The movement for accountable marketing gained significant momentum this past year due to the joint efforts of the Marketing Accountability Standards Board, The Forbes Marketing Accountability Initiative powered by MASB and many other organizations. MASB represented the U.S. in the development …
A new design has been created to graphically represent the Marketing Accountability Standards Board. It depicts the marketing sphere as a circle with MASB at center, bringing together the sphere’s three elements: marketers, marketing academics and marketing measurement providers. Marketing …
Members of the Common Language in Marketing Project Team have announced that its popular educational resource is being upgraded, with a relaunch of the Common Language Marketing Dictionary on a new platform slated for early September. Earlier this month at …
The terms brand valuation and brand evaluation are in the news with the launch of unanimously-approved global standard ISO 20671 Brand Evaluation – Principles and Fundamentals. How different can these terms be that differ by just one letter? The new …
Marketing expenditures on sponsorship have increased considerably over the past several years, but progress in measuring and assessing sponsorship’s business impact has been marginal, according to Improving Sponsorship Accountability Metrics, a new study conducted by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) …
By working with ISO Consultants, the International Organization for Standardization, MASB is playing an increasingly influential role in the development of new global brand standards. In 2007, ISO set up Technical Committee 289 to draft an international standard on monetary …
The recently released ISO 20671 Brand Evaluation standard puts forth a “rigorous framework and set of principles” for regular brand evaluation reporting. Included in the list of example financial metrics is return on brand and marketing investments. Yet no details on …
The new ISO standard for Brand Evaluation is the Golden Ticket for marketers as it offers an integrated reporting process for brand value. MASB represented the U.S. in the development of ISO 20671 under the auspices of the American National …
A new global standard for brand evaluation, ISO 20671, recognizes that a brand’s primary purpose is to increase total business value, reduce risk, and extend the sustainable existence of the brand-owning entity. For the first-time, brand owners have a globally applicable and accepted …
A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENTS Dr. Margaret (Meg) Henderson Blair was a pioneer and innovator who made many contributions to the realm of marketing measurement and accountability. Her numerous achievements include: Founding president of the ARS Group, once recognized by Advertising Age …
