Why Affinities Matter at the Box Office

This summer’s box office story has a plot twist of its own – a decline in ticket sales. According to a report from TheWrap, citing numbers from comScore, the summer blockbuster season’s earnings are down five percent from last year. While there may be help on the way from established franchises’ latest titles, such as…

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Thoughts on Affinities and Politics

Trump. The debates. SNL parodies. Politics is inherently social, of course, but there is even more buzz this election year, one that has thus far challenged the conventional wisdom of politics. Polls are a tried-and-true indicator of how your candidate is doing in each state or nationwide. However, Ted Cruz’s victory in Kansas shows that…

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And the Winner is… 9 Oscar Champs Determined by Affinities

  May I have the envelope, please? The Oscars are this Sunday. The Academy votes for who goes home with the golden statues, but what if social engagers chose the winners based on their affinities? Our infographic shows how differently things might turn out depending on which brand’s fans are voting. Want to find out…

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Super Bowl 50 Preferred Eats by Team

The Super Bowl is about snacks as much as sport, and the opposing teams’ fans are just as divided on their options for eats. Based on social affinities, here are the go-to foods for Broncos and Panthers fans. Dive into social affinities for your brand. E-mail us at [email protected].

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Top Music Artist Affinities of 2016 Presidential Frontrunners

Ben Carson is up, and Joe Biden is out. Presidential campaigns are long, rough-and-tumble marathons, and the 2016 cycle is no different. Another tradition of White House contests: politicians using music on the campaign trail. Whether it’s Katy Perry performing for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and taking over her Instagram or Steven Tyler asking Donald Trump…

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3 Insights from the Classic Hip-Hop Radio Format Flip

At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of extending reach based on brands’ social engagement with other brands. The brand, while always evolving, shows evidence of this change slowly on social media; for example, engagers migrate from Facebook to Instagram over a period of twelve months. These changes are generally initiated by the users…

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Taking Stock in Affinities and Market Performance

If you haven’t checked your 401(k) or IRA in the last month, you are probably going to discover some dramatic ups and downs, as the markets first reacted to the weight of world events, and then rebounded on the strength of the economic recovery. Of course, the market is no stranger to volatility. Take a…

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Affinity Answers Featured in Bill Harvey’s Series on the Future of Across-Screen Advertising

Media research pioneer Bill Harvey discusses “The Future of Across-Screen Advertising” in a new four-part series. In the recently published conclusion, Bill provides more detail on a presentation he delivered alongside CBS Corp.’s David Poltrack at this year’s ARF Audience Measurement conference. Bill cites Affinity Answers and its methodology of calculating mutual affinity between brands…

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