The Current State of Marketing Mix Modeling and Marketers’ Concerns Discussed at Google SuMMMit 2024

Ipsos MMA’s Doug Brooks, EVP and Chief Client Officer, provided his expertise as a panelist at Google SuMMMit 2024 to address the challenges faced today by Marketing Mix Modeling. The thought-provoking questions discussed during the panel reflect the everyday concerns of marketers. Google hosted this summit to bring industry marketing mix modeling leaders and advertisersRead More

Outlining the Optimal Agency & Marketing Measurement Vendor Approach

The Value of a Strong Relationship In our previous article we discussed how brands and agencies can evolve together to reach the ideal measurement plan that addresses critical business questions for brands. A fully Unified approach (MMM+MTA) has been undeniably proven to drive business performance and deliver value to the bottom line; implementation should beRead More

Evolution of Successful Marketing Measurement Engagements

Selecting from the Measurement Menu Relative to Brand Maturity A brand’s measurement journey is much like The Game of Life, you cannot skip ahead to the end of the game with all the best attributes and win, it is a process full of fits and starts. Just as game players need to go to college,Read More

Client Victory: When Agencies and Marketing Measurement & Optimization Partners Collaborate

This article is the first in a series of six that will discuss the client, agency, marketing measurement partner relationship. Defining the Common Goal of Agencies and Marketing Measurement and Optimization Partners Improve the performance of marketing initiatives. Succinctly, this is the goal that media agencies and marketing measurement and optimization providers have in common.Read More

Assessing the Impact of Turbulent Times on Pharma Marketing Management, Planning and Recovery

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the quick onset of social distancing and varied forms of shelter in place regulations impacted the pharmaceutical industry in a multitude of ways. Some of the biggest impacts seen included: all forms of personal sales activities were suspended; for all non-essential / critical therapy needs HCPs were requiring patients toRead More

Evolving your Marketing Mix Modeling Program for Recovery 2021

It’s easy to lose touch in times like these. Consumer behaviors have changed.  Some of this will be short-term while undoubtedly some changes will be longer-term. But brands will go on. Consumer preferences and loyalties will persist. How brands behave in these challenging times will  play a large role in that equation. But how  shouldRead More

The Brand vs. Performance Media Debate

Let’s change the conversation to Brand + Performance Media equals a balanced investment strategy for short and long-term growth By Douglas Brooks, EVP at Ipsos MMA While it’s true that ecommerce sales can be directly tracked through last-click attribution metrics, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the digital performance media being measured, owns 100% responsibility forRead More

The Satir Change Model and Why It has Everything to do with Predictive Analytics

By Michael Bertie, Ipsos MMA SVP Analytic Consulting Time for a game of Jeopardy! The category is: “Little Known Founders of Change Management”. The answer: “Known as ‘The Mother of Family Therapy’, this American author and therapist is also responsible for creating the widely recognized Change Process Model that defines how change impacts organizations.” NowRead More

How Automotive Industry Marketers are Energizing Sales with Marketing Analytics

By Michael Bertie, Ipsos MMA SVP Analytic Consulting Do you remember your first experience buying a car? I certainly do. Within 5 minutes of introducing himself, and as if reading from a script of a bad movie, the salesman hit me with: “What can I do to get YOU in THIS car?”, as he leanedRead More

The Evolution of Marketing Mix Modeling… and hopefully the wonks that follow it

Too often smart people get caught up in the details of the past and forget how quickly the future is moving… I read another article about marketing mix modeling today and the commentary from the usual market research wonks. I laughed. I scowled. I shook my head. I wouldn’t have laughed but for the 412%Read More