Posts Tagged ‘Social Engagement’
Will Growing Disloyalty Affect Ford’s Bronco Launch?
how can the new Ford Bronco take advantage of the auto industry’s burgeoning disloyalty? Car brand loyalty is on the downturn. What was once an industry driven by committed customers is now an open road for savvy auto marketers. With more car choices than ever before, household incomes changing, and many automakers not providing optimal…
Read MorePolitical Audiences: Targeting the Open Mind
Persuadable open-minded voters are everywhere, and a campaign’s ability to accurately target them could solidify their candidate’s chances of victory. While campaigns have classically referred to voter lists and basic demographics for outreach efforts, a programmatic approach allows a deeper dive into data, providing new insight into how and where to reach open-minded voters and…
Read MoreWith upheaval, targeting takes center stage
During times of unrest, uncertainty, and un… normal, the tendency of most is to pull back. Way back. And that is just what we are seeing. According to the IAB Ad Spend Pulse study released last week, more than 24% of advertisers said that they were cutting all ad spending for the rest of Q1…
Read MoreOptimize Holiday Campaigns with Predictive Analytics
Although the official end to summer isn’t until September 22, Labor Day weekend is our unofficial marker. Just take a stroll through any grocery store or pharmacy. You’ll find that beach balls and sunscreen have been replaced with Halloween candy and pumpkin decor. By next month, Thanksgiving and Christmas merchandise will likely be on the…
Read MoreSocial Engagement Heats Up Along with Summer Tourism
It’s finally summer! Time to break out the barbecue grills and the beach towels, but no one should forget how much importance the tourism industry places on this time of year. According to the World Tourism Organization, even in the face of safety and security challenges, 46 million more tourists travelled internationally in 2016 vs. the…
Read MoreSocial Affinity and the Broadcast TV Upfronts
The annual network upfronts are happening in New York City this week, a broadcast TV tradition that extends all the way back to 1962. In the era of DVRs, on demand video and streaming platforms, social affinity plays an important role in developing the audiences for these shows. While much of it is about securing advertising…
Read MoreIncreasing Audience Segments With Grammy Winners
This Sunday is one of the biggest nights of the year for music – the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Not only will the show feature live performances by many of today’s biggest artists, but it will crown the top of the top in popular music. Even before awards are given, the number of nominations per…
Read MoreThe Secret Lives Of Brands
As marketers, we’ve all been guilty at some point of falling in love with our brand. When you believe in the company mission – the compelling “why” of your brand – and spend a good portion of your life promoting the brand, you can fall into the trap of idealizing it and beginning to see…
Read MoreIntroducing ActivationPlanner™
This week, Affinity Answers is pleased to announce the launch of a new application, ActivationPlanner™, currently available for free at https://activationplanner.affinityanswers.com. ActivationPlanner™ is specifically designed to make it easier for Brand Media Directors, Media Agency Planners and Programmatic Buyers to discover and activate the digital advertising segments predicted to be most effective for programmatic branding…
Read More3 Things Marketers Need to Know for the Fall TV Season
It’s officially summer, and another TV season has come and gone. While viewers take a break and wait for new shows this fall, the networks (and their advertisers) will continue to weigh which platforms are most effective at promoting and gathering audiences for September’s new entries. Marketers know that one of the places fans of…
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