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Adtech Is Losing The Plot On Made-For-Arbitrage (MFA) Sites
Last week, Forbes was accused of misleading major advertisers with a spoof of its own website – www3.forbes.com. The company created the site in 2017 as a subdomain, stretched its own content to fit more ad formats (e.g., turning 700-word articles into 34 slides), and sold advertising on this made-for-arbitrage (MFA) site to brands that […]
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A Guide For Understanding The Marketing Analytics Landscape
Harnessing the power of marketing analytics isn’t just about crunching numbers — it’s about unlocking insights. Get a roadmap for navigating the marketing analytics landscape in this preview of our new report.
CX Summit Is Coming To A City Near You!
Elevate your CX strategy and skills at Forrester’s CX Summits. Meet analysts to gain insights, research, and frameworks for exceptional customer outcomes — and create boundless experiences with genAI.
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Has Digital Advertising Reached Maturity In The US?
Spending on digital advertising in the US is forecasted to settle into a period of moderate growth. Find out why in this report preview.
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50/50: Private Label Is Coming For You
Private-label products are increasing in popularity as prices soar. Brands should be worried — find out why in this blog post.
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One Year Since Bud Light’s Marketing Blunder: What Did We Learn?
With the benefit of some hindsight, learn three counterintuitive reasons why Bud Light was particularly vulnerable to cancellation in this blog post previewing a full case study on the issue.
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TikTok’s Influence On Young Voters Makes It A Threat To US Democracy And An Asset To Marketers
TikTok's unquestionable sway over young, voting-age US citizens could pose danger, even as it makes the platform an optimal media channel.
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Google Announces Meridian, A Marketing Mix Modeling Tool
Google unveiled Meridian, an open-source marketing mix modeling (MMM) tool aimed at tackling crucial measurement challenges. MMM tools gauge the impact of marketing and media investments on vital performance indicators, such as sales or revenue, while also forecasting the revenue potential of marketing endeavors. According to Forrester’s Marketing Survey, 2023, about 30% of B2C marketers […]
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Don’t Miss Our 2024 Predictions Deep Dive
Hear directly from the tech, CX, and B2B analysts behind our 2024 global predictions and get an important generative AI update from Forrester’s CEO, George Colony.
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CMOs Need A Measurement Strategy That Connects To Business Outcomes
Instead of a single measurement approach, CMOs must adopt a layered measurement strategy that includes complementary approaches to reveal the full business value of marketing.
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Are You Advertising During This Election Cycle? Read This First.
The US election cycle in 2024 will it be the priciest media buy to date. Get three tips on how to prepare your advertising spend for the upcoming cycle.
Podcast
Will Digital Agencies Disappear?
As all marketing becomes digital marketing, the need for specialized digital agencies will shrink. What’s in store for the agency landscape, agency jobs, and the marketers who work with agencies? VP and Principal Analyst Jay Pattisall weighs in on this week’s podcast episode.
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50/50: Gratuity Has Reached A Tipping Point
Tipping fatigue is growing as automatic prompts on digital points of sale proliferate. Find out the consumer sentiment on this hot topic.
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What Should Performance Marketers Actually Do?
I’m often asked about the technologies and processes entailed in planning, buying, and optimizing media. Much is written about that, including Forrester’s research on using technology to develop more compelling creative and how to improve TV advertising’s planning, buying, and measurement processes. I’m rarely asked, however, about the people that improve media’s results. The human […]
60% Of Skeptics Will Use (And Love!) GenAI
Surprised? Download Forrester’s 2024 Predictions guide to see why progress will be driven by exploration — and 14 other global predictions on AI, privacy, B2B buyers, hybrid work, and more.
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According To Our Latest B2C Marketing Survey, Data Deprecation’s Complexity Reigns
Every year, Forrester surveys over 1,000 marketing decision-makers around the world to learn about their priorities, challenges, and plans. For the past few years, four forces — consumers’ dissatisfaction with invasive audience targeting; browser and operating system restrictions; legislators and de facto regulators such as Apple limiting consumers’ trackability; and advertisers ceding control to walled […]
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Consumer Spending 2024: What It Means For Your Brand
2023 was a confusing year: The consumers blew cold, and the economy blew hot. The recession-to-be didn’t materialize, and the economic outlook wasn’t half as bad as consumers would have you believe. Yet, notes from the post-pandemic blues keep wafting in the air no matter the macroeconomic drumbeat. This year, the economy is headed for […]
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Super Bowl LVIII: Ratings, Rivalry, Love, And Advertising
$5.6 million. $6.5 million. $7.2 million. As the price of a 30-second Super Bowl spot increases roughly 10% annually, brands and marketers question the value of the media and production costs to show up in advertising’s premiere showcase. In hindsight, this year’s answer is clearer, with audience numbers forecasted to exceed the record of 115 […]
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Brands And PR Agencies Contend With Today’s Culture Wars
Given today’s heightened polarization, what role will PR agencies play in guiding corporate brands? We hypothesize three key elements are fundamental to crisis and reputation services.
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Bad Ads: What Are You Going To Do When They Come For You?
In 2024, digital marketers and publishers have a unique opportunity to rebuild trust in digital advertising and the internet overall. Given how loose security standards are across the programmatic ecosystem, this requires abandoning “blind programmatic” in favor of more coordinated, stringent buying strategies. 2023 was an eventful year for bad ads, which Forrester defines as […]
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The US Senate Hearing To Protect Online Children: Alcohol Use Is “Age-Gated” — Why Isn’t Social Media?
Social media platforms are under fire for their failure to protect children against a wide range of issues, including mental health concerns and sexual exploitation. This will be the main topic at a January 31 US Senate hearing, where the CEOs from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will testify on what they’re doing — […]
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Google Makes Good On Its Resolution To Deprecate Third-Party Cookies In 2024
Marketers didn’t think that it would happen — here’s what to do now to ensure that customer data is ethically sourced and used.
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How To Capitalize On Conversational Search
As generative AI becomes more deeply integrated into search engine results pages (SERPs), conversational search will grow. Learn what the change means for marketers.
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