Privacy and social networks

Over the last three years, data privacy has gained in global importance. After the initial massive use of social networks with little attention paid to the lack of control surrounding access to and the disclosure of information, users are now increasingly demanding that their data be protected.

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Advertising Research Foundation

The Advertising Research Foundation (The ARF) is the only organization that creates and curates objective, original research through education, events, and networking for advertising practitioners. By providing leading-edge solutions and anticipating the industry’s challenges, we are trusted by over 400 member companies from leading brands, agencies, research firms, media, and tech. Our unique network enables us to generate relevant insights, provide a platform for members to share findings, empower members to make impactful marketing decisions, and challenge convention. We help our members be smarter faster and support them in being fearless leaders in their organization and in the future.

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Podcast Advertising Provides Up to 30x Higher Lift vs Other Channels

whitePaper | April 8, 2021

Does it pay off to invest in a podcast marketing campaign? Claritas analyzed the results of over 158 podcast campaigns in multiple industries and found lift significantly exceeding those of other channels. Claritas’ proprietary measurement tools help marketers measure the effectiveness of their podcast and other advertising campaigns, measuring conversions both online and off. Our tools can isolate conversion data by creative, audience, channel and much more.

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The Future of Programmatic will be Curated

whitePaper | October 18, 2022

The world of digital advertising has changed dramatically in the last decade. Not so long ago, deals were done with telephone calls, shaken hands, and manual insertion orders. But, with the advent of programmatic advertising and RTB, the supply chain connecting media buyers and publishers was transformed forever.

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Brands and Branding

whitePaper | December 29, 2019

Branding has become one of the most important aspects of business strategy. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Branding is sometimes considered to be merely an advertising function. And many managers and business writers hold the view that branding is about the management of product image, a supplementary task that can be isolated from the main business of product management. This note provides an alternative perspective, arguing that: Branding is a strategic point of view, not a select set of activities.

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Embedding Artifical Intelligence across the Sales and Marketing Value Chain

whitePaper | December 1, 2021

As expectations of customers evolve rapidly due to their everyday interactions with big tech companies, the sales and marketing function across industries is striving to deliver carefully curated, hyper-personalized experiences to consumers. Success in today’s experience economy largely depends on ensuring customer-centricity throughout the customer lifecycle. However, creating better emotional connections with customers may prove to be a daunting exercise considering the explosion of data, lack of in-house data and analytics expertise, decreasing attention spans of consumers, and shrinking marketing budgets.

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The Best Google Adsense Alternatives for Publishers

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

AdSense is an ad network that allows publishers to automatically sell their inventory to advertisers. Launched in 2003, it is one of the most popular online advertisement networks for bloggers and webmasters looking to monetize their websites. What kind of inventory can be monetized with AdSense? Officially AdSense is open for all kinds of inventory. However, there are certain inventory types that are getting monetized on AdSense most often.

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Great ROAS, Terrible Results: The Case for CLV-Centric Advertising

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Few retailers doubt the effectiveness of performance advertising. From humble origins to something more complex, it remains a preferred tactic for advertisers the world over. The reasons why remain simple. Retailers can target shoppers better. And they can measure their campaigns more accurately. But as campaign expectations have evolved, so have the metrics which determine success.

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Advertising Research Foundation

The Advertising Research Foundation (The ARF) is the only organization that creates and curates objective, original research through education, events, and networking for advertising practitioners. By providing leading-edge solutions and anticipating the industry’s challenges, we are trusted by over 400 member companies from leading brands, agencies, research firms, media, and tech. Our unique network enables us to generate relevant insights, provide a platform for members to share findings, empower members to make impactful marketing decisions, and challenge convention. We help our members be smarter faster and support them in being fearless leaders in their organization and in the future.

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