Advertising

The Diamond Producers Association recently released a new set of ads. They reintroduce the idea of diamonds to the relationships and aspirations of Millennials. This is a group for whom “forever” is a meaningless concept along with tradition, eternity and commitment. Their focus is the journey, not the destination.

Ipsos Connect launches Connect:Live to help advertisers understand the brand impact of their online video advertising.

40th annual Survey of Affluents also reveals rising interest in social, mobile and ambient advertising.

How do you create ads that break through and truly grab viewers’ attention? Columnist Peter Minnium discusses the key characteristics of ads that people are excited to see and share with their friends.

Marketing partnerships, or sponsorships have been at the forefront of our lives over the last few months whether we realise it or not. From Andy Murray at Wimbledon, the unexpected success of wales at the Euros, the resurgence of England’s cricket team, the open, the tour de France, Lewis Hamilton’s f1 success and now the Rio Olympics, the opportunities for brands in this area are immense... and expensive.

“Programmatic” media buying can be defined as the use of software programmes to buy advertising space. The software replicates and automates what, in some media, can be a lengthy manual process. Programmatic buying began in response to an almost infinite supply of digital inventory, the impossibility of a human being sifting through every possible permutation to create an optimum campaign and a massive advance in technology.

How Pokémon Go reflects current global trends, people’s current aspirations, and how brands can successfully embrace these changes.

We all remember great ads. But do we remember the company? This is the No. 1 aim for advertising, but, surprisingly, many marketers don’t achieve it. The reason is the brand is not front-and-center. Marketers must start with the brand in the earliest conception stage, and weave it throughout the storyline architecture at opportune points. There are several tried and true techniques to ensure success. This Point of View paper addresses those approaches— crucial to effective advertising.

Deep exploration of how advertising works, taking into consideration both conscious and nonconscious brain processing.