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Out of Home to overtake print as it rides global digital wave

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Global Out of Home advertising is set to outstrip newspaper and magazine combined ad sales for the first time in 2020 according to new WPP’s GroupM. It expects Out of Home spending to reach $40.6bn in 2020, $4bn more than newspapers. This equates to 6.5 per cent of a global ad market worth $600bn. Digital.

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There Was A Dream And One Day I Could See It

AdPulp

Which came first? The idea for the commercial or the song? The song, in this case, is “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise” by The Avett Brothers. It’s a favorite song of the Bonnaroo generation. Now, the song is also an anthem for Northwestern Mutual. GSD&M worked with Northwestern Mutual to develop the overall […].

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How brands like Panera, KFC, and Pepsi are leveraging mobile ads to attract high-quality customers (and why you should, too!).

Ad Beat

The marketing world is dynamic and ever-changing — trends, technology, and tactics are never stagnant. That’s why it’s critical that your business stay up with new developments in the industry. Currently, more than 51% of smartphone users admit that they have discovered a new comp any or product while conducting a search on their smartphone.

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2020 Trends: Better Understanding Mobile Consumer Needs

InMobi

As mobile devices become increasingly pervasive and indispensable, today’s consumer is by default a mobile consumer. For today’s consumers, smartphones are with them during literally every part of the day. The mobile phone is way more than a phone now, as the device is how we shop, communicate with others, travel, make payments, take consumer surveys and conduct many more activities.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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VW’s Beetle rides off into the sunset with farewell ad

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“Where one road ends another begins” says Volkswagen in this ‘The Last Mile’ homage to the Beetle, Hitler’s famed “people’s car” that moved magically to become the favoured wheels of the hippie generation, thanks in part to some outstanding advertising from Doyle Dane Bernbach, back in the Sixties the ultimate New York Jewish agency.

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Best Takes of 2019

AdPulp

The advertising industry is a powerful force in western culture. I am fascinated by the industry’s reach and its ability to change hearts and minds and sometimes the course of history itself. This is why I show up here. Why do you show up here? There are countless places to go look at “the work.” […].

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9 SEO Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2020

Single Grain

Search engine optimization (SEO) is digital marketing technique that is constantly changing. The year alone saw several Google algorithm updates: March 2019 Core update. June 2019 Core update. Site Diversity update. Maverick update. BERT update (the most recent). SEO is important for digital marketers, website owners and brands of all sizes because, in a nutshell, it allows your site to appear in the search results when someone types or speaks a query for which you have an answer or solution.

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Brand building isn’t dead but beautiful ads seem to be

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Writing in Forbes, Larry Light of brand consultancy Arcature concludes: “The focus on short-term, disposable viewership is an unfortunate byproduct of the digital age. Sustainable advertising campaigns designed to create and reinforce brand loyalty will be a thing of the past.” He may be right and some would argue that they already are. Not that.

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Gift Like A Person Who Cares About Other People and Puppies

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I dislike this GMC Sierra ad. It sends so many wrong messages. Like holiday shopping is a competitive activity. Wrong. This is utter fantasy depicted as someone’s reality. Someone other than you. Unless you happen to be the dude who gets a $50K truck for Christmas and responds by hugging it. I know these dudes […].

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Adding Fuel to the Fire: Company’s Hidden Fees Sparks FTC Suit

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On December 20, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued FleetCor Technologies, Inc., a fuel card marketer, and Ronald Clark, its CEO, in the Northern District of Georgia. The FTC lawsuit alleges that FleetCor charged customers hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees, making its promises about helping customers save on fuel costs false. The Defendants market various payment cards, including fuel cards, to companies in the trucking and commercial fleet industry.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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5 E-commerce Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2020

Single Grain

Around 2.05 billion people made online purchases in 2019. That means 21.55% of the global population shops on the Internet – a number that will hit 2.14 billion in 2021. That’s a massive pool of prospective customers! But more online shoppers means more e-commerce platforms, which has created a competitive and fierce marketplace. To stand out from the competition, you need new ways to promote your products and services – and that requires you to stay on top of the latest e-commerce trends.

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Global M&A slows as China falls while holding companies stay on the sidelines

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Global mergers and acquisitions activity in adland slowed markedly in 2019 according to new figures from consultancy R3 Worldwide. R3 clocked 489 deals worth a total $27.7bn in 2019, down 15 per cent on the previous year. North America was by far the strongest market with China leading APAC down with a 54 per cent.

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The New Channel: Lush & Salty!

Gods of Advertising

One of the many reasons I started this blog (way back in 2004) was to develop my skills in WordPress. Blogging had taken off as a ‘thing’ and I wanted in. Nothing works better than working it out for yourself. I believe the cliche’ is “learning by doing.” Here I go again. I’ve parlayed my passion for freshwater and saltwater aquariums into a YouTube channel: Lush & Salty Aquariums.

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Statutory Dreams or Equitable Nightmares: A Trifecta of Cases Before the Supreme Court Threaten the FTC’s Enforcement Authority

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In recent days, the ghost of cases past returns to haunt the FTC’s ability to obtain equitable monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. Three cases now pending Supreme Court review have the potential to significantly threaten the FTC’s enforcement authority: Liu v. SEC ; FTC v. AMG Capital Management, LLC ; and FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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7 Business Intelligence Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2020

Single Grain

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that data is a pretty big deal in modern business and marketing. It fuels business intelligence in virtually every industry and is showing no signs of slowing down. First, here's a quick definition : “The term Business Intelligence (BI) refers to technologies, applications and practices for the collection, integration, analysis and presentation of business information.” By 2020, the world’s data storage is predicted to reach 40 zettaby

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Government, charities and HRH combine for FA Cup mental health game-stopper

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Here’s what we used to call a PR blitz, Public Health England along with Every mind Matters and the Football Association’s Heads Up campaign combining for a one-minute film about the importance of mental health to be shown before the FA Cup third round matches at the weekend. From PR firm Freuds with a voiceover.

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Droga5 brings Gio back with a bang as GoCompare heads into 2020

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Droga5’s debut for GoCompare featured long-serving frontman Gio Compario, telling a tale (not singing one) about an errant tree. It looked like a transition from Gio to something else but, no, he’s back – this time falling foul of a stray deer, based on a true story. Marsha Riley, vice president of brand preference at.

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Less heat and more light please: ad agencies, Brexit and understanding consumers

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By Jes Conway “Less Heat and More Light, Please…”: On Ad Agencies, Brexit and Understanding Consumers Did I miss the bulletin where MAA was taken over by The Daily Mail? I only ask because Archie Heaton’s intemperate invective on agency shortcomings (“Adland’s Search for Equality Misses the Target in Brexit Britain”, December 20, 2019) falls.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Havas unveils convincing lesson for teacher recruitment

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Surrounded by teachers present and past at MAA Towers so better be respectful about this one, ‘Every lesson shapes a life’ by Havas for the UK’s Department of Education. Featuring Addison Brown, a science teacher at Bedford High School in Leigh, Greater Manchester. Science and maths teachers are in particularly short supply in the UK.

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Wallace and Gromit deliver for DFS – again

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Sale ads are inclined to drive you nuts at this time of year – isn’t every day a sale these days? – so it’s wise of beds empire DFS and agency Krow (‘work’ backwards it seems) to place their fortunes in the safe hands of Aardman’s Wallace and Gromit. Not them again you might groan.

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Audible finds a moment of calm in social media mayhem

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Social media mayhem was a recurring theme in ads in 2019 – how did we end up here? – and it plays into the hands of audio books and podcast company Audible in a new iteration from Fold7. Audible director of brand marketing Matthew Parker says: “Our latest campaign continues to remind people that there’s.

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Let’s bid a not-very-fond farewell to the decade when nearly everything changed

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Whether or not you see the decade from 2010 to 2019 as good or bad (or dreadful) depends on where you’re sitting. If it’s at Facebook or Google it was good almost beyond belief as they hoovered up the lion’s share of the booming ad market (as did their Chinese rivals.) If you were sitting.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Is Idris Elba’s new all-electric Ford really a sheep in Mustang clothing?

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Over the years Ford has been rather short of iconic cars, the Ferrari-beating GT40 way back in the day and, from time to time, the Mustang. UK readers may remember the time when cops on ITV roared around in the Ford Capri and Granada. Here’s one of new US creative AOR BBDO’s first efforts, an.

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Statutory Dreams or Equitable Nightmares: A Trifecta of Cases Before the Supreme Court Threaten the FTC’s Enforcement Authority

All About Advertising Law

In recent days, the ghost of cases past returns to haunt the FTC’s ability to obtain equitable monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. Three cases now pending Supreme Court review have the potential to significantly threaten the FTC’s enforcement authority: Liu v. SEC ; FTC v. AMG Capital Management, LLC ; and FTC v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC.

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