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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On December 13, 2023, we explored the ever-evolving landscape of TV metrics. As individual commercial metrics become available for linear TV, in addition to the existing C3 and C7 metrics, there are various options that can be considered for defining commercial impressions with the more granular sub-minute data that is now available. Attendees learned how […]

On December 5, 2023, marketing, agency and media leaders who contend with ageism in advertising joined us to share how they are actively working on solutions to create a more inclusive landscape. Attendees learned about the economic power of consumers over 40, strategies for brands to connect with them, ways to leverage the subconscious associations […]