The third installment of the ARF Cultural Effectiveness Council’s webcast series focused on the power of music as a universal language. This event was part of a larger ARF Cultural Effectiveness Council white paper exploring a number of “ways in” for connecting with the increasingly diverse American audience including social causes, language and music.
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The focus of the ARF’s Managing Remotely Share Group was how to effectively communicate up to a team leader, down to a direct report or laterally with other team members. Cole Strain, Head of Measurement Solutions at Pinterest shared his strategies and experience with remotely managing people and projects. Following the presentation, attendees joined small moderated breakout sessions where they discussed personal and professional challenges while working remotely, including creative ways to connect, a new work/life balance, and how to continue these practices if or when there is a return to the office.
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This Town Hall presented work by W2O related to privacy and COVID-19 contact tracing apps, as well as findings from an April 2020 privacy survey conducted by the ARF that included several questions about COVID-19 and its impact on how people feel about privacy, geo-location and trust.
This session featured presentations by Dan Linton, Global Data Privacy Officer of W2O, and Paul Donato, Chief Research Officer of the ARF.
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At this virtual Salon, Barbara Shipley from AARP and Andrew Delaney from Getty Images discussed their initiative to encourage advertisers to avoid stereotypes in the portrayal of the 50+ population in ads. Tiffanie Papp from P&G/SeeMe Beauty shared why it is important for SeeMe Beauty to create ads that resonate with 50+ consumers.
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At this virtual event researchers presented data and discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected media use and if these data reveal which of the changes are likely to be permanent. There was agreement that increases in TV use during the initial “stay-home” weeks were temporary. However, the trend towards more streaming appears to continue, watching first-run movies at home will increase and at least some of the increase in online shopping during the pandemic will remain. Editor’s Note: The full summary is available to members only.
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Kantar, Morning Consult, Merck and The Ad Council presented research, case studies and purpose creatives to illustrate best practices and what does and doesn’t work. A panel discussion followed moderated by Ann Green of Kantar and Mark Truss of Wunderman Thompson.
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NxNE presented a week of virtual sessions that was originally planned to be presented at SXSW 2020. Experts from brands, creative agencies and academia shared insights to help influence behavior, build brands and navigate the new normal. Editor’s Note: The full summary is available to members only.
On June 16, 2020, the Advertising Research Foundation’s Leadership Team, Board Members and fellow Members conducted their 2020 Annual Member Meeting. Editor’s Note: The full summary is available to members only.
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