Bob Liodice, the ANA’s chief executive officer, is bullish on AI. Not only has the term been chosen three times by ANA members as the “Marketing Word of the Year,” but he believes that GenAI has the capability to help his members become better marketers. “AI,” he says, “will change the entire productivity scale. Marketers are […]
The new year wake-up call of CES® 2025, the world’s most influential technology event, returns to Las Vegas on January 7-10, 2025. It is soon followed by the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, which will again descend upon the Swiss village of Davos from January 20 to 24, 2025. The focus? Collaboration for the Intelligent Age or “Responding to geopolitical […]
The fast food chain’s promotion with Netflix’ Squid Game began in Australia on Dec. 12, 2024. McDonald’s has long tapped into popular culture and entertainment, and most people will remember Happy Meals that featured toy characters from movies like Aladdin or The Lion King. However, in December 2024, the quick-service restaurant teamed up with Squid Game, the fictional […]
Brian Wieser is one of the few people who can outline a career with such roles as investment banker, equity research analyst, long-time agency executive, and developer of two of the global advertising industry’s most widely relied upon data sets. His firm, Madison and Wall, operates at the intersection of how trends in media spending and […]
John Price has focused his career on studying Latin American markets and guiding the world’s largest companies on how best to grow and defend their business interests in the region. He is one of the pioneers of market intelligence and an expert thought leader in Latin American business and political and economic trends. Each year, John […]
Digital marketing innovation has evolved beyond mere technological implementations to focus on meaningful solutions with measurable societal and business impacts. TRENDS FROM THE 16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONALIST AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE DIGITAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS… Digital innovation in marketing has matured beyond flashy technology implementations to focus on solutions that create meaningful business and societal impacts. An analysis […]
Innovation is essential to today’s effective media thinking in a world where messages are instantly global. The 17th Annual Internationalist Awards for Innovation in Media honor inspiring case studies from around the globe scored for insights, strategy, and results. The Awards celebrate some of the boldest, brightest and most effective work from all regions of […]
WWF’s new fight against climate change sends a stark message When WWF decided to produce an ad touting the urgency of combating climate change, the nonprofit organization settled on a unique, yet compelling marketing strategy. Produced in partnership with the TRY Advertising Agency headquartered in Norway, the resulting “Broken Records” campaign, released during the Summer Olympics in […]
Ask Ruth Bernstein about her concept of Brand Beacons, and she’ll tell you they set the next standards in business. While that may sound like a monumental task or an extraordinary description of a brand’s potential, after a 30-minute conversation, I was convinced about the power of beacon status. Ruth Bernstein is the CEO and Co-Founder […]
The 16th Annual Internationalist Awards for Innovative Digital Marketing Solutions All FINALISTS are winners. Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Prix awards will be announced shortly. Finalists Include: Judging continues… This year’s awards feature an additional judge. Appropriately, it’s an AI Judge, an Artificial Intelligence “persona” that The Internationalist will use as a “test” between AI data-driven scoring […]
