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Improving Purpose-Driven Ads

GfK studies suggest that “innovation and creativity” are needed to make purpose-driven ads as effective or more effective than “mainstream” ads. 

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A Dilemma for Global Research

Global marketing studies must produce comparable data, despite differences in culture that impact emotional reactions to words and images. This research suggests methods that help overcome these challenges.

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How MARS Builds Brands

Attention, Emotion and Memory (ESG) are seen as the key elements in building brands.

The “Attention Break-out Session” during the second day of the AUDIENCExSCIENCE conference showed that attention metrics are typically used within a larger framework. Case in point, a presentation by Realeyes and Mars showed how Mars sees attention to marketing messages as a trigger of emotions that leads to memory and (hopefully) brand building.

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AUDIENCExSCIENCE Break-out Session, Attention Metrics: Validity, Reliability & Predictive Powers. Using Attention AI to Predict Real-World Outcomes – Max Kalehoff, VP Marketing Growth, Realeyes; -Johanna Welch, Global Mars Horizon Comms Lab Senior Manager, Mars.