Marketing

Influencer marketing can be an effective way to boost brand awareness and exposure, and reach highly targeted groups that will likely be interested in your brand. And that's particularly relevant among younger audiences - according to research, 70% of teens now trust influencers more than they do traditional celebrities.

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. unveils its first ever national Hispanic marketing campaign "Sabor Único. Bueno Para Todos™," highlighting the brand's commitment to connecting farms to families and introducing the cranberry superfruit to new audiences

When the COVID-19 pandemic upended our notions of normality, it forced us to reexamine the path forward. We found new ways to interact as social distancing quickly became a necessity. Companies redesigned jobs so people could safely and productively work from home. And, almost overnight, milestones as joyous as birthdays and interactions as consequential as mental health sessions were moved to video conferencing.2 As things unfolded, a reckoning of systemic racism also came to a head, compelling businesses, institutions, and individuals to reflect on our values and what it means to be human.

Advertisers are realizing anew that where their ad appears is just as important as what the ad says.

There’s been a great deal of media coverage in the advertising industry of a recent report from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and The Observatory International. With good reason, because in many ways, it doesn’t bode well for external agencies.  By Mark Duval - The Duval Partnership

A study on how the pandemic is affecting the world’s leading brands.

Slashed budgets, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, social and political turmoil –  the pandemic is adding additional pressures to the already fast-moving modern media landscape. Amongst this chaos, brands can struggle to develop advertising with appropriate tone and relevant emotional messaging for their audiences. In an environment of heightened tension, connecting with audiences through advertising that showcases creativity and emotional sensitivity may be more important now, than ever before.