On October 23, the ARF Women in Analytics hosted a special breakfast session in Los Angeles to explore the current state of women and sports. Brand, agency, sports league leaders and top athletes discussed the ROI of investing in women’s sports and shared insights on audience engagement, generational trends, and brand-building opportunities.
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On October 22nd, the ARF Young Pros gathered at SiriusXM for an engaging panel discussion featuring Caroline Hewett (Ipsos), Jeremy Randol (SiriusXM), Laura Pestana Hormilla (Ipsos), and Melissa Paris (SiriusXM). The conversation was moderated by Mallika Acharya (Ipsos) and Rachel Margolin (SiriusXM), both members of the ARF Young Pros Advisory Board. These senior leaders shared their career journeys and offered practical advice on navigating challenges in the evolving fields of advertising, research, and marketing. Attendees left with actionable insights on building meaningful careers, fostering strong relationships, and embracing innovation. Below are the key takeaways from the discussion:
Despite massive growth driven by significant investments, retail media performance measurement still falls short in many areas. On October 15, OptiMine and Best Buy dove deep into the use of incrementality measurement for retail media, how it works and why it is so unique in the RMN space. Attendees explored why (and how) some of the world’s largest brands have embraced it for improved success.
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Going beyond demographics, planning, buying and selling TV with advanced audiences enables a greater bang for the advertising buck and enables sellers to optimize inventory allocation. On October 9, attendees learned about the opportunities and challenges associated with this increasingly used capability. Pete Doe of Nielsen discussed how to apply data-driven insights to enhance the effectiveness of advertising strategies. After, Paul Donato, Chief Research Officer of the ARF, led a follow-up conversation.
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On September 26, the ARF held our third annual Creative Effectiveness conference where we discussed and debated questions around reclaiming creativity in the age of AI. Brand, agency, media and research sages showcased examples of how they are stimulating and measuring creative with various approaches and tools. Following the conference, attendees joined us for an evening of celebrating at the ARF David Ogilvy Awards — honoring research- and insights-driven advertising.
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Attendees joined us on September 18 for a Town Hall on what ‘premium content’ is and whether it is the right construct for trying to assign values to media. We delved into the following questions and more: Who gets to define premium? Publishers want to claim the mantle of being “premium” and “quality” to justify their higher CPMs, but is the elitism justified? Can marketers justify it on economic grounds? Does it demean and devalue some of the population?
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At this Insights Studio, researchers from top institutions presented pioneering work addressing the evolving landscape of advertising. Topics of discussion included: an exploration of virtual influencers and the effectiveness of virtual influencers in real-world versus virtual-world settings, a comprehensive synthesis of over 250 studies examining the complex relationship between advertising and a company’s stock price, and a deep dive into the emerging world of the metaverse with a study on how the presence of employee avatars in virtual stores influences consumer behavior.
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The ARF Social Council held an event on September 12 diving into the long-term effects of social media advertising on consumers, based on the results of an experiment undertaken by the ARF Social Council. Attendees gained new insights on how they can leverage the study’s results to shape their future social media advertising strategies.
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