Are Parents Too Busy to Notice Your Ads? Or Actively Solution-Seeking?
Jan15

Are Parents Too Busy to Notice Your Ads? Or Actively Solution-Seeking?

Parents are time-constrained, cash-strapped and trying-to-do-it-all, and are one of the most highly sought after group by a variety of brands. Brands ranging from diapers to food products to cars to financial institutions, target parents with family-filled advertising images and benefit propositions aimed at making their life just a little easier…

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For Super Bowl Advertisers, Loud Bark Doesn’t Equal Big Bite
Jan13

For Super Bowl Advertisers, Loud Bark Doesn’t Equal Big Bite

Small dogs can bark, and that certainly holds true for Super Bowl advertisers. But Communicus, a Tucson, Ariz.-based ad consultancy, says that big or small, the volume isn’t the point when it comes to successful Super Bowl ads. The company says that 80% of ads fail to produce meaningful impact among consumers, though small and “underdog” brands often beat those odds. Especially those brands offering something really new. The firm...

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Mobile-reliant Hispanic market could be a key for Apple Competitors [INSIGHT]
Nov13

Mobile-reliant Hispanic market could be a key for Apple Competitors [INSIGHT]

Communicus has revealed Hispanic-specific findings from their research into how parents and children engage with and purchase mobile devices. Key findings from Communicus’ research include: · Hispanic children are 70% more likely than general market children to own a tablet. Hispanic pre-kindergarten aged youth are 45% more likely to ask their parents for a tablet. · Half of Hispanic parents are considering purchasing Samsung, Google,...

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Assessing Brand Relevance: A True View
Apr15

Assessing Brand Relevance: A True View

Most major brands and advertisers have systems in place to track and quantify brand health. While the inputs and sophistication of these systems vary, there are several aspects of brand health that nearly everyone can agree are important, including: salience, differentiation, relevance, and loyalty…

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Amazon’s Ads: What’s In It for Brands?
Mar24

Amazon’s Ads: What’s In It for Brands?

Amazon is on target to sell close to $1 billion worth of advertising this year. Using data from 237 million active customers, Amazon is quickly generating more ad revenue than other online advertising platforms. What is setting the online retail giant apart from competitive platforms like Google, Pandora, and Twitter? The power of purchase.

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