Why A Major Hurdle To Mobile Ad Investment Just Got Easier To Clear

September 19th, 2016 | Dana Toering, Managing Director, TubeMogul

The “year of mobile” isn’t a real thing. Remember how 2010, ’11, ’12, ’13 and ’14 were all supposed to be the year of mobile? One need only look at this year’s major news stories as evidence that the way that we consume and produce media has irrevocably changed: every year for the foreseeable future […]

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The Practical, Data-Driven Persona Approach you can Use Right Now

September 12th, 2016 | Jen Evans, Marketing Futurist

The persona is a much-vaunted, much-maligned tool in digital marketing, helping marketers to define their audience. But most persona programs fall short for four major reasons: They’re fictional They don’t reflect the overall composition of the audience They aren’t data driven They don’t practically translate into marketing campaigns If your personas are not based on […]

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The Hard Truth About Clicks, Exposed

August 30th, 2016 | Matthew Chung, Manager, Communications and Content

Despite clicks having been proven to have no correlation to real success, more media is being bought today based on the cheapness of the click than any other KPI. At a recent ACA Webinar, Ian Hewetson, VP Client Services at Eyereturn Marketing, shared the effect of the industry’s long-standing addiction to clicks and what marketers […]

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How To Fast-Track Brand Growth By Leveraging Unique Brand Assets

August 22nd, 2016 | Matthew Chung, Manager, Communications and Content

State-of-the-art behavioural science proves that uncovering, evolving and maintaining distinctive brand assets are one of the very best ways to grow brands. Our brains are attracted to patterns, want to conserve energy, and are wired to hunt and gather. The new savannas are the shopping aisles, digital world, and e-commerce marketplaces. The winning brands are […]

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How Out-Of-Home and Mobile Drives Consumer Interaction

August 10th, 2016 | Rosanne Caron, President, OMAC/COMB

As we become increasingly connected, our mobile devices become an essential tool throughout our path-to-purchase. Studies show marketers can utilize mobile and OOH to interact with active people on the path-to-purchase – turning airports, shopping malls, bus shelters and subway/LRT stations into points of sale. For example, a 2014 comScore study of mobile owners revealed […]

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Procurement Perspective: Save Time & Money With Whiteboard Sessions

July 26th, 2016 | Donald Lee, MDC Partners

MDC Partners’ Donald Lee is not new to the Procurement Game, but the 15-year veteran is relatively new to the agency side of the equation. With his first piece for ACA’s blog, Lee aims to start a conversation about how procurement, the client and agency can work better together. I do not believe marketing is […]

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