The document discusses a "free range media agency" that believes collaborative thinking leads to bigger and more effective ideas. It notes that platform is more important than the solution and that both short and long term goals are important. Clients own their own businesses and context is key. The agency also notes that "business for good" is growing.
Getting closer to the Great British publicNewsworks
How do we plan media in an era where disruption reigns, predictions are unreliable and the country is split into groups of people that apparently loathe each other? Newsworks teamed up with Flamingo and Tapestry to find out more about how the Great British public defines itself.
Marshall McLuhan’s seminal work is 50 years old. The core insight – that a medium shapes and ‘massages’ the message within it – once shaped communications thinking. Newsworks commissioned a combination of qualitative and quantitative research to investigate its relevance following the digital revolution.
New research from the UK's largest independent media agency, the7stars, in partnership with Newsworks, reveals that 63% of the nation want more serendipitous online content.
Getting closer to the Great British publicNewsworks
How do we plan media in an era where disruption reigns, predictions are unreliable and the country is split into groups of people that apparently loathe each other? Newsworks teamed up with Flamingo and Tapestry to find out more about how the Great British public defines itself.
Marshall McLuhan’s seminal work is 50 years old. The core insight – that a medium shapes and ‘massages’ the message within it – once shaped communications thinking. Newsworks commissioned a combination of qualitative and quantitative research to investigate its relevance following the digital revolution.
New research from the UK's largest independent media agency, the7stars, in partnership with Newsworks, reveals that 63% of the nation want more serendipitous online content.
Peter Field analysed 108 UK cases from the IPA effectiveness awards databank 2012-2016, to understand the business effectiveness of UK newsbrands. This work builds on his previous analysis of 2012 and 2014 cases.
Mummy and Daddy, what did you do in the Truth War?Newsworks
Patrick Barwise, emeritus professor of management & marketing at London Business School, on how digital media have contributed to a 'post-truth' world.
Vodafone synced the unveiling of its first broadband product with no line charges with the opening of the 24 hour tube, creating the ‘The Late Night Standard’ with MEC and ESI Media.
Sony Pictures' extensive cross-platform partnership with The Telegraph resulted in the biggest box office returns for over 45s Bond has ever had, proving that nobody does it better than newsbrands.
With cycling increasing in popularity in the UK, ŠKODA teamed up with The Telegraph to communicate its lifelong heritage with bikes via Tour de France related activity.
Unilever teamed up with Trinity Mirror to encourage communities to join in The Patron's Lunch celebrations, with a four-page pull out providing tips, tricks and recipes on how to host the ultimate local street party.
Tropicana partnered with The Telegraph to split the facts from the fiction in the sugar debate and get a glass of Tropicana back on the breakfast table of families in the UK.
Ford launched the Unlearn campaign to change the way audiences think about the brand in Britain, using outstanding print formats to encourage re-evaluation of preconceptions.
For the launch of its 'Man on the Moon' app, John Lewis teamed up with The Sunday Times to tap into readers' trust of newspapers and drive engagement beyond just its Christmas TV advert.
Kia teamed up with The Telegraph to enrich understanding of its involvement in football, while improving consideration of its new model and increasing sales.
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
Peter Field analysed 108 UK cases from the IPA effectiveness awards databank 2012-2016, to understand the business effectiveness of UK newsbrands. This work builds on his previous analysis of 2012 and 2014 cases.
Mummy and Daddy, what did you do in the Truth War?Newsworks
Patrick Barwise, emeritus professor of management & marketing at London Business School, on how digital media have contributed to a 'post-truth' world.
Vodafone synced the unveiling of its first broadband product with no line charges with the opening of the 24 hour tube, creating the ‘The Late Night Standard’ with MEC and ESI Media.
Sony Pictures' extensive cross-platform partnership with The Telegraph resulted in the biggest box office returns for over 45s Bond has ever had, proving that nobody does it better than newsbrands.
With cycling increasing in popularity in the UK, ŠKODA teamed up with The Telegraph to communicate its lifelong heritage with bikes via Tour de France related activity.
Unilever teamed up with Trinity Mirror to encourage communities to join in The Patron's Lunch celebrations, with a four-page pull out providing tips, tricks and recipes on how to host the ultimate local street party.
Tropicana partnered with The Telegraph to split the facts from the fiction in the sugar debate and get a glass of Tropicana back on the breakfast table of families in the UK.
Ford launched the Unlearn campaign to change the way audiences think about the brand in Britain, using outstanding print formats to encourage re-evaluation of preconceptions.
For the launch of its 'Man on the Moon' app, John Lewis teamed up with The Sunday Times to tap into readers' trust of newspapers and drive engagement beyond just its Christmas TV advert.
Kia teamed up with The Telegraph to enrich understanding of its involvement in football, while improving consideration of its new model and increasing sales.
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
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The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
AI-Powered Personalization: Principles, Use Cases, and Its Impact on CROVWO
In today’s era of AI, personalization is more than just a trend—it’s a fundamental strategy that unlocks numerous opportunities.
When done effectively, personalization builds trust, loyalty, and satisfaction among your users—key factors for business success. However, relying solely on AI capabilities isn’t enough. You need to anchor your approach in solid principles, understand your users’ context, and master the art of persuasion.
Join us as Sarjak Patel and Naitry Saggu from 3rd Eye Consulting unveil a transformative framework. This approach seamlessly integrates your unique context, consumer insights, and conversion goals, paving the way for unparalleled success in personalization.
Digital Commerce Lecture for Advanced Digital & Social Media Strategy at UCLA...Valters Lauzums
E-commerce in 2024 is characterized by a dynamic blend of opportunities and significant challenges. Supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages are critical issues, leading to increased shipping delays and rising costs, which impact timely delivery and squeeze profit margins. Efficient logistics management is essential, yet it is often hampered by these external factors. Payment processing, while needing to ensure security and user convenience, grapples with preventing fraud and integrating diverse payment methods, adding another layer of complexity. Furthermore, fulfillment operations require a streamlined approach to handle volume spikes and maintain accuracy in order picking, packing, and shipping, all while meeting customers' heightened expectations for faster delivery times.
Amid these operational challenges, customer data has emerged as an important strategy. By focusing on personalization and enhancing customer experience from historical behavior, businesses can deliver improved website and brand experienced, better product recommendations, optimal promotions, and content to meet individual preferences. Better data analytics can also help in effectively creating marketing campaigns, improving customer retention, and driving product development and inventory management.
Innovative formats such as social commerce and live shopping are beginning to impact the digital commerce landscape, offering new ways to engage with customers and drive sales, and may provide opportunity for brands that have been priced out or seen a downturn with post-pandemic shopping behavior. Social commerce integrates shopping experiences directly into social media platforms, tapping into the massive user bases of these networks to increase reach and engagement. Live shopping, on the other hand, combines entertainment and real-time interaction, providing a dynamic platform for showcasing products and encouraging immediate purchases. These innovations not only enhance customer engagement but also provide valuable data for businesses to refine their strategies and deliver superior shopping experiences.
The e-commerce sector is evolving rapidly, and businesses that effectively manage operational challenges and implement innovative strategies are best positioned for long-term success.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
Everyone knows the power of stories, but when asked to come up with them, we struggle. Either we second guess ourselves as to the story's relevance, or we just come up blank and can't think of any. Unlocking Everyday Narratives: The Power of Storytelling in Marketing will teach you how to recognize stories in the moment and to recall forgotten moments that your audience needs to hear.
Key Takeaways:
Understand Why Personal Stories Connect Better
How To Remember Forgotten Stories
How To Use Customer Experiences As Stories For Your Brand
The Forgotten Secret Weapon of Digital Marketing: Email
Digital marketing is a rapidly changing, ever evolving industry--Influencers, Threads, X, AI, etc. But one of the most effective digital marketing tools is also one of the oldest: Email. Find out from two Houston-based digital experts how to maximize your results from email.
Key Takeaways:
Email has the best ROI of any digital tactic
It can be used at any stage of the customer journey
It is increasingly important as the cookie-less future gets closer and closer
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
How to Use AI to Write a High-Quality Article that Ranksminatamang0021
In the world of content creation, many AI bloggers have drifted away from their original vision, resulting in low-quality articles that search engines overlook. Don't let that happen to you! Join us to discover how to leverage AI tools effectively to craft high-quality content that not only captures your audience's attention but also ranks well on search engines.
Disclaimer: Some of the prompts mentioned here are the examples of Matt Diggity. Please use it as reference and make your own custom prompts.
4. We believe ‘free range’ thinking and collaboration gets to ‘free range ideas’:
bigger, more engaging, more
culturally resonant, more effective.
Work that works.
Need game changing
travel campaigns
Passion is the single thing that drives us as an agency
If we don’t deliver work that works for our clients then what’s the point
We call ourselves a modern media agency
It’s something we’re extremely proud of
We’re here to offer a future facing alternative, something fresh, something new
So if that’s the case why has over 25% of our billings of our billing been within the press/newsbrands space
Surely if we were future facing all of our media would be a data driven, content powered digital buy?
Surely we would be declaring the death of so called ‘traditional media’, building a single platform buy?
Employing data scientists & content specialists ahead of everything and anyone else..
But we haven’t ….
..and I’m asking myself why, I’ve challenged myself on why or whether we’ve done the right thing…and this is why I think we have actually done OK
Firstly we’ve challenged ourselves to break our filter bubble..
As agency people we live in a bubble, as agency people in London we live within a bubble, within a bubble
I recently presented at the IAB to debate the state of the TV industry and shared some of the Thinkbox research that clearly demonstrated how we, as media planners, vastly over estimate the complete reliance on digital for the UK population
We are working hard to keep an open perspective. Impartiality and actual transparency helps a bit..
We have to challenge the Magpie Generation
Not sure how many of you follow Mark Ritson
He talks about the Magpie Generation….
I cannot name the person for obvious reasons, (he is well known as one of the country’s foremost media strategists), who recently said to me, “If I am given a brief and respond with a print solution as being the impactful and cost effective, I will be shown the door.’
Audience buying, I get it, we have a responsibility to reach the right people at the right time in the right place….but if I’d seen this comment one more time… the sad thing is that this is often used as an excuse as to why the clients won’t see (or need to see) which environments their ads are running in…this isn’t about brand safety (that is the absolute minimum that should be expected) it has to be about brand suitability..
Secondly – as a start up agency we are finding ourselves working with a second generation/first round of real funding client – those that are looking to grow their business fast, but actually businesses that are mature enough to understand the short vs the long term
Only 2 of our clients don’t manage the vast majority of their digital channels and short term acquisition work in house. For those clients the need for an implementational digital agency is limited – they want advice and consultation but they believe they know their businesses best – and believe me they do..
What has happened is that they’ve turned to us to help them build a brand in the outside world, reach & understand new audiences, unite proper POE planning (which is where impartiality and transparency is critical – again) – to help them build the long term vs the short…
It’s why we been employed by SkyBet to manage their POE planning above and beyond media planning and buying (that’s not our job) and it’s also why Newsbrands see a healthy share of spend
Thirdly…we never forget that our clients OWN their businesses…even the big one’s aren’t responsible to their shareholders – they’re responsible to themselves and they want growth, double digit growth yesterday, today and tomorrow..
With ownerships comes an intense level of CARE and scrutiny on every penny spent..
This is Henrietta - she started to cook food for her dog Lily (who has a skin condition)..7 years later she’s in charge of a business selling 10’s of £millions of product, experience 40% YoY growth and we’ve spent hours with her, if not days…and guess which bit of activity she’s been most intent on getting right - Newsbrands
Never ever forget the power of context – no platform is the plan approach can deliver this 100% of the time against 100% humans..
I’m not saying that placing appropriate copy in appropriate editorial is ground breaking….but sadly it’s a dying art as less and less emphasis placed on context..
Placing a fashion dog food ad in the fashion pages in Telegraph magazine, or any of the other placements – takes care, takes time, takes trust….but builds results – even in what other may say is a dying media – LK’s initial results suggest that they are going to sail past their stretch stretch target for FY 2017…
And at the other extreme…we have a typical entrepreneur in David Spencer P – who’s invested in bringing to life the proven health benefits of Rosemary, infused it in water and is selling it high end establishments for £4.50 a bottle…he’s created an extremely high desirable, high value brand – over 80% of his expenditure has been in traditional high end press/national press…
High end luxury press to drive the premiumness, national press and coverage relating to the power of Rosemary to help memory to justify their claims..
The single thing that has helped him open the doors of the likes of Firmdale Hotels, Selfridges & made the industry take their product and claims seriously
And I don’t think we’re operating in a bubble, it’s very easy to say that these businesses are a small % of the overall advertising market…that may be the case but they’re where the growth is..
Don’t forget that the combined annual turnover of SMEs was £1.8 trillion, 47% of all private sector turnover in the UK.- THAT’S HUGE
..and then you only need to check out the likes of B Corp (which both ProperCorn and LK are part of) to understand that there is a new generation of business on our door step. Business that want to good, businesses that have genuine authenticity at the heart of their story and reason for being – something that so many of our bigger brands crave for and attempt to build powerful stories around…but consumers are getting smarter, authenticity and doing the right thing is critical to the future..
This is not about being a ‘meaningful brand’ – it’s about being meaningful people, a meaningful business, a meaningful history and meaningful proper and fair growth..
You only need to look at the how the craft ale generation has taken on the beer market to understand my POV..
And I’m prepared to bet that if you were to scrutinise the media channels that these brands are using to tell their story – NewsBrands would be playing a significant role..context is crucial and I can’t see how any relationship that isn’t 100% human and 100% real (not fake) can be of any benefit to a truly authentic & trusted brand…
For these business their brand is PERSONAL, HUMAN, REAL – which is why Newsbrands matter
OK – up until now I’ve talked about the power of authenticity, the balance of the short vs long term, the personal power of context to growing businesses…and yes it’s very easy to say that we’re not embracing the true modern, multi channel, digital and content driven power of the news brands..
In March we gave the Newsbrands market a brief…a brief to change and revitalise an old favourite –that’s probably slightly lost it’s way amidst today’s hectic world of charity
Movember..
A lovely charity but no one know what they do, it’s a charity that found its way into the heart of the hipster community – but lacks scale, lacks resonance beyond London SE
6 Months later – we have a fully integrated campaign around a single partnership powered by Newsbrands
Talk through approach