Past Event Highlights

Virtual Influencers, Advertising’s Financial Impact, and Avatars in the Metaverse

  • JAR INSIGHTS STUDIOS

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 Long-Term Effects of Advertising on Social Platforms

  • BY KAROLINE CORYEA, YOUNG PROS OFFICER

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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AI for Data Analysis in Marketing and Advertising

Attendees joined ARF in NYC for two workshops – a morning session tailored for professionals without a background in coding, and an afternoon session for data scientists, analysts, engineers, and other data science professionals – that highlighted how to utilize LLMs to analyze example datasets. Additionally, attendees had the chance to participate in real-time AI tool demonstrations.

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Women in Analytics Mentorship Program 2024

  • Women in Analytics

On August 1, participants in the 2024 ARF Women in Analytics mentorship program heard tips about how to grow and maintain their relationships. Our partner, Jamie Thomas, Co-Founder of Cophi, revealed the methodology behind the survey, explaining how and why they were matched. Plus, a panel of Mentors/Mentees from last year’s program shared their experiences and provided ideas for building a strong mentoring relationship.

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Full-Funnel Measurement Showcase

  • Cross-Platform Measurement Council

On July 16th, 2024 the ARF Cross Platform Measurement Council’s Attribution Working Group hosted this highly informative showcase on full funnel measurement. The event featured detailed case studies presented by leading measurement providers Optimine, TransUnion, and Data Poem, which had been selected by the Working Group from a pool of responses to a RFI that they had developed. Each demonstrated innovative approaches to cross-channel performance measurement and the benefits of these approaches. The event concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Kate Weymer, Director, Data Science at Microsoft, which provided further insights into the value of evaluating both short-term and long-term effects of media on outcomes and the impact of third-party cookie deprecation on their approaches.

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