That Bloated Mobile Feeling
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[responsive][/responsive] Before (left) - with ads, After (right) - without ads & bloat It won’t be long now. The ad blocking revolution is getting closer by the day. What it means for the industry continues to be the subject of...
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The Weird Science Behind Ad Effectiveness
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Scientific research gives us new cold, hard facts on how human brains interact with advertising…and digital marketers may be in for a surprise. One thing the digital revolution has taught us is that digital advertising is not the magic bullet...
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The Ad Blocking Revolution is Only Months Away
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Charles Arthur has an interesting take on what could happen this fall when Apple releases iOS 9 with the ability to use adblockers next month. Arthur notes that “websites are getting overloaded with ads, beacons, trackers and scripts that are...
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Advertisers Leaving Money on the Table
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This spring we noted an AT&T case study that found print had four times the ROI of TV. At the time, FIPPs’ Guy Consterdine advised that “magazines should be allocated a higher share of the advertising budget than they usually receive,”...
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Since when is Fast, Cheap and Easy a Good Thing?
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It’s cheap; it’s quick; and it’s easy. Those are definitely three “benefits” of digital advertising that have been bandied about in the last 10 years of the digital age. Yet, as Andy Mackinson writes in LinkedIn, “appealing as ‘quick, easy...
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Why Digital Ads are Losing Value at an Alarming Rate
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Matthew Ingram, writing in Fortune, waxes nostalgic for a moment in a recent article. “Back in the good old days of traditional media, advertisers and publishers were the best of friends. Publishers of newspapers and magazines and other things enjoyed...
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Apple Advertisers Treading with Caution
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This year’s shiny big thing, the Apple Watch, may be lackluster in the sales department, but it has advertisers talking about entirely new ways to connect with customers in that tiny, personal space on one’s arm. “Because of the razor-thin...
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95 Brilliant Examples of Print Advertising
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“In these days of viral videos, it’s easy to overlook the art of print ads, but it’s as relevant and powerful as ever,” writes Lucien Moons. As he notes, print ads remain a powerful medium for expression, attention and engagement....
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Falling Victim to Scale
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"Traditionally media businesses wanted scale because they wanted to influence as many people as possible...and because they wanted to build advertising businesses and advertisers wanted scale. "Certainly some publishers that started out with a very targeted focus had to grow...
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The Competitive Advantage of Creative Genius
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Magazines have a keen edge over other forms of media when it comes to creativity and advertising. According to Sue Todd of Magentic, “Publishers have always cared about great content and strong advertising creative plays a significant part in this....
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