The Crisis of Consumer Attention Reaches the Tipping Point for Advertisers
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The interruptive strategies of digital marketing are in fact contributing to a decline in consumer attention. That’s the premise behind Attention Please, a research program undertaken by Magnetic Media in partnership with PHD Media and Bournemouth University.  The researchers set...
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Whoa There, Influencers, It’s Time for a Reality Check
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It’s starting to look like 2019 is the year social media gets a beat-down and a shake-up. From Apple blocking an internal Facebook app to calls for increased regulation on social platforms, it appears the public has finally had it....
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How to Design Print Ads for Killer ROI
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As ad agency execs finally call out digital ads, advertisers are renewing their interest in print advertising. And for good reason – print offers a far more trusted platform than digital and social, and brands appreciate this sound base on...
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Google’s Print Ads are Anything But “Clear and Conspicuous”
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Google – the one brand with arguably the most digital clout on the planet – is in hot water over an ad partnership in print.  Yep, you may not have realized it (very few did) but recent magazine covers in...
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Where to Find the Best Audience for Your Ads
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Trust is a serious commodity in today’s publishing landscape. And it’s not found on social media, despite the industry’s best efforts to convince us that that’s where we should consume our news. “Getting the news” in our multi-channel world has...
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The Dirty Little Secret Keeping Ad Fraud off the Radar
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Just a few years ago, the ad industry was up in arms over the staggering amount of digital ad fraud and what it was costing businesses. Increasingly sophisticated fraud detection technology was looked to as the solution. Surely by now,...
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Here’s to Old Friends … This DM’s for You
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As so much of the world turns to digital, why is it that direct mail still works so well? According to Money Mailer CEO John Patinella, direct mail is effective because “giving, receiving and handling tangible objects remain deep and...
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Ask Your Advertisers if their Customers Trust Social Media
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I know we call out Facebook a lot around here – but they certainly aren’t the only social platform taking fire lately. “As this chart from Statista shows, the Cambridge Analytica scandal seems to have resulted in a broader loss...
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Leverage the Summer Slowdown to Do This with Your Ad Sales List
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How to make hay in the ad game when the rest of the world is slathering on the sunscreen. Summertime – it’s hot, the sun’s out, your contacts are on vacation – and it’s easy to fall into thinking that...
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Ditching the Duopoly in the Pivot to Paid Content
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As we’ve noted before, there’s a gap in the publishing industry that appears to be widening. On the one side, we have the stats on print ad revenue that continues to show declines in the market overall. On the other...
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