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COVID-19 Changed the Advertising Playbook. Now What?
Even as the world begins to re-open more permanently, it’s clear that the pandemic will have a lasting impact on consumer behavior and brand-to-consumer engagement. My advice: Learn to embrace uncertainty. After all, the only constant in today’s media ecosystem is change.
A Digital Giant Awakens
Marketing has evolved over the last several decades from marketing to many, marketing to some and now marketing to one. With advancements in technology and the growth of digital media and addressability, precision marketing is now a reality.
Mobile Dominates Digital Ad Campaigns in the Philippines
Mobile advertising dominated digital ad campaigns in the Philippines, while at the same time, on-target mobile ad performance outpaced digital ads served via desktop and digital in 2017.
The Changing Value of Sponsorship: 2021 Sports Marketing Trends
This report examines how sponsorship value is evolving as the world around it changes and why a clear understanding of ROI across channels and over time is a business imperative.
Global Sports Sponsorships are Shifting East and Growing into New Categories
An analysis of data from Nielsen Sports Sponsorglobe found that Chinese brands will be responsible for one-third of all growth in the global sponsorship market over the next decade.
Store Shifting: Unlocking Insight With Data Science
Convinced that huge levels of COVID-driven FMCG growth in many countries were masking a larger, fundamental change, a team of Nielsen data scientists dug into the data to understand the nuances underneath the broader retail data. And they were right.
China’s Shifting Retail Landscape Signals the Permanence of Change Post-COVID-19
Pandemic-led shifts to further online adoption and an increased focus on neighborhood and small-format stores have become an ongoing normal in China's rebound from COVID-19.
The World’s Most Successful Grocery Stores (Literally) Aren’t What They Used to Be
The stores we shopped in yesterday are not the stores we are shopping in today, and unlikely to be those we shop in tomorrow. There is no longer a need to squint … our data scientists have brought this phenomenon into plain sight.
COVID-19 Has Flipped the Value Proposition of Omnichannel Shopping for Constrained Consumers
Six months into the pandemic, an early reliance on e-commerce has expanded into a fundamental dependence on still-evolving omnichannel shopping experiences.
Become the Brand that People Remember: How to Increase Share of Market in Uncertain Times
Even during a crisis like the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, businesses need to consider strategic plans and continue to invest in their brands. Continuing to invest in advertising will help set your company up for success when life eventually settles into a new normal.
The importance of maintaining a cross-media ad strategy through a crisis
The resounding question advertisers are asking right now is if they should advertise. In fact, many advertisers have chosen to reduce their ad volumes and spend. However, this strategy of limiting advertising is not sustainable with coverage COVID-19 here to stay for at least the medium term.
I want to break free! How are COVID ads effectively resonating?
As the media industry navigates COVID-19 and its greatest period of upheaval in modern memory, having the right data to understand if your ad will command consumer attention has never been more critical.
Sustainable Brands Can Pivot With Purpose to Help Address COVID-19
As we look for a pathway out of the global COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear: This situation requires collective action and meaningful collaboration across different communities, countries and cultures. We've identified some consistent themes across sustainability, brand loyalty and efficacy...