According to the Independent Evaluation Group, global sponsorship spending on sports, entertainment, arts, causes and events is projected to increase from $60.1 to $62.8 billion in 2017. While sponsorship of sports-related properties is the largest share of spending, other forms …
Is television as effective as it was in the 1980s? Has its role diminished to the point of non-viability? How does it compare to other media platform options available today? These questions are answered in the MASB white paper Television’s Brand Building …
Past, present and future were celebrated at MASB’s Ten Year Anniversary Summit & Board Meeting held in Boston, Aug. 10-11. Marketing Accountability Foundation Chair Meg Blair recounted the origins of the marketing accountability movement through The Boardroom Project, a cross-industry/cross-discipline body of marketing …
Despite brands being central to business success, their health is infrequently discussed in the boardroom. Why? Simply put, brands are not treated in the same way as other assets on corporate financial statements. BRANDS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Illogically, the treatment …
Does television advertising have the same brand-building power as in previous decades? MASB Director Kelly Johnson of ESPN and MASB Executive Director Frank Findley answered this question with the presentation, “Television’s Brand Building Power – From GRPs to PRPs,” at …
According to Tina Moffett, marketers will begin proving their business value when they stop relying on click-through rates and embrace metrics tied more closely to costs and revenue. Moffett, a senior analyst for B2C Marketing Professionals at Forrester Research, authored …
By applying the MASB Brand Investment & Valuation model, finance teams can more easily tie changes in brand strength to changes in a financial metric, i.e. brand value. This brand valuation can be tracked over time. As an example, this model …
The suggestion that Coach overpaid for its recent purchase of Kate Spade highlights the need for generally accepted standards in measuring and reporting brand value, a large portion of 21st Century intangible assets. MASB formed its Brand Investment & Valuation …
Last year, Frank Findley presented Brand Investment & Valuation Project Phase I at the ARF ReThink Conference. On Mar. 8, Frank presented BIV Phase II: Establishing Drivers of Brand Preference/Choice in an ARF webcast. The question being answered is: “What marketing/advertising drivers …
This year saw many gains toward establishing marketing measurement and accountability standards across industry and domain. MASB’s first book was published! Accountable Marketing: Linking Marketing Actions to Financial Performance features game-changing work by 20 Finance and Marketing thought leaders. MMAP audits …
