For centuries, marketing and advertising have been used as means to shape people’s perception and influence their behavior. From powering political campaigns and fueling public debate to introducing new inventions and promoting landmark events, marketing and advertising continue to demonstrate their sheer power to define… Read More
When it comes to programmatic advertising or marketing automation in general, media and or technology experts usually lead the discussion, while creation often remains sidelined. However, in a world of advertising where computers are increasingly performing control-based processes, creation is an important criterion of differentiation… Read More
In a study conducted by Hubspot, an inbound marketing platform, 65 percent of all online small business owners cite traffic acquisition as their number one challenge. This makes sense when you think of the nature of running an online business versus an offline one. If… Read More
Media measurement and insights company Effective Measure has released 31 new Persona and Automotive Intender audience data segments to help advertisers improve their targeting through programmatic advertising. The new audience segments are built from audience behavior and onsite survey data collected by Effective Measure. Effective… Read More
When it comes to digital marketing, less is more, suggests Kantar TNS. Rosie Hawkins, Global Director of Client Solutions of the company revealed that just 20 percent of touchpoints in fragmented digital touchpoint world can account for 80 percent of the impact on consumers. This… Read More
The marketing industry is still reeling from the incendiary comments made by Saatchi’s ex-chairman, Kevin Roberts. There has been a lot of rhetoric exchanged. Some have asked if Roberts’ resignation was an ‘overreaction’. Others say setting quotas for women leadership is a form of positive… Read More
Epica’s full line-up for its 2016 Creative Circle conference, which will be held at The Panama Club in Amsterdam on November 17, is all set now. The subject of the conference is ‘From Advertising to Artvertising’ What is the purpose of art in today’s creative industry?… Read More
After Facebook and Instagram, its now WhatsApp’s turn to be used for targeted advertising. For now, only data from the platform will be utilized for advertising. The mobile messaging app will give user information including phone numbers to its parent company Facebook, as part of plans… Read More
When it comes to mobile, apps are where it’s at. Mobile apps can bring ongoing value to businesses, especially when the right people download them. Almost 90 percent of time spent on mobile is spent in apps and 58 percent of mobile purchases in the… Read More
As news of Microsoft’s USD 26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn lit up the Twittersphere and took most tech analysts by surprise, my first reaction was “how natural?” At face value, Microsoft one of the world’s largest tech companies acquiring the world’s leading ‘social’ professional… Read More
