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Future Trends in Advertising. MKTG 340 Maureen O’Connor. The evolution of advertising has left us with a few key issues. The growth of promotions addresses marketer’s need for accountability, but isn’t great for brands Strong brands deliver bottom line value to companies
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Future Trends in Advertising MKTG 340 Maureen O’Connor
The evolution of advertising has left us with a few key issues • The growth of promotions addresses marketer’s need for accountability, but isn’t great for brands • Strong brands deliver bottom line value to companies • The advent of the Internet changes the relationship between marketer and consumer by opening up new channels of communications • Mass media audiences are fragmenting and shrinking
Five Trends in advertising • 1. Momentum away from traditional media will accelerate • Marketers will need to move from the idea of delivering an “impression” to the idea of delivering “relevance.” • Increasing desire from consumers for entertainment, information and customization
Trends • 2. Consumers will move from captive to interactive • Marketers must build relationships with consumers based on providing real value to the consumer • Product • Communications • Service
Trends • 3. Digital opportunities will create new advertising models • Digital video will open a whole new way to advertise to consumers • Digital offers a brand rich environment that does not require outside media to deliver information and entertainment
Trends • 4. Advertising measurement will shift • Promotions have been valued for their ability to “move the goods” which often conflicts with brand building. • This tension disappears online, where both activities can exist and support one another • Marketers will be better able to measure consumer behavior that leads to consideration, trial and adoption
Trends • 5. Marketers will increasingly go direct to consumers • Using online sites to gather information about the consumer • To entertain the consumer with their own “proprietary” media
What should marketers do to prepare? • Better explore and innovate online • Measure outcomes rather than methods of delivery • What was seen? For how long? How often? • Did the consumer move between information platforms? • What has the consumer’s opt-in activity been? • How many leads have been generated? How has store traffic changed? • Experiment by hiring young, innovative thinkers • Redefine the notion of advertising “effectiveness.”