The state of racial diversity in the Twin Cities advertising industry

This paper is the result of a partnership between Common Grounds and The BrandLab. Common Grounds is an interdisciplinary, student-led, graduate student team that applies the concept of integrative leadership to community challenges. Guided by the principle that complex problems require cross-sector collaboration, Common Grounds brings together 30 graduate students from across the University of Minnesota to explore community issues, provide professional research and consultation services to community organizations, and practice and promote integrative leadership.

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IAB Europe’s Guide to Improving Sustainable Business Decision-Making in the Digital Advertising Industry

whitePaper | July 27, 2023

IAB Europe has released an initial ‘Guide to Improving Sustainable Business Decision-Making’ to assist businesses in the digital advertising ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving landscape of sustainability and responsible business practices. In recent times, terms such as ‘sustainable’, ‘green’, ‘net-zero’, and ‘carbon-neutral’ to describe technology, services, and products in the digital advertising industry have increased in traction making it increasingly important for businesses to understand the validity of such claims. With the rise of greenwashing practices, where false or misleading claims are made regarding environmental efforts, it is crucial for businesses to exercise due diligence when evaluating sustainability claims and when looking to choose the partners they wish to work with. Government regulators are also intensifying their focus on combating such practices, and businesses need to ensure that their decisions align with genuine sustainability goals. The guide was written by members of IAB Europe’s Sustainability Standards Committee and offers valuable insights and practical tips to help organisations make more informed choices when looking to achieve sustainability in the digital advertising industry.

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Pivot or panic: How smart brands navigate challenging times with creativity

whitePaper | May 27, 2022

Advertisers know that a well-placed plug can tug at the heartstrings, or that a nimble, witty retort can gain the upper hand on a busy press day. A company can have the finest business acumen, but without an empowered creative team—from a junior designer to the chief marketing officer—the messaging will fall short, or worse, alienate the very customers it’s trying to reach.

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complete guide to facebook advertising

whitePaper | December 4, 2019

Facebook in particular stands out in some cases, 7x cheaper than the next most affordable social media ads channel (Twitter). You can spend as little as $5 per day on Facebook advertising and see significant results. Sounds great, right! We’d love to make it easy for you to get up and running with Facebook Ads. This guide features the exact steps and lessons we’ve been taking to build up our own paid ads campaigns, and we’ll be keeping this post up-to-date with the latest news and learnings.

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The Ultimate Guide to OEM advertising

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

Modern performance marketing is no longer limited to paid placements on Meta or Google Ads. Android mobile phone manufacturers have built their own advertising platforms as a part of their operating system. As we know, Android manufacturers are predominantly brands of Asian origin. In the global market of mobile advertising OEMs develop as a response to the monopoly of Meta and Google. There is a list of predominant factors suggesting that OEMs are going to take the leading role as user acquisition channels in the next couple of years.

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Finding Success with In-Game Advertising

whitePaper | March 24, 2023

With over 215 million gamers in the U.S. and with the average gamer being in their early 30s, the term “gamer” now encompasses a broad and diverse demographic spectrum. Two out of every three Americans play video games through various platforms, and gaming is third only to TV and social media in terms of how audiences spend their time—yet gaming captures less than 5% of advertiser budgets.

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Trends in Health Advertising

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

Today’s pharma marketers are adapting their advertising strategies and investments in a world of digital choice. By embracing new online video and digital audio channels, advertisers are taking advantage of more precise targeting tactics, more efficiently reaching key patients and HCPs, and improving the overall ROI of their marketing investments.

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