recession

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Marketing’s Moment: How Resilient Brands can Thrive in Times of Uncertainty

• ARF

Marketing is more than a growth lever—it’s a critical driver of resilience in uncertain times. This Marketing Science Institute (MSI) synthesis presents evidence-based strategies for marketing leaders to help their organizations adapt, protect core assets and unlock long-term value amid volatility. Drawing from leading journals, it outlines how marketing can be reimagined as a flexible, risk-aware and analytics-driven function that steers firms through disruption toward recovery and competitive advantage.

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Marketing Mix Models & Economic Uncertainty

• Article

Squaring Success (Minimal Error) in Forecasting in an Era of Quick Turn Requests

• Article

Did Advertising Just Sneeze? Agencies Need Better Arguments to Weather a Recession

• Article

Thriving Between the Hits: How to Make More Effective Entertainment Creative

• Research & Data Quality
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Navigating the Evolving Media Landscape

• OTT 2023

The media landscape continues to evolve, arguably at a faster rate than ever. Leading media and measurement experts presented research-based insights on how viewers use different forms of TV/video on various platforms. Attendees joined us at the Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in California and via livestream to understand the latest data and discussions of the data’s implications.

• Creative & Branded Content
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How Best to Advertise During a Recession

• ARF Knowledge at Hand, CMO Brief

Even though the U.S. economy has some bright spots, economists warn a recession is still possible due to stubborn inflation. Advertisers want to be prepared as a result. While there is no failsafe advertising playbook to follow, as individual brands and businesses have nuanced needs and branding, there are some best practices and guidelines, which the following ARF Knowledge at Hand report gleans from some of the best research on the topic. The report covers the impact of “going dark,” the often-overlooked opportunities a recession can bring, how to maximize media spend effectiveness and how to frame appeals that are most attractive to customers during tough economic times.

• Article

CMO Brief: How Best to Advertise During a Recession