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The Dress: A Case Study of Flash Crowds and Invalid Traffic
On Feb 26, 2015 a photo of this dress was posted to Tumblr. The author asked other visitors to help resolve a friendly dispute about whether the dress was white-and-gold or black-and-blue. Controversy about the perceived colors in the picture drew sudden and intense interest. It was just before nightfall in the U.S. Fifteen hours after the initial post,... Read more
Measurement Proves the Effectiveness of Mobile Advertising
Mobile now accounts for more than 60 percent of all digital media time spent, but there is still hesitancy from advertisers around allocating more budget to mobile ads. Typically advertisers will require substantial proof before making large-scale changes to their media strategy, which is why the ability to measure mobile advertising effectiveness is... Read more
How the “Digital Endcap” Can Help Improve Online Retailers’ Bottom Lines
This year we are seeing the emergence of another form of display ad that resides further down the funnel, which we are calling the “Digital Endcap,” which refers to a display ad for a manufacturer appearing on a retailer’s website. Read more
Value Claims Improve Advertising Effectiveness in Recessionary Times
In today’s uncertain economic environment with the lingering effects of the recession, advertisers and agencies are working harder than ever to employ effective advertising approaches. One consistent debate has been whether or not to include a “value claim” – defined as including information about price, value, savings or special offers –... Read more
In Push for Digital Dollars, Look Beyond CPG's Big TV Budgets
By any measure, sales of consumer package goods represent an enormous industry - convenience and club stores, supermarkets, supercenters and drug stores, macaroni, mouthwash, mustard and other daily necessities generate more than $1 trillion in annual sales. So it's no surprise that, for years, the online-ad industry has eyed CPG giants' vast marketing... Read more
The Revenge of Neglected Brands
Many small brands are never advertised on TV and do not get to experience the glamour and rewards of brand advertising. Often, the reason is the unattractive economics of trying to reach a low incidence buyer base. For instance, in a product category with only a 5% buyer penetration, a brand using a gunshot advertising approach on TV will reach 95 out... Read more
Interview with Surinder Siama of ResearchTalk Podcasts
I was recently interviewed by Surinder Siama of ResearchTalk Podcasts about current trends in Internet market research, and thought I’d share the video with you below. Much of our discussion focuses on a recent study that comScore conducted with P&G, Yahoo! and SEMPO that explored the potential for the CPG industry to invest in, and benefit from,... Read more
How the Availability of Information Impacts Marketing Spending
With comScore’s IPO successfully completed and our company now well established as the leading supplier of digital marketing intelligence to more than 700 clients, I occasionally find myself thinking nostalgically back to August 1999, when Magid Abraham and I founded comScore. Read more
Beyond Direct Response: Search's Role in the Media Mix for Branding and Offline Sales
Hi, my name is James Lamberti, SVP Search and Media at comScore. I’m heavily involved in our search work and often partner with clients and the industry to dive deeper into the role and value of search. On June 27th, I am delivering a keynote at Searchnomics 2007, titled “Beyond Direct Response: Search's Role in the Media Mix for Branding and Offline... Read more