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As the latest AA/Warc Expenditure Report shows digital audio was the fastest growing medium in Q1, Bauer Media’s Simon Kilby argues that advertisers should seize the opportunity to invest in trusted digital platforms beyond the US tech giants.
Next, in our Media Essentials series aimed at marketers early in their careers, WPP Media’s head of organic performance explains that search hasn’t died; it’s expanded into what he calls Total Search.
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Less-than-perfect press performances of late fade into nothingness compared with the greatest failure of the media in any age: the failure to communicate the existential threat of climate change.
Brands that plan for conversation alongside coverage will be better positioned to convert visibility into relevance, writes SuperAwesome’s Sam Clough.
Brand suitability has evolved, but more progress is unlikely to come from adding more exclusions. It will come from understanding content more precisely and giving advertisers greater confidence to judge relevance on its own merits.
In the same way a chef preps ingredients before service, marketers need to ensure their data is fit for purpose before it feeds into decision-making.
The very things that make in-store feel safe are precisely what make it risky when overused, writes Spark Foundry’s strategy partner.