Sponsorship Accountability Part 4: Driving Sponsorship Value with Stewardship and Strategic Activation

Part 1 provides an overview of the current state of sponsorship use and management. Part 2 explores the long-term nature of sponsorship relationships and the resulting importance of fit between properties and brands. Part 3 establishes the importance of developing …

Brand Finance’s Brand Value Rankings Earn MASB Certification

The Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) has announced that Brand Finance’s Brand Value Rankings have been certified through the Marketing Metric Audit Protocol (MMAP), the formal process for validating the relationship between marketing measurement and financial performance. The audit is …

The FINANCE in MARKETING Video Library – Another Free Educational Resource from MASB

With its Common Language Marketing Dictionary (marketing-dictionary.org) continuing to grow steadily in usage, MASB, the Marketing Accountability Standards Board, is launching the FINANCE in MARKETING Video Library, with segments recorded by some of the top minds in marketing research and …

Kevin Keller Defines “Brand”

The MASB Finance in Marketing Course Project is producing a series of videos on financial issues that influence marketing strategy. In this segment, Dartmouth College Marketing professor Kevin Lane Keller explains the difference between a brand and a Brand. The …

Global Standards Organization Calls for Annual Brand Evaluations

The ISO (International Organization for Standardization), recognized leader in setting international industry standards, brought together standards boards from around the world to publish ISO 20671, a global standard for brand evaluation designed to grow brand-owner value. As brands are too …