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- AdAge
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
With Thanksgiving falling on November 28, the 2019 holiday season is shorter this year. With 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this compresses all festive holiday shopping into a four-week period filled with a variety of marketing opportunities.
- Forbes
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
Podcasts are one of the fastest-growing methods for a business to connect with its current and potential clients and expand its influence and reach. Many people listen to podcasts since they are portable, easy to access and fit into a busy schedule.
- Hawthorne Direct
- Christian Jones
The rise of direct-to-consumer and challenger brands in the marketplace over the past several years has driven a dramatic paradigm shift. This new wave of products, services and subscription models has captured the mind and spirit of U.S. consumers, particularly in the coveted Millennial and Gen-Z audiences.
- Broadcasting & Cable
- Bill Cogar
Connected TV covers a broad range of executions and it can be a very powerful tool in a media mix if properly deployed.
As consumers increasingly utilize streaming and connected TV services, either as a substitute for linear or as an extension of their TV viewing, connected TV advertising is proving to be a versatile channel in a brand’s overall marketing strategy.
- Hawthorne Direct
- Dr. Stephen Kelley, PhD
Is thinking of Marketing as a quantum mechanical process useful? It is when you are seeking to attribute consumer response to media impressions, and when you’re crafting and testing effective messaging. This white paper explores a few selected topics within this theme under active research, development, and use in marketing and advertising campaigns.
- TargetMarketing
- Hanna Anderson
Gen Z is completely shifting the way advertisers work. The long-held mindset of heritage, comfort, and familiarity is being upset by this up-and-coming generation of digital natives. Gen Z approaches the world differently than previous generations, and their way of thinking is coming to the forefront of today’s society.
- AdExchanger
- George Leon
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media.
- BOSS Magazine
- Paige Peterson
Businesses of all sizes and across industries spend billions of dollars a year on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. CSR means choosing to put people and the planet first by operating in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
- Smart Insights
- John Francis, DBA
Advertisers are often tempted to use sensationalist mass communication to promote their brand, which isn’t a good idea.
It can seem like the news cycle these days is filled with sensationalism and attention-grabbing headlines, putting brands in a challenging and potentially compromising position.
Resources
Hawthorne has been a leader and pioneer in Brand Response Advertising and Direct Response Marketing for 35 years.
Our rich history of measuring audience response and applying data-driven attribution and analytics to optimize campaigns provides us with an unparalleled depth and breadth of experience. Some of that experience is shared below in this Resources section.
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