Advertising has always been riddled with challenges on what’s ethical and what isn’t. This is even more relevant with digital advertising, as powerful data and a complex ecosphere become available to more and more marketers.
Here are three key ethical gray areas to be aware of in digital advertising – and tips for how marketers can navigate them.
Challenger brands often succeed thanks to a scrappy, nimble ‘underdog mentality’ – but they can lose that edge as they grow. Coegi’s director of marketing and business strategy, Elise Stieferman, argues that as brands grow into household names, it’s important to keep thinking like an underdog.
The last few years have each been uniquely transformative for the advertising industry. Many agencies might be hoping for a slightly stabler 2022 – so while individuals are making commitments for the year ahead, what should the industry commit to?
Are there technologies, beliefs or ways of working we should be giving up? Difficult changes we need to make in service of long-term good health? Or any other bitter pills to swallow? The Drum Network caught up with some of its members to find out what they’re planning to prioritize in 2022.
The martech and data ecosystem is anything but straightforward. A constant influx of new technology, platforms, regulations and trends make it overwhelming for marketing practitioners to choose the right strategies, let alone for non-practitioners to fully understand. This confusion can cause marketers to throw up their hands and say “well, this is how we’ve always done it,” creating a dangerous confirmation bias. And then executives are frustrated when this same marketing strategy doesn’t offer a crystal clear ROI.
However, with a sound strategy based in data and curating continual insights, you will not only be driving success for your marketing team, but also winning over the brand executives.
So here are four ways marketers can build an effective marketing strategy that leading executives can get behind.
Not sure how to incorporate your brand into the metaverse? To help get started, Coegi shares three strategies to drive brand success in the virtual world.
With ad spend continuing to rise and digital taking a bigger slice of that pie year-on-year, social too is growing its share. At a recent roundtable with experts from The Drum Network – from a global head of social to a founder of a leading social agency and a TikTok creator – The Drum asked: how is the role of influencers shifting in the modern marketing ecosystem?
Influencer marketing – a nice-to-have tactic to boost brand recognition and favorability, but not impact your bottom line. Right?
Wrong.
Influencer marketing has been a popular technique for gaining eyeballs on campaigns. But Natalie Carson, senior account manager at Coegi, questions whether it has passed its sell-by date.
The world of consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing is bursting with growth opportunities for unique, compelling brands. With these opportunities comes significant competition as brands strive to differentiate and dominate within cluttered categories. However, strategic marketers can use this to their advantage and create a smart plan that builds impact with their most qualified audiences. Read the article to learn how to create a smart CPG marketing strategy.
You get what you pay for. This adage is considered way too infrequently in the world of digital advertising, especially programmatic. There is so much pressure placed on gaining efficiency, both in execution and cost, that marketers have begun to prioritize “added value” impressions over meaningful business results.
But efficiency, while important, does not equate to effectiveness.
So how can marketers change the narrative around programmatic CPMs? Read the article to find out.
The healthcare and pharmaceutical industry as a whole is pivoting toward data-driven, digital strategies. Events, provider education and patient treatment itself have shifted from being primarily in-person to blended online experiences.
Measuring the business impact of cross-channel digital campaigns can be complex and challenging given the additional restrictions when obtaining personal identifiable information (PII) and staying HIPPA compliant. However, using the proper tools and strategies, meaningful measurement is absolutely possible for healthcare brands.
