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The life of a modern communicator
Corporate communicators need to demonstrate a deep commercial understanding of the business issues their organisations face – this gives them credibility around the leadership table. They operate in fast-moving and complex environments and need to be able to learn and adapt quickly. Building strong relationships and networks with influencers and decision-makers (both internally and externally) is essential if they are to get things done.
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Taking a stand – Do the rewards of corporate activism outweigh the risks?
Corporate activism is both an opportunity and risk, with council members acknowledging both sides of the debate in equal measure. There is widespread acknowledgement that corporate activism is expected by consumers, but is also very hard to do well. Authenticity is the key, with campaigns that are true to your corporate values having the greatest chance of success.
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Employer branding – corporate reputation and the war for talent
Having a strong employer brand is crucial to corporate reputation, giving companies not only a recruitment edge in the growing talent war but also the highest-quality long-term ambassadors to deliver on their brand promises. Employees are more demanding than ever when it comes to what they expect from their employer but this is not purely down to Millennials; employees at all life stages want a career with a deeper purpose. Getting it wrong and failing to deliver on the employee brand expectation can have consequences that extend well beyond employees; consumers too are demanding more from corporates.
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Smartificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is often mooted as the ‘future’ for our industry. Many lead us to believe that we are headed for an AI utopia; that ‘optimised’ ad experiences fuelled by big data insights gleaned solely by machines, tailored to individuals, and served to them programatically with impeccable timing in the right time and right context, is almost within reach. However, when we take a step back to consider this, how close are we really; and is it even what we want at all?
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Micro-target or Target Everyone?
Balancing reach with precision in your media strategy. What is the best way to get the right amount of reach but also the right precision? Some marketers are seduced by the promise of micro-targeted precision through digital media spend. Others go broad and target everyone. What is the right balance for your brand? Frustrating though it may be – the answer is “it depends”.
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Advertising, Reality, the World – According To Pokémon Go
How Pokémon Go reflects current global trends, people’s current aspirations, and how brands can successfully embrace these changes.
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Audience Measurement in the Data Age
In this paper, we outline ten predictions for the future of audience measurement. It is an important area of expertise for Ipsos. We measure the audiences to media content in more than 70 countries. This includes those accessing this content via both traditional and digital means.
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Cracking Social: How To Connect Meaningfully With Audiences on Social Media
It is clear, that when it comes to connecting meaningfully with audiences on social media, there is still a lot to learn. At Ipsos we’ve been exploring how brands can maximise their impact in this space. Our starting point was in depth examination of the people who are getting it right in order to identify what we can learn from them.
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Who’s Killing Creativity Now?
Market research has long been accused of killing creativity. Many in the creative world now look back with nostalgia to the days when market research was the point of contention. With so much more data available now and so many exciting applications for it, data and creative are at loggerheads.
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Moving Past the Tweak to Uncover the Optimal
The Quest for Optimal - Maximising consumer delight has always been a top priority for any product manufacturer, resulting in a critical need for ongoing innovation married with endless product modifications. Yet, while a priority, it continues to be increasingly difficult to steal share or truly differentiate oneself versus competition within an existing and/or niche category. Unfortunately, reactive versus proactive research has become more of the product testing norm, with endless rounds of formula ‘tweaking’ versus the prescriptive pursuit of a farther out, more differentiated optimal product.