Multichannel Marketing

It began on April 1, 2023, when AB InBev hired several TikTok and Instagram celebrities to promote Bud Light. One was transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who had 10MM followers at the time. A Bud Light boycott followed with the ferocity...

Stunning News for COVID Advertisers In a study of 360 COVID ads measured by ABX across all media, advertising effectiveness scores were some of the highest we've seen.  Ads featuring thanks to first-responders, helpful advice regarding resisting the virus, and...

Today's post looks at two case studies in integrated marketing communications - how paid and non-paid media interact in two major scandals - one with Nike and the other with United Airlines. The post is reprinted with permission from the Institute for Public Relations,...

As the Holidays approach, thoughts turn to retail. It's a perfect time to see how various department stores, fashion stores and online retailers have done in advertising effectiveness over the last 12 months.  Some retailers, like Kohl's, have consistently good...

Last month, we listed the Top Five Super Bowl ads by how women were portrayed, and saw how those who treated women well also impacted their ad effectiveness. We also quoted Jack Neff of AdAge, who wrote that female gender scores...

For Immediate Release: Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and Advertising Benchmark Index (ABX) Win 2017 ESOMAR Research Effectiveness Award “ANA/AFE #SeeHer Movement Addresses Unconscious Bias in Media” New York, NY September xx, 2017 – The Association for National Advertisers (ANA)...

Highly creative ads have doubled the sales impact of those that are less creative, and advertising creative drives sales 5x as much as media spend.  Two break-through studies show the truth of these claims with hard data. Creativity in Advertising:...

Today's interview with J.J. Klein, ABX Chairman, and Gary Getto, ABX President, focuses on how speed ishttps://adbenchmark.com/who-we-are/https://www.adbenchmark.com/about-abx/ changing the copy testing paradigm. Four real-life examples of how copy testing in 24 hours made a huge difference for major brands are included. Legacy...

Taking a break from our "Data-Driven KPIs" series, today's post gets practical for those making decisions about what types of advertising effectiveness measurement is best for them. A recent chat with J.J. Klein, ABX Chairman, and Gary Getto, ABX President, shows when...

Like all mediums, Free-Standing Inserts (FSIs) can be enormously effective for driving Purchase and other Calls-to-Action, but only when the creative is strong. Today we'll look at some of the best and worst of thousands of FSIs benchmarked by the largest syndicated...

Radio Advertising Bureau's "Matter of Fact" newsletter shared ABX research on how radio may deliver the best ROI and ROAS of all with some smart creative! Examples are from Red Lobster, Discover, McDonald's and Home Depot. Can Radio Advertising really Outperform other Media Types? Thanks to the creative...

"Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half." John Wanamaker.  Today's post is written by guest-blogger, Michael Wolfe, CEO of Bottom-Line Analytics. Identifying Poor Creative is Critical to Managing your Advertising Spend Most...