Retail media refers to advertising within a retailer's ecosystem, both online and in-store, allowing brands to reach consumers at critical points in the shopping journey. For years, that promise has defined the channel. Retail...
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Retail media’s next evolution: beyond performance into brand building
Retail media refers to advertising within a retailer’s ecosystem, both online and in-store, allowing brands to reach consumers at critical points in the shopping journey. For years, that promise has defined the channel. Retail media has largely been framed as a lower-funnel lever—optimised for ROAS, conversions, and incremental revenue. And in many ways, it has delivered. But as...
In-Game vs. Around-the-Game: the new rules of immersive advertising
Gaming has become a full cultural ecosystem, and a key opportunity for brands. Here’s what immersive advertising actually looks like now, and how to measure whether it...
What is Brand Recall? and why it’s important to advertising
Brand recall is a memory outcome, shaped by creative, context, frequency and what audiences already knew about the brand. The question marketers need to answer isn’t “Do people remember us?” It’s “Did this campaign make more people remember us?” In other words, what leaders and clients really...
Real-time consumer sentiment: the next essential layer of campaign measurement
This growing gap between campaign speed and insight speed is creating a new tension in marketing organisations. While delivery operates in real time, sentiment measurement often remains retrospective. Real-time consumer sentiment is emerging as the answer—allowing brands to understand audience...
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Real-time consumer sentiment: the next essential layer of campaign measurement
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The complete guide to running a brand lift study
A brand lift study helps you determine the effectiveness of your ads in changing perceptions and improving the way people see your brand.This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about brand lift study methodology, from control/exposed group design to choosing the right...
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Retail media’s next evolution: beyond performance into brand building
Retail media refers to advertising within a retailer’s ecosystem, both online and in-store, allowing brands to reach consumers at critical points in the shopping journey. For years, that promise has defined the channel. Retail media has largely been framed as a lower-funnel...
In-Game vs. Around-the-Game: the new rules of immersive advertising
Gaming has become a full cultural ecosystem, and a key opportunity for brands. Here’s what immersive advertising actually looks like now, and how to measure whether it...
What is Brand Recall? and why it’s important to advertising
Brand recall is a memory outcome, shaped by creative, context, frequency and what audiences already knew about the brand. The question marketers need to answer isn’t “Do people remember us?” It’s “Did this campaign make more people remember us?” In other words, what leaders and clients really...
Real-time consumer sentiment: the next essential layer of campaign measurement
This growing gap between campaign speed and insight speed is creating a new tension in marketing organisations. While delivery operates in real time, sentiment measurement often remains retrospective. Real-time consumer sentiment is emerging as the answer—allowing brands to understand audience...
Why ‘Reaching the Right Audience’ has become more complex than ever
The advertising industry faces an unprecedented paradox. We’ve never had more data sources, targeting tools, or measurement capabilities—yet we’ve also never faced more uncertainty about whether we’re actually reaching the people we intend to...
Predictive media planning: How advertisers will forecast campaign impact before launch
This is why predictive media planning is emerging as a core capability for modern advertisers. Rather than relying on instinct and post-hoc reporting, brands are beginning to use historical performance data, media planning benchmarks, and modelling to forecast campaign impact before budgets are...
Effective ways to prove campaign impact in 2026
Marketing leaders in 2026 face a paradox: despite having more data than ever, proving campaign impact is harder. Dashboards are filled with metrics, yet finance teams and clients question if these numbers reflect real business...
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In an industry defined by speed, scale, and constant reinvention, leadership can easily become transactional. Dashboards replace dialogue. Growth eclipses meaning. And yet, some leaders choose a different path, one that puts people, purpose, and progress back at the centre. Rick Jones is one of...
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