At SHOPPER 2024, practitioners and academics shared research-based insights on retail media networks (RMN), AI, influencer marketing and live shopping. The industry’s leading experts revealed which tools, technologies and trends are shaping the ever-evolving shopper landscape and what brands need to know to stay ahead. ACCESS 2023 EVENT CONTENT   SPONSOR HOST

On April 4, industry experts explored where out-of-home (OOH) advertising stands today, its current capabilities and its potential in the future. Attendees heard data-backed insights on how OOH has changed in the past decade, where it fits in a multi-channel campaign or media plan, and brands’ objectives in using it. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers Lexi CappalliSr. Dir., Creative Solutions Delivery Team Lead Kantar Creative Council Member View Bio Rachael RyanGlobal Research & Insights TikTok Creative Council Member View Bio…

The ARF’s annual AUDIENCExSCIENCE conference highlighted the most critical audience measurement issues. Through keynotes, panels, debates and rigorously peer-reviewed research presentations, attendees learned about a wide array of new and evergreen industry topics, endemic to our industry changes. World-class thinkers joined us in NYC to share their perspectives on the future of advertising research and measurement, and how tomorrow’s technologies and data trends will impact advertising and media. If you aren’t automatically redirected to the AudiencexScience 2024 web site please…

The ARF Women in Analytics led a lunch workshop providing guidance on how to communicate complex ideas and analyses to a non-technical audience during the first day of the ARF’s largest event, AUDIENCExSCIENCE. In today’s data-driven world, sharing complex analyses in a way that motivates people to take action is critical to success. Attendees gained practical techniques to make complicated information easy to understand without losing its importance. Panelists Aarti BhaskaranGlobal Lead, Ad Research & Insights Snap Inc. View Bio…

Recent research indicates that media content and advertising now represent diverse segments of the U.S. population more than ever before. However, audiences are increasingly looking for authentic representations of their experiences and communities — rather than merely their presence. On March 7, the Cultural Effectiveness Council led a discussion on perceptions of authentic representation and revealed how it can be improved with available cognitive testing tools and changes in processes and structures. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers Mallory NewallVP Public…

On February 28, the ARF held a virtual Town Hall exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) may develop in the future. After a brief, non-technical review of how Large Language Models (LLM) work, we reviewed a scenario where individuals have a personal AI agent that will negotiate on their behalf for access to news and entertainment, to highly targeted advertising, and to actual online purchases. New insights on what the long-term impact of AI on employment, intellectual property and regulation were…

On February 13, academics from around the world shared insights from ground-breaking, empirical research on relatively new fields that have high-impact potential for the advertising industry: the effects of sonic branding, ASMR influencers and brand activist messaging. Afterwards, attendees participated in a dynamic, concluding Q&A with the speakers, led by ARF Chief Research Officer, Paul Donato. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers Sebastian SilasResearcher at Hanover Music Lab Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media View Bio Daniel MüllensiefenProfessor of Psychology…

On February 6, the ARF Analytics Council revealed how insights and analytics professionals believe they can future-proof their departments. Industry veterans shared which functions they believe will be replaced by automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence, based on anonymous interviews conducted by the Organizational Working Group with senior ARF members. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers Helen KatzEVP, Research Publicis Media View Bio John BaroMarket Research & Insights Spectrum Reach View Bio Simon ChadwickManaging Partner Cambiar LLC View Bio Michelle GibbVice…

On January 23, Ken Roberts, Founder and President of Forethought™, Mary Wilson Avant, Senior Consultant of Forethought™ and Elizabeth Windram, EVP, Marketing & Communications of CLEAR discussed the seven answers every CMO should demand, ranging from predicting change in market share, creating internal alignment between marketing and the rest of the organization, how generative AI can be leveraged, and more. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers Mary Wilson AvantSenior Consultant Forethought™ View Bio Ken RobertsFounder and President Forethought™ View Bio Elizabeth…

On January 17, the L.A. Media Research Council discussed new insights from recent studies on the issues the council has identified as priorities: changes in viewer behavior and attitudes, how to portray diversity in content and ads, and on measurement. Attendees learned more about the trends and challenges that will be most important to media and advertising businesses in 2024, such as increasing viewer satisfaction and optimizing diversity. ACCESS EVENT CONTENT Featured Speakers James Ambalathunkal Magid View Bio Carolyn Bisson…