 The media landscape is ever-evolving, with new platforms seemingly popping up on a weekly basis (see: Threads). Each one promises opportunity and potential for marketers, but with so much noise, it can be hard to truly understand the value of … Continue reading Why Most Brands Aren’t Thinking About Media Holistically
By Michael Grothaus July 14, 2023 Though Threads has existed for barely a week, the new social media platform is by some measures already a resounding success for Meta. Within five days, Threads garnered 100 million users—the fastest-growing user base in history. But Threads also seems to be a win for brands, at least … Continue reading Top brands are getting more engagement on Threads than on identical posts for Twitter: report
Consumers Want More Personalized, Interactive Video From Brands, Study Finds by Wayne Friedman , July 6, 2023 Consumers want more video from brands, of all types, in all their messaging — especially personalized video. Over 80% want more video from brands, but 70% rarely or never get it — this from a survey of 2,009 … Continue reading Consumers Want More Personalized, Interactive Video From Brands, Study Finds
Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 6, 2023 Threads — Meta’s newly launched Twitter clone — opened its doors with a ready-made user base after deciding to migrate people to Threads from Instagram. At launch, the platform is available on iOS and Android in 100 … Continue reading Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter
