The virtue of consistency

Les Binet and Sarah Carter wrote an article titled Stick with what works. The article originally appeared in the July/August 2011 issue of Admap as part of a Mythbuster series. The series of 66 articles was repackaged as a book titled How Not To Plan: 66 Ways to Screw it Up. Continue reading “The virtue of consistency”

Thinklong – Combating short-termism

Gareth Price wrote an article titled Thinklong.

« I believe the future of brands requires collective action to combat short-termism…  Thinklong’s primary ambition is to create an environment in which brands can flourish by tackling the source of the short-term pressures they face… As proponents of behavioural economics would highlight, we can’t hope to tackle the issue by changing attitudes, these will follow behavioural change.  » Continue reading “Thinklong – Combating short-termism”

Ritson: Share of Search – a simple and elegant alternative to Share of Voice

Mark Ritson wrote an article for Marketing Week titled It’s time for ‘share of search’ to replace ‘share of voice’ (Sept 24, 2020).

« Share of voice is a key metric for setting budgets and predicting growth, but digital media make it impossible to calculate accurately. Understanding your share of search queries is a simple and elegant alternative. » Continue reading “Ritson: Share of Search – a simple and elegant alternative to Share of Voice”

Chasing high ROIs can mean running your business into the ground

Jerry Daykin started a Twitter thread:  «ROI is a terribly misunderstood thing in media/advertising. Chasing high ROIs can mean running your business into the ground/minimising growth, and in fact a high ROI is often a sign you are underinvesting in a channel. ROIs aren’t static, they shift as your budgets do. »
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