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Marketing effectiveness topped the charts this year. The most popular marketing articles and podcasts of 2024 centered on marketing fundamentals, effectiveness studies, and evidence-based strategies.
Elena, Angela, and Rob analyze which brands demonstrated marketing effectiveness principles in 2024 and saw results. From Uber Eats' consistent TV strategy to Elf Beauty's physical availability dominance, learn what separated winning brands from the rest. Plus, discover why one luxury automotive brand's dramatic repositioning might be the year's biggest marketing misstep. Yep, we’re talking about Jaguar.
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Bud Light learned the hard way that brand assets matter. Their competitor Modelo grew from $4.8B to $6.1B in revenue while Bud Light fell to $3.6B, proving how quickly the market can shift when brands make controversial moves. And that’s just one example from a year filled with marketing lessons.
This week, Elena joins Conor Byrne, host of That's What I Call Marketing, and Marc Binkley and Vassilis Douros from The Sleeping Barber as they break down this year's biggest marketing successes and stumbles. They analyze what made some campaigns soar while others failed, explore how AI is revolutionizing creative testing, and debate whether broad targeting really delivers better results than precision campaigns.
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Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We’re breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.
In this episode, Elena and Rob explore research showing how consumer behavior has evolved, examining whether value-driven choices truly impact purchasing decisions.
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AI won't replace humans. But it will dramatically change how we work. And brands that don't commit to AI will eventually find themselves struggling to keep up with savvy competitors, according to tech expert Shelly Palmer. So what’s really at stake here?
In this episode, Elena, Angela, and Rob are joined by Shelly Palmer, CEO of The Palmer Group and professor at Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, to discuss AI's impact on marketing. Shelly offers an unflinching look at why marketers are hesitant to adopt AI, how the technology will transform creative work, and what the ongoing battle over AI and copyright means for the industry's future.
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Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We’re breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.
In this episode, Elena and Rob explore how gender stereotypes in advertising affect viewers of both genders, discovering that these portrayals can create negative cross-gender effects that impact brand perception.
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In healthcare marketing, product and marketing are inseparable. But in many industries, marketers have become disconnected from the products they promote. What does this mean for marketing effectiveness?
Exact Sciences CMO Jaime LaMontagne joins Elena and Angela to explore how staying connected to product drives better marketing outcomes. Drawing from her extensive healthcare marketing experience, Jaime shares advice on balancing multiple stakeholders, strict regulations, and evolving patient expectations.
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Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We’re breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.
In this episode, Elena and Rob explore how sunlight influences consumer spending habits, revealing that brighter days lead to bigger sales across all product categories.
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36% of US brands and agencies cite frequency management as a top concern this year. And 81% of consumers unsubscribe when brands send too many messages. So when should you worry about showing your ads too many times?
Elena, Angela, and Rob explore what truly causes ad fatigue, why it's different from creative wear-out, and how to prevent both. Plus, hear surprising research on why positive ads wear out faster than negative ones and why video ads tend to cause less fatigue than static ads.
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On average, millennials stay with an employer for just two years and nine months. But after 17 years leading marketing at CARFAX's Banking and Insurance Group, Jon-Erik Valetti has cracked the code on marketing and sales alignment.
In this episode, Elena and Angela explore how Jon-Erik transformed B2B marketing within a major consumer brand. From viewing marketing as a revenue center to building a thought leadership strategy that resonates with millennial buyers who make up 75% of B2B buying teams, learn how the Banking and Insurance Group grew from 11 employees to a major revenue driver for CARFAX.
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Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We’re breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.
In this episode, Elena and Rob explore why customer participation in product assembly or creation can significantly boost perceived value and brand attachment, even when the result isn't perfect.
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