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Report:The Future Of Media Measurement

Preparing For A Convergence Of Measurement Across Channels

Marketers can't see value in multichannel marketing until they can measure it. TV spending is still the biggest above-the-line expense, even as Internet usage increases and mass media audiences...

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Report:Integrated Marketing Strategies For Low-Consideration Brands

Consumers' relationships with butter, detergent, or cotton balls are fleeting. But these consumers are engaged in topics like cooking, cleaning, and beauty, which indirectly drive interest in...

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Report:The Post-Digital Rules Of Brand Building

Executive Overview: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

In the 21st century, empowered consumers have steered brand marketing into foreign terrain — they have taken the driver's seat and told brands where, when, and how they want to be interacted...

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Report:The CMO's Guide To Establishing A Social Media Policy

An effective social media policy provides an essential guide for employees with respect to their use of social media, whether they are engaging in social media for personal or business reasons....

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Report:TV Advertising Budgets Are Under Siege

Forrester and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) surveyed 104 US advertisers representing nearly $14 billion in measured media budgets. More than half of them — 62% — told us...

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Report:TV And Video Advertising Is On The Upswing In 2012

Forrester partnered with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to better understand marketers' current attitudes toward TV and digital video advertising. Marketers have regained their...

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Report:US TV Ad Spending Forecast, 2009 To 2014

Cable And Advanced TV Advertising Drive Return To Modest Growth

Television remains the dominant mass medium in the US, and TV ad spending is usually the biggest line item in consumer marketers' budgets. Spending has been down lately, primarily due to the...

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Report:Why Consideration And Preference Are A Priority

Marketing Leaders Should Shift Budgets For Regular Purchases

Marketing leaders still spend more money to create awareness — the beginning of the marketing funnel — than they spend on consideration and preference. Despite these investments, most US...

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Report:TV's New Advertising Frontier

New TV Advertising Options Point Marketers Toward The Future

After 50 years of the 30-second spot, "innovations" like infomercials, and product placements, the world of TV advertising is about to go through a massive change. The promise of interactive TV is...

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Report:Brands Must Adapt To Customers' Higher Standards

Vision: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

The traditional pillars of brand equity are cracking under the weight of the higher standards of the 21st century consumer. Marketers are disoriented in this world where they are losing influence...

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Report:TV's Currency Conversion

Marketers Need To Prepare For More Complex TV Buying In The US

Since the birth of TiVo in 1997, set-top-box data has been discussed as a more accurate alternative to Nielsen data for buying commercial slots in linear TV. But advertisers remain comfortable with...

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Report:Case Study: Cleveland Clinic Takes A Stepladder Approach To Achieve Social Media Success

Start Small And Engage The Enterprise To Overcome A Regulated Environment

The Cleveland Clinic was not the first healthcare firm to experiment in social media, but it achieved success where others failed. A pragmatic assessment of the barriers it faced in developing social...

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Report:The CMO's Role In Technology Decisions

Marketing Leaders Take On One Of Three Technology Leadership Roles

As technology becomes more intertwined with marketing efforts, marketing leaders must decide what their role should be in technology purchase decisions. Forrester identifies three roles that chief...

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Report:Chart A New Course For Your Brand

Strategic Plan: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

In order to build and preserve brand equity in the face of higher consumer expectations and support 21st century brand marketing, CMO and marketing leadership professionals must develop a strategic...

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Report:Social Media Policy Template For CMOs

This template provides a starting point from which to draft your own social media policy. The template follows the outline provided in the associated report, "The CMO's Guide To Establishing A Social...

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Report:The Right Customer Experience Benefits CMOs

What Is The Right Customer Experience Strategy?

Marketers bear the responsibility to guide the brand experience. A large part of that experience is driven by advertising and promotion, but that only covers a small slice of the overall interaction...

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Report:Marketers' Empowered Opportunity

The HERO Index: Finding Empowered Employees

Your customers are more empowered every day. Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter — accessible on smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs — are just the latest in the growing list of...

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Report:How To Deliver A New Brand Experience

Processes: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

Many companies are well on their way to delivering a top-notch brand experience for their demanding customers. CMO and marketing leadership professionals can learn from the experiences and processes...

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Report:CMOs Must Lead The Brand Experience

Organization: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

Twenty-first century brands are grappling to maintain their traditional sources of competitive advantage in the age of the customer — a world in which the companies that take an obsessive...

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Report:Establish New Agency Partnerships

Tools And Technology: The 21st Century Brand Marketing Playbook

Building a 21st century brand requires marketers to form new types of partnership with agencies. As with the fast-changing technology landscape, it's up to marketers to stay current with the...

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